Villafranca (surname)
Villafranca is a habitational surname of Spanish and Italian origin. Notable people Notable people with this surname include: * Fernando Villafranca (born 1993), Mexican boxer * Juan de Villafranca (born 1954), Mexican diplomat * Vincent Villafranca (born 1969), American sculptor See also * Villafranca (other) Villafranca (Basque: ''Alesbes'') is a town and municipality located in the province and the autonomous community (Comunidad Foral) of Navarre, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo ...

Fernando Villafranca
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey". First name * Fernando el Católico, king of Aragon A * Fernando Acevedo, Peruvian track and field athlete * Fernando Aceves Humana, Mexican painter * Fernando Alegría, Chilean poet and writer * Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver * Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer * Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter * Fernando Antogna, Argentine track and road cyclist * Fernando de Araújo (other), multiple people B * Fernando Balzaretti (1946–1998), Mexican actor * Fernando Baudrit Solera, Costa Rican president of the supreme court * Fernando Botero, Colombian artist * Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer C * Fernando Cabrera (b ...
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Juan De Villafranca
Juan de Villafranca Lawyer graduated from Universidad Iberoamericana. Businessman, public server and diplomat, born in Mexico in 1954. He is Executive President of AMELAF (Mexican Association of Pharmaceutical Laboratories). He has been Director General of Marking Services de Mexico, a subsidiary of Marking Services Inc. He was CEO of Pegaso Media (Out of Home Publicity). In 2000 he started a career in private sector as a consultant. He was Ambassador of Mexico to Singapore, Brunei and Myanmar, and has held senior positions in Mexican Government: Commissioner of Patents and Trade Marks, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs. Before going to Singapore he was Chief of Staff of Fernando Solana who was the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Was Chairman of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO, in those days Arpad Bogsch was the Director General of WIPO. He served as Comptroller of the Secretary of Tourism. He led many projects of modernizatio ...
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Vincent Villafranca
Vincent Villafranca (born January 25, 1969) is an American sculptor. He creates bronze sculptures ranging from traditional wildlife imagery to futuristic science-fiction-based imagery. Biography Early life and education Vincent Villafranca was born January 25, 1969, in Monterey, California and spent his early years in Venezuela, Mexico and Del Rio, Texas. Even at a young age, Vincent used his unique imagination to create works of art out of common items. Vincent would paint, sketch and create small sculptures as a child. Much of his early work was influenced by television and film, particularly westerns and science-fiction films. He earned a B.A. in History from Southwest Texas State University in 1994 and apprenticed at Michael Hall's Studio Foundry during his final year of undergraduate studies. Career Vincent has worked extensively with David Iles of Bolivar Bronze in Bolivar, Texas. In 2009, Vincent created the physical bronze sculpture used as the Bradbury Award (full na ...
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