one step at a time these individuals
left their mark on American cinema I’m
just looking for a man who calls model
no again welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 successful Hispanic actors in
Hollywood movies I am NOT into home doc
I am in a rush for this list we’re
focusing on performers who were born in
Hispanic countries and ultimately took
their talents to Hollywood this means
we’re excluding actors who were raised
in the u.s. like Luis Guzman and Oscar
Isaac so who talks first you tell first
I tell first number 10
Dolores Del Rio our home huh Oh
oran just after the turn of the 20th
century this Mexican starlet transformed
Hollywood
thanks to her sultry yet commanding
presence us matter you will know no I’m
quite all right cookie all right I know
you’re much too tired though my dear
following a series of iconic
performances in the 30s Dolores Del Rio
left both her career and her husband for
a young prodigy by the name of Orson
Welles but his fate would have it the
romance crumbled along with all ties the
actress had to Hollywood oddly enough
Del Rio arrived in Mexico just as the
country’s Golden Age of filmmaking took
shape thus reinvigorating her cinematic
identity number 9 Adriana Barraza she’s
coming when it comes to method acting
this Mexican performer has long been
grooming the talent of her native
country women Lumina Salon de morte Giza
hematoma
Oh si for the la casa con una cosa known
as master Barasa Audrianna has long been
a favorite of another master Alejandro
Gonzalez Inarritu
appearing in the 2000 Mexican classic
Amore’s perros and later receiving an
Academy Award nomination for the
directors 2006 American drama Babel they
think with it’s a fever on baby
capable of dominating a scene with her
physical movements alone Adriana Barraza
provides her characters with an
authenticity far removed from typical
Hollywood cliches solo fisting round we
will feast upon it I see festive Sunday
frame number 8 Marybel ver do yo Eskimo
les Puma por ESO a quedar say como amar
after nearly 15 years in the film
industry this model is a no teamed up
with Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron for
e tu mama tambien a film that would
change the face of modern Mexican cinema
five years later
Matabele Badu reached new heights by
starring in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s
Labyrinth making her the first Spanish
actress to win Mexico’s at a yell awards
Celia Dior amore su padre pio shakira
surrender while this was certainly quite
the accomplishment it would only get
better for better to when director
Francis Ford Coppola cast her in the
2009 film tetro gaining even more esteem
within the American film industry here
how did you find these how it was
accident an accident
yeah an accident number 7 Antonio
Banderas
no localizer la llamada le straddle
información si como tiene tanta
facility’ a palabra while it may seem
the charm and good looks brought this
man to Hollywood you might want to take
a look at his resume beginning in the
early 80s Antonio Banderas starred in
numerous Spanish films by the living
legend Pedro and madhava dentists
engineer me dijo que de esta no Sally
goes Laguna way by the mid to early 90s
everybody knew the name Antonio Banderas
thanks to performances in Philadelphia
interview with the vampire and desperado
to name only a few
just try and keep it returning the
bloodbath alright now like last time the
one wasn’t my fault of course not no
they started simply put bandannas
remains a firmly established Hollywood
star as a fire performer ever donned the
mask of Zoro how would you like your
days displayed number six
guille gap see about nel your mother
loved it now if this Mexico City native
chose only to work in Hollywood moving
forward the landscape of American cinema
would be vastly improved
there’s lemma that juniper Dana comes
out he’s the star of both affirm and
Mexican films and mode s pathos and e tu
mama tambien and certainly learned a
thing or two from our number nine entry
and frequent co-star Adriana Barraza
some no guile Garcia Bernal as che
guevara from 2004’s the motorcycle
diaries division animator duopoly 234 my
domain with each passing year however
we’re coming to know him as one of the
most polished and evocative actors of
our time just ask John Stewart who cast
gap see a banal as the lead in his 2014
feature debut rosewater
pollutions just like people they have to
grow up
number five Penelope Cruz hello we got
the gourmet much like her beau Javier
Bardem this Spanish beauty demands
attention through her physical presence
alone and like fellow Spaniard Antonio
Banderas she’s become a name commonly
associated with the works of pedro and
