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Manuela (given Name)
Manuela or Manuéla is a feminine Portuguese and Spanish given name. The name is a variant of the masculine " Manuel", which is in turn derived from the Hebrew name " Emanuel", meaning "God is with us". Nameberry.com List of people with the given name Manuela or Manuéla * Manuela Arbelaez, model and actress appearing in (formerly Barker's Beauties) *, Portuguese singer * |
Manuel (name)
Manuel is a male given name originating in the Hebrew name Immanu'el (, which means "God with us." It was possibly brought from the Byzantine Empire (as ) to Spain and Portugal, where it has been used since at least the 13th century. Manuel is popular in Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Romanian, Greek (Latinized), Polish and Dutch where ''Manny'' or Manu is used as a nickname. Middle Ages * Manuel I Komnenos (1118–1180) * Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425) * Manuel I of Trebizond (1218–1263) * Manuel II of Trebizond (1324–1333) * Manuel III of Trebizond (1364–1417) * Manuel I of Portugal (1469–1521) * Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém, Portuguese prince, son of Peter II of Portugal * Manuel of Castile (1234–1283), son of Ferdinand III of Castile * Manuel I, patriarch of Constantinople in 1216–22 * Manuel II, patriarch of Constantinople in 1244–55 * Manuel Christonymos, birth name of ''Patriarch Maximus III of Constantinople'', reigned 1476–1482 Early m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Machado
Maria Manuela Machado (born August 9, 1963, in Viana do Castelo) is a former Portuguese long-distance runner, who was particularly successful when running the marathon. Unlike many other marathoners, she did not focus on running lucrative city marathons. Instead, she participated in major competitions (which were less monetarily profitable). Machado participated in the marathon in every major competition between 1990 and 2000. In her first major competition, the 1990 European Championships in Athletics in Split, she placed tenth. She placed seventh in both the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Machado won her first medal in a major competition in the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart when she came in second in the marathon. She won the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki and the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she once again placed seventh. At the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Bosco
Manuela Bosco (born 11 June 1982) is a Finnish actress and former hurdler. Biography Manuela Bosco, despite having dual citizenship (Italian and Finnish), chose to compete for Finland, She is the niece of the Finnish cross-country skier Harri Kirvesniemi. In 2012, she debuted as an actress in the Finnish short movie ''Hankikanto'', and in 2013, in the TV series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ... '' Nymphs''. Bosco has two children with actor Kasimir Baltzar. She married musician Tuure Kilpeläinen in June 2018. They have a daughter born in February 2019. Achievements Filmography Film Television Music video See also * Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bosco, Manuela 1982 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Velasco
Manuela Velasco Díez (born 23 October 1975) is a Spanish actress and television presenter. She is known for playing Ángela Vidal in the horror franchise ''REC'' (2007–2014), which won her a Goya Award—Spain's equivalent to the Oscars—among other accolades. Career Velasco's first film role was in 1987, as pre-teen Ada in Pedro Almodóvar's comedy-drama thriller ''Law of Desire''. She gained wide recognition as TV reporter Ángela Vidal in the 2000s found footage horror films ''REC'', ''REC 2'' and '' REC 4: Apocalypse''. She won the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in ''REC''. In 2005, she hosted ''Cuatrosfera'', by Cuatro. In 2009, she starred in ''La chica de ayer'', a Spanish adaptation of the UK science fiction series ''Life on Mars''. In 2010, she portrayed Eugenia de Molina, the duchess of Monfragüe in ''Águila Roja'', by TVE. In 2011, Velasco appeared in the TV series ''Ángel o demonio''. In 2012, she portrayed Ainhoa in ''Aída''. Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Stellmach
Manuela Stellmach (born 22 February 1970 in Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who was a member of the women's relay team that won the gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. At the same tournament she captured the bronze medal in the individual 200 m freestyle. Four years later, when Barcelona, Spain hosted the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ..., Stellmach ended up third (bronze) with the women's relay team from the Unified Germany. External links * * * 1970 births Living people Olympic swimmers for East Germany Olympic swimmers for Germany German female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Spinelli
Giovanni Trapattoni (; born 17 March 1939), sometimes popularly known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football manager and former player, considered the most successful club coach of Italian football. A former defensive midfielder, as a player he spent almost his entire club career with AC Milan, where he won two Serie A league titles ( 1961–62 and 1967–68), and two European Cups, in 1962–63 and 1968–69. Internationally, he played for Italy, earning 17 caps and being part of the squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. One of the most celebrated managers in football history, Trapattoni is one of only five coaches, alongside Carlo Ancelotti, Ernst Happel, José Mourinho and Tomislav Ivić to have won league titles in four different European countries; in total, Trapattoni has won 10 league titles in Italy, Germany, Portugal and Austria. Alongside Udo Lattek and José Mourinho, he is one of the three coaches to have won all three major European club compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Schwesig
