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Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name
Michael. It may refer to:
Places
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Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands
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São Miguel (disambiguation), various locations in Azores, Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde
People
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Miguel (surname)
Arts, entertainment, and media
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Miguel (singer)
Miguel Jontel Pimentel (born October 23, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Raised in San Pedro, California, he began pursuing a music career at age thirteen. After signing to Jive Records in 2007, Miguel released his debut st ...
(born 1985), Miguel Jontel Pimentel, American recording artist
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Miguel Bosé (born 1956), Spanish pop new wave musician and actor
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Miguel Calderón (born 1971), artist and writer
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Miguel Cancel
Miguel Ángel Cancel Vázquez (born June 28, 1968) is an American singer, actor and retired police officer of Puerto Rican descent who began his career with the Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico-based boy band Menudo (band), Menudo.
Career Menudo
Born i ...
(born 1968), former American singer
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Miguel Córcega Miguel Córcega (, October 29, 1929 in Mexico City – September 29, 2008 in Mexico City) was a Mexican telenovela actor and director. Córcega started his career in acting and directing during the 1940s.
Biography
Film
In the 1960s, Córcega ...
(1929–2008), Mexican actor and director
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Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best kno ...
(1547–1616), Spanish author
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Miguel Delibes
Miguel Delibes Setién MML (; 17 October 1920 – 12 March 2010) was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, w ...
(1920–2010), Spanish novelist
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Miguel Ferrer
Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955 – January 19, 2017) was an American actor. His breakthrough role was as Bob Morton in the 1987 film ''RoboCop''. Other film roles include Quigley in '' Blank Check'' (1994), Harbinger in ''Hot Shots! Part D ...
(1955–2017), American actor
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Miguel Galván
Miguel Eduardo Galván Meza (October 13, 1957 – April 14, 2008) was a Mexican comedian and actor, known for his appearances on TV shows like ''La Parodia'' and ''La Hora Pico''.
He died due to a respiratory arrest in a hospital.
Biography
He w ...
(1957–2008), Mexican actor
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Miguel Gómez (photographer)
Miguel Gómez (born March 29, 1974) is a Colombian-American photographer and visual artist, based in New York City, whose style is marked by/best known for his work in fine art photography, portrait, editorial and landscape photography.
Gómez ...
(born 1974), Colombian / American photographer.
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Miguel Ángel Landa
Miguel Ángel Landa (born November 4, 1936) is a Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consistin ...
(born 1936), Venezuelan actor, stand-up comedian, and television personality
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Miguel Mihura
Miguel Mihura Santos (21 July 1905, in Madrid – 27 October 1977) was a Spanish playwright. He is best known for his comedy '' Tres sombreros de copa'' (1952), a work of absurd humor that predates similar works by Beckett or Ionesco and t ...
(1905–1977), Spanish absurdist playwright
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Miguel Morayta
Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Republ ...
(1907–2013), Spanish film director and screenwriter
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Miguel Ríos
Miguel Ríos Campaña (born 7 June 1944) is a Spanish singer, composer, actor. He is one of the pioneers of rock and roll in Spain.
Biography
Ríos was born in La Cartuja, a neighborhood of Granada. The youngest of seven children, he went to w ...
(born 1944), Spanish singer and actor
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Miguel Sandoval
Miguel Sandoval (born November 16, 1951) is an American actor of film and television.
Biography
Sandoval was born in Washington, D.C. He began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ...
(born 1951), American film and televisionactor
Politics
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Miguel Boyer
Miguel Boyer (5 February 1939 – 29 September 2014) was a Spanish economist and politician, who served as minister of economy, treasury and commerce from 1982 to 1985.
Early life and education
Boyer was born in St. Jean de Luz, France, on 5 F ...
(1939–2014), Spanish politician
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Miguel Brugueras Miguel Brugueras del Valle (1939–2006) was a Cuban politician and diplomat, and a "devout fidelista".
During the dictatorship of Batista he was an activist. In 1959, he became a diplomat.
Brugueras was a diplomat in Paris (1973–1974), then Am ...
(1939–2006), Cuban politician and diplomat
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Miguel Díaz-Canel
Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel y Bermúdez (; born 20 April 1960) also known as MADCB, is a politician and engineer who is the third first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba. Díaz-Canel succeeds the brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro, making ...
(born 1960), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba since 2021
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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), Mexican priest and revolutionary rebel leader
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Miguel Malvar
Miguel Malvar y Carpio (September 27, 1865 – October 13, 1911) was a Filipino general who served during the Philippine Revolution and, subsequently, during the Philippine–American War. He assumed command of the Philippine revolutionary forc ...
(1865–1911), Filipino revolutionary and president of the Philippines
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Miguel Maura
Miguel Maura (1887–1971) was a Spanish politician who served as the minister of interior in 1931 being the first Spanish politician to hold the post in the Second Spanish Republic. He was the founder of the Conservative Republican Party.
