descent. Devorah Rose – Guatemalan/Venezuelan American socialite Juana Samayoa – Guatemalan-American actress and television presenter. Gadi Schwartz – NBC News Correspondent Willie Sims – Guatemalan born, American raised footballer Ryan Spilborghs – American professional baseball outfielder in the Texas Rangers organization. Héctor Tobar – Los Angeles author and journalist. Norma Torres – Politician. She is Guatemalan born but American raised. David Unger – Guatemalan-American author and translator. Daphne Zuniga – American actress (Melrose Place, One Tree Hill and Spaceballs). Her father was originally from Guatemala. Anthony Gonzalez – American actor. Ricky Duran – Guatemalan-American recording artist. Runner-up of season 17 of the American talent competition The Voice. See also Guatemala–United States relations History of Central Americans in Los Angeles References Sources Further reading Ashabranner, Brent. Children of the Maya: A Guatemalan Indian Odyssey (1986). Burns, Allan. Maya in Exile: Guatemalans in Florida (Temple UP, 1993). Calvert, Peter. Guatemala: A Nation in Turmoil (1985). Chinchilla, Norma S., and Nora Hamilton, eds. Seeking Community in a Global City: Guatemalans and Salvadorans in Los Angeles (Temple UP, 2001). Hagan, Jacqueline Maria. Deciding to Be Legal: A Maya Community in Houston (Temple UP, 1994). Loucky, James, and Marilyn Moors, eds. Maya Diaspora: Guatemalan Roots, New American Lives (Temple UP 2000). Hispanic and Latino American