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Very many Hispanics have overcame many obstacles to get where they're at and some are still overcoming obstacles. Look at Roberto Clemente he was a amazing baseball player before he passed and he overcame many obstacles before his career. The same with many other Hispanics look at Jennifer Lopez she has overcame many obstacles too. Facing obstacles are going to be along the way to success.

Jennifer Lopez was born on July 24, 1969 in Bronx, New York. Even though she wasn't born in a Hispanic place she still has Hispanic Heritage in her blood. She got her Hispanic heritage from her mom Guadalupe Rodriguez she was born in Puerto Rico. On the other hand her father David Lopez was born in Queens, New York but raised in Columbia. While growing up Lopez lived in poverty her family was also very poor. Once she was older she really wanted to be a movie star but all of her family told her that " no Latinos did that" and that it was a really "stupid idea". Not caring about her families opinion Lopez moved out and bought a apartment in Manhattan. After a long time she has created many new things like clothing lines, movies, singing, accessories, and fragrances. She also has had three husbands and two children. Now looking back at her past we know that she has overcame multiple obstacles and she is now a very successful woman. (Jenifer Lopez) (Jennifer Lopez Bio)

One man, Roberto Clemente , overcame many obstacles before is career. He was born on August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. While growing up Clemente also lived in poverty and he had to work along side his father in the fields to make money for their family. All of their resources were limited so they didn't get much of anything. It was also hard because Clemente had seven siblings him being the youngest. A little bit later Clemente loved to play baseball in school and he always played. Growing up loving baseball at the age eight teen he got his first contract the Congrejeros de Santurce. He signed it on October 9, 1952. Once his baseball career started he got 240 home runs and 3,000 hits. Eventually he got married in 1964 and had three kids. he played for the Brooklyn, Dodgers. But it was so sad that at the age thirty eight he passed away in a plane crash. Look how successful he was and all of those challenges he faced. Even though it is really hard you can fight through it and still have a very successful life and career. (Roberto Clemente) (Biography)

Delia Lee, my grandma, has overcame many obstacles. When she was a young girl she had a wonderful father but unfortunately he passed away. Then she had another father he was so mean. He would put her in a potato sack hang her from a tree and wack her with a baseball bat for no reason. This was a big problem for Delia and her mother so they ran away from him. Then she had her last father he was so wealthy and very nice. My grandmother loved him but her mother didn't so they divorced. A while later when she was older she met my grandpa and fell in love, they got married and had four kids. There they lived in poverty and struggled a lot. My grandma wanted to go to Florida but my Grandpa didn't so they got divorced and my grandma took her four kids and went to Florida with only fifty dollars in her pocket. There she lived behind one of her good friends house in a trailer with only one bedroom. Without their good friend feeding them every day they would never survive. But Delia got a job at Pizza Hut but the manager yelled at her and quit. Then she had a job at ABC Pizza and she grew through out that job and went to beauty school. She worked at many salons and is currently working at my mom's salon. She is one of the best hairdressers and very thankful for everything she has. (Delia Lee)

Many other Hispanics face challenges too not just Jennifer Lopez, Delia Lee and Roberto Clemente. Other movie stars, pop stars, singers, actors, and musicians and even more have faced some challenges like this. The main popular challenge that Hispanics face is poverty. Poverty is the state or condition of being poor. Other challenges are lost loved ones, the state of where you live like if you have escaped from your home country. These are only a few challenges that many popular and unpopular Hispanics face. Some people even risk their lives to get to the United States. Some of them come all the way from Mexico, Cuba, and Ecuador. Most of the people who try to come over sometimes don't make it or they pass away on the hard route to the United States or other Continents. This is a big problem for many Hispanics but look at how they have overcame them and how great they have become.

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