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Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15. Here are eight Hispanic and Latino Americans who've played a role in shaping society and culture in the U.S.

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15. Here are eight Hispanic and Latino Americans who've played a role in shaping society and culture in the U.S.

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15. Here are eight Hispanic and Latino Americans who've played a role in shaping society and culture in the U.S.

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Sept. 15. Here are eight Hispanic and Latino Americans who've played a role in shaping society and culture in the U.S.

Middletown’s first 'Salsa Under the Stars' event hopes to start a yearly tradition.

Nat King Cole didn’t speak Spanish, but that didn’t stop him from having a made-in-Havana hit on the charts with his ‘Cole Espanol’ album.

Sunday's parade is also the 20th anniversary of Cruz’ passing and will converge with the unveiling of a majestic mausoleum in her honor at Woodlawn Cemetery.

For her impact on Latin music internationally, Cruz will be minted on the U.S. quarter as a part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program.

The other four honorees include Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color to serve in Congress; Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War surgeon and suffragist; Pauli Murray, a civil rights activist and lawyer; and Zitkala-Ša a voting rights activist

For her impact on Latin music internationally, Celia Cruz will be minted on the U.S. quarter as a part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program.