FAMOUS HISPANIC PROJECT

MARGARET KEANE

• She was born in Nashville, Tennessee,US on September 15,1927.
• Mother:Barbara Father: Walter Brother:Stanle Sister:Susan
• She immersed herself in art from an early age and had a penchant for creating characters with large, looming eyes.

MARGARET KEANE

• She would eventually go to art school in both her native state and New York before marrying Frank Ulbrich and having a daughter, Jane.
• She is a famous American artist, she got noticed an tried selling her work under her husbands name.
• When she finally announced on the radio broadcast she was the real creator, they planned a "paint off" between her and her husband and he did not show.

MARGARET KEANE

• Margaret Keane is deceased.
• Her race background is white.
• Creator of the "big eyed waifs" which featured children with large eyes, she draws paintings with big eyes and mainly paints women, children, and animals in oil or mixed media.

ALL ABOUT MARGARET KEANE

• Painter Margaret Keane created a unique, commercially popular artistic aesthetic during the 1960s, though unknown to the public for some time.
• Margaret was dismayed to find that Walter was taking credit for her work. Over time he also became abusive, and Keane eventually divorced him.
• She revealed herself as the creative force behind the Keane paintings in 1970 and later won a court case in which she sued her ex-husband for defamation.

LIFE AS MARGARET KEANE

• The artist known as Margaret Keane was born Peggy Doris Hawkins in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 15, 1927, with some accounts listing her maiden name as Margaret Doris Hawkins. In 2014, Margaret Keane’s life was vividly dramatized in the Tim Burton movie Big Eyes, with Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz playing Walter, and Margaret portrayed by actress Amy Adams, who won a Golden Globe for the role in 2015.

LIFE AS MARGARET KEANE

• Almost 200 of Keane’s original pieces were reproduced by the film’s production team, and Adams met with Keane to better understand who she is as a person and to study her creative process. Keane, for whom watching the film was an emotional experience, has seen a new wave of interest in her work since it's release. She continues to paint in her home in Napa, California, with her work presented at the Keane Eyes Gallery in San Francisco, which has been in operation since 1992.

MAURICE FERRE

• He was born in Puerto Rico in 1935.
• Mother:Magee Father:José Sisters:Leticia, Maria, Monsita Brothers:Miguel, Gabriel, Rafael
• Educational Background:MBA, Finance, University of Miami,1959/BSAE, University of Miami, 1957

MAURICE FERRE

• Career in politics, became a Flordia state representative, than commissioner of Miami, elected Mayor of Miami.
• He is still living today.
• His race background is white.

MAURICE FERRE

• His dream was to become part of the political system in order to change the nation for the better.
• Ferre was the first hispanic mayor of a major city in the united states as mayor.
• Ferre has also worked as a banker and business consultant and has held various research and teaching posts.

ALL ABOUT MAURICE FERRE

• Maurice Ferre served as mayor of Miami from 1973 to 1985.
• He campaigned for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and was defeated in the Democratic primary on Aug. 24, 2010.
• He was a successful leader.

LIFE AS MAURICE FERRE

• From 1993 to 1996, Ferré was Vice-Chairman of the Dade County Board of Commissioners. He has been active in national political campaigns and he was a member of several presidential advisory boards.
• In October 2009, Ferré announced that he was running for the open US Senate seat of Mel Martinez. His bid for the Senate was unsuccessful, but, coming in last in the Democratic primary.

LIFE AS MAURICE FERRE

• Ferré is on a fellowship at Princeton University and is writing a book about the contributions Hispanics have made to the American culture. Ferré is one of the driving forces behind the INTERMESTIC, which attempts to seek consensus regarding Puerto Rico's political status problem from an "international" as well as "domestic" point of view. He most recently spoke about this effort to deal with Puerto Rico's political status in an address to the Puerto Rico Senate as keynote speaker on February 16, 2006.

SHAKIRA ISABEL MEBARAK RIPOLL

• Born in Barranquilla, Clombia on February 2nd 1977.
• Mother:Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado Father:William Mebarak Chadid Brothers:Antonio Mebarak, Alberto Mebarak, Edward Mebarak, and Robin Mebarak Sister:Lucy Mebarak
• Educational background:University of California, Los Angeles

SHAKIRA ISABEL MEBARAK RIPOLL

• She achieved superstardom and than became Latins pops biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez.
• Shakira is still living.
• Race background:Labanese and Colombian

SHAKIRA ISABEL MEBARAK RIPOLL

• Shakiras song "whenever, wherever" became the best selling single in 2002.
• She won many awards, including five MTV video music awards, two Grammy awards, eight Latin Grammy awards, seven Billboard music awards, twenty-eight Billboard Latin music awards, and has been Golden Globe nominated.
• She has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame, and sold more than 70 million albumns and one-hundred twenty-five million singles worldwide.

