Malu Trevejo is a Cuban-born American social media sensation with over 2 million followers on music app, Musical.ly, over 5 million followers on Instagram and over 21k followers on twitter. With a subscriber base of over 53K on YouTube, she regularly posts videos on fashion, lifestyle, dancing, etc. Malu started out by posting her images and videos on the photo sharing site Instagram. In no time, she became an internet sensation, gaining thousands of fans and followers. Thereafter, when a new music application, Musical.ly, debuted, she started posting her lip synced videos on this platform, which catapulted her to new heights. Malu was born in Cuba but later moved to South Florida along with her mother. She is currently attending school, and apparently not very fond of studies. In the age of internet, it is hard to predict when and how one would become famous. Young people now have access to different social media platforms where they can create and share a huge variety of content with other users all over the world and gain popularity overnight.
Well, it goes without saying that the music industry of today has been taken by storm by the young stars and their brilliance seems to be incredibly overpowering. This teen bandwagon includes many famous personalities and Camila Cabello is one among them, who has emerged as a raging sensation from the time she has voiced her melodies out in public. Camila Cabello, the unsung superstar, whose name might be unfamiliar to some of us, has actually been stealing many hearts across the globe during recent times. Hailing from Cuba, the dark-haired girl is taking the world by storm with her electrifying tunes and moves. She is one of the members of the music band ˜Fifth Harmony', which came alive at the ˜X Factor', a famous music reality show. Camilla had auditioned at the musical show, however, could not make headway during the bootcamp and as a consequence, she teamed up with ˜Fifth Harmony'. The lovely lass performed a cover of ˜Skyscraper' on YouTube along with Demi Lovato, the popular American singer and actress which added to her growing repertoire. Demi is also one of those who had an immense impact on her. Her hotlist of influencers also includes legendary icons like Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus.
Erick Brian Colon is a Latin American pop singer, famous as the youngest member of a boy band called ˜CNCO'. The band was formed when Erick, Joel Pimentel, Christopher Velez, Richard Camacho and Zabdiel De Jesus won a reality show called ˜La Banda' which was organized by Ricky Martin and Simon Cowell. Erick's dream of becoming a musician came true when he was selected as the fourth member of the group in the first week of the reality show. The group's final performance ˜DevuelvemeMi Corazon' became an instant hit and the song was performed again at Times Square as part of Univision's 2016 New Year's celebrations. Erick Brian is active on social media with over 440,000 followers on Twitter and 1.3 million followers on Instagram. The song ˜Reggaeton Lento (Bailemos)' has over one billion hits on YouTube. After his ˜Mas Alla Tour', Brian went on to participate in some of the most prestigious concert tours like Ricky Martin's ˜One World Tour', Ariana Grande's ˜Dangerous Woman Tour' and ˜Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull Live!' These tours gave him the exposure that he needed and helped him in reaching out to his fans. At present, Erick is concentrating on furthering the fame of ˜CNCO' which is considered one of the hottest boy bands of Latin America.
William Levy, born as William Levy Gutiérrez is a Cuban American actor as well as former model. He is famous for playing the lead characters in the TV shows ˜Mi vida eres tú', ˜Olvidarte jamás', ˜Sortilegio' and ˜El camion de Joe'. His other projects on television include ˜Pasión', ˜Cuidado con el ángel', ˜Acorralada', ˜Triunfo del amor' and ˜La Tempestad'. In addition, the actor was a participant in the reality dancing competition ˜Dancing with the Stars' for the 14th season. Besides the small screen, Levy has contributed to the big screen as well. He has worked in several films, such as ˜The Single Moms Club', ˜Addicted' and ˜Resident Evil: The Final Chapter', to name a few. The talented actor has also appeared in a music video, featuring in Jennifer Lopez's song ˜I'm Into You'. He has done theatre work as well, by participating in the play ˜Un amante a la medida'. Apart from being an actor, Levy is a former model who had earlier served as one of the faces for the Next Models agency.
Cuban pitcher who was named 2013 National League Rookie of the Year with the Miami Marlins.
Fidel Castro was one of the most prominent communist leaders of the last century. He was the Prime Minister, President and Commander-in-Chief of Cuba and made the country a one-party socialist state. Castro started off as a rebellion against right-wing governments in the Dominican Republic and Colombia and in a matter of time became the leader of the communist revolution and ruled Cuba for almost 6 decades. In his almost six-decade long career, Castro moved from the rank of being a ˜political illiterate' to being a ˜pro politician'. Adopting anti-imperialistic politics, Castro led the Cuban Revolution and successfully overthrew Fulgencio Batista, the US-backed President of Cuba. He developed strong ties with the Soviet Union, which further irked the U. S. A, which US attempted to remove him, by economic blockade, assassination and counter-revolution but none of these had an impact on Castro and his rule remained strong. Castro implemented various socialistic reforms including introduction of the central economic planning and expansion of the healthcare and education. Castro also served as the Secretary General of the Non Aligned Movement and the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba.
Born as Gloria Maria Fajardo, this Cuban born, Grammy award winning singer is better known by the name Gloria Estefan. Considered to be the most successful ever crossover performer in Latin music, this talented singer is counted among the 100 best selling music artists with an estimated worldwide sales of over 100 million records. Gloria was born in Cuba but her family moved to the U.S. when she was very young. Her childhood was rife with problems and she discovered music as a means of escaping form the harsh realities of life albeit for a little while. As a high school student, she actively sang and played the guitar. Soon she was invited to sing a few songs for a local band, ˜Miami Latin Boys'. The band leader, Emilio Estefan, was so impressed by her performance that he invited her to join the band and changed the band name to ˜Miami Sound Machine'. Eventually she married him and performed with the band for a few years before getting her break as a solo singer. Her first album as a solo artist, ˜Cuts Both Ways' became an immediate bestseller and soon she had a big fan following. More hits followed over the years and this crossover singer is the proud winner of seven Grammy awards till date.
Celia Cruz was a Cuban singer of Latin music and was the most popular Latin artist of the 20th century. She was well known for her operatic and poignant voice, and improvised rhythmic lyrics. Recognised globally as the ˜Queen of Salsa', Celia Cruz was a recipient of the National Medal of Arts. Her glitzy stage costumes included myriad coloured wigs, tight sequined dresses, and very high heels. Growing up in Havana, Cuba she intended to become a teacher, in deference to her father's wish. However, she soon pursued her true calling”music”and began winning singing contests on various radio shows. She first gained proper recognition as a singer in the 1950s, when she replaced lead singer Myrta Silva of the popular orchestra ˜La Sonora Matancera'. She began touring extensively with the group, performing at various concerts. In 1961, following the Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro's rise to power, Celia Cruza became a U.S. citizen. She went on to record 23 gold records with Tito Puente, the Fania All Stars and other collaborators throughout her career. Her many achievements include winning several Grammy Awards (including Latin Grammys) for recordings such as ˜Ritmo en el Corazón' (1988) with Ray Barretto and ˜Siempre viviré' (2000).
Artist, musician and beauty enthusiast popular on the web, and most well known for her SandraCiresArt YouTube channel that has attracted more than 6 million subscribers. She also has a SandraCiresMusic and SandraCiresVlog channel.
MLB outfielder who recorded 27 hits in his first 15 major league games with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013, the second-most hits to start a career ever. He helped the Dodgers reach the World Series in 2017. In 2018, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds.
YouTube gamer who has earned more than 2.1 million subscribers. He posts daily videos of Call of Duty gameplay and later would start playing Fortnite. He also has his own popular Twitch stream.
Makeup artist and beauty guru who shares her passion for fashion, makeup, traveling and more on her self-titled YouTube channel.