10 Superheroes You Never Knew Were Latino

By Jesus Trivino Alarcon | 05/03/2013 - 17:01 | 0 Comments

Robert Downey Jr. can’t have all the fun. The Hollywood A-Lister becomes our favorite metal head again in Iron Man 3, which hits theatres this weekend, but we thought a couple of our Latino superheroes could hitch a ride. Before you get a tub of buttery popcorn and watch Downey take down bad guys, click through our 10 Superheroes You Never Knew Were Latino. If Iron Man can’t save the day, this squad will have his back.

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Spider-Man

Real Name: Miles Morales

Roots: Cuban and African American

First Appearance: August 2011

Spidey’s multi-culti makeover wasn’t a hit with everyone. Media loudmouths Lou Dobbs was appalled by Spider-Man’s new biracial identity and Glenn Beck accused Marvel of drawing Morales in the likeness of Barack Obama. Although this was the first time Spider-Man was African American, it wasn’t his first Latino incarnation. In 1992, Marvel developed 2099, a comic series set over 100 years in the future, and introduced Spiderman 2099, Mexican and Irish geneticist Miguel O’Hara.

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