Mexican Heritage Speakers

4X Academy Award-Winning Director, Writer; Known for "The Revenant" & "Birdman"

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

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

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

TV Sitcom Creator, Pixar Voice Actress, Advocacy Speaker

Mexican Actor, Comedian, Director & Producer; Known for "Instructions Not Included"

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

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

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

United Nations Ambassador, CEO & Founder of Youth Housing Coalition

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

Three-Time Winner for the Kentucky Derby & Preakness Stakes; First Latino Jockey to Win the Triple Crown; First in History to Win Horse Racing's Grand Slam

GLAAD Award-Winning Actor Known for "Puss in Boots" & "What We Do In The Shadows"; Host of "Serial Killers" Podcast

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

Award-Winning Mexican Author Known for "Faces in the Crowd"

Award-Winning Mexican Novelist, Short-Story Writer & Essayist

Chef & James Beard Award-Winning Host of "Pati's Mexican Table" & the PBS Docuseries "La Frontera"

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

Founder & CEO at Royalty Pharma

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