Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alfredo Morales
Alfredo Morales (born May 12, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for New York City FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Germany, Morales represented the United States national team.
Club career
Morales ...
(born 1990), American footballer
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Alvaro Morales (disambiguation), several people
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Amado Morales (born 1947), Puerto Rican javelin thrower
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Bartolomé Morales
Bartolomé Félix Morales y Ramírez (1737 - date of death unknown) was a lieutenant colonel of the Spanish infantry who served as lieutenant governor in Holguín, Cuba, and briefly as an interim governor of East Florida (March 1796 - June 1796). ...
(born 1737), Spanish officer and Florida colonial official
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Campo Elías Delgado Morales (1934–1986), Colombian spree killer
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Carlos Adrián Morales
Carlos Adrián Morales Higuera (born 6 September 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer. He last played for Lobos BUAP on loan from Morelia in Liga MX.
A versatile midfielder and accurate set-piece taker, Carlos can play as a central ...
, Mexican football (soccer) player
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Carlos Luis Morales
Carlos Luis Morales Benítez (12 June 1965 – 22 June 2020) was a journalist and a football goalkeeper from Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, Rep ...
, Ecuadorian football (soccer) goalkeeper
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Carlos Morales Santos, Paraguayan football (soccer) player
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Carlos Morales Troncoso
Carlos Morales Troncoso (29 September 1940 – 25 October 2014) was Vice President of the Dominican Republic from 1986 to 1994 and its foreign minister from 2004 to 2014.
Family background
Carlos Morales Troncoso’s grandfather, Manuel de Jes ...
(1940-2014), Dominican politician, former foreign minister
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Carlos Morales (American soccer)
Carlos Morales, (born September 11, United States) is an American-born Puerto Rican soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Gigantes de Carolina FC of the Puerto Rico Soccer League and the Puerto Rico national football team
The Puert ...
(born 1982), Puerto Rican football (soccer) player
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Christina Morales
Christina Morales (born April 13, 1968) is a Texas Democratic Party (U.S.), Democratic politician serving in the Texas House of Representatives for district 145.
Personal life
Morales' grandfather, Felix H. Morales, opened KLVL the first Spanish ...
, American politician
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Cristina Morales
Cristina Morales Martin (born 27 July 1993) is a Spanish kickboxer. She is the reigning ISKA Atomweight K1 World Champion, and the former Enfusion 52 kg World Champion.
Kickboxing career
In March 2019, Morales was scheduled to fight Fanny ...
(born 1993), Spanish kickboxer
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Cristóbal de Morales
Cristóbal de Morales (c. 1500 – between 4 September and 7 October 1553) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. He is generally considered to be the most influential Spanish composer before Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Life
Cristóbal de Mor ...
(c. 1500 – 1553), Spanish composer
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Daniel Morales (swimmer) (born 1977), Spanish former swimmer
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Daniel Morales (footballer) (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
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Dan Morales
Daniel C. Morales (born April 24, 1956) is an American politician. He served as the 48th Texas Attorney General, Attorney General of Texas from January 15, 1991 through January 13, 1999, during the administrations of Governor of Texas, Governors ...
(born 1956), American politician from Texas
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David Morales (musician)
David Morales (; born August 21, 1962) is an American disc jockey (DJ) and record producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is also a remixer.
David Morales has remixed and produced over 500 releases for artists including Ma ...
(born 1961), New York-based American DJ and music producer
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David Sánchez Morales
David Sánchez Morales (August 26, 1925 – May 8, 1978) was a Central Intelligence Agency operative who worked in Cuba and Chile.
Biographical highlights
Morales, of Cuban- Mexican descent, spent his early life in Phoenix, Arizona, and attend ...
(1925–1978), American CIA operative
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Dianne Morales
Dianne Morales is an American nonprofit executive and politician. She was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2021 New York City mayoral election.
Early life and education
Morales is Afro-Latina; her parents are from Puerto Rico. She was born a ...
(born 1967), American non-profit executive and political candidate
* Enrique Martín Morales, known as
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
, Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican pop singer
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Eduardo Morales Miranda
Eduardo Morales Miranda (14 November 1910 – 17 November 2012) was one of the founders of Universidad Austral de Chile, and its first rector. He was born to Abdón Morales and Amelia Miranda, who lived in Constitución, Maule Region, Chile. M ...
, Chilean physician and founder of
Universidad Austral de Chile
Austral University of Chile ( es, Universidad Austral de Chile or UACh) is a Chilean research university based primarily in Valdivia, Chile, Valdivia, with a satellite campus in Puerto Montt. Founded on September 7, 1954, it is one of the eight or ...
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Erik Morales
Erik Isaac Morales Elvira (; born September 1, 1976) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He is the first Mexico-born boxer in history to win world titles in four different weight classes, having held the WBC ...
(born 1976), Mexican professional boxer
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Esai Morales
Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in the films '' Bad Boys'' with Sean Penn and '' La Bamba'' with Lou Diamond Phillips (1987). His television roles include the PBS 2002 drama series '' ...
(born 1962), Puerto Rican actor
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Evo Morales
Juan Evo Morales Ayma (; born 26 October 1959) is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero activist who served as the 65th president of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. Widely regarded as the country's first president to co ...
