Diosa Costello (Juana de Dios Castrello) was an actress, performer, producer and club owner, known as “the Latin Bombshell”. She was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico on April 23, 1913. After performing at various venues in Spanish Harlem, she paired with Desi Arnaz at the La Conga club. Her Broadway debut was in “Too Many Girls” (1939), where she became the first Latina on Broadway. She performed in film but refused to move to Hollywood, California. Her filmography:

Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
The Bullfighters (1945)
They Met in Argentina (1941)

The Smithsonian filmed an interview with Costello in 2006. She died in her sleep on June 20, 2013 at the age of 100 in Hollywood, Florida.

PRdream mourns her passing.