Juano Hernandez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juano Hernandez

Puerto Rican actor

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1896

Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jul-1970

Profession: actor, stage actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Juano Hernández (July 19, 1896 – July 17, 1970) was an Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
He made his silent 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 Award nomination for "New Star of the Year." Later in life he returned to Puerto Rico, where he intended to make a film based on the life of Sixto Escobar.