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Cuenca (surname)
Cuenca is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * César Cuenca (born 1981), Argentine boxer *Christina Cuenca (born 1980), American beauty queen * Isaac Cuenca (born 1991), Spanish footballer *Jake Cuenca (born 1987), American-born Filipino actor * Jean-José Cuenca (born 1986), French footballer * João Paulo Cuenca (born 1978), Brazilian writer * Luis Cuenca (1921–2004), Spanish actor * María Guadalupe Cuenca (1790-1854), Bolivian-born Argentine letter writer * Mario Cuenca (born 1975), Argentine footballer *Rodolfo Cuenca Rodolfo Cuenca, sometimes known by his nickname, Rudy Cuenca, is a Filipino businessman best known as the former chairman of the Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines (CDCP), which is known today as the Philippine National Co ... (born 1928),Filipino businessman * Victoria Cuenca, 20th-century Argentine actress, vedette * Mike Cuenca, an American film director {{surname, Cuenca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Cuenca
César René Cuenca (born January 18, 1981) is an Argentine professional boxer who held the IBF light welterweight title from 2015 to 2016. Professional career On March 20, 2009, Cuenca won a twelve-round unanimous decision against undefeated contender Alex de Jesús. On May 3, 2014, Cuenca defeated Albert Mensah to become the mandatory challenger for the IBF junior welterweight belt, held by American Lamont Peterson. On July 18, 2015, he defeated Ik Yang in Macau by unanimous decision, in a bout he dominated and dropped his opponent, despite being knocked down himself. In the process, he won the vacant IBF light welterweight world championship, after a thirteen-year career, that spanned 49 fights prior, including two 'no contests'. Cuenca lost his world title in his next fight on November 4, 2015, when he faced Eduard Troyanovsky in Kazan, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Cuenca
The Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant. Miss Louisiana USA is produced by RPM Productions since 1990, which also produces the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA state pageants for Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina. RPM Productions' headquarters is in Aiken, South Carolina. Sylvia Masters of Houma, Louisiana was crowned Miss Louisiana USA 2023 on February 4, 2023 at Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie. She will represent Louisiana at Miss USA 2023. History Louisiana is one of only seven states to have three or more Miss USA winners (in 1958, 1961, and 1996). Four Miss Louisiana USA titleholders previously held the Miss Louisiana Teen USA title, including Ali Landry, who became the third woman from Louisiana to be crowned Miss USA. Jennifer Dupont, Miss Louisiana USA 2000, is one of only seven women who have competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America pageant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Cuenca
Joan Isaac Cuenca López (born 27 April 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger. Formed at Barcelona, where he made 30 total appearances, he also represented Deportivo and Granada in La Liga, additionally playing top-flight football in the Netherlands, Turkey, Israel and Japan. Club career Early years Born in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Cuenca began playing football with local Unió Barri Juroca, going on to have spells with RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona, UE Barri Santes Creus, CF Reus Deportiu and CF Damm before return to La Masia in 2009. He made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season, being loaned to another club in his native region, CE Sabadell FC of the third division; he made an immediate impact, starting in 24 of his appearances and totalling 2,288 minutes as the ''Arlequinats'' returned to the second level after an 18-year absence. In July 2011, Cuenca returned to Barcelona and joined its B-team, alongside Martí Riverola. Shortly after, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Cuenca
Juan Carlos Cuenca (; born December 30, 1987) popularly known as Jake Cuenca is a Filipino-American actor and model. Born in San Jose, California and was raised in Manila, Philippines. He also played for United Football League Division 2 sides Team Socceroo FC. Early life Cuenca was born on December 30, 1987, in San Jose, California, United States. His father is an architect, Spanish descent and is from Valencia, Spain and his mother is a businesswoman, Filipino descent from Ilocos Norte. Cuenca's mother is Rachele Leveriza while his father's name is Juan Tomas Cuenca. He has two siblings, Rufo and Bea. He was also once a student of PAREF Southridge, a school for boys in Muntinlupa. Entertainment career At the age of nine, Cuenca was discovered by the talent scout Arvin Bentonon for Cosmo Modeling Agency. Soon after, he made several television and print commercials including endorsements for Safeguard, Coke and Globe Telecom. At the age of eleven, he had a cameo role in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-José Cuenca
Jean-José Cuenca (born 22 April 1986) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder. Cuencua played for Olympique Lyonnais youth teams, playing alongside Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa. He signed for Scottish First Division club Livingston in June 2008 from Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a communes of France, commune, the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Charente Departments of France, department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern Franc ... on a free transfer. Cuenca made eight league appearances but was released at the end of the 2008–09 season. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuenca, Jean-Jose 1986 births Living people French people of Spanish descent Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Angoulême Charente FC players Livingston F.C. players Scottish Football League players Peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Paulo Cuenca
João Paulo Cuenca (born 1978 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian writer. In 2012, the English literary magazine ''Granta'' named him as one of the 20 best Brazilian writers under 40. In 2007, he was selected by the Hay Festival as one of the most talented Latin American writers under 39. Career João Paulo Cuenca was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1978. He is the author of “Body present” (2003), “The Mastroianni Day” (2007), “The only happy ending for a love story is an accident” (2010) and “The day I found out I was dead” (2015). His novels have been translated into eight languages and had its rights sold to eleven countries so far. He is a weekly columnist for major Brazilian newspapers and magazines since 2003 and now writes for Folha de São Paulo, the biggest national newspaper. An anthology of his articles, “The last dawn”, was published in 2012. In 2007, he was selected by the Hay Festival and by the organisers of the Bogotá World Book Capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Cuenca
Luis Cuenca García (6 December 1921 – 21 January 2004) was a Spanish actor. Partial filmography *''Quiéreme con música'' (1957) *''¿Pena de muerte?'' (1961) - Barbero *''Las travesuras de Morucha'' (1962) - Pepe *''Un rincón para querernos'' (1964) - Sacamuelas *'' Toto of Arabia'' (1965) - El Kasser *''Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble'' (1983) *''Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17'' (1993) *''Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa'' (1984) *'' The Cheerful Colsada Girls'' (1984) - Manolo *''Perras callejeras'' (1985) - Don Eulogio *''El donante'' (1985) - Manuel Torrecilla (uncredited) *''Suspiros de España (y Portugal)'' (1995) - Abad *''Cachito'' (1996) - Señor *'' The Good Life'' (1996) - Abuelo *'' Airbag'' (1997) - Souza *''Mátame mucho'' (1998) - Bartolo *''Grandes ocasiones'' (1998) - Abuelo *''En dag til i solen'' (1998) - Watchmaker *'' Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley'' (1998) - Barman *'' A Time for Defiance'' (1998) - Melquíades *'' Obra maestra'' (2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Guadalupe Cuenca
María Guadalupe Cuenca de Moreno (1790September 1, 1854) was a 19th-century Bolivian-born Argentine letter writer. María Guadalupe Cuenca was born in Chuquisaca, Bolivia, in 1790. After her father's death, she spent her childhood in a convent in her hometown. On May 20, 1804, she married Mariano Moreno Mariano Moreno (; September 23, 1778March 4, 1811) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, and politician. He played a decisive role in the Primera Junta, the first national government of Argentina, created after the May Revolution. Moreno was b ..., whom she met while Moreno was studying law in Bolivia. After the couple had a child together, they moved to Calle de la Piedad in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A few days after Moreno left for England, Cuenca received a box which contained a pair of black gloves, a black fan, and a mourning veil. But she was never informed that Moreno died on the high seas. While waiting for news of her husband, she wrote him a ten love letters that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Cuenca
Mario Eduardo Cuenca (born 6 March 1975, in Del Campillo Córdoba Province) is an Argentine football goalkeeper, most recently playing for Arsenal de Sarandí in the Primera División Argentina. Club career Cuenca started his career with Talleres de Córdoba in 1995. He was part of the team that won the Primera B Nacional in the 1997-1998 season, winning promotion to the Primera División. In 1999, he was again part of the Talleres team that won the Copa CONMEBOL, the only international title in the club's history. In 2002 Cuenca moved to Racing Club de Avellaneda, and in 2006 he moved to Arsenal where he established himself as the first team goalkeeper. On November 14, 2007 he had a good performance against River Plate in the semi-finals of the Copa Sudamericana 2007 The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Cuenca
Rodolfo Cuenca, sometimes known by his nickname, Rudy Cuenca, is a Filipino businessman best known as the former chairman of the Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines (CDCP), which is known today as the Philippine National Construction Corporation. He was a close associate of Ferdinand Marcos, and is noted not to be embarrassed by "''his much-criticized close association with Marcos and his being tagged as a crony.''" Early life and education Rodolfo Cuenca was born on May 1, 1928, at the Philippine General Hospital, to Nicolas and Cristina Cuenca. He is the eldest among four children. Cuenca spent his early years in Vigan, as his father was assigned district engineer in Ilocos Sur. In 1937, the family transferred to Bulacan, where Cuenca finished his fourth and fifth grade. He continued sixth grade in Ateneo de Manila on Padre Faura, then transferred to the Intramuros campus for his seventh grade. During the Second World War, Cuenca withdrew from high sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Cuenca
Victoria Cuenca ( fl. 1928–1946) was an Argentine film actress during the country's Golden Age of cinema, as well as a theatre actress and a vedette. Biography Victoria Cuenca was born in Buenos Aires. Together with her sister, Ángela Cuenca, she starred in the Buenos Aires variety stage shows in numerous theater companies led by leading figures in Argentina such as Tita Merello, Perla Mary, Héctor Quintanilla, and José Otal. She starred at the Maipo Theater where she worked extensively with Ivo Pelay, Pepe Arias, and Marcos Caplán-Pepita Muñoz. Her theater credits span the period of 1928 till 1946. Already in the 1940s, Cuenca was part of the Argentine cinema era with roles as a supporting actress. Her first film role was in 1940 in the comedy, ''Educating Niní'', along with Niní Marshall, which also included the film debuts of Mirtha Legrand and Silvia Legrand. She performed with Pepe Arias in ''Napoleon'' (1941), and also had roles in ''Orquesta de señoritas'' (1941 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
