Relacionar Columnas Famous People from the DRVersión en línea Please match the picture of the person with the correct description. por Frances Hauck 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dania Ramirez is a talented actress. The Santo Domingo-born actress has added so many acting credits to her name. She has appeared in several films and in television shows such as Heroes, Entourage, and The Sopranos José Rufino Reyes y Siancas was a Dominican composer, known for writing the music in the Dominican national anthem. Among his other works are compositions of waltzes and marches. He also wrote secular and religious music. Juan Pablo Duarte is considered a national hero of the Dominican Republic. He was the leader of the famous "La Trinitaria," which proclaimed and won independence from Haiti in 1844. Dascha Polanco is a force to be reckoned with. She exploded onto the acting scene after her role in Orange Is the New Black. She has since landed roles in multiple other projects, including the Emmy-nominated series When They See Us. María Trinidad Sánchez was a Dominican freedom fighter and a heroine of the Dominican War of Independence. She participated on the rebel side as a courier. Together with Concepción Bona, Isabel Sosa and María de Jesús Pina, she took part in designing the Dominican flag. Trujillo was the dominant figure in the political life of the country from 1930 until his assassination on 30 May 1961. He served four times as president(dictator) and was commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Sammy Sosa played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs. After playing for the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox, Sosa joined the Cubs in 1992 and became regarded as one of the game's best hitters. Julia Alvarez is a famous Dominican American writer who was born in New York City, and then moved back to the Dominican Republic at a very young age. She and her family returned to New York when her father got involved in the overthrow of Trujillo. Amelia Vega was crowned Miss Universe in 2003, making her the first Dominican ever to win the title. Junot Díaz is an incredible writer. He was born in Santo Domingo and moved to New Jersey at a young age. He is the author of several books and short stories, including The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize Tony Dandrades is a successful journalist. The journalist and TV personality has been around for quite some time. He has landed some impressive interviews, and his lively personality really shines in any show he is in. Salomé Ureña was a Dominican poet and an early proponent of women's higher education in the Dominican Republic
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