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 Sofrito is sexy! Leading actors bring their own "sofrito” – Latino mix - to Hollywood. Our pick of today's hottest stars!
Very much like in the general population, Latinos are an ever-growing population in Hollywood, with prolific stars like Rosario Dawson acting, singing, dancing and producing. They are talented... they are sexy! We pick the top 10 sexiest Latino actors and list their Latino roots - “sofrito” - and some of their key projects.
What do you think? Go to our “Sofrito is Sexy” blog and submit your own picks! We will tally and post YOUR choices next time! Ready? 1. Rosario Dawson:
Born: NYC, May 9, 1979
Sofrito: Puerto Rican/Cuban mom, African America/Irish/Native American dad.
On screen includes:
• Descent (2007) (producer)
• Death Proof (2007)
• Killshot (2007)
• Descent (2007)
• Grindhouse (2007)
• A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
• Clerks II (2006)
• Rent (2005)
• Little Black Dress (2005)
• The Devil's Rejects (2005)
• Sin City (2005)
• Alexander (2004)
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
• Men in Black II (2002)
• He Got Game (1998)
Coming in 2008:
• Seven Pounds (2008)
• Poor Things (2008)
• Eagle Eye (2008)
• Sin City 2 (2009)
2. Benjamin Bratt:
 Born: San Francisco, California, December 16, 1963
Sofrito: mom from Lima, Peru and dad American (German/English)
On Screen Includes:
• Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
• "E-Ring" (TV episodes, 2005-2006)
• The Great Raid (2005)
• Thumbsucker (2005)
• Catwoman (2004)
• The Woodsman (2004)
• "Frasier" (TV episode, 2003)
• Abandon (2002)
• Piñero (2001)
• After the Storm (2001) (TV)
• Traffic (2000)
• Miss Congeniality (2000)
• Red Planet (2000)
• The Last Producer (2000)
• The Next Best Thing (2000)
• "Law & Order" (TV episodes, 1995-1999)
Coming in 2008:
• The Argentine (2008)
• Guerrilla (2008)
• Trucker (2008)
• Vantage Point (2008)
• Escobar (2009) 3. Michelle Rodriguez:
Born: Bexar County, Texas, July 12, 1978
Sofrito: Puerto Rican and Dominican
On screen includes:
• Battle in Seattle (2007)
• "Lost" (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
• The Breed (2006)
• BloodRayne (2005)
• Control (2004)
• S.W.A.T. (2003)
• Blue Crush (2002)
• Resident Evil (2002)
• The Fast and the Furious (2001)
• 3 A.M. (2001)
• Girlfight (2000)
Coming in 2008:
• Avatar (2009) 4. Amaury Nolasco :
Born: Puerto Rico, Dec. 24, 1970
Sofrito: Puerto Rican New Yorker
On Screen Includes:
• "Prison Break" (TV episodes, 2005-2008)
• Transformers (2007)
• The Benchwarmers (2006)
• "CSI: NY" (TV episodes, 2005)
• “The Closer” (TV episodes, 2005)
• Mr 3000 (2004)
• The Librarians (2003)
• Strike Force (2003)
• 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
• "ER" (TV episodes, 2002)
• Final Breakdown (2002)
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (TV episodes, 2001)
Coming in 2008: • The Night Watchman (2008) 5. Eva Mendez:  Born: Miami, Florida, March 5, 1974
Sofrito: Cuban
On Screen Includes:
• Cleaner (2007)
• We Own the Night (2007)
• Live! (2007)
• Ghost Rider (2007)
• 3 & 3 (2005)
• Trust the Man (2005)
• The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
• Hitch (2005)
• Stuck on You (2003)
• Out of Time (2003)
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
• 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
• All About the Benjamins (2002)
• Training Day (2001)
• Exit Wounds (2001)
• Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
Coming in 2008:
• The Women (2008)
• The Spirit (2009)
6. Edgar Ramirez:
 Born: Caracas, Venezuela, March 25, 1977
Sofrito: Venezuela
On screen includes:
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• Elipsis (2006)
• El Don (2006)
• Domino (2005) .... Choco
Coming in 2008:
• Unauthorized Clifford (2008)
• The Argentine (2008)
• Guerrilla (2008) 7. Eva Longoria:
Born: Corpus Christi, Texas, March 15, 1975
Sofrito: Mexican
On Screen Includes:
• "Desperate Housewives" (TV episodes, 2004-2008)
• The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
• The Sentinel (2006)
• "George Lopez" (TV episode, 2006)
• Hustler's Instinct (2005)
• Harsh Times (2005)
• Carlita's Secret (2004)
• "Dragnet" (TV episodes, 2003-2004)
• The Dead Will Tell (TV episodes 2004)
• Snitch'd (TV episodes, 2003)
• "The Young and the Restless" (TV episodes, 2001-2003)
• "General Hospital" (TV episodes, 2000)
Coming in 2008:
• Lower Learning (2008)
• Foodfight! (2008)
• Over Her Dead Body (2008)
8. Nicholas Gonzalez:
 Born: San Antonio, Texas, January 3, 1976
Sofrito: Mexican
On Screen Includes:
• Christmas Break (2008)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (TV episodes, 2007)
• “Love/Addiction” (TV episodes, 2007)
• Rockaway (2007)
• Splinter (2006)
• Sea of Dreams (2006)
• Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)
• Dirty (2005) .... Officer Rodriguez
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (TV episodes, 2004-2005)
• "The O.C." (TV episodes, 2004-2005)
• Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
• "Resurrection Blvd." (TV episodes, 2000-2002)
• Spun (2002) Coming in 2008:
• Camino del Diablo, El (2008)
• Por Vida (2008)
• My Life (2008)
• Bohica (2008)
9. Nadine Velasquez:
 Born: Chicago, Illinois, November 20, 1978
Sofrito: Puerto Rican
On Screen Includes:
• "My Name Is Earl" (TV episodes, 2005-2007)
• War (2007)
• A Day in the Life (2007)
• “Backstage: Hollywood Fashion” (TV, 2007)
• “Kings of South Beach” (TV, 2007)
• "Las Vegas" (TV episode, 2005)
• “House of the Dead 2” (TV, 2005) (TV)
• Sueño (2005)
• “Hollywood Vice” (TV, 2005)
• "Entourage" (TV episode, 2004)
• “The Last Ride” (TV, 2004)
• Blast! (2004)
• "The Bold and the Beautiful" (TV episodes, 2003)
• Chasing Papi (2003)
• Biker Boyz (2003)
Coming in 2008:
• Husband for Hire (2008)
10. Jay Hernandez:
Born: Montebello, California, February 20, 1978
Sofrito: Mexican
On Screen Includes:
• Hostel: Part II (2007)
• Live! (2007)
• "Six Degrees" (TV episodes, 2006-2007)
• Grindhouse (2007)
• World Trade Center (2006)
• Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
• Hostel (2005)
• Nomad (2005)
• Friday Night Lights (2004)
• Ladder 49 (2004)
• Torque (2004) Coming in 2008:
• Quarantined (2008)
• Lakeview Terrace (2008)
• American Son (2008) 
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