Ventura ( Italian, Portuguese and Spanish for "fortune") may refer to:

Places

; Brazil *

Boa Ventura de São Roque Boa Ventura de São Roque is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Paraná This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region o ...

, a municipality in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil *

Boa Ventura, Paraíba Boa Ventura, Paraíba is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Paraíba This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraíba (PB), located in the Northeast Regi ...

, a municipality in the state of Paraíba, in the northeast region of Brazil ; United States *

Ventura, California Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), is a city on the Southern Coast of California and the county seat of Ventura County. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census. Ventura is a popular tourist des ...

* Ventura County, California *

Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east–west thoroughfares in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Ventura Boulevard is one of the oldest routes in the San Fernando Valley as it was originally a part o ...

, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California *

Buenaventura Lakes, Florida Buena Ventura Lakes, more commonly known as BVL, is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Osceola County, Florida, United States, near Kissimmee. Its population was 26,079 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanfo ...

, a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Osceola County, Florida *

Ventura, Iowa Ventura is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 711 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Mason City, Iowa, Mason City Mason City micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Ar ...

, a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa *

Ventura Village, Minneapolis Ventura Village is a neighborhood within the Phillips community in Minneapolis. Its boundaries are Interstate 35W to the west, Interstate 94 (including the I-94/I-35W bottleneck) to the north, and Hiawatha Avenue to the east. The southern bo ...

, a neighborhood within the Phillips community in Minneapolis *

Ventura, Minnesota Saint Augusta, formerly named Ventura, is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, directly south of the city of St. Cloud. The population was 3,317 at the 2010 census and has increased to 3,835 according to 2019 estimates. St. Aug ...

, former name of St. Augusta, Minnesota * Ventura, New Mexico, a census-designated place in Luna County, New Mexico, United States.

People

; Surname *

Amy Austria-Ventura Esmeralda Diaz Tuazon (born December 13, 1961), known professionally as Amy Austria-Ventura, is a Filipino film and television actress. Austria is recognized as one of the defining actresses in Philippine cinema. She has won a FAMAS Award, 2 G ...

(born 1961), Filipino film and television actress *

Andrey da Silva Ventura Andrey da Silva Ventura (born 17 July 1993), simply known as Andrey, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Andrey finished his formation with Botafogo. On 16 July 2014 he made his first team – ...

(born 1993), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (1919–1987), Italian actor who starred mainly in French films *

Antoni Reig Ventura Antoni Reig Ventura (València 1932), known as Rovellet because his father was ''Rovell'' from Dénia, was a professional Escala i corda Valencian pilota variant player. In recognition of his mastery, he is one of only five ''pilotaris'' with a pi ...

(born 1932), Spanish Escala i corda Valencian pilota variant player *

Battista de Ventura Battista de Ventura (died 1492) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1465–1492) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Frigento (1455–1465). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 12 September 1455, he was appointed during the ...

(died 1492), Italian Roman Catholic Bishop of Avellino e Frigento *

Bella Clara Ventura Bella Clara Ventura is a Colombian-Mexican novelist and poet. Born in Bogota, she studied in Paris. Director, screenwriter and film producer for 10 years, with awards to board their productions. One of the pioneers of cinema in the 70s in Colombi ...

, Colombian-Mexican novelist and poet *

Carlos Eduardo Ventura Carlos Eduardo Ventura (born 15 March 1974), known as Duda, is a Brazilian retired Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward or Midfielder#Winger, right winger. He spent most of his career in Portug ...

(born 1974), Brazilian retired football forward or right-winger * Cassie Ventura, American recording artist, dancer, actress and model, known mononymously as Cassie * Charlie Ventura (1916–1992), tenor saxophonist and bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *

Denis Ventúra Denis Ventúra (born 1 August 1995) is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for Sigma Olomouc. Career FK Senica He made his professional debut for Senica in the Europa League qualifying away fixture against Hungarian team MTK Budap ...

