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Montañez is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andy Montañez (born 1942), Puerto Rican singer and songwriter *Beatriz Montañez (born 1977), Spanish TV presenter and actress *Cindy Montañez (born 1974), American politician *Lou Montañez (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player *Pedro Montañez (1914–1996), Puerto Rican boxer *Polo Montañez (1955–2002), Cuban singer and songwriter *Raphael Montañez Ortiz (born 1934), American artist and educator *Richard Montañez (born c. 1958), American businessman, motivational speaker and author * Virginia Montanez, American writer, essayist, author and columnist *Willie Montañez Guillermo Montañez Naranjo (born April 1, 1948) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels (), Philadelphia Phillies (–, ), San Francisco Giants (–), A ... (born 1948), Puerto Rican baseball player {{surname Spanish-language surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Canada * Spanish River (other), the name of several rivers * Spanish Town, Jamaica Other uses * John J. Spanish (1922–2019), American politician * "Spanish" (song), a single by Craig David, 2003 See also * * * Español (other) * Spain (other) * España (other) * Espanola (other) * Hispania, the Roman and Greek name for the Iberian Peninsula * Hispanic, the people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain * Hispanic (other) * Hispanism * Spain (other) * National and regional identity in Spain * Culture of Spain * Spanish Fort (other) Spanish Fort or Old Spanish Fort may refer to: United States * Spanish Fort, Alabama, a city * Spanish Fort (Color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Montañez
Andrés Montañez Rodríguez (born May 7, 1942), better known as Andy Montañez, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Early life Montañez is a native of the ''Tras Talleres'' area of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is known by the nicknames "El Godfather de la Salsa" and "El Niño De Trastalleres". Musical career Montañez first gained fame as a member of the internationally successful El Gran Combo group, with songs like "Hojas blancas" (White Leaves), "Un verano en N.Y." (A Summer in NY), "El barbero loco" (The Crazy Barber), "Julia", "Ponme el alcolado, Juana" (Rub Me With the Bay Rum, Juana), "Vagabundo" (Bum), "El Swing", etc. He stayed for approximately 15 years, producing 37 LPs. He left El Gran Combo to pursue a career with Venezuelan group La Dimension Latina, creating a feud between the two groups. After leaving El Gran Combo, he enjoyed considerable success on an international scale with his own orchestra, touring Latin America Latin America or * frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatriz Montañez
Beatriz Montañez López (born 3 June 1977 in Almadén, Castile-La Mancha) is a Spanish TV presenter and actress. Biography Montañez began working in the radio at Onda Mancha from Almadén (currently Cadena SER Almadén). Afterwards she went to the University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ... where she got a Academic degree, degree in journalism. At same time, Montañez worked in several Spanish language radio stations in the United States, U.S., Telemundo and Radio KLVE among others. Back in Spain, Montañez studied audiovisual communication and production at Institute of RTVE and made an online master at Harvard University. In 2006, Montañez began to work in LaSexta's comedy news program ''El intermedio'' as a co-host alongside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Montañez
Cindy Montañez (born January 19, 1974) is a former Democratic Assemblywoman from California's 39th State Assembly district serving for four years, from 2002 until 2006. Family Montañez was raised in the city of San Fernando, California along with her five siblings by parents who were immigrants from Mexico. Early political career Montañez attended the University of California, Los Angeles. In the Spring of 1993 she was one of five students to join a hunger strike in protest against a decision by UCLA Chancellor Charles E. Young against the creation of a Chicano Studies program on campus. The hunger strike ended after 14 days with the creation of the César E. Chávez Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction in Chicana and Chicano Studies at UCLA. The center later became known as the César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies. In 1999 Montañez was elected to the San Fernando City Council, and in 2001 she and her older sister, Maribel de la Torre, made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Montañez
Luis Anibal Montañez (born December 15, 1981) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs. Professional career Minor leagues Montañez was drafted by the Chicago Cubs with the third overall pick of the 2000 MLB draft. He spent seven seasons in the Cubs' farm system but never made it to the major leagues. On January 5, 2007, Montañez signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles. After batting .335 with 26 home runs and 97 RBI in 116 games for the Orioles Double-A affiliate Bowie Baysox, he was called up to the majors for the first time. In 2008, Montañez won the Eastern League Triple Crown despite missing nearly a month of the season after getting called up to the majors. Baltimore Orioles Montañez made his major league debut on August 5, 2008, playing an inning defensively and without making a plate appearance. The next day, he hit a home run in his first m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Montañez
