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El Negro (band)
"El Negro" is a common Spanish language nickname, meaning "The Black". People * Estevanico (1500–1539), African explorer of the New World * Juan Matta-Ballesteros (born 1945), Honduran drug lord * Arturo Durazo Moreno (1924–2000), Mexican chief of police and convicted criminal * Fernando "El Negro" Chamorro (1933–1994), Nicaraguan rebel * Roberto Fontanarrosa (1944–2007), Argentine cartoonist * Jorge Pabón (194?–1988), close collaborator of Pablo Escobar * José Guadalupe Esparza, (born 1954), Mexican musician * Iván Arias (born 1958), Bolivian journalist and politician * Martín Ramírez (cyclist) (born 1960), a Colombian cyclist * Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963), Mexican filmmaker * Horacio Hernandez (born 1963), Cuban drummer Other * ''El Negro en ik'', a book by Frank Westerman Frank Martin Westerman (born 13 November 1964) is a Dutch writer and a former journalist. He studied tropical agricultural engineering at Wageningen University and wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estevanico
Estevanico ("Little Stephen"; modern spelling Estebanico; –1539), also known as Esteban de Dorantes or Mustafa Azemmouri (مصطفى الزموري), was the first African to explore North America. Estevanico first appears as a slave in Portuguese records in Morocco, with him being sold to a Spanish nobleman in about 1521. In 1527 he joined the Spanish Narváez expedition to explore " La Florida", present-day Northern Mexico and Southern United States. He has been referred to as "the first great African man in America". He became a folk hero in the folklore of Spain and legend in New Spain, his exploration and cataloging of the Gulf of Mexico, and what is today modern Florida and Texas, resulted in numerous legends about him. During his final exploration and disappearance in New Mexico, and what would become the Southwestern United States, he became mythologized as part of stories involving the Seven Cities of Gold in Santa Fe de Nuevo México. In both historical and modern d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Matta-Ballesteros
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Durazo Moreno
Arturo "El Negro" Durazo Moreno (1924 – 5 August 2000) was the Chief of Police in Mexico City for six years, from 1976 to 1982. He was arrested in 1984 and incarcerated on multiple counts of corruption, extortion, tax evasion, smuggling and possession of illegal weapons and cocaine trade kickbacks. Biography Durazo was born in the northern border state of Sonora and moved to the capital at a young age. He studied business and worked in the central bank for four years starting in 1944. In 1948, he switched careers to that of traffic inspector, moving on to becoming an agent of the Federal Security Directorate (DFS). At the end of the 1960s, he became a member of the infamous 'White Brigade', a right wing paramilitary police force made up to crush the student movements of 1968 and eradicate the threat of communists and communism in general in Mexico. In 1976, Durazo's childhood friend, José López Portillo, was nominated as the presidential candidate for the long-ruling I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando "El Negro" Chamorro
Fernando Chamorro Rappaccioli (1933 – September 6, 1994), known as "El Negro" ("Blackie") for his dark complexion, was a longtime Nicaraguan rebel fighting both the Somoza and Sandinista regimes. Efforts to build a Contra Southern Front around him played a part in the Iran-Contra Affair. Somoza opponent Chamorro, a descendant of Nicaragua's pre-eminent Conservative Party family, inherited a tradition of opposition to Somoza's Liberal-based regime. Beginning in the 1950s, he and his brother Edmundo waged sporadic actions against Somoza. Fernando participated in the April Rebellion of 1954 and the Olama y Mollejones invasion of 1959. The highlight of these early battles came with the seizure of the Diriamba and Jinotepe barracks on November 11, 1960. In 1977, after his friend Edén Pastora rejoined the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), Chamorro met with Sandinista strategist Humberto Ortega and agreed to cooperate in the fight against Somoza. On July 20, 1978, Chamorro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Fontanarrosa
Roberto Alfredo Fontanarrosa, known popularly as ''El Negro'' Fontanarrosa (November 26, 1944 in Rosario – July 19, 2007), was an Argentine cartoonist, comics artist and writer. During his extended career, Fontanarrosa became one of the most acclaimed ''historieta'' artists of his country, as well as a respected fiction and short story writer. He created two hugely popular comic strips, as well as their parodic protagonists: '' Inodoro Pereyra'', a gaucho, and '' Boogie, el aceitoso'', a gun-for-hire. He also created the comic book ''Los Clásicos según Fontanarrosa'' ("The Classics According to Fontanarrosa"), which contained a selection of humorous parodies of universal literature mainstays originally published in the magazine '' Chaupinela'', in the 1970s. In 2013 an Argentine animated film directed by Juan José Campanella and loosely based on Fontanarrosa's short story ''Memorias de un wing derecho'' was released to box office success. Biography Early life Fontanar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Escobar
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed "the king of cocaine", Escobar is the wealthiest criminal in history, having amassed an estimated net worth of US$30 billion by the time of his death—equivalent to $70 billion as of 2022—while his drug cartel monopolized the cocaine trade into the United States in the 1980s and early 1990s. Born in Rionegro and raised in Medellín, Escobar studied briefly at Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana of Medellín, but left without graduating; he instead began engaging in criminal activity, selling illegal cigarettes and fake lottery tickets, as well as participating in motor vehicle theft. In the early 1970s, he began to work for various drug smugglers, often kidnapping and holding people for ransom. In 1976, Escobar founded the Medellín Cartel, which distributed powder cocaine, and establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Guadalupe Esparza