Early ...
(1887–1971), Spanish politician
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Miguel Portas (1958–2012), Portuguese politician
; Middle name
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Juan Miguel Zubiri
Juan Miguel "Migz" Fernandez Zubiri (; born April 13, 1969) is a Filipino businessman and politician serving as the Senate President of the Philippines since July 25, 2022. Since 2016, he has been on his second stint in the Senate, first servi ...
(born 1969), Filipino politician
Portuguese royalty
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Miguel of Portugal (1802–1866), King of Portugal
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Miguel, Duke of Braganza
Prince Miguel Januário of Braganza (; full name Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário de Bragança; 19 September 1853 – 11 October 1927) was the Miguelist claimant to the throne ...
(1853–1927), Portuguese pretender, son of King Miguel I
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Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu (1878–1923), Portuguese prince, older son of Miguel II
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Miguel da Paz
Miguel da Paz, Hereditary Prince of Portugal and Prince of Asturias ( pt, Miguel da Paz de Trastâmara e Avis, ; es, Miguel de la Paz de Avís y Trastámara, "Michael of Peace") (23 August 1498 – 19 July 1500) was a Portuguese royal princ ...
(1498–1500), older son of King Manuel I of Portugal
*Infante
Miguel de Bragança
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Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to:
Places
* Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands
* São Miguel (disa ...
(1699–1724), natural son of King Pedro II of Portugal
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Miguel, Prince of Beira
Sports
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Nigel Miguel
Nigel Patrick Miguel (born April 8, 1963) is a Belizean-American actor, film producer, and technical advisor who is the film commissioner for Belize. He is also a former professional basketball player. A native of Belize, he immigrated to the Un ...
(born 1963), Belizean/American actor, film producer, film commissioner, former basketball player
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Miguel Andújar
Miguel Enrique Andújar (born March 2, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman and left fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2017 and played for the ...
(born 1995), Dominican Republic professional baseball player
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Miguel Cabrera
José Miguel Cabrera Torres (born April 18, 1983), nicknamed "Miggy", is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since his debut in 2003 he has been a two-t ...
(born 1983), Venezuelan professional baseball player
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Miguel Comminges (born 1982), Guadeloupean footballer
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Miguel Cotto
Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez (born October 29, 1980) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017. He is a multiple-time world champion, and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in four weight classes, ...
(born 1980), Puerto Rican boxer
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Miguel Duhamel
Miguel Duhamel (born May 26, 1967) is a Canadian former professional motorcycle racer. He is the son of Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame member Yvon Duhamel. He is tied with Toni Elias for the fourth-winningest rider in the AMA Superbike series w ...
(born 1968), Canadian motorcycle racer
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Miguel González (pitcher) (born 1984), Mexican professional baseball player
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Miguel Hiraldo (born 2000), Dominican Republic professional baseball player
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Miguel Induráin
Miguel Induráin Larraya (; born 16 July 1964) is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. Induráin won five Tours de France from 1991 to 1995, the fourth, and last, to win five times, and the only five-time winner to achieve those victories co ...
(born 1964), Spanish cyclist
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Miguel Maia (born 1971), Portuguese beach volleyball player
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Miguel Monteiro
Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro (born 4 January 1980), simply known as Miguel (), is a former Portuguese professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back or a winger.
He spent the vast majority of his career with Benfica (five s ...
(born 1980), Portuguese footballer, known as "Miguel"
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Miguel Montero
Miguel Angel Montero Fernandez (born July 9, 1983) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Washington Nationals ...
(born 1983), Venezuelan-American former professional baseball player
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Miguel Montes (footballer, born 1980)
Miguel Ángel Montes Moreno (born 12 February 1980 in Sensuntepeque) is a Salvadoran former footballer. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team.
Club career
On 13 November 200 ...
(born 1980), Salvadoran footballer
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Miguel Ángel Niño
Miguel Ángel Niño Corredor (born 25 January 1971) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist.
His brothers Libardo and Víctor also competed as professional cyclists.
Major results
;1996
: 1st Points classification, Vuelta a Colombi ...
(born 1968), Colombian road cyclist
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Miguel Ponce
Miguel Andrés Ponce Torres (born 19 August 1971) is a Chilean football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Deportes Iquique.
Honours Club
;Universidad Católica
* Primera División de Chile
Prime ...
(born 1971), Chilean footballer
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Miguel Sanabria (born 1964), Paraguayan footballer
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Miguel Ángel Sanabria (1967–2006), Colombian road cyclist
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Miguel Sanó (born 1993), Dominican Republic professional baseball player
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Miguel Tejada
Miguel Odalis Tejada ( Tejeda; born May 25, 1974) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for six teams, most notably the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles, befor ...