(born 1995), Slovak football midfielder * Elsa Margarida Meira Ventura, Portuguese football midfielder * Elys Saguil-Ventura (born 2001), New Zealand tennis player *

Felipe Ventura dos Santos Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos (born 22 February 1984 in Rio de Janeiro), known as Felipe, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Botafogo-PB. Career Early career Felipe began his career in Vitória (BA) before being signed ...

(born 1984), Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uberlândia Esporte Clube, known as Felipe *

Feliu Ventura Feliu Ventura (Xàtiva, 1976) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. Ventura's music is on the boundary between modern music styles and folk, with lyrics addressing political and youth issues. He has collaborated with guitar player and record producer ...

(born 1976), Spanish singer-songwriter * Francisco "Paco" C. Ventura, one of the pioneers in establishing motor racing in the Philippines in the 1960s *

František Ventura František Ventura (13 August 1894 in Vysoké Mýto – 1 December 1969 in Prague) was a Czech equestrian who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of ...

(1894-1969), Czech equestrian *

Gastone Ventura Gastone Ventura (29 October 1907 - 28 July 1981), also known with his Initiatic name ''Aldebaran,'' was the Grand Master of the Italian ''Ordine Martinista'' (1967 – 1981) and Sovereign Grand Hierophant General of the Rites of Misraïm and Memph ...

(1906-1981), Italian aristocrat *

Gian Piero Ventura Gian Piero Ventura (; born 14 January 1948) is an Italian football manager. His playing career as a midfielder was spent in the lower leagues, having not made the grade at Sampdoria, where he began his coaching career with the youth team in 1 ...

(born 1948), Italian football manager and former player *

Gilberto Ventura Ceballos Gilberto Ventura Ceballos (born July 6, 1975) is a Dominican Republic, Dominican serial killer who murdered five Panamanian youths in the city of La Chorrera, Panama, La Chorrera between 2010 and 2011, all of his victims being of China, Chinese de ...

(born 1975), Dominican serial killer * Gioacchino Ventura (dei Baroni) di Raulica (1792–1861), Italian Roman Catholic pulpit orator, patriot, philosopher and writer *

Giorgio Ventura Giorgio Ventura (also Zorzi Ventura) was an Italian mannerist painter of the Venetian school, active mainly in Venice, Istria and Dalmatia at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Life At present, almost nothing is known about his life, e ...

(also Zorzi Ventura), Italian mannerist painter of the Venetian school *

Giovanni de Ventura Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

, municipal plague doctor for the town of Pavia *

Giovanni Ventura Borghesi Giovanni Ventura Borghesi (October 29, 1640 – April 13, 1708) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome. Biography Born in Città di Castello, he was initially a pupil of the painter Giovanni Battista Pacetti (called ...

(1640–1708), Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome *

Guglielmo Ventura Guglielmo Ventura, sometimes anglicized William Ventura (1249/50–''c''.1322), was a merchant, public official and chronicler of Asti. He is believed to have been an ancestor of the later chronicler Secondino Ventura.Alberto Luongo"Ventura, Guglie ...

(1249/50–c.1322), Italian merchant, public official and chronicler of Asti *

Hamilton Ventura Hamilton Ventura da Conceicao (born 1983 in Cruz das Almas) is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win a silver medal at the 2006 South American Games in the men's light heavyweight division. Career He only started to box in 2006 but when ...

da Conceicao (born 1983), Brazilian amateur boxer * Héctor Ventura (born 1944), Mexican former field hockey player *

Héctor Hugo Olivares Ventura Héctor Hugo Olivares Ventura (born May 24, 1944) is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He has served as Deputy of the LII, LVI and LX Legislatures of the Mexican Congress and as Senator of the L, LI, LIV and LV Le ...

(born 1944), Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party * Hugo Ventura Ferreira Moura Guedes (born 1988), Portuguese football goalkeeper *

Iñaki Astiz Ventura Iñaki is a male given name. It is a neologism created by Sabino Arana meaning ''Ignatius'', to be a Basque language analog to "Ignacio" in Spanish, "Ignace" in French, and "Ignazio" in Italian, and an alternative to the names Eneko and Iñigo. ...

