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Florida Hispanic Leaders

  • Cesar L. Alvarez, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greenberg Traurig LLP

     
  • Fernando Bujones, Ballet Dancer

     
  • Fernando Caldeiro, Astronaut

     
  • Al Cardenas, Attorney and former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida

     
  • Armando Codina, President of the Codina Group and first Hispanic to serve on the Board of GM Motors

     
  • Xavier Cortada, Artist

     
  • Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Member, U.S. House of Representatives

     
  • Mario Diaz-Balart, Member, U.S. House of Representatives

     
  • Nils Diaz, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

     
  • Emilio Estefan, Musician and record executive

     
  • Gloria Estefan, Singer, performer and composer

     
  • Andy Garcia, Actor

     
  • Dr. Pedro José Greer, Jr., Author, physician and professor

     
  • Alberto Ibarguen, Publisher, The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald

     
  • Julio Iglesias, Singer

     
  • Marcos Jiménez, United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida

     
  • Modesto "Mitch" Maidique, President, Florida International University

     
  • Bob Martinez, former Mayor of Tampa and Governor of Florida

     
  • Mel Martinez, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

     
  • Roberto Martinez, former U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida

     
  • Ambassador Otto Reich, Special Envoy to the Americas, National Security Council and former Ambassador to Venezuela

     
  • Ambassador Peter Romero, former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs/former Ambassador to Ecuador and to Colombia

     
  • Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Member of U.S. House of Representatives

     
  • Arturo Sandoval, Trumpet Player

     
  • Nestor Torres, Musician

     

Hispanic Government Officials

Florida-specific Hispanic women highlighted in the June 2003 edition of Hispanic Magazine's 100 Top Latinas

  • Josefina G. Carbonell, assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

     
  • Remedios Diaz-Oliver, CEO, All American Containers

     
  • Margarita Dominguez, vice president of information technology telecommunications services, Tampa Electric Company

     
  • Gloria Estefan, entertainer and entrepreneur

     
  • Ana Maria Fernandez-Haar, president, IAC Group

     
  • Lita Haeger, president, Association of Bi-National Chambers of Commerce

     
  • Aida Levitán, CEO, Publicis Sánchez & Levitan

     
  • Claudia Puig, senior vice-president and general manager, Hispanic Broadcasting Corp.

     
  • Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, U.S. congresswoman

     
  • Cristina Saralegui, talk show hostess and entrepreneur

     
  • Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa, head of Citigroup Private Bank, Latin America and Europe

     
  • Rosa Sugrañes, CEO, Iberia Tiles Corporation

     
  • Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice-president of student affairs and human relations, and vice-provost of academic affairs, Florida International University

     
  • Mercy Viana, White House deputy press secretary

     
  • Antoinette Zel, president, MTV Networks Latin America

     
  • Tere Zubizarreta, president and CEO, Zubi Advertising

     


 

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Xavier Cortada has exhibited his works in museums, galleries, and cultural venues around the world and has pioneered the use of the Internet in collaborative art-making. The Miami-based Cuban-American artist, attorney, and activist has worked collaboratively with diverse groups across the United States, Latin America, Europe and Africa to create pro-social community murals and participant-driven art projects. 

Cortada has created murals for:

The White House
The World Bank
HBO
Hershey's
Nike
Global Health Council
World AIDS Conferences
Miami-Dade County Juvenile Courthouse
Miami-Dade Art in Public Places
Miami Art Museum

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