Jamaican Famous Girl Names with Letter L

A noted Grammy Award- and Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer of salsa also known as the Princess of

A noted Grammy Award- and Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer of salsa also known as the Princess of Salsa.Linda Caballero became known as India (Native American) among her friends because of her fine dark features and long straight black hair. In 1985, when Caballero was 14 years old, she became a back up singer for the Latin freestyle group TKA and was featured on the cover of TKA's second single "Come Get My Love" however she left shortly after. She was under the tutelage of John "Jellybean" Benitez, a Puerto Rican DJ who was once involved with—and credited for—discovering Madonna. She then re-recorded Jellybean's "Dancing on the Fire" and made it an even bigger club hit and the original

Was a Cuban singer of several musical genres: boleros, guarachas and latin soul in particular. She w

Was a Cuban singer of several musical genres: boleros, guarachas and latin soul in particular. She was famous for her histrionic manner on stage, her hands constantly moving, touching her face, renting her clothes, throwing her shoes, seemingly only just in control, and thriving on the emotions of the moment.[2]her father was a worker at the local Bacardi distillery and a major influence on her early life. The family moved to Havana in 1955, where she studied to become a teacher. Just like her counterpart, Celia Cruz, she qualified as a schoolteacher before she became a singer. There the resemblance ends, for Cruz was always a correctly behaved person, and La Lupe was not.[3]

Is a Jamaican reggae singer, known as "the first Lady of Dancehall".Marion Hall was born in summer 1

Is a Jamaican reggae singer, known as "the first Lady of Dancehall".Marion Hall was born in summer 1972 in Galina, parish of Saint Mary. As a child she was a tomboy, sold fruits, and raced wooden karts. At age 15, she took the name Lady Saw after the famo

An American actress known for her television work.Parrilla had roles in a few movies including the M

An American actress known for her television work.Parrilla had roles in a few movies including the Matthew Modine-Martin Landau flick Very Mean Men (2000), the lead role in the unsuccessful Spiders (2000), the starring role in the drama Frozen Stars (2003) and the Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Replicant.Parrilla became noticed in the mainstream when she joined the cast of Spin City in 2000, playing Angie Ordonez for one season. After this, she joined Donnie Wahlberg and Neal McDonough in the 2002 series Boomtown in which she played Teresa, a paramedic. Initially a success, Boomtown quickly fell in the ratings, and Lana's character became a police academy rookie, so as to tie her more closely to the rest of the show. But the show was cancelled just two episodes into its second season.

Is a Puerto Rican actress and journalist best known for being jailed in the Dominican Republic after

Is a Puerto Rican actress and journalist best known for being jailed in the Dominican Republic after being accused of drug trafficking with her husband and five other individuals who were traveling with her at the time of her arrest. She once served as co

An American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez. Her most

An American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez. Her most notable roles are as Lt. Maria LaGuerta on Dexter and Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's controversial jail drama, Oz.In 1995, Vélez landed her first major television role. She was cast as Nina Moreno, a policewoman in the TV series New York Undercover. That same year, she also made her film debut as Lisette Linares in the movie I Like It Like That alongside Rita Moreno and Jon Seda. She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award and The Desi Award for "Best Lead Actress". The movie was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards and won an NYFCCA award. Another TV series in which she performed was HBO's jail drama, Oz. She also acted in the feature film City Hall, with Al Pacino.

Is a Bahamian athlete who competes in the javelin throw.Her personal best throw is 63.73 metres, ach

Is a Bahamian athlete who competes in the javelin throw.Her personal best throw is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville.Ferguson attended St Andrew's School in Nassau, Bahamas and graduated in 1994. She is still fondly remembered by many of her peers, teachers, and administrators.

Is a Cuban judoka who won Olympic medals in 1996 and 2000.

Is a Cuban judoka who won Olympic medals in 1996 and 2000.

Is an American professional wrestler who is currently working for New England Championship Wrestling

Is an American professional wrestler who is currently working for New England Championship Wrestling as Alexxis. She previously used the ring name Lexxus in NECW and World Women's Wrestling. She also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling using the nam

Is a volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

Is a volleyball player from Cuba, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she won the bronze medal with the national team in the women's team competition. Liana signed for volleyball club "Red Star" Belgrade, Serbia on 2 February 2009.

Is a Cuban born but now Italian female athlete.In 2006 she married an Italian man and relocated to C

Is a Cuban born but now Italian female athlete.In 2006 she married an Italian man and relocated to Casalpalocco, Italy a bourgh of Rome,and in 2008 she acquired Italian citizenship.

S a former female volleyball player from Cuba, who won three golden medals in a row at the Summer Ol

S a former female volleyball player from Cuba, who won three golden medals in a row at the Summer Olympics: 1992, 1996 and 2000.

Is a Cuban artist. She studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" in Havana.In

Is a Cuban artist. She studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro" in Havana.In 1973 she participates in the III Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas , Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. In 1976 she was included in the VI Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba.

Is a Cuban track and field athlete. She previously represented Cuba.

Is a Cuban track and field athlete. She previously represented Cuba.