moldova by the late 90s however penelope
cruz was ready for Hollywood oh I know I
know you I don’t think so
granted 2001 wasn’t the best year for
Cruz as her work in blow Vanilla Sky and
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin ultimately
resulted in three worst actress Razzie
nominations I went to lay across the
road to the new country thankfully she
continued working with an moldova in her
native tongue and finally Woody Allen
made the most of Penelope’s talent in
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona
solidifying her legacy in American
cinema with a Best Supporting Actress
Oscar before you we used to go see each
other so much pain so much suffering how
do all these would not be possible
number 4 Benicio del Toro worried about
getting me what I want I worry about
myself born in Puerto Rico this man
arrived in the u.s. at 12 years old and
ultimately made his big screen debut in
the 1988 film big top peewee excuse me
we were here before them why you ask
well because you have to start somewhere
and in his next film role at only 21
Benicio became the youngest man to play
a bond henchman in license to kill
day whether it’s Steven Soderbergh Paul
Thomas Anderson Bryan Singer Terry
Gilliam Guy Ritchie or Oliver Stone he
has worked with the best God even knows
when I sing my head moves on your head
given that this Oscar winner has joined
both the Marvel and the Star Wars
universes he’s primed to become one of
his generations most popular actors how
do you not stand back
number three Rita Moreno I heard on the
grapevine
she’s going to be a big producer out in
the front watching George Cho tonight
unquote
here’s another Puerto Rican that set the
standard for countless Hispanic
performers raised by a teenage mother
who took her to New York City in 1936
Rita Moreno embarked on a career that
would peak with 1961 s West Side Story
becoming the first Hispanic to win an
Oscar for this role but this is a shop
for ladies we went back to did we know
you better
while her character Anita has become
legendary in the realm of cinema Moreno
also appeared in another well-known
American musical called singin in the
rain
nearly ten years earlier
truly a triple-threat she’s won all of
the four major annual American
entertainment awards all of which honor
her stellar decades-long career in
Hollywood I knew you were coming back
number two Salma Hayek
to the movies with all due respect to
the more versatile and polished Hispanic
performers some individuals just have
that undeniable star power and sex
appeal love it’s a gift Alex not enough
engagement then again Salma Hayek is
more than just a pretty face as her
timeless presence has allowed her to
portray a vast array of powerful female
characters from Karolina in Robert
Rodriguez’s desperado to the iconic
Frida Kahlo you’ve got a lot of nerve to
come here asking me to do favors she’s
one of the most recognizable sex symbols
of modern times yet she’s quietly racked
up a formidable resume making her one of
the most underrated Hollywood stars
I have
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions Bobby
like bad I can’t find it Baha lo que
tenia cabrito
locust are make on Ingrid error stairs
sorry okay gracias mijo nada
don’t have time gotta go find the guy
who stole the truck it’s my only chance
damn coming with you no no Louise this
is my problem this is our problem Paul
I’m Wolfgang von colt not Josh easy nor
the Z guys careful don’t hit him when I
want to hit him I hit her when I want to
miss him I miss him man has been known
to die of a close miss suck like that
number one Javier Bardem restriction muy
bien
charming imposing and sometimes
absolutely frightening this Spanish
actor has produced some of the most
unforgettable characters in the history
of cinema like his wife Penelope Cruz
Javier Bardem came to prominence through
several 9tz responds but his major
American breakthrough came with Julian
Schnabel’s before night falls what’s
your name my name
thank Africa by now everybody knows
Bardem as the murderous psychopath of
the Coen brothers No Country for Old Men
and the equally troubled villain from
the 2012 Bond film Skyfall she send you
off to me knowing you are not ready
knowing you would likely die mommy was
very bad regardless of the role have yer
Bardem can transform into just about
anybody why not
life is short life is dull life is full
of pain and this is a chance for
something special do you agree with our
list there’s an associate of yours who’s
your favorite Hispanic actor that’s
appeared in Hollywood movies
I’m just looking for work for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
thank you got to go whoa
