Hollywood, CA - With several Latin Americans being recognized for their work in the film industry at this year's Academy Awards, including Demian Bichir's 'best actor' nomination, we thought we'd take a look at some of the best Mexican actors of all time.

The list of Mexican actors of note includes some familiar names to Americans, as well as some unfamiliar ones. And one, George Lopez, is probably better known for his comedy and late night TV show. Yet all of these men are fine actors.

10 Best Mexican Actors

1. Anthony Quinn - Mr. Quinn was from Chihuahua, Mexico. Folks mostly know him from Lawrence of Arabia. He won two Oscars before passing away in 2001. Quinn was also a great Broadway actor. He played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire.

2. Ricardo Montalban - There's more to Mr. Montalban than that line about "rich Corinthian leather" and Fantasy Island. He's was also a mighty fine actor. Montalban was also featured memorably in The Naked Gun.

3. Edward James Olmos - Nominated for an Oscar for Stand and Deliver, Edward James Olmos has always stood and delivered his best. He first dreamed of being a baseball player and then a rock star, but acting has been very good to him.

4. Mario Van Peebles - It make perfect sense that Mario Van Peebles starred in Baadasssss! in 2003. He's always played a great bad-ass. He's a great Mexican-American actor. He's also probably as tough in real life, as in film.

5. Gael Garcia Bernal - Gael Garcia Bernal is a true Mexican actor. But he passed for a Cuban in the wonderful 2004 indie film The Motorcycle Diaries. That film was set during revolutionary Cuba. This was both an historical movie and a road film.

6. George Lopez - Sure, he's that funny late night host now, but he had his own network sitcom at one time. He can also be seen in a number of funny films. He was a voice talent as Pipi in Beverly Hills Chihuahua.

7. Danny Trejo - Danny Trejo can play rough characters because he had a rough childhood. He spent time in prison and succeeded at boxing. He went on to win the Best Actor award for 2008's Valley of Angels.

8. Cheech Marin - If you think no good thing can come out of the comedy duo of "Cheech & Chong", you're wrong. Cheech Marin can do more than just get laughs with drug humor. He even wrote the screenplay for Born in East LA in which he also starred.

9. Carlos Gallardo - Gallardo may be best known for El Mariachi, which he made for only $7,000. That's low budget, even by used car standards! The film also won an Independent Spirit Award.

10. Kuno Becker - Americans may only know Kuno Becker as a patient on the TV show House, but Becker has been in a ton of Mexican films. He's probably most famous in his home country for the film Soñadoras.