Pedro Montañez (April 24, 1914 – June 26, 1996) was a Boxing, boxer from Cayey, Puerto Rico. Also known as ''El Torito De Cayey'' (''The Little Bull of Cayey''), he has been considered by many to be one of the best boxing, boxers in history ''never'' to win a world title. In his career, he was 91–8–4 (51KO). Career Montañez was recognized by Ring Magazine as one of history's most prolific knockout winners with 56 knockout wins, and one of the Latinos with the most knockout wins—while only being knocked out twice himself. He also ranks as number 14 in boxing history, also recognized by Ring Magazine, among boxers with most wins in a row, totalling 88 wins in a row. Montanez began boxing in 1931, and captured the Puerto Rican lightweight title in 1933. A European tour followed, and he registered victories in Spain, France, England, and Italy. He was next showcased in New York, and scored wins over Aldo Spoldi and Frankie Klick among others. That set up a non-title b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Montañez
Polo Montañez (June 5, 1955 - November 26, 2002) was a Cuban singer and songwriter. Early life Montañez was born Fernando Borrego Linares in Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río, on a farm known as ''El Brujito''. At an early age he worked various jobs including driving a tractor, milking cows, making charcoal, assisting on the family farm, and as a lumberjack. In his spare time, Montañez would go from house to house singing. He began to sing and play in local parties and family gatherings with his father. In those gatherings, he started playing the tumbadora and the guitar at age 7. From Anonymity to International Fame He started to manage a group that played in touristic areas of La Cordillera de los Órganos. He lived in la Cañada del Infierno, Casa Blanca, Finca del Cusco, and in 1972 he occupied one of the houses in the touristic community of ''Las Terrazas''. He composed his first song in 1973, titled "Este tiempo feliz" (This happy time), after that he continued creati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael Montañez Ortiz
Raphael Montañez Ortiz (born in Brooklyn, New York January 30, 1934) is an American artist, educator, and founder of El Museo del Barrio, in East Harlem, New York City. Education Montañez Ortiz graduated from Art and Design High School of New York City, and studied at Pratt Institute, where he began as a student of architecture, but later decided instead to become a visual artist, and received his BFA and MFA in 1964. He completed a doctorate in Fine Arts and Fine Arts in Higher Education at Teachers College of Columbia University in 1982. Artistic career Montañez Ortiz's works are in the collection of the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Everson Museum in Syracuse, New York, the Chrysler Museum of Art in Virginia, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. and the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. Ritual, coincidence, duality, transcendence, humanism, pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Montañez
Richard Montañez is an American businessman, motivational speaker, and author. After dropping out of school, he was hired by Frito-Lay as a janitor and went on to become an executive in the company. He is best known for his claim of inventing Flamin' Hot Cheetos, which is disputed by Frito-Lay and other employees.Sarah Gonzalez (May 12, 2021)Hot Cheetos ''NPR''.Sarah Gonzalez (May 12, 2021)Hot Cheetos(Podcast). ''Planet Money''. This claim served as the basis for the 2023 film '' Flamin' Hot''. Early life Montañez was born to a Mexican-American family in Ontario, California. One of ten siblings, he was raised in a migrant labor camp in Guasti, an unincorporated community outside of Los Angeles.Gwen Aviles (August 28, 2019)The story behind the Flamin' Hot Cheetos creator is great. Eva Longoria is making it into a movie ''NBC News''. He dropped out of school and worked as a laborer before being hired at the age of 18 as a janitor for Frito-Lay, at its Rancho Cucamonga fact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Montanez
Virginia Montanez is a writer, author, essayist, and columnist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a history columnist at Pittsburgh Magazine and the author of ''Nothing. Everything.'' Early life Montanez was born with profound hearing loss in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was raised in a Pittsburgh suburb in Westmoreland County where she attended Norwin High School Norwin High School is a public high school located in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, with a current enrollment of about 1,600 students in grades 9-12. It enrolls students from North Huntingdon Township, Irwin, and North Irwin. It is part of t .... Professional and writing career In 2005, while employed as the communications director at a Pittsburgh nonprofit, Montanez created and anonymously authored (under the name PittGirl) a blog about Pittsburgh called The Burgh Blog where she became noted for her scathing portrayals of local politicians, particularly then-Pittsburgh-mayor Luke Ravenstahl. In Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Montañez
Guillermo Montañez Naranjo (born April 1, 1948) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels (), Philadelphia Phillies (–, ), San Francisco Giants (–), Atlanta Braves (–), New York Mets (–), Texas Rangers (), San Diego Padres (), Montreal Expos (–), and Pittsburgh Pirates (-). He batted and threw left-handed. Along with Tito Fuentes, Montañez was most noted for being one of MLB's two most flamboyant personalities during the 1970s, so much so that he was labeled a hot dog by detractors. He once commented, “I don't mind being called a hot dog, but it all depends on how people say it." Career California Angels Montañez was born in Cataño, Puerto Rico, and was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur in 1965. After one season with the Florida Rookie League Cardinals, he was selected by the California Angels in the 1965 Rule 5 draft, and made his major league de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
