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1) Who was THE FIRST, in fact he invented
many techniques that are now taken for granted
in sitcoms, including the use of several cameras
to film the performance, preceding performances
with a warm up man, performing before a live
audience, and the re-running of old episodes???
Extra Trivia:  He was also THE FIRST Latino TV star.

Who was The Second Latino to have his own TV show?   Freddie Prinze with Chico and the Man (1974)

The Third?                                                                                Paul Rodriguez with a.k.a. Pablo (1984)

The Fourth?                                                                      George Lopez with The George Lopez Show
More info: imdb.com
2) Talking about TV,
Who was on THE FIRST cover of TV Guide?  
Actually there were 2 people on that cover.
More info: imbd.com
Extra Trivia

Who was the First cover of La Diva Latina magazine???

The editor herself.  She had no one at the time and couldn't afford a photo shoot.  When she was
chosen as  a model for another magazine she then had a professional shot of a "model",
so she used it as her first cover!
3) Moving on to film,
who made cinematic history by being the
YOUNGEST filmmaker to take on all three roles of
writing, directing and starring in the same movie?
More Info: movies2.nytimes.com
Extra Trivia

By the way, which is the highest grossing Latino feature film???

La Bamba is still number one, the highest grossing Latino feature film.
4) Let's mix it up a little and talk about TV and
Film and Broadway too!
Who was THE FIRST to win all four major
entertainment awards:
Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy?
Who was THE FIRST movie star
to become a princess?
Extra Trivia

Sometimes called the Grand Slam, this Latina is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records, as
the first to covet the Grand Slam.  There are 8 other actors with this distinction.  She remains 1 out of
only 2 women (Helen Hayes is the other) to have won all 4 in competitive categories.  Streisand and a
few others have special awards that were not competitive so in the eyes of many it does not count.
6) We move on from princesses to a
REAL DIVA in the real sense of the word.
Who was the FIRST woman to join the Board of
the Metropolitan Opera House?
Extra Trivia
Closest thing to a modern day "princess"  is Shakira who was (or is?) engaged to Antonio de la Rua  
who is the son of former president of Argentina Fernando de la Rua who was president from 1999-2002.
Latinos in Full
Technicolor

The image of Latinos
is shaped by the media.  
Let’s see how much
you know about Latinos
on TV and the movies!

Color Me Latina
Fall 2006 Issue
La Diva Latina
Color Me Latina
Fall 2006 Issue
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