Benavidez is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
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Exequiel Benavídez
Exequiel Emanuel Benavídez (born 5 March 1989, in Santiago del Estero, Argentina), is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chacarita Juniors.
Career
Exequiel was signed in 2008 from the Youth Divisions of Boca Juniors ...
(born 1989), Argentine football midfielder
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Jesse Benavides
Jesse Benavides (born November 8, 1963 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American former professional boxer. His professional boxing record was 40–5–1.
Amateur career
Jesse Benavides was the 1981 National AAU (106lbs) Light Flyweight Champi ...
(born 1963), American former professional boxer
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José Benavidez
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
(born 1992), Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division
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Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Rolando Benavidez (born July 31, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Background
Benavidez was born on July 31, 1984, in San An ...
(born 1984), American mixed martial artist
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Roy Benavidez
Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez (August 5, 1935 – November 29, 1998) was a United States Army master sergeant who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968, while ...
(1935–1998),
US Army Special Forces soldier and
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...
awardee
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Teddy Benavidez
Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore. It may refer to:
People Nickname
* Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator
* Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer
* Teddy ...
, pre World War II Filipino actor who made his film debut in 1936
Fictional characters
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Maria Benavidez
''The Whispers'' is an American science fiction drama television series created and co-executive produced by Soo Hugh with executive producers Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank and Dawn Olmstead for ABC Studios.
It is based loosely on ...
, fictional character in ''The Whispers''
See also
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Benavídez rail disaster, February 1, 1970, Argentina (at least 142 dead and 368 injured)
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Charmie Benavidez
''Manila by Night'', also known as ''City After Dark'', is a controversial 1980 Filipino film directed by Ishmael Bernal and starring Gina Alajar and Charito Solis. Released at the height of the Marcos regime, the film uncovers the other face of Ma ...
or ''Manila by Night'', 1980 Filipino Gawad Urian Award-winning drama film
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USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306)
USNS ''Benavidez'' (T-AKR-306) was a ''Bob Hope''-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy. She was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans and delivered to the Navy on 10 September 2003. They assigned her ...
, Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy
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Banavie
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Benavides (disambiguation)
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