• Why do we have a Hispanic Heritage Month?

Hispanics make up the largest minority group within the United States. They have influence on art, food, education, government, and the economy. Mr. Casillas

Cesar Chavez• Founder of AFL-CIO which helped farm

workers in California gain basic human and union rights.

• He went on several hunger strikes throughout his life that lasted over a month at times.

A movie about the grape boycott he organized was just released last year.

CESAR CHAVEZ DAY is held every year on March 31

Obama took his “Yes We Can” slogan from Chavez “Si se puede”

Sonia SotamoyorPresident Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009. She was the first Hispanic women on the Supreme Court. And only the 3rd women to serve.

"I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the south Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale.”"In every position that I've been in, there have been naysayers who don't believe I'm qualified or who don't believe I can do the work. And I feel a special responsibility to prove them wrong."

Lionel Messi• The pride of

Argentina. • on his verge

of scoring his 400th career goal when Barcelona

He was detected with a growth hormone deficiency at the age of 11. His parents could not afford his treatment, which was $900 a month. So his boyhood club sold him to Barcelona FC

Messi shares his birthplace with the Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevera ; Rosario, Argentina. His hometown recently

banned naming newborns “Messi”

Pope Francis

But first, let me take a selfie

First Pope from Latin AmericaHe is currently making big changes to the Catholic Church

First Pope on Twitter @Pontifex

"He's probably the most popular guy on the planet right now”

“We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace.”

Robert Rodriguez• Influential movie director

• One of the few Hispanic movie directors that has a major say in big budget movie productions.

• Hires a lot of Hispanic actors including: Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Benicio Del Toro, Ricardo Montaban, Michelle Rodriguez and many more.

Films Include:From Dusk till DawnGrindhouse Planet TerrorSpy KidsDesperado

He got his big break after spending $7,000 dollars to make El Mariachi, the film that would go on to inspire the Desperado Trilogy. Desperado had a 100X bigger budget of $7,000,000

Diego Rivera and Frida KahloWorld Famous Mexican muralist

and painters. They were also husband and

wife. Their political and personal

artwork was spread around the world

Their artwork continues a profound influence on artists of

all races and walks of lifehttp://www.biography.com/people/groups/frida-kahlo-and-diego-rivera

Our very own Atlanta Hawk, Al Horford is from the Dominican RepublicGinobli (Argentina) and Splitter (Brazil) won the NBA Championship in 2014

Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego LunaThis dynamic duo are making waves in the film industry with a wide variety of films. From political, comedy, drama, these pair of writers, producers, and actors are the new blood of Hollywood. Diego Luna recently directed the Cesar Chavez movie

Bernal Filmwork:Motorcycle DiariesAmores PerrosLa lluvia TambienThe science of sleep

Together:• Y tu mama

tambien• Rudo y

Cursi• Sin

Nombre

Luna’s Filmwork:MilkElysium

Sara Martinez Tucker – HSF.NET• At 40, she was the first and

only Hispanic female executive at AT&T.

• Unfulfilled and bored she left and founded the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

• HSF gives $30 million dollars in scholarships EVERY year.

"I'd rather be in the business of creating role models than be a role model."

By 2010, 1 in 5 high school students will be Hispanic — but if the dropout rate stays the same, only 11% of them will finish college, way below the national average of 27%. She is trying to change that…

Jorge Ramos

Fun Fact:Ramos once got slugged by Fidel Castro's bodyguard for asking Castro if Cuba would ever hold democratic elections.

Tired of media censorship by the PRI party in Mexico, Ramos moved to the U.S. and has become one of the most eloquent, credible and powerful voices of Hispanic America.

Carlos “Money” Slim Helu• Worth $85.3 Billion• Self-made billionarie• Flip Flops with Bill Gates

as the RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD

• Made his money in the mobile communications business

• Mexican-born but of Lebanese descent

Carlos SantanaBreakout star at Woodstock, Carlos Santana is a guitarist, composer, singer and band-leader who helped to shape the concept of "world music" by his experiments with blending many styles of music from a multitude of ethnic sources. Inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame in 1998“First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.”

Scan the QR code and watch Santana play at Woodstock

Ellen Ochoa• The first female Hispanic

astronaut was Ellen Ochoa, whose first of four shuttle missions was in 1991.

• Director of the Johnson Space Center

• co-inventor on three patents for an optical inspection system, an optical object recognition method, and a method for noise removal in image

“I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out.”

Narciso RodriguezAmerican fashion designer of Cuban descent. He is the go to guy for Michelle Obama and countless other stars.

"They wanted me to be a doctor or a lawyer or a dentist. But no matter how many times I heard 'No,' I just kept going. I never thought about 'no'. 'No' wasn’t an option."

Alberto Gonzalez• 80th Attorney General of the United State.

He was the first Hispanic to serve as White House Counsel, and earlier he had been Bush's General Counsel during his governorship of Texas. Appointed by George W. Bush

His tenure was marked by controversy regarding warrantless surveillance and the legal authorization of Enhanced interrogation techniques, which were alleged to be torture.

Desi Arnaz• Star of a network television show on I LOVE

LUCY. Desi Arnaz Hispanic background was resisted by the major studios. But his wife, Lucille Ball made sure his heavy accent would not be a barrier. They were one of the only interracial couples on television.