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Juano Hernandez
Acting
19 Jul 1896
† 17 Jul 1970
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Biography
Juano G. Hernández (July 19, 1896 – July 17, 1970) was a Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry. He made his silent picture debut in The Life of General Villa, and talking picture debut in an Oscar Micheaux film, The Girl from Chicago, which was directed at black audiences. Hernández also performed in a series of dramatic roles in mainstream Hollywood movies. His participation in the film Intruder in the Dust (1949) earned him a Golden Globe Awa...
Also Known As
Juan G. Hernández, Jauno Hernández, Juano Hernández Chávez
































