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Marcela Turati
Marcela is a feminine given name which may refer to: Musicians *Marcela Bovio, Mexican musician * Marcela Lucatelli (born 1988), Brazilian composer *Marcela Morelo, Argentine singer-songwriter * Marcela Rodríguez, Mexican composer Politicians *Marcela Guerra Castillo, Mexican politician * Marcela Lombardo Otero, Mexican politician *Marcela Mitaynes, American politician Sportspeople *Marcela Acuña, Argentine boxer * Marcela Cuesta, Costa Rican swimmer *Marcela Hussey, Argentine field hockey player *Marcela Kubalčíková, Czech swimmer * Marcela Marić, Croatian Olympic diver *Marcela Richezza, Argentine field hockey player *Marcela (wrestler), ring name of professional wrestler María Elena Santamaría Gómez Writers *Marcela Delpastre, French-Occitan author * Marcela Paz, Chilean novelist *Marcela Serrano, another Chilean novelist Other *Marcela Agoncillo, Filipina seamstress of the first Philippine flag *Marcela Barrozo, Brazilian actress *Marcela Bilek, Czech-Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela Serrano
Marcela Serrano (born 1951) is a Chilean novelist. In 1994, her first novel, ''Para que no me olvides'', won the Literary Prize in Santiago, and her second book, ''Nosotras que nos queremos tanto,'' won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize for women writers in Spanish. She received the runner-up award in the renowned Premio Planeta competition in 2001 for her novel ''Lo que está en mi corazón''. Carlos Fuentes has quoted her description of the modern woman as "having the capacity to change skin like a snake, freeing herself from the inevitability and servitude of more obsolete times." Biography Marcela Serrano is the daughter of novelist Elisa Serrana and engineer and essayist . She is considered a "late editor" -- "I began to write at age 38 and recently at age 40, I published my first novel" -- even though as a girl she wrote "dozens of books", she threw them all out. That first novel appeared in 1991: ''We who love ourselves very much'', which was an immediate success the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel (given Name)
Marcel (, , ) is an Occitan Language, Occitan form of the Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman origin male given name Marcellus (name), Marcellus, which in Latin means "Belonging to Mars (mythology), Mars". The feminine counterpart of the name is Marcelle (other), Marcelle. It is used predominantly in France, Monaco, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Canada and partially in Romania. It may refer to: In the arts * Marcel (singer) (Marcel Francois Chagnon) (born 1975), American country music singer and songwriter known by the singular name, Marcel * Marcel Achard (1899–1974), French playwright and screenwriter * Marcel Aymé (1902–1967), French author screenwriter and playwright * Marcel Breuer (1902–1981), Hungarian-born American modernist, architect and furniture designer * Marcel Broodthaers (1924–1976), Belgian poet, artist and filmmaker * Marcel Camus (1912–1982), French film director * Marcel Carné (1906–1996), French film director * Marcel Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella (other)
Marcella is a Roman cognomen and Italian given name, the feminine version of Marcello (Mark in English). Marcella means warlike, martial, and strong. It could also mean 'young warrior'. The origin of the name Marcella is Latin. Marcella may refer to: People * Saint Marcella (325–410), saint in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church * Saint Markella, 14th century saint in the Greek Orthodox Church * Claudia Marcella, women of the Marcelli branch of the Roman gens Claudia As a given name * Marcella Albani (1899–1959), Italian actress * Marcella Alsan, American medical scientist and economist * Marcella Althaus-Reid (1952–2009), Argentinian Methodist theologian and author * Marcella Bella (born 1952), Italian singer * Marcella Detroit (born 1952), American singer, musician, songwriter * Marcella Hazan (1924–2013), Italian-born American cookbook author * Markella Kavenagh, Australian actress * Marcella Michelangeli (born 1943), Italian actress and singer * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achyrocline Satureioides
''Achyrocline satureioides'', commonly known as marcela, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to South America, from Argentina to Colombia to Guyana. A semi-annual herbaceous plant reaching about a meter tall, it has simple, narrow green leaves with serrated edges. It produces yellow flowers in racemes around Easter. Uses It is used as the medicinal plant symbol of Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil. This plant is widely used in various countries which share the Guarani cultural heritage such as Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina The species' extract, which contains isorhamnetin, luteolin, and quercetin, is used to fight herpes Herpes simplex is a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. Infections are categorized based on the part of the body infected. Oral herpes involves the face or mouth. It may result in small blisters in groups often called cold s .... It is also used extensively in South Portugal, in bonfires during popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela Zamora
Marcela Zamora Chamorro (born 1980) is a Salvadoran born-Nicaraguan documentary director and journalist. She has worked in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Venezuela, and Cuba. Career Zamora studied journalism in Costa Rica and documentary film at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (ElCTV) in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Her films, mostly documentaries, focus on the issues of human rights and gender. She has worked for Al Jazeera and teleSUR, and has directed multiple documentary initiatives of Salvadoran digital newspaper ''El Faro''. In her films and documentaries, Zamora also addresses the problems of immigration, exploitation, and misery caused by the violence propagated by governments, paramilitary groups, or street gangs in both urban and rural areas. Her films have won awards at international festivals in Europe, the United States, and Asia. Zamora's first medium-length film was ''Xochiquetzal: La casa de las flores bellas'' (2007). It was produced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela Valladolid