ALL ABOUT SHAKIRA ISABEL MEBARAK RIPOLL

• She is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model.
• Shakira began performing in school, demonstrating Latin, Arabic, and rock and roll influences and belly dancing abilities.
• Shakira Ripoll released her first studio albums, "Magia and Peligro", in the early 1990s

LIFE AS SHAKIRA RIPOLL

• By 2012, Shakira's U.S. album sales had reached nearly 10 million and her worldwide album sales had reached more than 70 million. She is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time, and the second most successful female Latin singer after Gloria Estefan. In March 2014, Shakira released a self-titled studio album. The album includes a song with Voice co-star and country singer Blake Shelton. The same year, she took her signature grooves to the global stage again when she closed out the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

LIFE AS SHAKIRA RIPOLL

• Shakira created the Pies Descalzos Foundation to help children in her native Colombia receive a quality education.
• Shakira is in a relationship with Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué. The couple welcomed their first child together on January 22, 2013. They named their son Milan, which means "dear, loving and gracious" in Slavic; "eager and laborious" in Ancient Roman; and "unification" in Sanskrit, according to a statement on Shakira's website.

LIFE AS SHAKIRA RIPOLL

• In August 2014, the couple announced she was pregnant again. Their second son was born on January 29, 2015. Shakira previously dated Antonio de la Rua, son of former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua. In April 2013, de la Rua made headlines when he sued the Latin songstress for $250 million, charging that he had helped create some of his ex's hit songs as well as the "Shakira brand."

GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ

• Born in Aracataca, Clombia on March 6th 1928.
• Mother:Luisa Santiaga Marquez Father:Gabriel Eligio Marquez Brother:Jaime Garcia Marquez
• Educational background:National University of Colombia and University of Cartagena

GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ

• He pursured a self-direct education an became a colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist.
• He is now dead.
• Race background:colombian

GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ

• Gabriel did not know his mom til he was seven years old.
• He has survived two cancers.
• At an early talent he showed hes good as a painter, singer, and writer; could have possibly made a career in any of those.

ALL ABOUT GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ

• He is one of the most preeminent writers of Magical Realism.
• Although Gabriel García Márquez is known as a master of Magical Realism, reality is a central theme in much of his work.
• Marquez claims much of his early work, all reflect the reality of life in Colombia and this theme determines the rational structure of the books.

LIFE AS GABRIEL MARQUEZ

• He was mainly raised by his grandfather who was a retired army Colonel whom Marquez. The Colonel was a big inspiration for Marquez throughout his life. He taught Marquez everything there was to know about politics and helped shape his ideological outlooks. Marquez’s grandmother was also equally involved in his upbringing. He enjoyed her stories about magic and his parent relationship adventures in a deadpan style.

ALEX GARCIA

• Born in San Fernando, California on Decmeber 2nd 1961
• Father:Danny Garcia Mother:Maritea Garcia
• If you become a boxer than you do not have to go to college just training.

ALEX GARCIA

• Boxer;By winning the heavyweight fighter in 1992 NABF title in a fight against Terry Jones, he than began his professional career.
• Alex is still yet living today.
• Race background:Dominican

ALEX GARCIA

• He served five years in prison for a gang stabbing, and after he was released he took up boxing and training.
• Alex was a silver medalist at the 1986 World Amateer Champions in the super heavyweight division.
• He has 40 wins (29 knockouts,11 decisions), 6 losses (4 knockouts, 2 decisions) 1 draw.

ALEX GARCIA

• In 1999, former heavyweight contender Alex Garcia had his last fight, sort of garica, never really retired from the ring, not officially Garcia says "I took some time off, I never announced my retirement from anything, especially not from boxing."
• In his limited experience in the unpaid ranks, Garcia racked up titles in the Silver and Golden Gloves in Los Angeles, before winning the National Championships.
• After winning his first eight fights, Garcia would suffer his first setback against a nameless fighter.

LIFE AS ALEX GARCIA

• ABOUT Heavyweight fighter who won the 1992 NABF title in a fight against Jerry Jones; began his professional career in 1987 and went on to defeat such prominent fighters as Eddie Gonzalez, Rocky Sekorski, and Jerry Goff. BEFORE FAME He served five years in prison for a gang stabbing, and after his release he took up boxing and started training.

LIFE AS ALEX GARCIA

• TRIVIA He was a silver medalist at the 1986 World Amateur Championships in the super heavyweight division. FAMILY LIFE He was born and raised in San Fernando, California. ASSOCIATED WITH In the 1986 World Amateur Championships where he eventually won a silver medal, he lost in a fight against Teofilo Stevenson.