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Bithorn, Hiram Gabriel b. March 18, 1916 d. December 30, 1951
Major League Baseball Player. He was the first Puerto Rican born Major League Baseball player. Bithorn played for the Chicago Cubs and later the Chicago White Sox, during which he suffered a career-ending injury. His MLB career stats included a 34-31 record with 185 strikeouts, a 3.16 ERA, 30 complete games, eight shutouts, five saves, and 509 innings pitched in 105 games (53 as a starter). He tried to make a comeback in the Mexican winter league. While in Mexico, he was gunned down by a...[Read More] (Bio by: RipkenFan86)
Cementerio Buxeda Memorial Park, Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Burgos, Julia de b. February 17, 1914 d. July 6, 1953
Author. Arguably Puerto Rico's greatest poet, she combined a Romantic sensibility with keen political insight. Much of her verse is addressed to an alter ego, also named Julia de Burgos, in a restless search for identity within society and nature. With her lyrical directness and feminist concerns she is regarded as a forerunner of such poets as Adrienne Rich and Sylvia Plath. Her most famous poems include the much-anthologized "Rio Grande de Loiza", "To Julia de Burgos", and "Farewell from...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cementerio Municipal de Carolina, Carolina, Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Cortes, Mapy b. March 3, 1910 d. August 3, 1998
Puerto Rican-born actress of the Mexican cinema.
Cementerio Buxeda Memorial Park, Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Julia (Arcelay), Raul (Raul Rafael Carlos Julia y) b. March 9, 1940 d. October 24, 1994
Actor. He is best remembered for his role as the quirky 'Gomez Addam' in "The Addams Family" (1991) and "Addams Family Values" (1993). Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he earned a Bachelors Degree in Drama from the University of Puerto Rico, he began his career in a local nightclub when actor Orson Bean saw him and convinced him to try acting moving to the United States for better roles. Julia then moved to Manhattan in 1964, finding work in off-Broadway shows, such as "King...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Complications from a stroke
Cementerio Buxeda Memorial Park, Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Morales, Noro b. January 4, 1911 d. January 14, 1964
Pianist and Band Leader. He left Puerto Rico in 1935, seeking fame and fortune in New York City. He settled in the heart of the “Barrio.” He rose to become the leader of one of Latin music's top bands, playing in places like: Stork Club, Copacabana, la Conga, and China Doll nightclubs. He wrote hit songs, led one of the nation's top Latin bands, made top-selling recordings, appeared in movies, and became a symbol of pride for his fellow Puerto Ricans and for all Hispanics. (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
Cementerio Puerto Rico Memorial, Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Pagán, Bolivar b. May 16, 1897 d. February 9, 1961
US Congressman. Elected to represent Puerto Rico as a Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 to 1945.
Puerto Rico Memorial Park, Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Pinero, Jesus T. b. April 16, 1897 d. November 19, 1952
US Congressman. Elected to represent Puerto Rico as a Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1945 to 1946.
Cementerio Municipal de Carolina, Carolina, Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Richardson, Carmen Belen b. September 14, 1930 d. August 9, 2012
Puerto Rican Actress, Comedian. In a career that spanned 57 years, she was considered to be a pioneer of Puerto Rican television. When she was nine years old, she auditoned for, and won, a children's role on a radio soap opera. In high school, she had the lead in the plays in which she participated. Noble prize winner Juan Ramón Jiménez was so impressed with her performances that he offered to pay her college tuition. She enrolled in the Unveristy of Puerto Rico and studied Dramatic Arts. Her...[Read More] (Bio by: Whispers From The Grave)
Borinquen Memorial Cemetery, Carolina, Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
Vigoreaux Rivera, Luis b. April 12, 1929 d. January 17, 1983
Puerto Rican television personality. One of the most popular television entertainers in Puerto Rico's history. Vigoreaux was born in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, and later moved to San Juan to pursue his artistic dreams. Vigoreaux worked in the radio shows Alma Estudiantil, El Tremendo Hotel, and Torito and Company. He later hosted the television programs El Show Libby's, El tren de la alegria, La Hora Cero, Sube Nene, Sube, Pa'rriba, Papi, Pa'rriba!, and Dale Que Dale En Domingo. He was also the host...[Read More] (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
Cementerio Buxeda Memorial Park, Carolina Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA

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