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• Gomez, Ruben   b. July 13, 1927  d. July 26, 2004
  Professional Baseball Pitcher. A Puerto Rican native, known as a beanball, brush back pitcher, he became the first player from his country to win a World Series game and played six seasons for the Giants starting in 1953. He pitched the first game in San Francisco Giants history, tossing a six-hit shutout against Los Angeles on April 15, 1958, to beat Don Drysdale 8-0, at Seals Stadium in San Francisco. He also pitched for Philadelphia, Cleveland and Minnesota over his 10-year Major League...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cementerio Municipal Nuevo de Guayama, Guayama Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Gotay, Julio    b. June 9, 1939  d. July 4, 2008
  Major League Baseball Player. He was born Julio Enrique Gotay (Sanchez) in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. He was an infielder for ten seasons (1960 to 1969) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels and Houston Astros. He enjoyed his most successful season in 1962 when he had 94 hits with the Cardinals. In 389 career games, Gotay had 257 hits with a lifetime .260 batting average. He died from respiratory failure. (Bio by: C.S.)
  Cementerio Municipal de Florencio, Fajardo, Fajardo Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Hernández, Juano    b. July 19, 1896  d. July 17, 1970
  Actor. Born in Puerto Rico, Juano Hernandez was one of the first Afro-Latin Americans to become a major star in the United States and one of the first "new style" black screen actors, who neither sang nor danced but played regular characters. Son of a Puerto Rican seaman, he was self-educated and spent much of his childhood in Brazil singing on the streets to raise money for food. He became an actor after having been a circus performer and vaudeville performer. He worked in the chorus of the...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cementerio Buxdeda Memorial Park, Trujillo Alto, Trujillo Alto Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Iglesias, Santiago   b. February 22, 1872  d. December 5, 1939
  US Congressman, Labor Leader. Born Santiago Iglesias Pantin in Spain, he became a cabinet maker and a labor leader in Cuba and Puerto Rico. At the age of fifteen he boarded a ship in Spain to see the world and arrived in Cuba. He became active in Cuban union causes but in 1896 he had to flee Havana because of his involvement in that nation's revolutionary movement. He moved to Puerto Rico where from 1898 to 1925 he was editor for three labor newspapers. The American Federation of Labor...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
  Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazziz Cemetery, San Juan, San Juan 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
   
• Lara, Tito   b. December 23, 1932  d. June 23, 1987
  Singing Idol. He was a member of Puerto Rico's renowned quartet Los Hispanos and gained fame performing with Allegro 72 at Carnegie Hall and on various television stations. Born Agustin Enrique Lara Olivencia he studied at the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico specializing in trumpet-playing. He formed a duo with Maria Esther Ortiz called Los Dos and also founded the Allegro 72 group, which, among others, included Luis Antonio Cosme. (Bio by: von)
  Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazziz Cemetery, San Juan, San Juan Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Lavoe (Perez Martinez), Hector    b. September 30, 1946  d. June 29, 1993
  Salsa Singer. Legendary figure who became one of the biggest stars in that musical genre during the 1960s and 1970s. He played with the likes of Ruben Blades, Tito Puente, and other major Salsa singers of the past and present. His tombstone only lists his son's name, due to the family's request in order not to attract legions of fans to his graves by listing his name on the stone.
  Cementerio Civil, Ponce, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Lee, Muna    b. January 29, 1895  d. April 3, 1965
  Author. Born in Raymond, Mississippi, she lived for many years in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she was a Cultural Affairs specialist for the U. S. State Department. Her fame rests on one fine volume of poetry, "Sea-Change" (1923), which was praised by William Faulkner, among others. Lee's 13 other books include five mystery novels written in collaboration with Maurice Guiness under the single pseudonym "Newton Gayle," as well as translations of Spanish-language poets. Neglected for...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazziz Cemetery, San Juan, San Juan Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• McFarlane, Orlando   b. June 28, 1938  d. July 18, 2007
  Major League Baseball Player. Born Orlando Dejesus (Quesada) in Oriente, Cuba. He was a catcher for five seasons (1962, 1964, 1966 to 1968) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and California Angels. His most successful season was in 1966 when he had a career high 35 hits, with 5 home runs and a .254 batting average. In 124 career games, McFarlane had 70 hits with a .240 lifetime batting average. (Bio by: C.S.)
  Cementerio Civil, Ponce, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Monroig, Gilberto    b. July 2, 1930  d. May 3, 1996
  Singer. At age 14 he joined a band called Conjunto Maravilla, and later joined a group of university students as a singer and guitarist in a band that played at the King Club in San Juan's marina. He was soon playing at the China Doll club in Santurce, then when he was only 15 years old he moved to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to sing in the William Manzano Orchestra. After six months he was recruited by Rafael Elvira's Super Orquesta Tropicana. Gilberto subsequently sang with Pete Rivera, Armando...[Read More] (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
  Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazziz Cemetery, San Juan, San Juan 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
   
