Tina Ramirez
Dancer
Founder of the Ballet Hispanico, the most popular Hispanic dance company in the US.
She studied Spanish dance in New York with prolific performer, Lola Bravo, prior to getting her start.
In 2005, she received the nation's highest cultural honor, the National Medal of Arts Award, for her contributions to the industry.
She was born in Venezuela.
She and baseball player Josh Barfield are both originally from Venezuela.