Latino Celebrities Take A Stand At The DNC (PHOTOS)

Latino stars took a mount during a Democratic National Convention in Charlotte this week.

Some informed faces in a Obama debate finished appearances in support of a President’s re-election bid. Cuban-American pronounce uncover horde Cristina Saralegui and thespian Eva Longoria both addressed a crowd, propelling electorate to select Obama in Nov and criticizing some of Governor Mitt Romney’s policies.

“We face a choice this election,” Longoria told a audience. “President Obama is fighting for changes that grow a economy from a center out and assistance all Americans succeed—jobs, education, health reform, a DREAM Act, equal compensate for women. He is relocating us brazen with eventuality currently for wealth tomorrow. Mitt Romney wants to take us behind to yesterday”

But not everybody attended to uncover their support for a Democratic candidate, many Latino celebs came to support Voto Latino with performances and activism. Actress Rosario Dawson, who co-founded a voting rendezvous classification in 2004, seemed during both Voto Latino’s Purple Carpet Bash eventuality and a UndocuBus transformation outward of a gathering during a week.

“I’m unequivocally anticipating and doing as many as probable to make certain that people who wish to share their voice, can,” Dawson told E! while attending a Democratic National Convention. “That’s what we unequivocally hope: People uncover up, opposite a board. Youth, Latinos, women, elderly. Everyone shows adult in spades to let everybody else know that they’re profitable courtesy and we can’t only buy an election.”

What other Latino celebs finished a guest list? Check out these stars who finished an coming during a gathering and others who have prolonged upheld a Obama ticket.

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• Eva Longoria

  Actress Eva Longoria, who is one of a 35 inhabitant co-chairs allocated by a Obama re-election campaign, has been an zealous believer of President Obama. In a video expelled behind in Apr by a Obama debate a href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/eva-longoria-on-why-she-supports-barack-obama_n_1456355.html” target=”_hplink”the Mexican-American thespian explained/a because a President’s record on healthcare, preparation and immigration should acquire him a Latino opinion in a subsequent election. Despite a fact a president’s administration set a record in 2011 for many deportations in one year, Longoria still highlighted a President’s record on immigration.

  In her debate during a Democratic National Convention, a thespian told of her past as a struggling immature tyro and how a President accepted a financial struggles of a nation.

  “The Eva Longoria who worked during Wendy’s flipping burgers — she indispensable a taxation break,” a href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/eva-longoria-speech-_n_1852696.html?utm_hp_ref=latino-voicesir=Latino Voices” target=”_hplink”Longoria told a throng during a Democratic National Convention./a “But a Eva Longoria who works on film sets does not.”

• Rosario Dawson

  The thespian assimilated a UndocBus Movement during a Democratic National Convention and participated in Voto Latino’s Purple Carpet Bash–an classification a thespian co-founded in 2004 to muster hispanic voters. In May, Dawson told HuffPost’s Latino Voices a href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/rosario-dawson-election-2012_n_1469570.html” target=”_hplink”she won’t validate a candidate/a and that her categorical idea is to go to a polls this November.

  “So mostly when you’re only looking during a commercials and a hatred allegation campaigns, it seems so childish,” a href=”http://www.eonline.com/news/343909/rosario-dawson-talks-voting-sin-city-2-and-eastwooding-i-thought-it-was-really-brave” target=”_hplink”Dawson told E! during a Democratic National Convention./a “So to be here and hear tangible intelligent sermon is remarkable…I wish that a RNC and a DNC is moving people to go, ‘Let’s compensate attention!’ We need people to be profitable courtesy and engaged.”

  a href=”https://twitter.com/UndocuBus/status/243096519237058562/photo/1″ target=”_hplink”(Photo Via Twitter)/a

• Jessica Alba

  The thespian tweeted several cinema of herself and friends (like thespian Alexis Bledel) during a Democratic National Convention. Alba and her her husband, Cash Warren, hosted a convention’s shutting jubilee on Thursday night.

