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Medina (surname)
Medina is a common Spanish toponymic surname of Moorish origin. The surname was derived from several cities and towns of Spain such as Medina del Campo, Medina de Pomar, Medina de Rioseco, Medinaceli, Medina-Sidonia and Medina de las Torres. The use of the term dates back to the Muslim rule of Al Andalus (8th–15th century) and it originates from the Arabic word madīnah (مَدِيْنَة) which means "city". Christian families from these places took it as a surname during the Reconquista and later on. The surname was imported to the Spanish colonies by the conquistadores. Medina is a common surname among Moriscos and Conversos. People Notable people with the surname include: * Adonis Medina (born 1996), Dominican baseball player * Alberto Medina Briseño (born 1983), Mexican footballer * Alexander Medina Reobasco (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer * Anabel Medina Garrigues (born 1982), Spanish tennis player * Ana Medina, Venezuela's ambassador to Poland appointed by the Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medina Del Campo
Medina del Campo is a town and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Part of the Province of Valladolid, it is the centre of a farming area. History Medina del Campo grew in importance thanks to its fairs held during the 15th and 16th centuries. This helped with banking and the businesses of wool, textiles, books and an enormous variety of other goods. As the population increased, the town expanded outward toward the plain of Zapardiel brook. Since then, the ''Padilla Street'' became the business centre of Medina. In 1489 a great trade agreement, that would last for 96 years, united the kingdoms of Spain and England with the reduction of trade tariffs, the recognition of France as a common enemy, and the marriage of Catherine of Aragon to King Henry VII's son, Prince Arthur (and later to King Henry VIII)—this was known as the Treaty of Medina del Campo (1489). At the time of the Revolt of the Comuneros, Medina del Campo was a major town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Medina
Ann Medina is an American Canadian television journalist and documentary producer. Biography Born and raised in New York City, Medina studied philosophy at Wellesley College, Harvard University and the University of Edinburgh before getting her M.A. in philosophy from the University of Chicago. She began her television career in Chicago, later becoming a network producer for NBC News, and then a network correspondent and producer for ABC News. While at ABC, she produced documentaries for its network ''Close-Up'' series. In 1975, Medina moved to Canada to marry CTV producer and host Jack McGaw. They divorced amicably after eight years. She worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's ''Newsmagazine'' and later became its executive producer. She joined CBC's '' The Journal'' when it began in 1982, becoming its senior foreign correspondent, focusing on stories in the Mideast, but also reporting from China, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Africa, Bhopal and elsewhere. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo Medina
Danilo Medina Sánchez ( : born 10 November 1951) is a Dominican politician who was President of the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020. Medina previously served as Chief of Staff to the President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2006, and is a member of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). He won the May 2012 Dominican presidential election, defeating Hipòlito Mejía with 51% of the votes. On 15 May 2016, Danilo Medina leading a coalition of parties won the 2016 Dominican presidential election, defeating the leader of the opposition and PRM candidate Luis Abinader with 61.8% of the votes, the highest percentage received by a president elected in free elections since 1924 when Horacio Vásquez won the presidency with 69.8% of the ballots—surpassing Juan Bosch's record of 59.5% obtained in 1962, and Leonel Fernández's 57.1% of the votes obtained in 2004. Medina's second term has been characterized as humane, transparent and goal-driven b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Medina
Cristian Nicolás Medina (born 1 June 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Boca Juniors. Club career Medina came through the youth ranks at Rayo de Malaver, before moving to Boca Juniors in November 2012. He remained in their youth system across the next eight years, with the midfielder notably scoring a rabona goal in an academy Superclásico versus River Plate in April 2018. Medina was promoted into the first-team in mid-2020, as he appeared on the substitute's bench six times under manager Miguel Ángel Russo. His senior debut would arrive on 14 February 2021 in the Copa de la Liga Profesional against Gimnasia y Esgrima, as he replaced Leonardo Jara with twenty minutes remaining at La Bombonera. International career Medina was part of Argentina's U15 squad that won the 2017 South American Championship under manager Diego Placente on home soil, as they defeated Brazil in the final. Two years later, Medina was selected by Pablo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claribel Medina
Claribel Medina (born December 16, 1961 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican actress who has acted for soap operas and movies filmed both in her native Puerto Rico and in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... Biography Claribel started her artistic career in the early 1980s when an opera singer, Alex Vázquez, chose her to have a role in the musical production "The passion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ." See also * List of Puerto Ricans * Raquel Montero References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Medina, Claribel 1961 births Living people People from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican film actresses Puerto Rican stage actresses Puerto Rican telenovela actresses Puerto Rican emigrants to Argentina 20th-century Puerto Rican actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Medina
