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* Music/MariahCarey was born to an Afro-Venezuelan father, whose own father had emigrated from Venezuela. The family's original surname was "Núñez", which was changed to "Carey" to better integrate themselves in the United States.
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!!!Famous Venezuelans (bar Mr. Chávez) and Venezuelan things:
* Ilich Ramírez Sánchez AKA Carlos the Jackal. A terrorist with far more fame than actual "quality" as a terrorist, he is now serving life in a French prison. As well as being the villain in ''Literature/TheBourneSeries'', he has appeared elsewhere and inspired a few people along the way.
* Ilich Ramírez Sánchez AKA Carlos the Jackal. A terrorist with far more fame than actual "quality" as a terrorist, he is now serving life in a French prison. As well as being the villain in ''Literature/TheBourneSeries'', he has appeared elsewhere and inspired a few people along the way.
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* Ilich Ramírez Sánchez AKA Carlos the Jackal. A terrorist with far more fame than actual "quality" as a terrorist, he is now serving life in a French prison. As well as being the villain in ''Literature/TheBourneSeries'', he has appeared elsewhere and inspired a few people along the way.
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* Wilmer Valderrama, Fez from ''Series/That70sShow''.
* Édgar Ramírez, a rising Venezuelan movie star, who not only played Carlos The Jackal in the titled 'Carlos', he played Ares in ''Film/WrathOfTheTitans'', and had a role in ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty''.
* Karen Hauer, famous ballroom and Latin dancer on ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing''; born in Valencia, her family jumped ship to New York.
* Patricia Velazquez, the girl who was the Egyptian princess Anck-Su-Namun in ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'', who also is a supermodel.
* Creator/MariaConchitaAlonso, one of the actresses who predated the wave of Latin actress moving to Hollywood for about 20 years. Because she did it before it was fashionable to have a Latin Hottie in your film, she was forced to do tertiary roles and a lot of B movies. Her most memorable role was in that version of ''Film/TheRunningMan'' starred by Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger; she was the romantic interest. Her latest stunt was her Judge role in the VH-1 reality ''Viva Hollywood''. For a while, she claimed to be Cuban, probably to appeal to the Miami market. She ''is'' Cuban-born, but her family moved to Venezuela when she was still a toddler.
* Édgar Ramírez, a rising Venezuelan movie star, who not only played Carlos The Jackal in the titled 'Carlos', he played Ares in ''Film/WrathOfTheTitans'', and had a role in ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty''.
* Karen Hauer, famous ballroom and Latin dancer on ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing''; born in Valencia, her family jumped ship to New York.
* Patricia Velazquez, the girl who was the Egyptian princess Anck-Su-Namun in ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'', who also is a supermodel.
* Creator/MariaConchitaAlonso, one of the actresses who predated the wave of Latin actress moving to Hollywood for about 20 years. Because she did it before it was fashionable to have a Latin Hottie in your film, she was forced to do tertiary roles and a lot of B movies. Her most memorable role was in that version of ''Film/TheRunningMan'' starred by Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger; she was the romantic interest. Her latest stunt was her Judge role in the VH-1 reality ''Viva Hollywood''. For a while, she claimed to be Cuban, probably to appeal to the Miami market. She ''is'' Cuban-born, but her family moved to Venezuela when she was still a toddler.
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* Wilmer Valderrama, Fez Famous [[TheNineties 90's]] OneHitWonder "Macarena". OK, the duo who sang it was Spanish, but they ''did'' get inspiration from ''Series/That70sShow''.
* Édgar Ramírez,a rising Venezuelan movie star, who not only played Carlos The Jackal in the titled 'Carlos', he played Ares in ''Film/WrathOfTheTitans'', and had a role in ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty''.
* Karen Hauer, famous ballroom and Latinflamenco dancer on ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing''; born in Valencia, her family jumped ship to New York.
*named Diana Patricia Velazquez, the girl who was the Egyptian princess Anck-Su-Namun in ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'', who also is they met during a supermodel.
Latin American tour.
*Creator/MariaConchitaAlonso, Creator/EtceteraGroup, one of the actresses who predated the wave of most prolific dubbing studios in Latin actress moving to Hollywood America, is based in Caracas.
!! Notable Venezuelans and people of Venezuelan descent (bar Mr. Chavez):
* Teresa Carreño, a marvelous famous pianist and composer, she played forabout 20 years. Because she did it before it was fashionable to have a Latin Hottie in your film, she was forced to do tertiary roles president UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln, and a lot of B movies. Her most memorable role was in composed many songs and plays that version of ''Film/TheRunningMan'' starred by Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger; she was the romantic interest. are still played to this day. Her latest stunt was her Judge role legacy persist in the VH-1 reality ''Viva Hollywood''. For Theater Teresa Carreño, a while, she claimed to be Cuban, probably to appeal to the Miami market. She ''is'' Cuban-born, but her family moved to Venezuela when she was still a toddler.famous artistic Theater where plays and other artistic movements are presented.
* Édgar Ramírez,
* Karen Hauer, famous ballroom and Latin
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!! Notable Venezuelans and people of Venezuelan descent (bar Mr. Chavez):
* Teresa Carreño, a marvelous famous pianist and composer, she played for
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* Terresa Carreño, a marvelous famous pianist and composer, she played for president UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln, and composed many songs and plays that are still played to this day. Her legacy persist in the Theater Teresa Carreño, a famous artistic Theater where plays and other artistic movements are presented.
* Fred Armisen, famous comedian and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' member, is Venezuelan from his mother's side, and have played a lot of Latin characters.
* Devendra Banhart, an indie folk musician, was born in Houston, Texas, but his mother was Venezuelan, so after a divorce, she took him to live with her to Caracas, until he was 14. He tends to sing in English as well as in Spanish, with a flawless Venezuelan accent, and one of his main inspirations is Simon Díaz, covering some of his songs in his music.
* Hermann Mejia, Venezuelan-born cartoonist, sculptor and painter, working for MAD Magazine and DC Comics, he moved from Venezuela in the 90s due to the eventual rising of crime rate and political situations.
* Famous [[TheNineties 90's]] OneHitWonder La Macarena. OK, the duo who sang it was Spanish, but they ''did'' get inspiration from a Venezuelan flamenco dancer named Diana Patricia they met during a Latin American tour.
* Fred Armisen, famous comedian and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' member, is Venezuelan from his mother's side, and have played a lot of Latin characters.
* Devendra Banhart, an indie folk musician, was born in Houston, Texas, but his mother was Venezuelan, so after a divorce, she took him to live with her to Caracas, until he was 14. He tends to sing in English as well as in Spanish, with a flawless Venezuelan accent, and one of his main inspirations is Simon Díaz, covering some of his songs in his music.
* Hermann Mejia, Venezuelan-born cartoonist, sculptor and painter, working for MAD Magazine and DC Comics, he moved from Venezuela in the 90s due to the eventual rising of crime rate and political situations.
* Famous [[TheNineties 90's]] OneHitWonder La Macarena. OK, the duo who sang it was Spanish, but they ''did'' get inspiration from a Venezuelan flamenco dancer named Diana Patricia they met during a Latin American tour.
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* Terresa Carreño, Ilich Ramírez Sánchez AKA Carlos the Jackal. A terrorist with far more fame than actual "quality" as a marvelous famous pianist terrorist, he is now serving life in a French prison. As well as being the villain in ''Literature/TheBourneSeries'', he has appeared elsewhere and composer, inspired a few people along the way.
* Music/FrancoDeVita, a Latin Grammy award winner and a prolific musician and songwriter.
* Creator/MariaConchitaAlonso, one of the actresses who predated the wave of Latin actress moving to Hollywood for about 20 years. Because sheplayed for president UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln, and composed many songs and plays that are still played did it before it was fashionable to this day. Her legacy persist in the Theater Teresa Carreño, a famous artistic Theater where plays and other artistic movements are presented.
* Fred Armisen, famous comedian and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' member, is Venezuelan from his mother's side, andhave played a Latin Hottie in your film, she was forced to do tertiary roles and a lot of Latin characters.
* Devendra Banhart, an indie folk musician,B movies. Her most memorable role was born in Houston, Texas, that version of ''Film/TheRunningMan'' starred by Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger; she was the romantic interest. Her latest stunt was her Judge role in the VH-1 reality ''Viva Hollywood''. For a while, she claimed to be Cuban, probably to appeal to the Miami market. She ''is'' Cuban-born, but his mother was Venezuelan, so after a divorce, she took him to live with her to Caracas, until he was 14. He tends to sing in English as well as in Spanish, with a flawless Venezuelan accent, and one of his main inspirations is Simon Díaz, covering some of his songs in his music.
* Hermann Mejia, Venezuelan-born cartoonist, sculptor and painter, working for MAD Magazine and DC Comics, hefamily moved from to Venezuela in the 90s due to the eventual rising of crime rate and political situations.
* Famous [[TheNineties 90's]] OneHitWonder La Macarena. OK, the duo who sang itwhen she was Spanish, but they ''did'' get inspiration from still a Venezuelan flamenco dancer named Diana Patricia they met during a Latin American tour.toddler.
* Music/FrancoDeVita, a Latin Grammy award winner and a prolific musician and songwriter.
* Creator/MariaConchitaAlonso, one of the actresses who predated the wave of Latin actress moving to Hollywood for about 20 years. Because she
* Fred Armisen, famous comedian and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' member, is Venezuelan from his mother's side, and
* Devendra Banhart, an indie folk musician,
* Hermann Mejia, Venezuelan-born cartoonist, sculptor and painter, working for MAD Magazine and DC Comics, he
* Famous [[TheNineties 90's]] OneHitWonder La Macarena. OK, the duo who sang it
* Creator/FredArmisen, famous comedian and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' member, is Venezuelan from his mother's side, and has played a lot of Latin characters.
* Actress and supermodel Creator/PatriciaVelasquez, the girl who was the Egyptian princess Anck-Su-Namun in ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy''. She is of indigenous Wayuu descent.
* Hermann Mejia, Venezuelan-born cartoonist, sculptor and painter, working for Magazine/{{MAD}} and Creator/DCComics, he moved from Venezuela in the 90s due to the eventual rising of crime rate and political situations.
* Creator/EdgarRamirez, a rising Venezuelan movie star, who not only played Carlos The Jackal in the titled 'Carlos', he played Ares in ''Film/WrathOfTheTitans'', and had a role in ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty''.
* Creator/JhonenVasquez, who created ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', is of Venezuelan descent.
* Creator/WilmerValderrama, Fez from ''Series/That70sShow''.
* Creator/MajandraDelfino, best known for ''Series/{{Roswell}}''.
* Devendra Banhart, an indie folk musician, was born in Houston, Texas, but his mother was Venezuelan, so after a divorce, she took him to live with her to Caracas, until he was 14. He tends to sing in English as well as in Spanish, with a flawless Venezuelan accent, and one of his main inspirations is Simon Díaz, covering some of his songs in his music.
* Hermann Mejia, Venezuelan-born cartoonist, sculptor and painter, working for Magazine/{{MAD}} and Creator/DCComics, he moved from Venezuela in the 90s due to the eventual rising of crime rate and political situations.
* Creator/EdgarRamirez, a rising Venezuelan movie star, who not only played Carlos The Jackal in the titled 'Carlos', he played Ares in ''Film/WrathOfTheTitans'', and had a role in ''Film/ZeroDarkThirty''.
* Creator/JhonenVasquez, who created ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', is of Venezuelan descent.
* Creator/WilmerValderrama, Fez from ''Series/That70sShow''.
* Creator/MajandraDelfino, best known for ''Series/{{Roswell}}''.
* Devendra Banhart, an indie folk musician, was born in Houston, Texas, but his mother was Venezuelan, so after a divorce, she took him to live with her to Caracas, until he was 14. He tends to sing in English as well as in Spanish, with a flawless Venezuelan accent, and one of his main inspirations is Simon Díaz, covering some of his songs in his music.
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* Creator/PatriciaVelasquez, actress of Waayu indigenous descent who appeared in ''Film/TheMummy1999'' and ''Film/TheMummyReturns''.
* Creator/EtceteraGroup, one of the most prolific dubbing studios in Latin America, is based in Caracas.
* ''Music/{{Zardonic}}'' is one of the country's top ElectronicMusic [[note]]Specifically drum and bass, industrial, dubstep, metal and metalstep[[/note]] producers and has since become well known around the world, especially in Europe.
* Creator/EtceteraGroup, one of the most prolific dubbing studios in Latin America, is based in Caracas.
* ''Music/{{Zardonic}}'' is one of the country's top ElectronicMusic [[note]]Specifically drum and bass, industrial, dubstep, metal and metalstep[[/note]] producers and has since become well known around the world, especially in Europe.
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* Creator/PatriciaVelasquez, actress of Waayu indigenous descent who appeared in ''Film/TheMummy1999'' Karen Hauer, famous ballroom and ''Film/TheMummyReturns''.
* Creator/EtceteraGroup, one of the most prolific dubbing studios inLatin America, is based dancer on ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing''; born in Caracas.
Valencia, her family jumped ship to New York.
*''Music/{{Zardonic}}'' Federico Ágreda, better known as Zardonic, is one of the country's top ElectronicMusic [[note]]Specifically drum and bass, industrial, dubstep, metal and metalstep[[/note]] producers and has since become well known around the world, especially in Europe.Europe.