left their mark on American cinema I’m
just looking for a man who calls model
no again welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 successful Hispanic actors in
Hollywood movies I am NOT into home doc
I am in a rush for this list we’re
focusing on performers who were born in
Hispanic countries and ultimately took
their talents to Hollywood this means
we’re excluding actors who were raised
in the u.s. like Luis Guzman and Oscar
Isaac so who talks first you tell first
I tell first number 10
Dolores Del Rio our home huh Oh
oran just after the turn of the 20th
century this Mexican starlet transformed
Hollywood
thanks to her sultry yet commanding
presence us matter you will know no I’m
quite all right cookie all right I know
you’re much too tired though my dear
following a series of iconic
performances in the 30s Dolores Del Rio
left both her career and her husband for
a young prodigy by the name of Orson
Welles but his fate would have it the
romance crumbled along with all ties the
actress had to Hollywood oddly enough
Del Rio arrived in Mexico just as the
country’s Golden Age of filmmaking took
shape thus reinvigorating her cinematic
identity number 9 Adriana Barraza she’s
coming when it comes to method acting
this Mexican performer has long been
grooming the talent of her native
country women Lumina Salon de morte Giza
hematoma
Oh si for the la casa con una cosa known
as master Barasa Audrianna has long been
a favorite of another master Alejandro
Gonzalez Inarritu
appearing in the 2000 Mexican classic
Amore’s perros and later receiving an
Academy Award nomination for the
directors 2006 American drama Babel they
think with it’s a fever on baby
capable of dominating a scene with her
physical movements alone Adriana Barraza
provides her characters with an
authenticity far removed from typical
Hollywood cliches solo fisting round we
will feast upon it I see festive Sunday
frame number 8 Marybel ver do yo Eskimo
les Puma por ESO a quedar say como amar
after nearly 15 years in the film
industry this model is a no teamed up
with Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron for
e tu mama tambien a film that would
change the face of modern Mexican cinema
five years later
Matabele Badu reached new heights by
starring in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s
Labyrinth making her the first Spanish
actress to win Mexico’s at a yell awards
Celia Dior amore su padre pio shakira
surrender while this was certainly quite
the accomplishment it would only get
better for better to when director
Francis Ford Coppola cast her in the
2009 film tetro gaining even more esteem
within the American film industry here
how did you find these how it was
accident an accident
yeah an accident number 7 Antonio
Banderas
no localizer la llamada le straddle
información si como tiene tanta
facility’ a palabra while it may seem
the charm and good looks brought this
man to Hollywood you might want to take
a look at his resume beginning in the
early 80s Antonio Banderas starred in
numerous Spanish films by the living
legend Pedro and madhava dentists
engineer me dijo que de esta no Sally
goes Laguna way by the mid to early 90s
everybody knew the name Antonio Banderas
thanks to performances in Philadelphia
interview with the vampire and desperado
to name only a few
just try and keep it returning the
bloodbath alright now like last time the
one wasn’t my fault of course not no
they started simply put bandannas
remains a firmly established Hollywood
star as a fire performer ever donned the
mask of Zoro how would you like your
days displayed number six
guille gap see about nel your mother
loved it now if this Mexico City native
chose only to work in Hollywood moving
forward the landscape of American cinema
would be vastly improved
there’s lemma that juniper Dana comes
out he’s the star of both affirm and
Mexican films and mode s pathos and e tu
mama tambien and certainly learned a
thing or two from our number nine entry
and frequent co-star Adriana Barraza
some no guile Garcia Bernal as che
guevara from 2004’s the motorcycle
diaries division animator duopoly 234 my
domain with each passing year however
we’re coming to know him as one of the
most polished and evocative actors of
our time just ask John Stewart who cast
gap see a banal as the lead in his 2014
feature debut rosewater
pollutions just like people they have to
grow up
number five Penelope Cruz hello we got
the gourmet much like her beau Javier
Bardem this Spanish beauty demands
attention through her physical presence
alone and like fellow Spaniard Antonio
Banderas she’s become a name commonly
associated with the works of pedro and
moldova by the late 90s however penelope
