self-taught artist Michael Ramirez (born 1961) – Pulitzer Award-winning cartoonist Daniel "Chaka" Ramos (born 1972) – graffiti artist Miguel Angel Reyes (born 1964) – artist, painter, print-maker, muralist, Illustrator and Instructor Anita Rodriguez (born 1941) – artist and painter Isis Rodriguez (born 1964) – contemporary painter Carlos Saldaña (born 1997) – comic book artist and comedian John August Swanson (born 1938) – visual artist Patssi Valdez (born 1951) – painter, artist and activist Mark Vallen (born 1953) – artist, figurative realist painter, activist, curator and blogger Kathy Vargas (born 1950) – artist and painter Rafael Vargas-Suarez (born 1972) – contemporary artist, painter and photographer Emigdio Vasquez (1939–2014) – artist and muralist Jhonen Vasquez (born 1974) – cartoonist, comic book and author Joe Vera (born 1941) – graphic artist Esteban Villa (born 1930) – artist and muralist Kat Von D (born 1982) – tattoo artist and TV personality Dance Michael Balderrama (born 1973) – choreographer, Broadway dancer, and producer Corky Ballas (born 1960) – ballroom dancer, holds several Latin dance championship titles Mark Ballas (born 1986) – Emmy nominated choreographer, dancer, and musician Evelyn Cisneros (born 1958) – ballerina, instructor René Elizondo Jr. (born 1962) – dancer, music video director Rosa Ramirez Guerrero (born 1934) – founder of the International Folklorico Dance Group Cynthia Harvey (born 1957) – former American Ballet Theatre and Royal Ballet principal dancer, artistic director of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School Tina Landon (born 1963) – choreographer who has worked with numerous musical performers José Limón (1908–1972) – influential dancer and choreographer, active between 1929 and 1969 Nicholas Magallanes (1922–1977) – principal dancer for the New York City Ballet Viktor Manoel (born 1957) – choreographer, writer, and actor Tony Meredith (born 1958) – ballroom dancer, choreographer, and US Latin dance Champion Tina Ramirez (1929–2022) – dancer and choreographer, founder of Ballet Hispanico, the leading Hispanic dance company in the United States. Maclovia Ruiz (1910–2005) – dancer with the San Francisco Ballet in the 1930s Eva Tessler (born 1955) – director, playwright, and dancer Drag performers Adore Delano Crystal Methyd Delta Work Denali Jorgeous Landon Cider Valentina Journalists Gustavo Arellano (born 1979) – editor at the Los Angeles Times and writer/creator of ¡Ask a Mexican! Ron Arias (born 1941) – highly regarded Chicano writer and correspondent Jim Avila – TV journalist and correspondent Ana Cabrera (born 1982) – television news anchor Ricardo Celis (born 1962) – Spanish language sportscaster