Who was the first hispanic to win the Oscar?

Answer 1

Jose Ferrer was the 1st Puerto Rican actor to win an academy award for best actor in the movie Cyranno De Bergerac in 1937. Rita Moreno was the second Puerto Rican actress to win an Oscar in 1960 in the movie West Side Story. Benecio Del Toro was the third Puerto Rican actor to win an Oscar in 2003.

Answer 2

Benicio del Toro was the first Spanish-speaking actor to win an Oscar for his supporting work in Traffic. However, Javier Bardem was the first Spanish-born actor to win an Oscar for his supporting work in No Country for Old Men. A year later, Penelope Cruz became the first Spanish-born actress to win an Oscar for her supporting work in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Answer 3

The first Latino actor to win an Oscar was Jose Ferrer for "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1950).

Answer 4

Jose Ferrer, born in Puerto Rico, won the Oscar as Best Actor for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).

Answer 5

Puerto Rican born actor Jose Ferrer won the 1950 Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Cyrano de Bergerac."

Answer 6

Javier Bardem became the first Spanish actor to receive an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bardem won this for his role in No Country For Old Men.

Answer 7

Javier Bardem, who was born in the Spanish-controlled Canary Islands, won the 2007 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in "No Country for Old Men."

Answer 8

Jose Ferrer.