TRUE STORY: Yuyi Morales brought her hopes, her passion, her strength, and her stories with her, when she came to the United States in 1994 with her infant son.

TRUE STORY: The first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor was inspired by books—they were her mirrors, her maps, her friends, and her teachers, showing her that the world is full of promise and possibility.

TRUE STORY: Mexican American Mario Molina, a Nobel laureate and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, heroically uncovered the ozone-depleting threat of CFCs, inspiring hope in the battle against global warming.

TRUE STORY: A poor Brazilian boy’s passion for fútbol transforms him into Pelé, the legendary King of Soccer and the first to score a thousand goals.

TRUE STORY: Mexican revolutionary Jovita Valdovinos disguised herself as a man and secretly joined the Cristero War to fight for religious freedom.

TRUE STORY: Believing that food is not only nourishment but also a source of hope, Chef José Andrés creates the World Central Kitchen, serving over 200 million meals to people affected by natural disasters, pandemics, and war.

TRUE STORY: Driven by her passion for learning and exploration, Ellen Ochoa became an accomplished engineer, the first Latina to reach outer space, and the first Latina director of the Johnson Space Center after four space flights.

TRUE STORY: A Puertorriqueña from the Bronx and America’s youngest congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proves that everyone— regardless of their age, race, creed, wealth, or zip code—is capable of being a voice for change.

TRUE STORY: Seven years before Brown v. Board of Education, the Mendez family fought to end segregation in California schools.

TRUE STORY: Areli Morales moved from Mexico to New York with her family as a baby, faced challenges with language and accusations at school, but eventually embraced America as a land of opportunity.

TRUE STORY: From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to singer Selena Quintanilla to NASA’s first virtual reality engineer, Evelyn Miralles, these are the stories of 40 influential Latinas and how they became the women we celebrate today.

TRUE STORY: Selena Quintanilla began her music career at nine, overcoming gender barriers in Tejano music with her band Selena Y Los Dinos, and became a trailblazer who inspired Latina girls and opened doors for Latinx entertainers in mainstream American music.

TRUE STORY: The rookie known for his signature pitching style, Fernando Valenzuela became a symbol of Mexican American pride and a hero to Latinos everywhere.