(born 1959), President of Bolivia
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Fernando Morales (volleyball)
Fernando Morales (born February 4, 1982, in San Juan) is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended in second place at the 2007 Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. There he wa ...
(born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player
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Florencio Morales Ramos
Florencio ("Flor") Morales Ramos (September 5, 1915 – February 23, 1989), better known as Ramito, was a Puerto Rican trovador, and composer who was a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico. He is considered the king of Jíbaro music. Known as "El ...
(1915–1989), Puerto Rican singer, ''trovador'' and composer
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Francisco Morales (disambiguation) Francisco Morales may refer to:
*Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Peruvian politician and general
*Francisco Morales (baseball), Venezuelan baseball pitcher
*Francisco Morales Vivas
Francisco Morales Vivas (born August 31, 1971) is a retired male ...
, several people
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Franco Morales
Franco Patricio Morales Ordenes (born 30 June 1992) is a Chilean professional basketball player for Las Ánimas de Valdivia of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile.
Professional career
Morales signed with Las Ánimas de Valdivia in 2016. I ...
(born 1992), Chilean basketball player
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Frank Morales
Frank Morales is an Episcopal priest and activist in New York City.
Morales was born in 1949 and grew up in the Jacob Riis Houses on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His father was Puerto Rican and his mother was Peruvian. He first became inv ...
(born 1949), New York City-based American priest and journalist
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Franklin Morales
Franklin Miguel Morales (born January 24, 1986) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Toronto Blue Jays.
Professional career
Colorado Rockies
A ...
(born 1986), Venezuelan baseball player
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Franklin E. Morales (1884–1962), American diplomat
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Guillem Morales
Guillem Morales (born September 1973) is a Spanish film and television director from Barcelona.
Filmography
* ''Back Room'' (1999)
*''The Uninvited Guest (2004 film), The Uninvited Guest'' (Spanish: ''El Habitante Incierto'') (2004), for which Mo ...
(born 1973), Spanish filmmaker
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Jacobo Morales
Jacobo Morales (born 12 November 1934) is a Puerto Rican actor, poet, writer, playwright, filmmaker, and auteur.Javier Morales
Javier Morales (born 10 January 1980) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently serves as an academy coach at Inter Miami CF.
Career Argentina
From 1998 to 2006, Morales played for four different clubs in the Ar ...
(born 1980), Argentine football (soccer) player
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Jimmy Morales
Jimmy Morales (born James Ernesto Morales Cabrera, ; 18 March 1969) is a Guatemalan politician, actor and comedian. From 2016 to 2020, he served as the 50th president of Guatemala.
Early and personal life
Morales was born in Guatemala City ...
, President of Guatemala
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Juan Bautista Morales
Juan Bautista Morales, 黎玉范,(b. about 1597 at Ecija in Andalusia, Spain; d. Fu-ning, China, 17 September 1664) was a Spanish Dominican missionary in China.
Life
He entered the Order of St. Dominic at a very early age, and after devoting s ...
(c. 1597–1664), Spanish Dominican missionary
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José Morales (designated hitter)
José Manuel Morales Hernández (born December 30, 1944) is a former designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between and . Listed at 5' 11", 187 lb., Morales batted and threw right-handed.
Early care ...
(born 1944), American baseball player
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Kendrys Morales
Kendrys Morales Rodríguez (born June 20, 1983) is a Cuban-Dominican former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota ...
(born 1983), Cuban baseball player
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Leonardo Morales (Scouting), Costa Rican scout leader
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Luis Morales (athlete) (born 1964), Puerto Rican track and field sprinter
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Manolo Rivera Morales
Manuel Rivera Morales (''aka'' "Manolo", "El Olimpico", "Mr. Apuntenlo") (May 14, 1923–May 25, 2000) (in Spanish) was a Puerto Rican sportscaster, radio announcer and marketing sales executive. Rivera Morales is considered by many to be the be ...
(1934–1996), Puerto Rican sportscaster
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Manuel Morales (basketball) (born 1987), Peruvian basketball player
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Marco Morales (American football)
Marco Morales (born January 7, 1962) is a former American football placekicker who played five seasons in the Arena Football League with the Denver Dynamite, Chicago Bruisers, Dallas Texans and New Orleans Night. He played college football at ...
, American football player
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Mario Morales
Mario Morales Micheo (born November 13, 1957) is a former Puerto Rican basketball player. He is known as a.k.a. "Quijote" Morales for his ability to conquer both scoring and team championships in Puerto Rico's BSN league. He is the father of Ev ...
(born 1960), Puerto Rican basketball player
* Mark Morales (''aka''
Prince Markie Dee
Mark Anthony Morales (February 19, 1968 – February 18, 2021), better known by the stage name Prince Markie Dee, was an American rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, and radio personality. Morales was a member of the Fat Boys, a pioneering hip ...
) (1968–2021), American dance music producer
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Memo Morales (1937–2017), Venezuelan singer
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Natalie Morales (journalist)
Natalie Morales-Rhodes (born Natalie Leticia Morales; June 6, 1972) is an American journalist who is currently a co-host and moderator of the CBS Daytime talk show '' The Talk''. Prior to that, Morales worked for NBC News for twenty two years ...
