An index of works by Puerto Rican creators/centered about the Puerto Rican experience. May also include Puerto Rican creators.
Please note that just featuring a Puerto Rican creator or character is not enough to make a work a good fit. For example, the late Raúl Juliá would be fine to include. His films Street Fighter, The Addams Family, or Presumed Innocent would not.
Examples:
Actors
- Kirk Acevedo
- Daniella Alonso (partial Puerto Rican ancestry)
- Trini Alvarado (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Tyler Alvarez (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Philip Anthony-Rodriguez
- Victor Argo
- Yancey Arias (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Adria Arjona (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Jake T. Austin (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Adrienne Bailon (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Rosa Blasi
- Diego Boneta (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Paul Calderón
- Noah Centineo (partial Puerto Rican ancestry)
- Míriam Colón
- Auli'i Cravalho (partial Puerto Rican ancestry)
- Wilson Cruz
- Rosario Dawson (partial Puerto Rican ancestry through her mother)
- Kamar de los Reyes
- Benicio del Toro
- Melonie Diaz
- Héctor Elizondo
- Erik Estrada
- Antonio Fargas (born to Puerto Rican father)
- José Ferrer
- Miguel Ferrer (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Aimee Garcia (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Ian Gomez
- Reagan Gomez-Preston (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Meagan Good (partial Puerto Rican ancestry through her father)
- Camille Guaty
- Jon Huertas (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Raúl Juliá
- Paola Lázaro
- Shar Jackson (partial Puerto Rican ancestry)
- Cherie Johnson (partial Puerto Rican ancestry)
- Justina Machado
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Ruby Modine (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Esai Morales
- Rita Moreno
- Frankie Muniz (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Christian Navarro
- Taylor Negron
- Amaury Nolasco (born in Puerto Rico to Dominican parents)
- Tony Oliver
- Jenna Ortega (partial Puerto Rican ancestry through her mother)
- Ana Ortiz (born to Puerto Rican father)
- John Ortiz
- Lana Parrilla (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Rosie Perez
- Aubrey Plaza (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Freddie Prinze (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Freddie Prinze Jr. (partial Puerto Rican ancestry through his father)
- Anthony Ramos
- Luis Antonio Ramos
- Naya Rivera
- Adam Rodriguez
- Elizabeth Rodriguez
- Freddy Rodriguez
- Gina Rodriguez
- Jai Rodriguez
- Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (partial Puerto Rican ancestry through her father)
- Michelle Rodriguez (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Zoe Saldaña (partial Puerto Rican ancestry through her mother)
- Kiele Sanchez
- Ray Santiago
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Saundra Santiago (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Jon Seda
- Josh Segarra
- Gregory Sierra
- Jimmy Smits (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Talisa Soto
- Rachel Ticotin (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Liz Torres
- Alanna Ubach (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Nadine Velazquez
- Eddie Velez
- Lauren Velez
- Christina Vidal
- Lisa Vidal
- David Zayas
Comic Strip
- Yenny: Originated in Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora, this strip is about the title character, who aspires to be a supermodel. The comic is also available online
Comic Books
- La Borinqueña
- Puerto Rico Strong, an anthology of stories dealing with the devastation on Hurricane Maria.
Film
- Ana: A 2020 comedy-drama.
- The Caller: A British/Puerto Rican supernatural horror film.
- Modesta: A 38-minute short in which an oppressed wife starts a women's liberation group
- Progress Island U.S.A.: A 1973 Promotional short that extols the benefits of traveling, living and starting your business in Puerto Rico.
- What Happened to Santiago: The first and only note Puerto Rican film ever to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Yo Soy Taíno (Spanish for "I am Taino"), known also as Dak'Toká Taíno- short film featuring puppets, set weeks after Hurricane Maria.
Literature
- Olga Dies Dreaming
- Rosario Ferré
- In Eccentric Neighborhoods, narrator Elvira tells the story of her family. Based upon the author's real life family.
- The House on the Lagoon: the story of the family inhabiting the house of the tile, as told by a couple
- Sweet Diamond Dust
- Flight of the Swan
- The Battle Of The Virgins
- Sirena Selena
- Virtus Draconis
Live-Action Television
- Los Rayos Gamma - a comedy group dedicated to political and social satire with sketches, song parodies, and more.
Music
- Marc Anthony
- Bad Bunny
- Daddy Yankee
- iann dior
- José Feliciano
- Luis Fonsi
- Victoria Justice (born to Puerto Rican mother)
- Jennifer Lopez
- Bruno Mars (born to Puerto Rican father)
- Ricky Martin
- Menudo - Boy Band, originated in the late 1970s.
- Puya
Myths and Mythology
- Juan Bobo
- Taíno Mythology: Mythology from the Taino, the original inhabitants of Puerto Rico.
- Black Rose
- Carlito Colón
- Konnan
- A.J. Lee
- Low Ki
- Karrion Kross
- Pedro Morales
- Thea Trinidad
- Lisa Marie Varon
- Ivelisse Vélez
Webcomics
- NonPack follows the life of Karen, a stray anthropomorphic dog who leads a gang of criminals called Los Satos (Puerto Rican slang for stray dogs). The story is set in Rich Port, a World of Funny Animals version of Puerto Rico.