A Puerto Rican actress and comedienne. Hurst made her debut as a television comedian in the early 19

A Puerto Rican actress and comedienne. Hurst made her debut as a television comedian in the early 1960s. She participated in various Off-Broadway and movie productions in the United States.That year Hurst was contracted and she starred in the television comedy Pompilia y su Familia (Pompilia and her Family), which was broadcast on WAPA-TV. Later, she hosted La Hora del Niño (The Children's Hour) on Channel 6. Some of the other comedies in which she participated in the 1960s were Casos y Cosas de la Casa (Cases and Things of the House) with actor Braulio Castillo and Matrimonio y Algo Más (Marriage and Something More). In 1969, Hurst was contracted by Panamericana de Television of Lima, Peru to work in the program El Hit del Momento (The Hit of the Moment), for one year.

An American film and television actress of Puerto Rican descent.From 1994-1995, Vidal worked in New

An American film and television actress of Puerto Rican descent.From 1994-1995, Vidal worked in New York Undercover as a reporter named Carmen. In the series she was sister to Det. Eddie Torres, played by Michael DeLorenzo. In 1995, she did some Off-Broadway and worked in The Commish. Among the other series she has worked in are: The Brian Benben Show in 1998 as "Julie"; Third Watch from 1999-2001 as "Sarah Morales" ; ER from 2001-2004 as "Sandy Lopez". Vidal had starring roles in High Incident (1996) and The Division (2001), for which she received the 2002 nomination for the ALMA Award in the Best Actress Category. In 2006, she had a brief role in the short-lived action series Smith, as one of the federal agents looking for Ray Liotta's group of thieves.

Is a retired female basketball player from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Su

Is a retired female basketball player from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics, finishing in fourth (1992) and in ninth place (2000) with the Women's National Team.

The founder of "Atrevete Latino Youth, Inc.", an organization who focuses on the educational and lea

The founder of "Atrevete Latino Youth, Inc.", an organization who focuses on the educational and leadership training of young Latinos.When Nieves returned to New York, she went to work for PRACA (Puerto Rican Association of Community Affairs) as coordinator of "Muevete" (Move on). On May 14, 2001, Nieves and several other coordinators decided to leave PRACA because they wanted Muevete to become an independent organization of its own. However, they were not permitted to use the name Muevete and therefore they named their organization "Atrevete" (I Dare You). The organization's main office is located in the Bronx. Under her leadership, the organization's main focus is to educate and to develop the leadership skills of the Latino youth, starting in New York and Boston and then eventually nationally.

A singer, songwriter and record producer from Cuba. She is best known for recording a Spanish langua

A singer, songwriter and record producer from Cuba. She is best known for recording a Spanish language version of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1985.She and her sister were sent to live in the United States in the early 1960s through Operation Peter Pan, a US government sponsored program in conjunction with the Catholic Welfare Bureau that transported 14,000 Cuban children from Cuba to the United States. The scheme was devised for families opposed to the Cuban revolution of 1959, who feared that the government would indoctrinate their children into communism.

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played for the Women's National Team

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in fourth place, and did not qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Jamaican poet, a leading West Indian writer of the generation born after World War II, currentl

Is a Jamaican poet, a leading West Indian writer of the generation born after World War II, currently dividing her time between Jamaica and Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she teaches at the University of Michigan.

She is a West Indies cricketer who played eight women's test matches and eight women's one-day inter

She is a West Indies cricketer who played eight women's test matches and eight women's one-day internationals for the Trinidad and Tobago women's cricket team and the West Indian women's cricket team in the 1970s. She is now Louise Browne-Jackson (married to Godfrey Jackson, former national rugby player for Trinidad and Tobago). She has one son, Ricardo. Louise was named captain of the first ever West Indies women's cricket team. She led the team in a series against Australia in 1976. Both test matches, played in Jamaica, were drawn. Later that year, she again led the West Indies women on a tour of India. That series of six test matches also ended in a draw. In the year 2000, Louise was named one of the hundred top sporting personalities of the century in Trinidad and Tobago.

Was a celebrated and much-loved Jamaican folklorist, writer, and artiste. "Miss Lou", as she was aff

Was a celebrated and much-loved Jamaican folklorist, writer, and artiste. "Miss Lou", as she was affectionately known, received her education from Ebenezer and Calabar Elementary Schools, St. Simon’s College, Excelsior College, Friends College (Highgate,

Was an actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television industry.In 1940, Boscana returned to Puert

Was an actress and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television industry.In 1940, Boscana returned to Puerto Rico. After a stint as an English language teacher in her hometown she enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico to study music and dramatic arts. After graduation, Boscana founded the Puerto Rican Tablado Company, a traveling theater. Among the plays which she produced with the company was "The Oxcart" by fellow Puerto Rican playwright René Marqués. She presented the play in Puerto Rico and on Off-Broadway in New York City. Boscana participated in over 30 plays and also in various locally produced films. In 1950, she was part of the musical vocal group from Ponce: Las Damiselas, (The Ladies), with Sylvia Rexach, and Marta Romero.

A Puerto Rican jazz singer. Fabery is also known as "La Muñeca de Chocolate" ("The Chocolate Doll")

A Puerto Rican jazz singer. Fabery is also known as "La Muñeca de Chocolate" ("The Chocolate Doll") in recognition of her dark-skinned beauty.In 1950, she moved to Cuba, where she performed as a regular on Espectacular de la Noche, a well-known Cuban television musical show broadcasted by CMQ-TV. Later, Fabery made special appearances in other Cuban television variety shows, including Jueves de Partagás and El Casino de la Alegría.