America Ferrera
Although she's just over thirty, don't sleep, America Ferrera is a Hollywood veteran. She first came to our attention in 2002 in the film Real Women H...
Alicia Machado
Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado returned to the U.S. cultural zeitgeist in a major and controversial manner in 2016. On September 23, 2016, during...
Alexa Moreno
Did you know that CNN recently named 2016 as "The Year of Online Harassment"? Well, no one knows this better than Olympic gymnast Alexa Moreno. You se...
Melissa Villaseñor
When you become the first Latina cast member ever on Saturday Night Live in our opinion you are more than ready for prime-time. That’s exactly what Ca...
Julissa Arce
Another Latina to burst on to the scene in 2016 was Julissa Arce. The political commentator, speaker, author and activist for immigrant rights and edu...
Eiza González Reyna
It’s the quiet one’s you have to watch out for!!! That adage is quite apropos when discussing why Eiza González Reyna made the list this year. She’s q...
Mónica Puig
When you bring home the first ever gold medal for your country, it’s safe to say you’ve had a pretty good year. That’s exactly what tennis player Móni...
Rosario Dawson
This lovely Latina from the Lower East Side is no stranger to the list, having made her first appearance in 2012. In 2016 she displayed both professio...
Diane Guerrero
This actress first appeared on our list in 2014. Back then we took notice, as she charmed us in her roles as street-savvy Maritza Ramos on the critica...
La Borinqueña
Marisol Rios De La Luz may seem like your average girl next door. Trust us, she is anything but. By day she’s an undergrad at Columbia University, stu...