Famous People with Name Colon

Richard Colón            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard Colón: Richard "Crazy Legs" Colón grew up in Morris Park in the Bronx, New York City, where he was introduced to "breaking" by his older brother when he was nine.[1] He was an original member of the Rock Steady Crew after its foundation in 1977.[1] Dance critic

Ashley Colon            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Ashley Colon: a Puerto Rican merengue artist singer. Mostly influenced by popular Puerto Rican singer and actress Iris Chacón, Ashley Quinteros began her successful career while leading a tropical music band Las Chicas del Clan, meaning "the girls of the clan". Her debut as a solo artist came in 1997 with the release of The album Yo Soy La Bomba, meaning "I am the bomb", the hit song of the same name,Yo Soy La Reina, meaning "I am the queen", followed that same year. A live performance with Elvis Crespo at the annual “Tu Música” awards ceremony.In 1999 Abrázame, meaning "hug me", became her international breakthrough, supported by a Latin American and U.S. tour. In 1999 she released a Tejano music CD called Sabor a Dulce, meaning "sweet taste" followed by a greatest hits CD in 2000 called Oro Merenguero,

William Anthony Colón            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

William Anthony Colón: is a Puerto Rican salsa musician. Primarily a trombonist, Colón also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in municipal politics in New York City.

Míriam Colón            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Míriam Colón: a Puerto Rican actress and the founder and director of the "Puerto Rican Traveling Theater" in New York City.[1]In 1953, Colon debuted in the role of "Lolita" in her first movie. The movie titled Peloteros (Baseball Players), starring Ramón (Diplo) Rivero, was produced in Puerto Rico.In 1954, Colon moved to New York, where she worked in theater and later landed a role in the American soap opera "Guiding Light". On one occasion she attended a presentation of Rene Marques "La Carreta" (The Oxcart). That presentation motivated her to form the first Hispanic theater group, with the help of "La Carreta"'s producer, Roberto Rodriguez. It was called "El Circuito Dramatico" (The Drama Circuit).

Jesús Colón            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Jesús Colón: a Puerto Rican writer known as the Father of the Nuyorican Movement.Colón was discriminated against because of the color of his skin (he was Black) and because of his difficulty speaking the English language. He wrote about his experiences, as well as the experiences of other immigrants, becoming among the first Puerto Ricans to do so in English. His best known work, A Puerto Rican in New York, set the stage for the literary movement known as the "Nuyorican Movement". Colón inspired other writers such as Piri Thomas, Esmeralda Santiago, Nicholasa Mohr, Pedro Pietri, and others.