Christopher Edward Medina (born November 30, 1983) is an American-Norwegian singer born in Chicago, Illinois. In late 2010 he auditioned for ''American Idol'' making it to the top 40 before being eliminated. He is most famous for his hit " What Are Words", which reached number 1 in Sweden and Norway; it also charted in Denmark and made it to number 83 on Billboard Hot 100. Early life Medina grew up in Chicago then relocated to a nearby suburb Oak Forest, Illinois, and graduated from Columbia College Chicago. Career ''American Idol'' In late 2010 he auditioned for the reality show and talent contest "American Idol" and received a "golden ticket to Hollywood", making it to the top 40 out of 327 contestants on Season 10 in 2011. The night he was eliminated on February 24, 2011, Jennifer Lopez, one of the judges, could not control how terrible she felt that she was the one who had to tell him he would not advance further and cried afterwards. 2011–13: ''What Are Words'' On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
César Medina
César Manuel Medina Lozada (born 8 May 1991) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Tarma. Club career He started his career playing for local side Club Cultural Casma in 2008. Then in January 2009 Medina joined Torneo Descentralizado club José Gálvez FBC. He made his debut in the Descentralizado in the 2009 season. In his first season in the top-flight he only managed to make 5 appearances. Honours ;José Gálvez FBC *Torneo Intermedio (1): 2011 * Segunda División Peruana (1): 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Medina, Cesar 1991 births Living people People from Chimbote Association football midfielders Peruvian footballers José Gálvez FBC footballers León de Huánuco fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Medina
''Carlos Medina'' (born 1953 in Barquisimeto) is a Venezuelan visual artist. His work has been shown in Italy, France, Belgium, Yugoslavia, United States, South Korea, Austria, Hungary, Spain, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Venezuela. Most of Venezuelan national museums present permanent exhibits including Caracas' Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum) and ''Museo de Arte Contemporáneo'' (Caracas Contemporary Art Museum). Carlos Medina currently works in Caracas and Paris. Carlos Medina is known for his minimalist geometric compositions and large spatial interventions in combination with sculpture techniques and plastic arts. Education Carlos Medina was born in 1953 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. After finishing his art studies in 1975 in the ''Escuela de Artes Plásticas Cristóbal Rojas de Caracas'' (School of Plastic Arts Cristobal Rojas), he produced his first large exposition in the ''Museo de Arte Contemporáneo'' where he pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Medina
Brian Daniel Medina (born 17 April 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Almirante Brown. Career Medina came through the youth system of San Lorenzo. Bragado signed Medina on loan in 2014. One goal in thirty-three matches followed in Torneo Federal B across the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In 2016, Medina completed a move to Primera B Metropolitana's Colegiales. He made his debut on 6 February 2016 against Villa San Carlos, which was the first of sixteen appearances in 2016. A further forty-one matches followed in two campaigns. Medina surpassed 100 league appearances for Colegiales in 2019–20, though would depart the club midway through in order to sign with Ituzaingó in Primera C Metropolitana. After a spell at Deportivo Armenio in 2021, Medina moved to Primera Nacional club Club Almirante Brown Club Almirante Brown (mostly known simply as Almirante Brown) is an Argentine sports club headquartered in the San Justo district of La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel Medina
Gabriel 'Biel' Medina Piris (born 22 March 1980 in Mahón, Menorca, Balearic Islands) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s .... External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Medina, Biel 1980 births Living people People from Mahón Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Menorca Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CE L'Hospitalet players SD Eibar footballers Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers CD Leganés players Lleida Esportiu footballers Cypriot First Division players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Medina
Benny Medina (born January 24, 1958) is an American record executive, talent manager, and television producer. Early life and education Medina was born in East Los Angeles, California, of Dominican parents into a poor family. The death of his mother and abandonment by his father resulted in him being placed into a number of foster homes, which he repeatedly ran away from before he and his siblings were taken in by his aunt. In his early teenage years, Medina dealt cannabis and amphetamines. He befriended a wealthy white teenager, whose family in Beverly Hills allowed him to live in a refurbished garage behind their property. Medina then attended Beverly Hills High where he met Kerry Gordy and was a successful student. Medina's experiences of transferring to this wealthy environment is the loose basis for ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. Career Medina started his career with the group Apollo, who released their self-titled debut on Gordy/ Motown in 1979. He was the lead si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avihu Medina
Avihu Medina ( he, אביהו מדינה, born August 19, 1948 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli composer, arranger, songwriter, and singer of Mediterranean Israeli music. Medina was born in Tel Aviv. He was the third son of Aaron and Leah Medina. His mother's family immigrated from Yemen in 1906 and she was born in Jerusalem, and his father immigrated from Yemen in 1939 when it was under the British Mandate. He is Jewish, and his father was a cantor. As a teenager he lived on Kibbutz Kissufim.Zohar Argov's flower that launched a million cassettes He served as a tank commander in the |
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