  “Scrubs” actor Zach Braff tweeted this design with a thespian during a event:

  blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”Being a Democrathas a perks. With @a href=”https://twitter.com/jessicaalba”jessicaalba/a a href=”http://t.co/102PmJTl” title=”http://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/243506258043342848/photo/1″twitter.com/zachbraff/stat…/a– Zach Braff (@zachbraff) a href=”https://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/243506258043342848″ data-datetime=”2012-09-06T00:29:51+00:00″September 6, 2012/a/blockquote

• Cristina Saralegui

  In August, a Cuban-American pronounce uncover horde publicly permitted Obama in a debate ad patrician “Muchísimo” (Spanish for “a lot”), in that thea href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/cristina-saralegui-endorses-obama_n_1737288.html” target=”_hplink” Latina Oprah defends Obama’s record opposite charges that he has finished zero during his 4 years in office./a

  At a Democratic National Convention Saralegui was introduced by San Antonio DREAMer Benita Veliz, in her debate a cuban-american criticized Romney’s Medicare dictated document complement and urged a assembly in a brew of Spanish and English to opinion this November.

  “Mi gente, for a initial time in my life, a guarantee of America is in danger,” a href=”http://nbclatino.com/2012/09/05/dnc-features-bill-clinton-cristina-saralegui-and-dreamers-to-woo-latinos/” target=”_hplink”said Saralegui. /a

  Photo: Spanish-language TV Host Cristina Saralegui speaks during day dual of a Democratic National Convention during Time Warner Cable Arena on Sep 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC that will run by Sep 7, will commission U.S. President Barack Obama as a Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

• America Ferrera

  Earlier this year, a thespian partnerned with Voto Latino to launch her a href=”http://www.voxxi.com/america-ferrera-spearheads-campaign-to-mobilize-latino-voters/” target=”_hplink”America4America campaign, an classification that intends to muster hispanics to opinion this November./a At a Democratic National Convention, Ferrera participated during a Voto Latino’s Purple Carpet Bash event. Through Twitter a star also upheld associate thespian Eva Longoria, who addressed a gathering on Thursday night.

  a href=”https://twitter.com/AmericaFerrera/status/243831205978583043″ target=”_hplink”"@rosariodawson: Excited 2 c @EvaLongoria pronounce @ #DNC2012 2nite 8:30ET! Who’s w me #EvaDNC Get it woman! You rock!” ditto!

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  Photo: America Ferrera attends Voto Latino’s Purple Carpet Bash during All American Pub on Sep 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Ken Charnock/Getty Images)

• Marc Anthony

  Marc Anthony is one of a latest Latino celebrities to publicly support President Obama. The Puerto Rican musician available a a href=”http://www.5min.com/Video/Marc-Anthony-For-Obama-517411582″ target=”_hplink”30-second ad propelling Latinos to opinion for Obama/a, and surveying a reasons Hispanics should behind a President’s bid for re-election.

  Watch Anthony a href=”http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/08/31/democratic-convention-marc-anthony-to-sing-national-anthem/” target=”_hplink”perform a National Anthem during a Democratic Convention./a

• Taboo from Black Eyed Peas

  The artist achieved during Voto Latino’s Purple Carpet Bash and a href=”https://twitter.com/EvaLongoria/status/243207154360778752″ target=”_hplink”attended a Latinos Unidos event/a with alongside thespian Eva Longoria.