(born 1974), Dominican Republic former professional baseball player
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Miguel Ubeto (born 1976), Venezuelan road cyclist
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Miguel Veloso (born 1986), Portuguese footballer
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Miguel Yajure
Miguel Angel Yajure (born May 1, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. Yajure signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in 2015. He made his MLB debut with the Yankees ...
(born 1998), Venezuelan professional baseball player
Others
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Miguel Vicente de Abreu
Miguel Vicente de Abreu (1827 - 1883) was a Goan historian, a minor official of the Imprensa Nacional (government printing press). He belonged to the group of Goan intellectuals who were trained and sponsored by Cunha Rivara while he was the state ...
(1827–1883), Goan historian
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Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza (born November 23, 1972) is a Mexican programmer, best known for starting the GNOME, Mono, and Xamarin projects.
Biography Early years
De Icaza was born in Mexico City and studied Mathematics at the National Autonomous University ...
(born 1972), Mexican software developer and GNOME founder
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Wanigamuni Miguel Mendes Wimalarathna (1823-1890), Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist orator
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Miguel Patricio
Miguel Patricio (born 1966/1967) is a Portuguese businessman, and the CEO of Kraft Heinz. He succeeded Bernardo Hees in July 2019.
Early life
Patricio was born in Portugal. He graduated in Business Administration at FGV EAESP - Escola de Adminis ...
(born 1966/1967), Portuguese businessman
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Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943) is a convicted Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. He is the younger brother of Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela. He married Miss Colo ...
(born 1943), cofounder of the Cali cartel
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Miguel Sánchez (1594–1674), novohispanic priest, writer and theologician
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Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (29 September 1864 – 31 December 1936) was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher, professor of Greek and Classics, and later rector at the University of Salamanca.
His major philosophical essa ...
(1864–1936), Spanish philosopher
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Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born January 8, 1946), commonly referred to by his aliases ''El Jefe de Jefes'' ("The Boss of Bosses") and ''El Padrino'' ("The Godfather"), is a convicted Mexican drug lord Kingpin. He was one of the founders of th ...
(born 1946), Mexican drug lord
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional entities
*Miguel, a
character in the animated series ''Beyblade G Revolution''
*Miguel, a bullfighter in the fighting game ''
Human Killing Machine''
*Miguel, a protagonist in the DreamWorks animated film ''
The Road to El Dorado
''The Road to El Dorado'' is a 2000 American animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. It was the third animated feature produced by DreamWorks. The film was directed by Eric "Bibo" Bergeron a ...
''
*Miguel, a character in the TV series ''
The Walking Dead''
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Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald
This is a list of significant characters who have appeared on the soap opera ''Passions''.
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;Dr Ackland
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:Roark Critchlow (December 26, 2003 to March 17, 2004)
;Stuart Allen
:Emanuelle Xuereb (2006) ...
, a regular character on the soap opera ''Passions''
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Miguel O'Hara
Spider-Man 2099 is a Character (arts), fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Peter David and Rick Leonardi in 1992 for the Marvel 2099 comic book line, and is a fut ...
, the Spider-Man of 2099
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Miguel Prado, a character played by Jimmy Smits during the third season of the TV series ''Dexter''
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Miguel Caballero Rojo, a character from the Tekken video game series
*Miguel Santos, Maya's brother in the PBS animated series ''
Maya & Miguel
''Maya & Miguel'' is an American animated children's television series produced by Scholastic Productions with animation by Starburst Animation Studios and by Yeson Entertainment. It aired on PBS Kids Go! from October 11, 2004 to October 10, 2007 ...
''
*Don Miguel, a notorious 19th-century whale mentioned in ''
Moby-Dick
''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship ''Pequod'', for revenge against Moby Dick, the giant whi ...
''
*Miguel Rivera, the protagonist in the Pixar animated film ''
Coco''
*Miguel, a blue down-to-earth, active and energetic Anubis chihuahua from ''
Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty
''Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty'', officially shortened to ''RBUK'' (), is an animated children's television series created by Rich Magallanes. The series is produced by American toy company Funrise and Canadian studio Bardel Entertainment.
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Other
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Miguel Street
''Miguel Street'' is a collection of linked short stories by V. S. Naipaul set in wartime Trinidad and Tobago. The stories draw on the author's childhood memories of Port of Spain. The author lived with his family in the Woodbrook district of ...
'', a semi-autobiographical novel by V. S. Naipaul, published in 1959
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Miguel'', music album by
Dalida
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known son ...
from 1957
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''Miguel'' (TV series), an Israeli drama television series
See also
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Michel (disambiguation)
Michel may refer to:
* Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name)
* Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers)
* Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ...
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San Miguel (disambiguation)
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Miguel Pérez (disambiguation)
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