(born 1983), Spanish football central defender * Isabel Ortega Ventura (born 1954), Bolivian Aymara-Quechua politician * Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura (born 1979), known as Jair Ventura, Brazilian retired football forward *

Jean-Baptiste Ventura Jean-Baptiste (Giovanni Battista) Ventura, born Rubino (25 May 1794 – 3 April 1858), was an Italian soldier, mercenary in India, general in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sarkar-i-Khalsa, and early archaeologist of the Punjab region of the Sikh Empi ...

(1794–1858), Italian soldier, mercenary in India and early archaeologist of the Punjab region of the Sikh Empire * Jesse Ventura (born 1951), American media personality, former politician and retired professional wrestler * João Pedro Ventura Medeiros (born 1994), Portuguese footballer * Joaquín Alonso Ventura (born 1956), retired Salvadoran football player * Joaquín Ferrándiz Ventura (born 1963), an incarcerated Spanish abductor, rapist and (later) serial killer * Johnny Ventura (1940–2021), Dominican singer and band leader *

José María Ventura Casas Josep Maria Ventura i Casas (Alcalá la Real ( Jaén), 1817 – Figueres (Catalonia), 1875), popularly known as Pep Ventura, was a Spanish musician and composer from Catalonia who consolidated the long sardana and reformed the cobla, adding instr ...

(1817-1875), Spanish musician and composer who consolidated the long sardana and reformed the cobla *

José Ramón Machado Ventura José Ramón Machado Ventura, M.D. (born 26 October 1930) is a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the First Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba from 2008 to 2013. With the election of Raúl Castro as President of Cuba on 24 Feb ...

, M.D. (born 1930), Cuban revolutionary and politician, the First Vice President of the Council of State *

Julián Ventura Valero Julián Ventura Valero (born 15 May 1966 in Tampico, Mexico) is a Mexican diplomat, who served as Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico from December 2018 to January 2020, G-20 Sherpa, and Chair of the Matías Romero Institute (Diplom ...

(born 1966), Mexican diplomat, who currently serves as Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico *

Lino Ventura Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian actor who grew up in France and starred in many French films. Born in Italy, he was raised in Paris by his mother. After a first caree ...

(1919–1987), Italian actor who starred mainly in French films * Lucas de Souza Ventura (born 1998), simply known as Nonoca, Brazilian professional football midfielder * Luigi Ventura (born 1944), Italian Roman Catholic apostolic nuncio to France since 2009 * Manuel Mateus Ventura (1921-2018), Brazilian biophysicist, biochemist, and educator *

Maria Ventura Marie Ventura (born ''Aristida Maria Ventura'' 14 July 1888 - 3 December 1954) was a Romanian-French actress and theatre director. From 1919 to 1941 she worked at the Comédie-Française. In 1938, she directed ''Iphigénie'' by Racine Jean-B ...

(1888-1954), Romanian-French actress and theatre director *

Marlon Ventura Rodrigues Marlon Ventura Rodrigues (born November 21, 1986, in Rio de Janeiro), or simply Marlon, is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Treze. Career Marlon is create Estádio da Gávea. It started from small Flamengo and went through ...

(born 1986), or simply Marlon, Brazilian central defender *

Michael Ventura Michael Ventura (born October 31, 1945) is an American novelist, screenwriter, film director, essayist and cultural critic. History Michael Ventura commenced his career as a journalist at the ''Austin Sun'', a counter-culture bi-weekly newspap ...

(born 1945), American novelist, film director, and cultural critic *

Miguel Ventura Terra Miguel Ventura Terra (1866–1919) was a Portuguese architect. Ventura Terra studied in Porto and later in the École de Beaux-Arts of Paris in the ''atelier'' of Victor Laloux. Upon his return to Portugal, he became a celebrated architect and ...