  The artist tweeted while during a convention:
  a href=”https://twitter.com/TabBep/status/243384706777886720″ target=”_hplink”"Proud to be behaving during @votolatino’s Purple Carpet Bash tonight during #DNC. #LatinosAdelante pic.twitter.com/q4CzVwRC”/a

  Photo: Taboo performs during Voto Latino’s Purple Carpet Bash during All American Pub on Sep 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Ken Charnock/Getty Images)

• Jessica Sanchez

  The Mexican-Filipino thespian sang Marvin Gaye’s “All we Need To Get By” during a Democratic National Convention. The 17 year-old “American Idol” runner-up tweeted her fad to perform days before to a convention.

  a href=”http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/09/05/democratic-convention-jessica-sanchez-to-perform-cristina-saralegui-to-speak/” target=”_hplink”"I competence not be aged adequate to vote, though I’m so respected and vehement to perform during @BarackObama’s large celebration in Charlotte subsequent week!#DNC2012!” /a

• Pitbull

  Wrapping adult a gathering alongside Scissor Sisters, Jessica Alba, and Cash Warren, a Miami-born artist was sa href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/21/pitbull-and-jessica-alba-democratic-convention_n_1813984.html” target=”_hplink”cheduled to perform during a “Super-O-Rama/a celebration on Thursday night.

• John Leguizamo

  Colombian-born actor John Leguizamo compared Barack Obama to John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln a href=”http://tweetwood.com/JohnLeguizamo/tweet/187580945275158528″ target=”_hplink”on Twitter/a where he wrote that a boss creates him unapproachable to “b #American.” In response to criticisms about Obama’s presidency, Leguizamo has pronounced “he’s doing all he can, man. The fact that he’s using this nation gives me so many wish and optimism, some-more than we ever felt in my life,” a href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-archer/john-leguizamo-on-outsour_b_595484.html” target=”_hplink”according to HuffPost blogger Greg Archer./a

  Photo: John Leguizamo attends day one of a Democratic National Convention during Time Warner Cable Arena on Sep 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

• Paola Mendoza

  The Colombian thespian and filmmaker was a href=”http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2012/09/05/democratic-convention-celeb-studded-event-not-so-heavy-on-celebrities/” target=”_hplink”spotted during a Democratic National Convention. /a

• Ricky Martin

  Just days after a boss announced his support for same-sex marriage, pop-star a href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/14/obama-fundraiser-ricky-martin-lgbt-wall-street_n_1516001.html” target=”_hplink”Ricky Martin hosted a fundraiser for Obama in New York. /a The Puerto Rican thespian praised a president’s publicity on same sex matrimony and gave his curtsy of capitulation to a 2012 president’s campaign.

  Back in Apr a Puerto Rican thespian told Univision’s Spanish-language module Primer Impacto, “I am unapproachable to support a president,” a href=”http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/ricky-martin-endorses-president-obama/story?id=16343760#.T99dTitYs3Q” target=”_hplink”according to ABC News. /a

• Rocsi Diaz

  In early May, a Honduran-born and former horde of of BET’s “106 Park” seemed in a video from “Latinos for Obama” endorsing President Obama’s 2012 campaign.

  “Latinos are a fastest flourishing voting confederation in a country. That means that a voice is some-more critical and some-more absolute than ever before. That’s because I’m removing concerned in President Obama’s debate and we should too so that Latinos can be listened in 2012 and beyond,” a href=”http://electad.com/video/barack-obama-ad-rocsi-diaz-join-latinos-for-obama/” target=”_hplink”she pronounced in her ancillary ad. /a

• Antonio Banderas

  Spanish actor Antonio Bandera and mother Melanie Griffith have been clever supporters of Obama a href=”http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/antonio-banderas-melanie-griffith-barack-obama-eva-longoria-247627″ target=”_hplink”since his candidacy behind in 2008. /a The integrate hosted a 2011 Latino fundraiser for President Obama in their private home in Los Angeles. Banderas pronounced a eventuality was a href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/04/banderas-obama-fundraiser_n_1076939.html” target=”_hplink”"like a sincerely tale.” /a

• Adam Rodriguez

  Adam Rodriguez best famous for his purpose as representative Eric Delko on CBS’ drama, “CSI: Miami,” is a prolonged time believer of President Obama. Rodriguez was partial of Obama’s 2008 a href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY” target=”_hplink”"Yes We Can”/a video. Since afterwards he’s also seemed on open debate events alongside associate Obama believer Eva Longoria.

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