cruz was ready for Hollywood oh I know I
know you I don’t think so
granted 2001 wasn’t the best year for
Cruz as her work in blow Vanilla Sky and
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin ultimately
resulted in three worst actress Razzie
nominations I went to lay across the
road to the new country thankfully she
continued working with an moldova in her
native tongue and finally Woody Allen
made the most of Penelope’s talent in
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona
solidifying her legacy in American
cinema with a Best Supporting Actress
Oscar before you we used to go see each
other so much pain so much suffering how
do all these would not be possible
number 4 Benicio del Toro worried about
getting me what I want I worry about
myself born in Puerto Rico this man
arrived in the u.s. at 12 years old and
ultimately made his big screen debut in
the 1988 film big top peewee excuse me
we were here before them why you ask
well because you have to start somewhere
and in his next film role at only 21
Benicio became the youngest man to play
a bond henchman in license to kill
day whether it’s Steven Soderbergh Paul
Thomas Anderson Bryan Singer Terry
Gilliam Guy Ritchie or Oliver Stone he
has worked with the best God even knows
when I sing my head moves on your head
given that this Oscar winner has joined
both the Marvel and the Star Wars
universes he’s primed to become one of
his generations most popular actors how
do you not stand back
number three Rita Moreno I heard on the
grapevine
she’s going to be a big producer out in
the front watching George Cho tonight
unquote
here’s another Puerto Rican that set the
standard for countless Hispanic
performers raised by a teenage mother
who took her to New York City in 1936
Rita Moreno embarked on a career that
would peak with 1961 s West Side Story
becoming the first Hispanic to win an
Oscar for this role but this is a shop
for ladies we went back to did we know
you better
while her character Anita has become
legendary in the realm of cinema Moreno
also appeared in another well-known
American musical called singin in the
rain
nearly ten years earlier
truly a triple-threat she’s won all of
the four major annual American
entertainment awards all of which honor
her stellar decades-long career in
Hollywood I knew you were coming back
number two Salma Hayek
to the movies with all due respect to
the more versatile and polished Hispanic
performers some individuals just have
that undeniable star power and sex
appeal love it’s a gift Alex not enough
engagement then again Salma Hayek is
more than just a pretty face as her
timeless presence has allowed her to
portray a vast array of powerful female
characters from Karolina in Robert
Rodriguez’s desperado to the iconic
Frida Kahlo you’ve got a lot of nerve to
come here asking me to do favors she’s
one of the most recognizable sex symbols
of modern times yet she’s quietly racked
up a formidable resume making her one of
the most underrated Hollywood stars
I have
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions Bobby
like bad I can’t find it Baha lo que
tenia cabrito
locust are make on Ingrid error stairs
sorry okay gracias mijo nada
don’t have time gotta go find the guy
who stole the truck it’s my only chance
damn coming with you no no Louise this
is my problem this is our problem Paul
I’m Wolfgang von colt not Josh easy nor
the Z guys careful don’t hit him when I
want to hit him I hit her when I want to
miss him I miss him man has been known
to die of a close miss suck like that
number one Javier Bardem restriction muy
bien
charming imposing and sometimes
absolutely frightening this Spanish
actor has produced some of the most
unforgettable characters in the history
of cinema like his wife Penelope Cruz
Javier Bardem came to prominence through
several 9tz responds but his major
American breakthrough came with Julian
Schnabel’s before night falls what’s
your name my name
thank Africa by now everybody knows
Bardem as the murderous psychopath of
the Coen brothers No Country for Old Men
and the equally troubled villain from
the 2012 Bond film Skyfall she send you
off to me knowing you are not ready
knowing you would likely die mommy was
very bad regardless of the role have yer
Bardem can transform into just about
anybody why not
life is short life is dull life is full
of pain and this is a chance for
something special do you agree with our
list there’s an associate of yours who’s
your favorite Hispanic actor that’s
appeared in Hollywood movies
I’m just looking for work for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
thank you got to go whoa
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