* Creator/GenesisRodriguez, daughter of Venezuelan actor José Luis Rodríguez, who has become famous in her own right.
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* Creator/GenesisRodriguez, daughter of Venezuelan actor José Luis Rodríguez, who has become famous in her own right.
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* Music/FrancoDeVita, a Latin Grammy award winner and a prolific musician and songwriter.
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Internet artist Creator/LelePons (Eleonora Pons Maronese). Born in Venezuela, moved to the U.S.
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** President: Nicolás Maduro (sitting) or Juan Guaidó (disputed)
** Vice President: Delcy Rodríguez (disputed)
** Vice President: Delcy Rodríguez (disputed)
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** President: Nicolás Maduro (sitting) or Maduro[[note]]Presidency was disputed with Juan Guaidó (disputed)
between 10 January 2019 and 5 January 2023, with several foreign countries (notably, the U.S.) choosing to recognize the latter. Although Guaidó has since revoked his claim and recognized Maduro as president, several foreign countries still refuse to recognize Maduro as legitimate.[[/note]]
** Vice President: DelcyRodríguez (disputed)Rodríguez
** Vice President: Delcy
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The Venezuelan {{Telenovela}} industry is a little bipolar: It can't decide between being Pink or Modern. Some of their most famous exportations were classic pink soaps (the most famous one, ''Kassandra'', made congress meetings and even the battles in Kosovo's war stop in TheNineties), but as a consequence of the "Cultural Telenovela" movement in TheSeventies and [[TheEighties early 1980s]] (where some scriptwriters began adapting Venezuelan Literature classics and then proceeded to touch controversial topics) there is a lot of experimentation, with results ranging from the successful, to the unmentionable.
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The Venezuelan {{Telenovela}} industry is a little bipolar: It can't decide between being Pink or Modern. Some of their most famous exportations were classic pink soaps (the most famous one, ''Kassandra'', made congress meetings and even the battles in Kosovo's war stop in TheNineties), but as a consequence of the "Cultural Telenovela" movement in TheSeventies and the [[TheEighties early 1980s]] (where some scriptwriters began adapting Venezuelan Literature classics and then proceeded to touch controversial topics) there is a lot of experimentation, with results ranging from the successful, to the unmentionable.
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The Venezuelan {{Telenovela}} industry is a little bipolar: It can't decide between being Pink or Modern. Some of their most famous exportations were classic pink soaps (the most famous one, ''Kassandra'', made congress meetings and even the battles in Kosovo's war stop in TheNineties), but as a consequence of the "Cultural Telenovela" movement in the 1970's and early 1980's (where some scriptwriters began adapting Venezuelan Literature classics and then followed to touch controversial topics) there is a lot of experimentation, with results ranging from the successful, to the unmentionable.
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The Venezuelan {{Telenovela}} industry is a little bipolar: It can't decide between being Pink or Modern. Some of their most famous exportations were classic pink soaps (the most famous one, ''Kassandra'', made congress meetings and even the battles in Kosovo's war stop in TheNineties), but as a consequence of the "Cultural Telenovela" movement in the 1970's TheSeventies and [[TheEighties early 1980's 1980s]] (where some scriptwriters began adapting Venezuelan Literature classics and then followed proceeded to touch controversial topics) there is a lot of experimentation, with results ranging from the successful, to the unmentionable.
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Before the US remembered Venezuela existed in 2019, if you saw a Venezuelan in non-Venezuelan media, chances are that it was a very gorgeous woman, probably a beauty queen. Venezuela has been famous for winning a lot of [[BeautyContest beauty pageants]], near only with India and Puerto Rico. Venezuelans are very proud of the beauty of their women and [[SeriousBusiness take beauty pageants seriously]], and they don't like the misinterpretations of their integrity; when in ''Film/KillBill'' one of the women with a criminal had a "Miss Venezuela" band, there was a big uproar.
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Before the US remembered Venezuela existed in 2019, if you saw a Venezuelan in non-Venezuelan media, chances are that it was a very gorgeous woman, probably a beauty queen. Venezuela has been famous for winning a lot of [[BeautyContest beauty pageants]], near only with India {{UsefulNotes/India}} and Puerto Rico.UsefulNotes/PuertoRico. Venezuelans are very proud of the beauty of their women and [[SeriousBusiness take beauty pageants seriously]], and they don't like the misinterpretations of their integrity; when in ''Film/KillBill'' one of the women with a criminal had a "Miss Venezuela" band, there was a big uproar.
