Montes is a toponymic surname. In Spanish, the word means "hills" and there are several locations with this name. The surname may refer to: * Ana Montes (born 1957), Cuban spy *

Andrés Montes Andrés Antonio Montes González (1955–2009) was a Spanish sportswriter, journalist and commentator. Biography He was born in Madrid on 27 November 1955 to Antonio Montes Seoane, a Galician merchant from Vigo (father) and Cuban pianist Zenaid ...

(1955–2009), Spanish sports commentator *

Carlos Montes Carlos Montes is a nationally respected leader in the Chicano, immigrant rights, and anti-war movements. He was a co-founder of the Brown Berets, a Chicano working class youth organization in the United States in the late 1960s and 1970s. The Bro ...

(21st century), American activist * César Montes (born 1997), Mexican football player *

Conchita Montes Conchita Montes (13 March 1914 – 18 October 1994) was a Spanish film actress. Career Born in Madrid, Montes became a popular actress in Spanish films of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1950 she starred in '' El último caballo'' an Edgar Neville fil ...

(1914–1994), Spanish film actress * Elias Bladimir Montes (born 1973), Salvadoran football (soccer) player *

Eugenio Montes Eugenio is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name deriving from the Greek 'Eugene'. The name is Eugénio in Portuguese and Eugênio in Brazilian Portuguese. The name's translated literal meaning is well born, or of noble status. Similar der ...

(1900-1982), Spanish politician and writer *

Francisco Montes Reina Francisco Montes Reina (January 13, 1804 – April 4, 1851), nicknamed ''Paquiro'', was a matador and celebrity. He was born in Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz Province, Spain. Intending to become a surgeon, Reina abandoned the plan after ...

(1804–1851), Spanish bullfighter *

Gala Montes Gala Montes (born August 4, 2000) is a Mexican actress and singer best known for her works in telenovelas. She became known on television for her character as Luz Marina in the seasons three and four of the drug trafficking television series ''El ...

(born 2000), Mexican actress and singer *

Gustavo Vázquez Montes Gustavo Alberto Vázquez Montes (August 16, 1962 – February 24, 2005) was a Mexican politician. At the time of his death he was serving as the Governor of Colima, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Vázquez Montes wa ...

(1962–2005), Mexican politician *

Ismael Montes Ismael Montes Gamboa (5 October 1861 – 16 October 1933) was a Bolivian general and political figure who served as the 26th president of Bolivia twice nonconsecutively from 1904 to 1909 and from 1913 to 1917. During his first term, the Tre ...

(1861–1933), Bolivian general and political figure *

Ingrid del Carmen Montes González Ingrid Montes (born 1958), also known as Ingrid del Carmen Montes González is a full professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus. She attained tenure in 1998. Her research focus is on chemical e ...

(born 1985), Chemistry Professor and Director-at-large at ACS *

Jorge García Montes Jorge García Montes y Hernandez (19 October 1896 – 21 June 1982) was a Cuban lawyer and politician. Montes was born in New York City on 19 October 1896, where his father, José María García Montes, was in exile during the Cuban War of I ...

(1896–1982), Cuban lawyer and politician *

José Francisco Montes José Francisco Montes (Honduras, Comayagua, 1830 - Honduras, Comayagua, 1888) was President of Honduras The president of Honduras ( es, Presidente de Honduras) officially known as the President of the Republic of Honduras (Spanish: ''Presid ...

(19th century), President of Honduras * Juan Alberto Montes (1902–1986), Argentinian historian *

Julia Montes Mara Hautea Schnittka (; born March 19, 1995), known professionally as Julia Montes (), is a Filipino-German actress and model. She is one of the most sought-after actresses in the country and has been hailed as the “''Royal Princess of Dram ...

(born 1995), Filipina actress and model *

Julio Montes Taracena Julio Montes Taracena (1915–1997) of Guatemala served as a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in Geneva, Switzerland from 1979 to 1985. In 1977, Montes was awarded the 120th ''Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the Worl ...

* Lola Montes (singer), (1898-1983), Spanish singer * Luis Montes (born 1986), Mexican footballer * Miguel Montes (born 1980), Salvadoran footballer *

Pablo Montes (athlete) Pablo Montes Casanova (November 23, 1945 in Havana – October 26, 2008) was a Cuban sprinter. His career highlight came in 1968 as he, together with Hermes Ramírez, Juan Morales, and Enrique Figuerola, won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 10 ...

(1945–2008), former Cuban sprinter *

Ricardo Ernesto Montes i Bradley Ricardo Ernesto Montes i Bradley, poet, essayist, historian, art and literary critic and diplomat born on June 9, 1905 in Rosario, Argentina. He was Honorary Consul of México in Rosario, Santa Fe, Rosario, professor of Fine Arts, publisher, colum ...

(1905–1976), Argentine non-fiction writer * Segundo Montes (1933–1989), scholar, philosopher, educator, sociologist and Jesuit priest *

Verónica Montes Verónica Montes (born February 17, 1990 in Lima, Perú) is a Peruvian international actress settled in Mexico. Known mainly for her roles as "La Condesa", "Kika Braun" and "Lizbeth Álvarez" in the series "''El señor de los cielos"'', '' ...

(born 1990), Peruvian actress *

Virginia "Ginny" Montes Virginia Elenor Montes (1943 – October 6, 1994) was a civil rights activist and feminist who was the first Latina to become a national officer of the National Organization for Women. Biography Ginny Montes was born in 1943 in Guanaja, Honduras ...

(1943–1994), civil rights activist and feminist *

Yolanda "Tongolele" Montes Yolanda Yvonne Montes Farrington (born January 3, 1932), better known by her stage-name Tongolele, is an American-Mexican dancer, actress and vedette. Early life Yolanda Yvonne Montes Farrington, was born in Spokane, Washington, United States, ...

(born 1932), exotic dancer and actress

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