Manuela Schwesig (' Frenzel, born 23 May 1974) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party serving as Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 4 July 2017. She is the first woman to serve as head of government of this state. Previously she served as Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth in the third cabinet of Angela Merkel from 2013 to 2017. Early life and education Born in Frankfurt (Oder),Manuela Schwesig's website , Schwesig grew up in the nearby town of . In 1990, she played a small acting role in the |
Manuela Schmermund
Manuela Schmermund (born 30 December 1971) is a German Paralympic sport shooter. Schmermund has paraplegia which was caused by damage to her spinal cord in a car accident in 1992. She competes in SH1 (classification), SH1 classification events. She has competed at the Paralympic Games in Shooting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2000; in Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2004, where she won a gold medal in the Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle standing SH1, 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 event and a bronze medal in the Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1, 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 event; in Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008, where she won a silver medal in the Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle standing SH1, 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 event; in Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2012, where she won a silver medal in the Shooti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Sáenz
Doña Manuela Sáenz de Vergara y Aizpuru (27 December 1797 – 23 November 1856) was an Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine of South America who supported the revolutionary cause by gathering information, distributing leaflets and protesting for women's rights. Manuela received the Order of the Sun ("''Caballeresa del Sol''" or 'Dame of the Sun'), honoring her services in the revolution. Sáenz married a wealthy English doctor in 1817 and became a socialite in Lima, Peru. This provided the setting for involvement in political and military affairs, and she became active in support of revolutionary efforts. Leaving her husband in 1822, she soon began an eight-year collaboration and intimate relationship with Simón Bolívar that lasted until his death in 1830. After she prevented an 1828 assassination attempt against him and facilitated his escape, Bolívar began to call her "''Libertadora del libertador''" ("liberator of the liberator"). Manuela's role in the revolution after her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Priemer
Manuela Priemer (born November 19, 1978, in Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria) is a retired female hammer thrower from Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... She set her personal best (67.26 metres) on June 4, 2003, at a meet in Cottbus. Achievements References * 1978 births Living people People from Weiden in der Oberpfalz Sportspeople from the Upper Palatinate German female hammer throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Mucke
Manuela Mucke (born 30 January 1975 in Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt) is a German sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-4 500 m event, earning them in 1996 and 2000. For winning a golden medal during the Olympic Gammes 2000 she was decorated by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Johannes Rau on Febr. 2. 2001 with the Silver Laurel Leaf.Statement by the Chief Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany (in German: Bundespräsidialamt)concerning the decoration af all German Olympic medall winners during the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney Mucke also won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-2 1000 m: 2001, K-4 200 m: 1997; K-4 500 m: 1995, 1998), eight silvers (K-2 500 m: 2002, K-2 1000 m: 1999, 2002, 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuela Mölgg
Manuela Mölgg (born 28 August 1983) is a retired alpine ski racer from Italy, a specialist in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Biography Born in Bruneck, South Tyrol, Mölgg made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December 2000 and gained her first podium in November 2004. She has 14 World Cup podium finishes and appeared in two Olympics and six World Championships. At the 2009 Alpine World Ski Championships in Val-d'Isère Mölgg took the lead in the slalom after the first run but was disqualified from the second after missing the final gate of the course, having kept her lead at the intermediate checkpoints before the finish line. She is the sister of Manfred Mölgg (b.1982), a racer on the Italian men's team. At the 2018 Winter Olympics of Pyeongchang she led after the first run of the giant slalom, and then finished the race in 8th position. After the 2018 World Cup Finals in Åre, Mölgg announced her retirement from World Cup skiing. Mölgg has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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