(1866–1919), Portuguese architect * Montserrat Carulla i Ventura (born 1930), Catalan actress *

Moses Ventura Moses ben Joseph Ventura (called also Ventura of Tivoli and Ventura of Jerusalem) was rabbi of Silistria, Bulgaria, in the latter half of the 16th century. He was educated at Jerusalem, but later settled in Silistria. Ventura was the author of ''Ye ...

(called also Ventura of Tivoli and Ventura of Jerusalem), rabbi of Silistria, Bulgaria, in the latter half of the 16th century * Orlando Ventura (born 1948), Mexican former field hockey player *

Paolo Ventura Paolo Ventura (born 1968, Milan, Italy) is an Italian photographer, artist and set designer based in Milan. Life and work Ventura grew up in Milan with summers spent in the hilltops of Eastern Tuscany. His father, Piero Ventura, was a childre ...

(born 1968), Italian photographer, artist and set designer * Ray Ventura (1908-1979), French jazz bandleader * Reinaldo Miguel Silva Ventura (born 1978), Portuguese roller hockey player *

Robbie Ventura Robbie Ventura (born May 5, 1971) is an American former professional racing cyclist. Career Early career Robbie graduated with honors from Lake Forest College Lake Forest College is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois ...

(born 1971), American former professional racing cyclist * Robert Costa Ventura (born 1994), Spanish football central defender * Roberto Ventura (born 1957), Uruguayan neuropsychologist, psychiatrist, activist, musician, author and professor * Robin Ventura (born 1967), American former professional baseball third baseman and manager *

Rosmery Mamani Ventura Rosmery Mamani Ventura (born in Cajiata on October 27, 1985) is a Bolivian painter. Her work is very realistic, with a high level of detail. Biography She was born in Omasuyos, near Lake Titicaca where she lived until 1998. Her parents are Te ...

(born 1985), Bolivian artist *

Santiago Ventura Bertomeu Santiago Ventura Bertomeu (; born 5 January 1980) is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop shots during hi ...

(born 1980), retired tennis player from Spain *

Santiago Ventura Morales Santiago Ventura Morales (born 1968 ) is a Mexican social worker in the state of Oregon. Born in Mexico, he was falsely convicted of murder in Oregon in 1986. The conviction drew national attention when some jurors worked to overturn the convictio ...

(born 1968), Mexican social worker *

Simona Ventura Simona Ventura (born 1 April 1965) is an Italian television presenter. Television career Ventura was born in Bentivoglio. She started in TV on "Domani Sposi" with Giancarlo Magalli on Rai Uno. Her love for sport took her into sports reporting ...

(born 1965), Italian television presenter, actress and singer *

Susana Ventura Penny Arcade (born Susana Carmen Ventura, July 15, 1950) is an American performance artist, actress, and playwright based in New York City. She is known for her comedic wit, forthright delivery, and stage presence. Her performances explore topic ...

(born 1950), American performance artist, actress, and playwright *

Vince Ventura Vincent Ventura (April 18, 1917 – September 11, 2001) was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators for 18 games during the 1945 season, the last year of the World War ...

(1917–2001), American professional baseball left fielder *

Yolanda Ventura Yolanda Ventura (born October 21, 1968 in Barcelona, Spain) is a dual nationality Spanish/Mexican actress and was a Spanish singer when she was young . She is best known for roles in Mexican telenovelas and is a former member of the Spanish child ...

(born 1968), Spanish actress and singer *

Yordano Ventura Yordano Ventura Hernández (; June 3, 1991 – January 22, 2017) was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Ventura made his MLB debut on September 17, 2013. Known as a power pitcher ...

(1991–2017), Dominican professional baseball pitcher * Zé Ventura (born 1996), Angolan football midfielder *

Zuenir Ventura Zuenir Carlos Ventura (born June 1, 1931, in Além Paraíba, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian journalist and writer. He is a columnist for the newspaper ''O Globo'', and for '' Época'' magazine. He won the Jabuti Prize in 1995 in the "reportage" cat ...