• Muñoz Marín, Luis    b. February 18, 1898  d. April 30, 1980
  The man who transformed Puerto Rico to such an extent that he is called by many the father of modern Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín, was born in 1898, just months before the American invasion. Son to Don Luis Muñoz Rivera and Doña Amalia Marín, he was eventually to bring forth a transformation of Puerto rican politics and economy so profound that it would touch every aspect of life in Puerto Rico. (Bio by: Rosaly)
  San Antonio De Paduas Cemetery, Barranquitas, Barranquitas Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Munoz Rivera, Luis    b. July 17, 1859  d. November 15, 1916
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Puerto Rico as a Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 to 1916.
  San Antonio De Paduas Cemetery, Barranquitas, Barranquitas Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Navarro, Emilio 'Millito'   b. September 26, 1905  d. April 30, 2011
  Negro League Baseball Player. An infielder, he was the first Puerto Rican in the Negro Leagues and prior to his death had been the oldest living professional baseball player. Raised in Patillas, he was a high school track star and turned-down a college scholarship, choosing instead to help support his family. After playing ball in the Dominican Rebublic and Venezuela Navarro signed with the Cuban Stars of the Eastern Colored League and in 1928 batted .337 as the leadoff hitter; handicapped by...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Cementerio La Piedad, Ponce, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Ortiz-Dávila, Pedro   b. May 21, 1912  d. July 8, 1986
  Composer and Musician. Pedro Ortiz Dávila (Davilita) was one of the greatest interpreters of Puerto Rican popular music of his time. (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
  Cementerio Municipal Braulio Dueño Colón, Bayamon, Bayamon Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Pagan, 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 National Cemetery, Bayamon, Bayamon Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Paoli, Antonio    b. April 14, 1871  d. August 24, 1946
  Internationally acclaimed opera singer. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and was known as "the king of tenors" in his day and the first Puerto Rican to reach international fame in the arts. Paoli's sister Amalia helped arrange a scholarship from Spain's Queen María Cristina, for Paoli. In 1882, he started his studies under that scholarship, at the Real Monasterio del Escorial. He later studied at the Academia de Canto La Scala in Milan, Italy in 1897, and subsequently debuted in Rossini's...[Read More] (Bio by: Jose Ruiz-Alvarez)
  Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro, Ponce, Ponce Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   
• Pesquera, Jose Lorenzo   b. August 10, 1882  d. July 23, 1950
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Puerto Rico as a Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1932 to 1933.
  Cementerio Municipal Braulio Dueño Colón, Bayamon, Bayamon 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
   
• Polanco-Abreu, Santiago   b. October 30, 1920  d. January 19, 1988
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Puerto Rico as a Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1965 to 1969. He was defeated in 1968.
  Isabela Municipal Cemetery, Isabela, Isabela Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA
   

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