Marcela Luz Valladolid (born July 19, 1978) is an American chef and author. She was the host of the Food Network television series ''Mexican Made Easy'', and a judge on the Food Network series '' Best Baker in America''. Early life Valladolid was born in San Diego, California. Her interest in pursuing a career as a chef was sparked when she began working at her Aunt Marcela's cooking school in Tijuana, Mexico. Valladolid graduated from the Los Angeles Culinary Institute as a "Certified cook" and then moved to Paris, France, where she graduated as a classically trained pastry chef at the Ritz-Escoffier Cooking School. She then returned to Tijuana and started her own catering company and taught cooking techniques to classes of 40 students out of her home there. Career Valladolid joined the staff of ''Bon Appétit'' magazine as an editor and recipe stylist. She also competed on the 2005 series '' The Apprentice: Martha Stewart'', in which she came in fourth place. Valladolid's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela Topor
Marcela Topor (born 8 September 1976) They married in 2000. Topor is the editor of '' Catalonia Today'', an English-language magazine and website based in Girona. She also hosts the television programme ''Catalan Connections'', which features interviews in English with resident foreigners in Catalonia, broadcast on the El Punt Avui TV channel and posted to the Catalonia Today website.Elies, MiriamMarcela Topor, la nueva "primera dama" de Catalunya ''La Vanguardia'', 7 January 2016. etrieved 16 January 2016/ref> The couple has two daughters. Topor speaks Spanish, English, Romanian, and Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Topor, Marcela People from Vaslui Living people Romanian television presenters Spanish television prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela Hope Yellowbear
Andrew John Yellowbear Jr. (born September 5, 1974) was the defendant in one of Wyoming's most notorious capital murder trials. He was convicted in April 2006 in Thermopolis, Wyoming, of premeditated first-degree murder in the death of his 22-month-old daughter Marcela Hope Yellowbear. He was subsequently sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Description of the crime Authorities say Marcela Hope Yellowbear was tortured to death over a period of several weeks, starting around May 15, 2004, to July 2, 2004. According to the testimony of the girl's mother, Macalia Blackburn (born December 20, 1981), who was sentenced to 60 years in prison for her role as an accessory, Yellowbear beat the girl daily in the couple's Riverton, Wyoming apartment using a variety of objects, including the handle of a claw hammer, a sports sandal, a two-by-four, and a plastic stabilizer bar from a child's swingset. Blackburn said she was too scared of Yellowbear to stop him from hur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela Gallego
Marcela Gallego (born October 4, 1971) is a Colombian actress, born in Tunja. Most of her work has been in Colombian telenovelas including '' Celia'', some of which have appeared in the U.S. She is also known for acting in the film ''Satanás''. She studied acting in Bogotá and then in Mexico where she also took courses in direction and dance, and participated in a film and several plays. In Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ..., she has been on the charts for more than thirty years. She has participated in plays such as Llevados por el deseo, Monólogos de la vagina, Y se armó la mojiganga, La siempre viva and La honesta persona de Sechuán. She has also appeared in films such as Satan, Losing is a matter of method, The strategy of the snail and the half-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela Contreras
Dame Carmen Marcela Contreras Arriagada, DBE (born 4 January 1942) is a Chilean-born British leading blood expert, immunologist and university educator. Born in Curicó in central Chile and raised in Coelemu, she originally obtained her M.D. degree from the Universidad de Chile, Santiago, in 1968. As a recipient of a British Council scholarship, she went to the UK in 1972 to study immunology and has remained there ever since. She retired in February 2007 as national director for diagnostics, development and research for the National Blood Service (NBS) after working for the organisation for over 20 years. Her directorate consisted of nine functions, which included red cell immunohaematology; stem cells and immunotherapy; and histocompatibility and immunogenetics. She is Professor of transfusion medicine at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, London. In January 2008 she was appointed President of the National Commission of Blood and Tissues of the Chilean Ministry of Health ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcela Carena
Marcela Silvia Carena Lopez (born 22 March 1962) is a theoretical physicist, and Distinguished Scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, where she is also head of the lab's Theory Division. She is also a professor at the University of Chicago, where she is a member of the Enrico Fermi Institute and the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics. Early life and education Marcela Carena was born on 22 March 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up in the Villa Urquiza neighborhood. An only child, her father was an Italian immigrant who had immigrated to Argentina in the early 20th century, and her mother came from a Spanish family who had previously immigrated to Argentina. Carena initially studied engineering at the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, then studied philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires, and finally received her diploma in physics from the Instituto Balseiro in Bariloche, Argentina in 1985. That same year, at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
