Mexican Heritage Speakers

Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker & Author; Best Known for "Pinocchio," "The Shape of Water" & "Frankenstein"

Former Treasurer of the United States, Partner at The Cabral Group & Jesse Ball duPont Fund Trustee

Academy Award Winning Director, Writer, ‘Birdman,’ ‘The Revenant’

Academy Award-Winning Mexican Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer & Editor

Professional Golfer, 6-Time Major Champion, Hall of Famer

James Beard Award-Winning Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author & TV Personality Known for His Authentic Mexican Cuisine

Activist, Influencer, Ford Model & Organizer; Founder of Genz Girl Gang; Arizona House Candidate 2025

Contemporary Artist, Educator, and Berkeley Distinguished Graduate Fellow

Mexican Actress Known for "Roma" & "The Great Seduction"; First Indigenous Woman Nominated for an Academy Award; Indigenous Rights & Gender Equality Advocate

Cofounder, Siete Family Foods

Grammy Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Actress, Philanthropist & Mental Health Advocate

Mexican Actor, Comedian, and Filmmaker

Filmmaker, Founder and Artistic Director of El Teatro Campesino & National Endowment for the Arts Council Member

Award-Winning News & Investigative Journalist; Anchor & Executive Producer of NPR's "Latino USA"; Author of "Once I Was You"

Comedian, Actor & Writer

United Nations Ambassador, CEO & Founder of Youth Housing Coalition

Mexican Actress Who Stars on the ABC Legal Drama Series, "How to Get Away with Murder"

Former NASA Astronaut & Engineer; Author of "Reaching for the Stars"

GLAAD Award-Winning Actor Known for "Puss in Boots" & "What We Do In The Shadows"

Chef and Owner of Mi Tocaya Antojeria