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1. Eva Mendes

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Actress and model Eva Mendes was born to Cuban parents in Miami, Florida. After her parents’ divorce Mendes was raised by her mother in Los Angeles.

2. Soledad O’Brien

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Before becoming a hugely successful broadcast journalist and producer, Soledad O’Brien was raised on Long Island by her Cuban immigrant mother and Australian immigrant father. Interesting Fact: Her parents married in 1958 when interracial marriage was still illegal in the United States. They only became legally married in 1967.

3. Rosario Dawson

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Actress Rosario Dawson’s mother is Cuban-Puerto Rican writer and singer Isabel Celeste. Interesting Fact: Dawson grew up in abandoned building on New York’s Lower East Side and often describes her experience as hugely character building.

4. Ted Cruz

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Ted Cruz is the first Hispanic-American to serve as U.S. Senator for Texas. His father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, was born in Cuba and eventually relocated to the U.S. in 1957.

5. Christina Milian

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Singer/actress Christina Milian was born to Cuban parents in Jersey City, NJ. Interesting Fact: Milian is actually her mother’s maiden name which she adopted as her stage name to help further her career.

6. Pitbull

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Armando Christian Pérez, better known as rapper Pitbull, was born and raised to Cuban parents in Miami, FL.

7. Vida Guerra

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Sexy model Vida Guerra was born in Cuba before her parents relocated to New Jersey.

8. Marco Rubio

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Politician Marco Rubio like a lot of our famous Cubans was born in Miami, FL to Cuban parents.

9. Cameron Diaz

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Actress Cameron Diaz has Cuban roots on her father’s side of the family. Her ancestry can be traced back to Spain and Cuba before the family moved to the U.S.