Until a while ago, when we thought of mega – celebrities and success around the world, we thought of Hollywood celebrities or some famous American actor.
But times have changed and Latino celebrities have managed to overcome several barriers. Both prejudiced and linguistic and managed to become stars in their areas of expertise.
These celebrities are admired not only in their countries of origin, but also around the world. To show that the Latin celebrities have achieved space, we show here the most powerful of them in the world .
1 – Sofia Vergara
The Colombian is an example of a powerful Latin celebrity. She was the highest paid actress in the world in 2020 surpassing big names like Angelina Jolie and Gal Gadot.
The star of the series “Modern Family” has won fans around the world. And currently she is very successful being part of the jury of the program “America’s got talent”.
2 – Pablo Vittar
The Brazilian singer and drag queen gained great prominence after participating in the song “Sua Cara” with Anitta and Major Lazer. After that his career took off abroad.
Pabllo toured in several countries and won the 2019 MTV EMA for Best Brazilian Artist. She was also nominated for a Grammy Latio in the category of Best Song in Portuguese Language with the song “AmarElo”, in partnership with Emicida and Majur.
3 – Rosalia
In 2018, with her second album “El mal quer”, Rosalia got a legion of fans all over the world. She became the first artist with an entire catalog in Spanish to be nominated in the Grammy New Artist category.
Rosalia didn’t win as a revelation, but she took home the awards for “Best Latin, Urban or Alternative Rock Album”. And she has collaborated with artists like Travis Scott, J Balvin, Pharrell Williams, James Blake and Ozuna.
4 – Guillermo Del Toro
The Mexican director was the big winner of the Oscars 2018. He was awarded Best Film and Director for the film “The Shape of Water”. The director is always well remembered for his film “Pan’s Labyrinth”, from 2006.
5 – Eva Longoria
According to Variety magazine, the actress is one of the celebrities most engaged in giving Latinos a voice in US politics. Furthermore, Eva is also succeeding as an entrepreneur. Furthermore, she is an executive producer of the series “Devious Maids” and the documentaries “The Harvest” and “Food Chains”.
6 – Javier Bardem
The actor’s ability to transform for each role he plays is impressive. He even won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Where the weak have no time”. And Bardem is super respected in Hollywood.
7 – Penelope Cruz
She is Javier’s wife and also has a huge prestige in the film industry. Penelope won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”. In addition, she has done numerous quite memorable works in cinema.
8 – Michael Pena
The actor is of Mexican descent. And he is known for his versatility. He has already made several movies like “Crash”, “Sniper”, “Marked for Die”, “Ant-Man” and “The Martian”. His most recent work was on “Narcos: Mexico”.
9 – Roberto Carlos
Roberto is known as “The King” not by chance. He has songs in Portuguese and Spanish and is idolized throughout Latin America. In addition to also having fans in Portugal and Spain.
10 – Anitta
The Brazilian singer has done so much in her few 27 years of life that she no longer needs to prove her talent to anyone. She has already partnered with big international names like Madonna and Cardi B.
She is the most popular Brazilian artist on the international charts. And recently she was nominated for a Latin Grammy. Anitta was running for Best Urban Song with the song “Rave de Favela”.