, American journalist for NBC
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Natalie Morales (actress)
Natalie Morales (born February 15, 1985) is an American actress and director. She starred in the 2008 ABC Family series ''The Middleman'' and had a main role in 2009 on the first season of the USA Network series '' White Collar''. In 2010, she ap ...
, American actress
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Pablo Morales
Pedro Pablo Morales Jr. (born December 5, 1964) is an American former competitive swimmer. He set world records in the 100-meter butterfly in 1984 and 1986. He was the 100-meter butterfly gold medalist at the 1992 Olympic Games, as well as winn ...
(born 1962) American Olympic swimmer, Gold and Silver medalist
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Pablo Morales Pérez
Pablo Antonio Morales Pérez (17 August 1906 – 24 November 1969) was a Venezuelan baseball executive and promoter. (1905–1969), Venezuelan baseball executive and promoter
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Pedro Morales
Pedro Antonio Morales (October 22, 1942 – February 12, 2019) was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the United States with Worldwide Wrestling Associates (WWA) and the World Wide Wrestling Federation ...
(1942–2019), Puerto Rican professional wrestler
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Pedro Morales Flores (born 1985), Chilean football player
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Rags Morales
Ralph "Rags" Morales () is an American comic book artist known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including ''Identity Crisis'', ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis'', ''Batman Confidential'', and The New 52 reboot of then Superman-centric '' ...
, American comic book artist
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Ramón Morales
Ramón Morales Higuera (born 10 October 1975) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Morales made his professional debut in the Mexican Primera División in 1995, playing for Rayados de Monterrey i ...
(born 1975), Mexican professional footballer
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Ramón Villeda Morales
José Ramón Adolfo Villeda Morales (November 26, 1909 – October 8, 1971) served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963. He was also known by the nickname, "Pajarito".
Biography
Trained as a physician, his specialty was pediatrics ...
(1908–1971), President of Honduras
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Rebecca Jo Morales (born 1962), American artist
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Ricardo Arjona Morales, Guatemalan song writer, music producer, poet, singer
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Ricardo Morales (born 1972), American musician
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Rodolfo Morales
Rodolfo Morales (May 8, 1925 – January 30, 2001) was a Mexican painter, who incorporated elements of magic realism into his work.Muchnic, Suzanne" Rodolfo Morales; Mexican Artist"''Los Angeles Times''. 1 Feb 2001 (retrieved 6 Jan 2009)
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(1925–2001), Mexican artist
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Sylvestro "Pedro" Morales (18??–1???), Mexican bandit
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Vina Morales
Sharon Garcia Magdayao (born October 17, 1975), known by her stage name Vina Morales (), is a Filipino singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and model. Dubbed as the “''Ultimate Performer''” by various media outlets, she has won 2 Awit A ...
(born 1975), Filipino singer and actor
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Virgilio Morales Díaz, Cuban Boy Scout leader
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Cristóbal de Morales
Cristóbal de Morales (c. 1500 – between 4 September and 7 October 1553) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. He is generally considered to be the most influential Spanish composer before Tomás Luis de Victoria.
Life
Cristóbal de Mor ...
(c. 1500 – 1553), Spanish composer
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Luis de Morales
Luis de Morales (1509 – 9 May 1586) was a Spanish painter active during the Spanish Renaissance in the 16th century. Known as "El Divino", most of his work was of religious subjects, including many representations of the Madonna and Child and ...
(c. 1510 – 1586), Spanish painter
y Morales
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Gerardo Machado y Morales
Gerardo Machado y Morales (28 September 1869 – 29 March 1939) was a general of the Cuban War of Independence and President of Cuba from 1925 to 1933.
Machado entered the presidency with widespread popularity and support from the major polit ...
(1871–1939), Cuban politician
Fictional characters
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Morales
Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alfredo Morales (born 1990), American footballer
* Alvaro Morales (disambiguation), several people
* Amado Morales (born 1947), Puerto Rican javelin thrower
* Bartolomé Mo ...
, in the television series ''The Walking Dead''
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Jim Moralés
''Code Lyoko'' () is a French animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop Group (seasons 2-4) for France 3 and Canal J, with the participation of Conseil Gé ...
, in ''Code Lyoko'' (voiced by David Gasman)
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Enrique Morales, in the HBO series ''
Oz''
* Lt. Morales, the combat medic, a playable character in the video game ''
Heroes of the Storm
''Heroes of the Storm'' is a crossover multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released for Microsoft Windows and macOS on June 2, 2015. The game features various characters from Bli ...
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* Ramón Morales, in the 2019 film ''
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' is a series of three collections of short horror stories for children, written by Alvin Schwartz and originally illustrated by Stephen Gammell. In 2011, HarperCollins published editions featuring new art b ...
''
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Miles Morales
Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). () is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, and is on ...
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Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...
in the ''
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' comic book series
* Diana Morales, character in the musical ''
A Chorus Line
''A Chorus Line'' is a 1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante.
Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dancers ...
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