Asian Latin American - Notable Persons

Notable Persons

Argentina

• Leonardo Nam, actor; Korean Argentine
• Mario Alberto Ishii, politician; Japanese Argentine

Bolivia

• Pedro Shimose, poet; Japanese Bolivian

Brazil

• Ashok Gandotra - cricketer; Indo-Brazilian
• Lovefoxxx - singer; Japanese Brazilian
• Lyoto Machida - mixed martial artist; Japanese-Brazilian
• Froilano de Mello - microbiologist; Indo-Brazilian
• Angela Park - golfer; Korean Brazilian

Costa Rica

• Franklin Chang-Diaz, former NASA astronaut; Chinese-Spanish Costa Rican

Cuba

• Wifredo Lam, artist; Chinese-African Cuban

Guatemala

• Myrna Mack, anthropologist; Chinese-Mayan Guatemalan
• Helen Mack Chang, businesswoman and human rights activist; Chinese Guatemalan

Haiti

• Edouard Wah - Renowned Haitian painter; Chinese-Haitian

Martinique

• Serge Letchimy - President of Martinique Regional Council; Indo-Martiniquais
• Lord Kossity - Ragga-zouk musician; Indo-Martiniquais

Mexico

• Ana Gabriel, singer and composer; Chinese-Japanese Mexican
• Hiromi Hayakawa, singer; Japanese Mexican

Nicaragua

• Arlen Siu, martyr of the 1979 Sandinista revolution; Chinese Nicaraguan

Panama

• Jorge Cham, creator of the popular comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper; Chinese Panamanian
• Bruce Chen, Major League Baseball pitcher; Chinese Panamanian

Peru

• Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru from 1990 to 2000; Japanese Peruvian
• Keiko Fujimori, Congresswoman; Japanese Peruvian
• Jorge Hirano, international football player; Japanese Peruvian
• Eduardo Tokeshi, artist; Japanese Peruvian
• José Watanabe, poet; Japanese Peruvian
• Erasmo Wong, businessman, owner of various retail chains; Chinese Peruvian
• Kenji Fujimori, Congressman; Japanese-Peruvian

Uruguay

• Barbara Mori, Mexican actress; Japanese Uruguayan