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Islas Cíes
Islas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Arturo Islas (1938–1991), professor of English and a novelist from Texas *Daniel Islas (born 1979), Argentine football goalkeeper * Luis Islas (born 1965), former football goalkeeper *Mauricio Islas (born 1973), Mexican actor best known for his work in telenovelas *Sabino Islas (born 1917), Mexican boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics *Therese Islas Helgesson (born 1983), Swedish handball player See also *Isla (other) Isla or ISLA may refer to: Organizations * International Securities Lending Association, a trade association * International School of Los Angeles * International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles People * Isla (g ... {{surname, Islas es:Islas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Islas
Arturo Islas, Jr. (May 25, 1938 – February 15, 1991) was an English professor and novelist from El Paso, Texas, whose writing focused on the experience of Chicano cultural duality. He received three degrees from Stanford: a B.A. in 1960, a Masters in 1963 and a Ph.D. in 1971, when he joined the Stanford faculty. Islas was one of the first Chicanos in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in English. In 1976, he became the first Chicano faculty member to receive tenure at Stanford.Dekker, George, Larry Friedlander, Diane Middlebrook and Nancy Packer. ''Memorial Resolution: Arturo Islas''. Historical Society of Stanford University. 1991. Islas died on February 15, 1991, from complications related to AIDS. Early life and education Fleeing the Mexican Revolution, Islas' father and paternal grandparents crossed the United-States-Mexico border to live in El Paso, Texas, in 1910. Islas' grandmother, Crecenciana, was a teacher who devoted much of her time to disciplining and educatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Islas
Daniel Alejandro Islas (born 19 February 1979) is an Argentine football goalkeeper. Career Islas started his professional career in 1997 with Club Atlético Independiente of the Primera División Argentina. In 1999, he dropped down a division to join Club Atlético Tigre Club Atlético Tigre is an Argentine professional football club located in Victoria, Buenos Aires. Tigre currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system, having secured promotion as the 2021 Pri ... where he played until 2002 and then Los Andes between 2002 and 2003. In 2003 Islas returned to the Primera División with Nueva Chicago but the club were relegated at the end of the 2003-2004 season, he stayed with the club for another season in the Argentine 2nd division. In 2005, he joined Huracán de Tres Arroyos. In 2007 Islas returned for a second spell with Tigre, he helped the club to gain promotion to the Primera. In Apertura 2007 he was the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Islas
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricio Islas
Mauricio Islas (born Juan Mauricio Islas Ilescas, August 16, 1973) is a Mexicans, Mexican actor. He is best known for his work in telenovelas produced by Televisa, TV Azteca, Telemundo, and Venevision. Currently, he lives and works in Miami, U.S. Biography Early life Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Islas is the son of businessman, Juan Islas, and Rosalinda Ilescas, and the youngest of two brothers. Career After working in various telenovelas, Islas made his protagonist debut in ''Preciosa (telenovela), Preciosa'', alongside Irán Castillo in 1998. From then on he continued working mainly as a leading actor, but occasionally playing villains, as in his 2000 participation in ''Primer amor... a mil por hora'' where he interpreted the malicious Demián and in 2006 ''Amores de mercado (2006 TV series), Amores de Mercado'', starring as the evil Fernando Leyra. In 2001, he starred in ''El manantial'', alongside Adela Noriega. He won a Premios TVyNovelas, TVyNovelas Award for his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabino Islas
Sabino Islas Jiménez (December 30, 1917 – November 4, 1998) was a Mexican boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Jan Nicolaas of the Netherlands. He died in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer .... External linksSabino Islas' profile at Sports Reference.com 1917 births 1998 deaths Boxers from Mexico City Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers of Mexico Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Mexican male boxers {{Mexico-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therese Islas Helgesson
Therese Islas Helgesson (born 1983) is a Swedish handball player. She plays for the club Nordstrand IF and for the Swedish national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the Swedish team placed eight, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Sweden came 11th. References 1983 births Living people Swedish female handball players Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Sweden 21st-century Swedish women {{Sweden-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isla (other)
Isla or ISLA may refer to: Organizations * International Securities Lending Association, a trade association * International School of Los Angeles * International Bilingual School, later named International School of Los Angeles People * Isla (given name) * Víctor Isla, Peruvian politician and a Congressman representing Loreto for the 2006–2011 term * Mauricio Isla, Chilean football player * Isla Fisher, actress and author Music * ''Isla'' (Portico Quartet album), a 2009 album by Portico Quartet Places * Isla, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Banana, Australia * Mt. Izla, location of ancient Christian monasteries, on the border between Turkey and Syria * Isla (Cantabria), a village in the Spanish region of Cantabria * River Isla, Perthshire, a tributary of the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland; flows through Glen Isla and Strathmore * River Isla, Moray a tributary of the River Deveron in North-East Scotland; flows through Keith in Banffshire * Senglea, Isla (Senglea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |