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Cortez Smith
Cortez may refer to: Places United States * Cortez, California, an unincorporated community in Merced County * Cortez, Colorado, a city and county seat of Montezuma County * Cortez, Florida, a census-designated place * Cortez, Nevada, ghost town * Cortez, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community Elsewhere * Sea of Cortez or Gulf of California, in Mexico Other uses * Cortez Motor Home, a Class-A motor coach made in the U.S. from 1963 to 1979 * Agnelli & Nelson or Cortez, trance music duo * Cortez, a character from ''The Longest Journey'' and ''Dreamfall'' * Cortez, a type of running shoe from Nike People Surname * Adrian T. Cortez (1978–2016), American trans woman and performer with the stage name Brittany CoxXx * Alberto Cortez (1940–2019), Argentine singer and songwriter * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989), American politician and educator * Amado Cortez (1928–2003), Filipino actor and diplomat * Antawn Cortez Jamison (born 1976), American basketball pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortez, California
Cortez is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m). History Some of California's early agricultural colonies owe their birth to the idealism of Abiko Kyutaro. Born in Niigata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ... Japan in 1865, he was raised by his grandfather in less than favorable economic conditions. At seventeen he moved to Tokyo with hopes jumping on a ship to America, but he ended up working there for a few years instead. During this time he became devout Christian and then came to America as a student in 1885, like several other initial Japanese immigrants. A decade later, Abiko became a somewhat of a successf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cortez
Christopher Michael Cortez (born July 24, 1988) is an American professional soccer forward. Career Youth and College Cortez, who is of Mexican descent, attended the Trabuco Hills High School, where he earned South Coast League first-team all-league honors as both a junior and a senior, and led his team to the South Coast League Championship in 2005. He played club soccer for Pateadores, and played one year of college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley, before signing with Chivas USA's youth academy. He went on to trial with Mexican side Pachuca in late 2010, before returning to the United States in early 2011 to train with Chivas USA's senior team. He participated in several of Chivas's preseason matches, and also played in the MLS Reserve Division, prior to officially turning professional. Professional Cortez was formally signed by Chivas USA on May 15, 2011, and was immediately added to the club's game day roster. He made his professional debut the same day, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Cortez
José Antonio Cortez (born May 27, 1975) is a former American football placekicker. He played for 10 National Football League (NFL) teams, as well as short stints in NFL Europe, the XFL, and the Arena Football League. His longest stints were two season stints with the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Oregon State University. He is the first Salvadoran to play in the National Football League. Early years Cortez arrived in the United States with his mother and younger sister at the age of 15, without any legal documents, to get away from the civil war ravaging his natal country. He reunited with his father and older sister, who were already living in Van Nuys, California. He did not speak any English, when he first began attending Van Nuys High School. He was the goalkeeper of the soccer squad for two years, before trying out for the football team as a senior. College career Cortez enrolled at Los Angeles Valley College, where he was both th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Cortez
Jorge Cortez (born September 4, 1972) is a minor league baseball coach and former pitcher who was on Panama's roster in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2009 World Baseball Classic. His last name is also spelled Cortes. In the 2001 Baseball World Cup, Cortez got a start against the Canadian team, holding them to four hits in innings. He pitched in the 2002 Intercontinental Cup, going 1–1 with a 9.39 ERA. Along with three other players, Cortez was caught doping during the Intercontintal Cup, thus costing Panama their bronze medal. Cortez was banned from international play for two years. He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds and he played in their farm system in 2003. He played for the GCL Reds (two games), Potomac Cannons (five games), Chattanooga Lookouts (nine games) and Louisville Bats (one game), going a combined 1–3 with a 4.28 ERA in 17 games. Cortez pitched for the Sinon Bulls of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2005, going 3–1 with a 2.96 ERA. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Cortez
Joe Cortez (born October 13, 1945) is an American former boxing referee who has officiated in many important world title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. Biography Cortez is of Puerto Rican descent. He had a successful amateur boxing career, winning various Golden Gloves tournaments from 1960 to 1962. In 1963, Joe turned pro at the age of eighteen. He had a record of ten wins and one defeat as a professional boxer, and the loss was to Georgie Foster from Ohio. He retired from boxing after only eleven professional fights. Cortez moved to Puerto Rico in 1969, working at The El Conquistador Hotel there; he worked his way up to Executive Assistant manager. Living there, he became fluent in Spanish. In 1977, he moved back to New York where he started work as a Casino Operations Manager for the El San Juan Hotel, one of the three properties in Puerto Rico. Beginning in the 1977, Cortez started working as a referee. During the 1980s, he took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Cortez