José Guadalupe Esparza (born 12 October 1954) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and the frontman of the grupero band Bronco. He was born in Durango, but grew up in the city of Apodaca, Nuevo León, where he attended elementary and high school. From an early age, he wanted to become a singer. In 1974, along with a few of his friends, José Guadalupe Esparza formed a musical group, Bronco. As the lead singer, ''el Negro'' (The dark one), as his friends called him, not only was an instant success because of his distinctive voice, but also became very admired as a talented composer. It is because of his peculiar style as a composer, that artists of the stature of Antonio Aguilar, Dulce, Lucero, Lupita Piñeda, Alejandro Fernández, Los Humildes, Mandingo, Banda Machos, Liberación, Guardianes del Amor, Los Rieleros del Norte, Pesado, among others, have made a point to reinterpret, and release their own versions of his songs. José Guadalupe Esparza has recorded 18 album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iván Arias
{{Infobox officeholder , name = Iván Arias , image = Hernán Iván Arias Durán (Official Photo, 2021) Municipal Government of La Paz. Cropped I.png , caption = Official portrait, 2021 , office = Mayor of La Paz , term_start = 3 May 2021 , term_end = , predecessor = Luis Revilla , successor = , office1 = Minister of Public Works,Services, and Housing , president1 = Jeanine Áñez , term_start1 = 3 December 2019 , term_end1 = 6 November 2020 , predecessor1 = Yerko Núñez , successor1 = Edgar Montaño , office2 = Vice Minister of Strategic Planningand Popular Participation , president2 = Jorge Quiroga , 1blankname2 = {{Nowrap, Minister , 1namedata2 = Ramiro Cavero , term_start2 = 14 August 2001 , term_end2 = 1 April 2002 , predecessor2 = Mario Gali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín Ramírez (cyclist)
Martín Alonso Ramírez Ramírez (born November 8, 1960 in Bogotá) is a Colombian former road bicycle racer. He won the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1984. His mother was a homemaker while his father was a construction worker. Feeling the intense need and desire to earn an income, at age 16 he decided to work as a delivery man for a well known drug store in Bogota, called ''the Ultramar.'' It was here that he picked up a passion for cycling Major results ;1982 : 1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Colombia : 1st Stage 1 Coors Classic ;1984 : 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré : 4th Overall Clásico RCN ::1st Prologue ;1985 : 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir ::1st Stage 8 ;1987 : 9th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme ;1990 : 1st Stage 5 Clásico RCN The Clásico RCN (Spanish for ''RCN Classic'') is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu (; American Spanish: ; credited since 2016 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the human condition. His projects have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades including four Academy Awards with a Special Achievement Award, three Golden Globe Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, two American Film Institute Awards, two Directors Guild of America Awards and a Producers Guild of America Award. His most notable films include ''Amores perros'' (2000), '' 21 Grams'' (2003), '' Babel'' (2006), '' Biutiful'' (2010), '' Birdman'' (2014), and '' The Revenant'' (2015). Iñárritu's first feature film, ''Amores Perros'' (2000), won the Critics' Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His next film, ''21 Grams'' (2003), was critically and commerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horacio Hernandez
The name Horacio is found sporadically throughout all Latinamerica. Historical Figures *Horacio Quiroga, an Uruguayan author and writer. *Horacio Carochi, an Italian Jesuit priest and grammarian *Horacio Pagani (auto executive) (born 1955), Argentinian founder of Pagani Automobili S.p.A. *Horacio Pagani (sportswriter) (born 1948), Argentine sportswriter and sportscaster Meaning The name Horacio is a boy's name with Latin origins that means timekeeper. Origin The masculine name Horacio \ho-ra-cio\ is a variant of Horace. See also See also the similarly spelled name Horatio Horatio is an English male given name, an Italianized form of the ancient Roman Latin '' nomen'' (name) '' Horatius'', from the Roman '' gens'' (clan) '' Horatia''. The modern Italian form is ''Orazio'', the modern Spanish form ''Horacio''. It app .... References Spanish masculine given names {{name-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Westerman
Frank Martin Westerman (born 13 November 1964) is a Dutch writer and a former journalist. He studied tropical agricultural engineering at Wageningen University and worked as a news correspondent for ''de Volkskrant'' in Belgrade and ''NRC Handelsblad'' in Moscow. He is currently a full-time writer of non-fiction books, among which are ''The Republic of Grain'' (1999), ''Engineers of the Soul'' (2002), and ''Ararat'' (2007). Life Frank Martin Westerman was born on 13 November 1964 in Emmen in the Netherlands. He grew up in Assen, in a Christian-reformed family. Westerman studied tropical agricultural engineering at the Agricultural University of Wageningen. In 1987, he travelled to Peru, where he did research in Puno. In this period, he also started working as a journalist. In 1992, he became correspondent of ''de Volkskrant'' in Belgrade. In 1995, Westerman and his colleague were two of the few journalists who were in Srebrenica during its capture. The book ''Srebrenica: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
