13 Latine Actors In "Based On A True Story" Roles Vs. The Real People They Played

Whenever an actor stars in a project that's based on a true story, it's interesting to see how they compare to the actual person their character is based on.

Here are 13 Latine actors in real life vs. the real-life people they played:

1. Here's Ana de Armas as the Golden Age of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.

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Here's Marilyn Monroe IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

2. Here's Sofía Vergara as the well-known drug lord Griselda Blanco in Griselda.

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Here's Griselda Blanco IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

3. Here's Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla, the "Queen of Tejano Music," in Selena.

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Here's Selena Quintanilla IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

4. Here's Jesse Garcia as Richard Montañez, the purported inventor of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, in Flamin' Hot.

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Here's Richard Montañez IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

5. Here's Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father, in Hamilton.

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Here's a portrait of the real Alexander Hamilton.

And here's a side-by-side.

6. Here's Michael Peña as labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez in Cesar Chavez.

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Here's Cesar Chavez IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

7. Here's Michael Peña as astronaut José M. Hernández in A Million Miles Away.

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Here's José M. Hernández IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

8. Here's Salma Hayek as artist Frida Kahlo in Frida.

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Here's Frida Kahlo IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

9. Here's Gael García Bernal as Saúl Armendáriz, the luchador known by the ring name Cassandro, in Cassandro.

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Here's Saúl Armendáriz/Cassandro IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

10. Here's Jeimy Osorio as Celia Cruz, the "Queen of Salsa," in Celia.

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Here's Celia Cruz IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

11. Here's Marc Anthony as salsa singer Héctor Lavoe in El Cantante.

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Here's Héctor Lavoe IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

12. Here's Sofía Espinosa as Gloria Trevi, the "Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop," in Gloria.

Here's Gloria Trevi IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

13. And finally, here's Andy García as trumpeter Arturo Sandoval in For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story.

Here's Arturo Sandoval IRL.

And here's a side-by-side.

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