Jody Cortez (born 1960) is an American studio musician. A drummer, Cortez began his professional career at the age of 21 as a member of Boz Scaggs' live band in 1981. Cortez played drums on glam metal band Cinderella (band), Cinderella's 1986 debut album ''Night Songs (Cinderella album), Night Songs'' after band drummer Jim Drnec was unable to complete the drum parts in studio and was fired. Fred Coury would later be hired as the band's permanent drummer. Though never an official member of Cinderella, the earliest pressing of ''Night Songs'' features a photo of Cortez on the back cover, though Coury was pictured on the album's front cover photo and listed as a band member in the liner notes. Cortez has worked with David Crosby and played on the live version of the hit single "Hero" by Crosby and Phil Collins. In 1994, Cortez toured with CSN for the 25th Anniversary Tour, including Woodstock 2. In December 2009, he was announced as the new drummer for Yoso, although he left the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joana Cortez
Joana Amorim Cortez dos Santos (born 11 January 1979) is a retired Brazilian tennis player. In her career, Cortez won seven singles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 17 September 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 204. On 5 November 2001, she peaked at No. 115 in the doubles rankings. Cortez represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's doubles, reaching the second round with Vanessa Menga. A year previously, the pair won gold at the 1999 Pan American Games. Cortez won gold again in 2003, partnering Bruna Colósio, and in 2007 won bronze with Teliana Pereira in Rio. Playing for Brazil at the Fed Cup, Cortez had a win–loss record of 23–14. Cortez played and lost two doubles matches in Grand Slam events, at the 2001 US Open and in 2002 in Australia. After retiring from the professional tour, she became a beach tennis ''For the sport called "beach paddleball", see Matkot. For other sports called "paddleball", see Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhay Cortez
Jesús Manuel Nieves Cortez (born April 9, 1993), known professionally as Jhayco (formerly Jhay Cortez), is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper from Río Piedras, San Juan. After releasing multiple EPs, his debut studio album, ''Famouz'', was released in 2019. Biography Cortez was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Later, he moved to live in Camden New Jersey. As a result, Cortez had a bilingual childhood. He began composing songs at age 15, this made producer Eddie Dee interested in him and he was known by producers Lele "El arma secreta" and Eliel, with whom he began to write songs and who connect him to work with him. duo Zion & Lennox, for which he composed two songs, "Como curar" and "Detective de tu amor", in addition to producing "Soltera" under the pseudonym Jay "El Superdotado", the three songs forming part of the album ''Los Verdaderos''. Later he composed five singles for Tito El Bambino, among them: "Llama al sol" for his album ''Invencible'' published in 2011, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Cortez
Jayne Cortez (May 10, 1934 – December 28, 2012) was an African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist whose voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic and dynamic innovations in lyricism and visceral sound. Her writing is part of the canon of the Black Arts Movement. She was married to jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman (1954–64), and their son is jazz drummer Denardo Coleman. In 1975 Cortez married painter, sculptor, and printmaker Melvin Edwards, and they lived in Dakar, Senegal, and New York City. Biography Jayne Cortez was born Sallie Jayne Richardson on the Army base at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, on May 10, 1934. Her father was a career soldier who served in both world wars; her mother was a secretary. She is the second-born of three children with an older sister and a younger brother. At the age of seven, she moved to Los Angeles, where she grew up in the Watts district. Busby, Margaret"Jayne Cortez obituary: Poet whose in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi Cortez
Heidi Cortez (born March 11, 1981) is an American entrepreneur, coach, speaker, writer, and advisor. In November 2005, Cortez was hired by Howard Stern to be the radio host and co-writer on a segment on his Sirius XM satellite channel. On the show, Cortez would read bedtime stories to the listeners at the end of the day. As of , the segment was canceled. She released her first book ''Heidi’s Bedtime Stories'' on November 7, 2006, through Simon & Schuster. The book immediately made the Barnes & Noble's Best Sellers List. In , the book was published again in paperback. Her acting and modeling career took off internationally in print, including ''Maxim Magazine'', and several TV commercials, and music videos. In 2007–2008, Cortez was cast and appeared on the hit American reality television show ''Sunset Tan'' on the E! Network for two seasons, which at the time helped escalate the success of her business, Cabana Tans in Reno, which was one of the largest tanning salon Indoor ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez Lira (June 22, 1875 – February 28, 1916) was born in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico on June 22, 1875 and became a folk hero to the border communities of the United States and Mexico. After an altercation in which he killed Sheriff W. T. (Brack) Morris, Cortez went on the run from the Texas Rangers for thirteen days. He became the target of the largest manhunt in U.S. history from June 14, 1901 to June 22, 1901. He was accused of murdering two sheriffs and finally convicted of horse theft. Celebrated by fellow Mexican-Americans for his ability to evade the authorities, as well as his impassioned words in court, Cortez's life was converted into a legend by people on the Rio Grande border. This legend, which took shape in a popular song, the "Corrido de Gregorio Cortez," dramatized Cortez's fight against the authorities and transformed him into an inspiration for the Mexican-American border communities. This corrido (or border ballad), sung at local cantinas, reso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |