Jorge Zamanillo

Jorge Zamanillo (born in 1969) is an American archaeologist, curator, and museum administrator. He has served as the founding director of the National Museum of the American Latino since May 2022. Zamanillo was the chief executive officer of HistoryMiami from 2016 to 2022. He joined in 2000 as a curator and then served in various leadership roles before becoming its chief executive officer.

Life

Zamanillo was born in 1969 in Washington Heights, Manhattan to Cuban immigrants parents. He is the youngest of four children. In 2000, he returned to HistoryMiami as its curator of object collections. He oversaw 45 staff members and an annual budget of . In 2022, Zamanillo was also the president of the Florida Association of Museums and a board member and treasurer of the American Alliance of Museums.

Zamanillo and his wife Ann have a daughter.