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Barretto
Barreto () is a surname of Portuguese origin, also found in the former Portuguese colonies of Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Timor-Leste and Goa as well as Spain and Latin America. In 1786, the title of '' Conde de Casa Barreto'' was created by King Charles III of Spain and bestowed upon Jacinto Tomás Barreto of Havana, Cuba. Occasionally, the surname has been spelled Barretto in the United States (e.g. Larry Barretto and Ray Barretto). People with the surname Academics * Ada Kouri Barreto (1917-2005), Cuban cardiologist * Fausto Barreto (1852-1915), Brazilian philologist *Jenny Anne Barretto, Filipina geologist and geophysicist *Lourdino Barreto, musicologist * Matt A. Barreto (born 1976), American political scientist *Paulo S. L. M. Barreto (born 1965), Brazilian cryptographer Artists and writers * Alexandra Barreto (born 1975), American actress *Bruno Barreto (born 1955) Brazilian film director * Chiquita Barreto (born 1947), Paraguayan writer *Claudine Barreto (born 1979), Filip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Barretto
Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent. Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of Latin music styles, as well as Latin jazz. His first hit, "El Watusi," was recorded by his Charanga Moderna in 1962, becoming the most successful pachanga song in the United States. In the late 1960s, Barretto became one of the leading exponents of boogaloo and what would later be known as salsa. Nonetheless, many of Barretto's recordings would remain rooted in more traditional genres such as son cubano. A master of the descarga (improvised jam session), Barretto was a long-time member of the Fania All-Stars. His success continued into the 1970s with songs such as "Cocinando" and "Indestructible." His last album for Fania Records, ''Soy dichoso'', was released in 1990. He then formed the New World Spirit jazz ensemble and continued to tour and record until his death in 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudine Barreto
Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto (; born July 20, 1979) is a Filipino actress, singer, and entrepreneur. Popularly dubbed as “''The'' ''Optimum Star''” by various media outlets, Barretto has won 3 FAMAS Award including 2 Best Actress wins and a German Moreno Youth Achievement Award. She is arguably the “''Queen of Teleserye'',” a title she shares with showbiz rival Judy Ann Santos. She is also recognized as one of the actresses that helped define pop culture of the 90s, dominating movies, TVs, ads, and every place imaginable. Yes! Magazine ranked Barretto as the 6th Star Who Ruled the Decade (2000-2009). In 2008, she was inducted at Eastwood City Walk of Fame. Barretto first appeared in ABS-CBN's youth-oriented variety show, ''Ang TV''. She then was cast in sitcom ''Home Along Da Riles'' that same year in which the film adaptation of the TV show became her official film debut in 1993. She landed her first television drama lead role in 1997's ''Mula sa Puso'' which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Barretto
Julia Francesca Barretto Baldivia (born March 10, 1997), better known for her screen name Julia Barretto (), is a Filipino actress and model. Dubbed as the “''Drama Princess''” of her generation by various media outlet, Barretto was inducted at Eastwood City Walk of Fame. In 2017, she won her first Best film Actress award at the Platinum Stallion Media Award. She has already earned a nomination for Best Actress at the 66th FAMAS Award and has since won 2 including a Special Award & the German Moreno Youth Achievement Award. In 2020, Barretto was ranked as the 7th among Filipino celebrities with the most followers on Instagram. Barretto has also starred in a lead role in several blockbuster films including: 'Unexpectedly Yours', 'Vince and Kath and James' and 'Love You to the Stars and Back', all of which grossing more than ₱100 million each in the box office. Early life She was born to actors Dennis Padilla and Marjorie Barretto, and has siblings from both her parents' re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Anne Barretto
Jenny Anne Barretto is a Filipino geologist and geophysicist based in New Zealand. She is credited for the discovery of Apolaki, the largest caldera in the world. Barretto was born and raised in the Philippines. She acquired her master's degree in Geology from the University of the Philippines in 1998. Career and research Barretto initially worked at UP National Institute of Geological Sciences in Quezon City. She took part at the initial examination of the structure of Benham Rise; it was a prerequisite for the Philippine government's formal claim of the territory in 2012. They were able to prove the morphological affinity of Benham Rise to the country's largest island, Luzon, and therefore concluded that Benham Rise is an extension of the Philippines' continental platform. Barreto conducted several morphological and geological research within the expanse of the Philippines. Barretto began working as a geologist and geophysicist for GNS Science in 2013. Barretto led an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Barretto
Larry Barretto (May 30, 1890 – December 30, 1971) was an American novelist and war correspondent. He was the author of several books. His father was Gerard Morris and his mother Laura Brevoort Barretto (a descendant of Hendrick Brevoort, the early New Yorker whose farm became Greenwich Village Greenwich Village ( , , ) is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village ...). References 1890 births 1971 deaths People from Larchmont, New York 20th-century American novelists American male novelists 20th-century American male writers {{US-novelist-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Notably Northern Mozambique lies within the monsoon trade winds of the Indian Ocean and is frequentely affected by disruptive weather. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and language. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arrival of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo S
Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: * Paulo Jr. * Paulo Jr. (footballer) *Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer *Paulo André Cren Benini (born 1983), Brazilian football defender *Paulo Angeles (born 1997), Filipino actor, singer and dancer *Paulo Avelino (born 1988), Filipino actor and film actor *Paulo de Carvalho (born 1947), Portuguese singer-songwriter and actor *Paulo Coelho (born 1947), Brazilian lyricist and novelist *Paulo Fernando Craveiro, Brazilian author *Paulo Freire (1921–1997), Brazilian educator and philosopher * Paulo R. Holvorcem, Brazilian amateur astronomer, a prolific discoverer of asteroids *Paulo Jorge (other) * Paulo Kanoa (1802–1885), Governor of Kauaʻi * Paulo P. Kanoa (1832–1895), Governor of Kauaʻi *Paulo Miklos (born 1959), Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor *Paulo Antonio de Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian football str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Carlos Barreto
Juan Carlos Barreto (born March 11, 1957, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li .... Filmography Selected film roles Television roles Awards and nominations References External links * 1957 births Living people Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male television actors Mexican male film actors 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors Male actors from Monterrey {{Mexico-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Cancio Barreto
Juan Cancio Barreto is a Paraguayan musician. Beginnings Barreto was born in Asunción, Paraguay on March 27, 1950. Son of Carmen Emategui and Rodolfo Barreto. He began to play the guitar at age 7, when a friend of his father, called Dario Duarte, also a musician, gave him a small guitar (requinto). His father showed him the basics and later a neighbour, Eufrasio Riveros, taught him to play. since then he never stopped playing that beautiful instrument. At the age of 11, he met Efrén Echeverría, who became his teacher and inspired him to love and appreciate the folklore of Paraguay and particularly its music. The artist remembers his teacher with affection and gratitude.Autobiography in ABC Color 20 April 2009 Career Other activities Juan Cancio Barreto shared and received the example of Paraguayan musicians such as: Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo, Eladio Martínez, Diosnel Chase, Emilio Vaesken, Edmigio Ayala Báez, Samuel Aguayo, Agustín Barboza, Luis Alberto del Paraná ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Barreto
Guillermo Barreto (August 11, 1929 – December 14, 1991) was a Cuban drummer and '' timbalero''. He was a major figure in the Cuban music scene for more than fifty years and one of the first drummers in Cuba to play Afro-Cuban jazz. Nicknames Like many Cuban musicians, Guillermo Barreto had several nicknames. He was usually credited as "Barretico" during the 1950s and 1960s. He was also known as "El Loro" (''The Parrot'') and "Pata de loro" (''Parrot leg'') "due to his constant chatter and parrotlike walk", a nickname given to him by Rita Montaner according to Paquito D'Rivera. Biography Early life and career Barreto was born in Havana on August 11, 1929. His father was Primo Barreto, a clarinetist who taught music to all of his children: Lita, Josefina, Estela, Alejandro "Coco", Roberto "Bobby", and Guillermo. As a young man, Guillermo became a skilled interpreter of Cuban pailas. In the 1940s, he was part of several big bands: the Cabaret Tropicana resident orchestra (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Barreto
Federico Barreto (1862 in Tacna - 1929 in Marseille, France) was a Peruvian poet and writer best known for his poetry collection ''El cantor del cautiverio''. Early life Barreto's father was a colonel in the Peruvian Army. Barreto himself was born on February 8, 1868, and lived in Tacna during the Chilean occupation after the War of the Pacific. Working as a writer and journalist alongside his brother, he advocated for the Peruvian identity of the territories occupied in opposition to Chilenization of Tacna, Arica and Tarapacá, Chilenization. He was one of the founding members of two magazines, the weekly ''El Progresista'' (1886) and the ''Círculo Vigil'' (1888). Barreto and his brother José Maria Barreto, José Maria joined a literary circle known as La Bohemia Tacneña, which published a magazine between 1896 and 1898 called ''Letras''. The publication had contributing writers such as Rubén Darío, Clemente Palma, José Enrique Rodó and José Santos Chocano. Later lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fábio Barreto
Fábio Villela Barreto Borges (June 6, 1957 – November 20, 2019) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and film producer. He was best known for directing ''O Quatrilho'' (which was the first Brazilian film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in more than 30 years) and '' Lula, o filho do Brasil'', a biography based on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's early life, which had been the most expensive film in the history of Brazilian cinema upon its release. Barreto slipped into a coma in 2009 after being involved in a car accident in Rio de Janeiro and, in August 2014, was reported to be in a minimally conscious state. He died on November 20, 2019, after almost 10 years in a coma. Biography Barreto was born on 1957 in Rio de Janeiro. He was the youngest son of well-known movie producers Luís Carlos and Lucy Barreto. His brother is the fellow filmmaker Bruno Barreto, responsible for the 1976 international box office hit ''Dona Flor and Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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