Victor Mancha is a Mexican-American android, best known as a member of the Runaways. The progeny of a human woman and Ultron, Victor betrayed his programming by being a dedicated teammate and hero.
America Chavez is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Joe Casey and artist Nick Dragotta, the character first appeared in Vengeance #1 (September 2011). America Chavez is a lesbian superhero of Latin-American origin.
Although Morales is the first black Spider-Man, he marks the second time a Latino character has taken the Spider-Man identity. Miguel O'Hara, who is of Mexican and Irish descent, was the title character in the 1990s series Spider-Man 2099.
From Jaime Reyes to America Chavez to Miguel O'Hara and beyond. Latinx superheroes have made an explosive entrance onto the big screen recently. America Chavez teleported into the MCU in 2022, while Miles Morales and Jaime Reyes have powered their way through this year's summer box office.
His true identity is Miguel O'Hara, an Irish-Mexican geneticist living in Nueva York (a renamed New York City) in the year 2099 who attempts to re-create the abilities of the original Spider-Man in other people and later suffers a related accident that causes half of his DNA to be rewritten with a spider's genetic code ...
Marvel's first Latino hero, Hector Ayala, debuted in 1975, after the success of “Black Panther.” Written by Bill Mantlo and drawn by legendary comic artist George Pérez, Ayala, known as White Tiger, was a Puerto Rican college student living in New York.
Considered the first Latino, and Puerto Rican, Super Hero, Hector's trailblazer status inspired future generations of White Tigers. After finding the Tiger talismans from K'un-L'un, Ayala emerged on the scene as a Kung Fu vigilante.
America Chavez, also known as Miss America, is Marvel's first LGBTQ superhero of Latin-American descent to have her own series, America. Created by Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta, Chavez first appeared in the Marvel world through the Vengeance series.
Set in Fictional Palmera City, Blue Beetle follows Mexican-American Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña), who just returned from college (he even shows his Gotham University hoodie in one scene), to his hometown. While trying to find a job, he accidentally gets in possession of an alien Scarab, which makes him a superhero.
Namor McKenzie (/ˈneɪmɔːr/), also known as Namor the Sub-Mariner, or simply Namor, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc., the character first appeared in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (uncirculated).
Origin. Miguel O'Hara, an engineer of Irish and Mexican descent, was born after his mother Conchata had an affair with her husband's boss Tyler Stone, though grew up believing his stepfather was also his biological father. As an adult, he worked for Alchemax.
Spider-Man 2099′s real identity is Miguel O'Hara, a young man who lives in Nueva York (the future name of New York). His mother, Conchata, is Mexican, and his father, George O'Hara, is Irish.
Created by Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, writer Fiona Avery, and artist Mark Brooks, the character made her first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #1 (August 2004). She is the Latina daughter of a Puerto Rican father and a Mexican mother. Anya Corazón was known as the first Araña and then as the third Spider-Girl.
The character is the first to use the name White Tiger and was created by Bill Mantlo and George Pérez. A Puerto Rican, White Tiger was the first Latin American main character in the history of American comics and Marvel's first Hispanic superhero.
Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk appears in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced by Daniel Kaluuya. This version is a Briton who, like Kaluuya, comes from Camden.
OMB defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.
Spider-Punk, aka Hobart "Hobie" Brown, hails from Earth-138 and what a feast of a character he is. Voiced by the brilliant Daniel Kaluuya, Hobie is a Black-British anti-establishment punk who hates capitalism, blindly following the crowd and distrusts figures of authority.
While “Blue Beetle” is being hailed as the first live-action superhero film centered around a Latino hero, there have been previous Latino superheroes on the screen. Here are a few of them.
The Peruvian American actor stars as Anya Corazón, a Latina Spider-Woman, in the new superhero movie “Madame Web.” Superhero movies often tell powerful stories about ordinary people becoming extraordinary.
A Pakistani-American growing up in Jersey City, Kamala Khan idolized Super Heroes like Carol Danvers, AKA Captain Marvel, never dreaming she'd have the opportunity to join her role models in safeguarding society from the forces of evil.