(born 1931), Brazilian journalist and writer ; Given name * Ventura Alonzo (1904–2000), Mexican-born American musician * Ventura Alvarado Aispuro (born 1992), American soccer player *

Ventura Benassai Ventura Benassai (died 1511) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Marittima (1501–1511).David M. Cheney"Bishop Ventura Benassai"''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. Retrieved January 4, 2017. Biography Ventura Benassai was a native ...

(died 1511), Italian Roman Catholic Bishop of Massa Marittima * Ventura Blanco y Calvo de Encalada (c.1782–1856), Chilean political figure *

Ventura Bufalini Ventura Bufalini (died 15 August 1504) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Terni (1499–1504) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Città di Castello (1498–1499). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 18 January 1498, Ventura Bufalini was appo ...

(died 1504), Roman Catholic Bishop of Terni (1499–1504) and Bishop of Città di Castello *

Ventura Díaz Ventura Díaz (born 26 August 1937) is a Spanish former road cyclist, who competed professionally from 1961 to 1976. He competed in the individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also rode in thirteen editions of the Vuelta a España, ...

(born 1937), former Spanish cyclist *

Ventura García Calderón Ventura (Italian, Portuguese and Spanish for "fortune") may refer to: Places ; Brazil * Boa Ventura de São Roque, a municipality in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil * Boa Ventura, Paraíba, a municipality in the state of Paraíba, in the ...

, or Francisco García Calderón (1834-1905), lawyer and Provisional President of the Republic of Peru *

Ventura Gassol Bonaventura Gassol i Rovira (6 October 1893 – 19 September 1980), known as Ventura Gassol, was a Catalonia, Catalan poet, playwright and politician. A Catalan nationalism, nationalist, he was prominent member of the ''Esquerra Republicana de Cat ...

(1893-1980), Catalan poet, playwright and politician *

Ventura Mazza Ventura Mazza or Mazzi or Marzi or Mazi or Magi (circa 1560 - March 6, 1638) was an Italian people, Italian painter of the late-Renaissance. Biography He was born in Cantiano, then part of the Duchy of Urbino. He was a pupil of Federico Barocci. ...

, or Mazzi or Marzi or Mazi or Magi (c.1560-1638), Italian painter of the late-Renaissance *

Ventura Miguel Marcó del Pont Buenaventura Miguel Marcó del Pont Ángel Díaz y Méndez (15 November 1768 – 28 December 1836) was a Spanish merchant and treasurer for the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Marcó del Pont was born in Vigo, Spain , image_flag ...

(1768-1836), Spanish merchant and treasurer for the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata *

Ventura Monge Domínguez Ventura Monge Domínguez (22 June 1914 – 15 May 1937) was an infantry officer of the General Staff of the Spanish Republican Army and fought in militias during the Spanish Civil War. Early life Ventura was the son of a military veteran ...

(1914–1937), an infantry officer of the General Staff of the Spanish * Ventura Pons Sala (born 1945), Spanish movie director *

Ventura Rodríguez Ventura Rodríguez Tizón (July 14, 1717 – September 26, 1785) was a Spanish architect and artist. Born at Ciempozuelos, Rodríguez was the son of a bricklayer. In 1727, he collaborated with his father in the work at the Royal Palace of Aranj ...

(1717–1785), Spanish architect and artist *

Ventura Ruiz Aguilera Ventura Ruiz Aguilera (1820–1881) was a Spanish lyric poet, called "the Spanish Béranger.” Biography He was born in 1820 at Salamanca, where he graduated in medicine. He moved to Madrid in 1844, where he engaged in political journalism an ...

(1820–1881), Spanish lyric poet, called "the Spanish Béranger.” * Ventura Tenario (1911–1984), with ring name of Chief Little Wolf, American professional wrestler

Transportation

* Ventura Freeway, a highway connecting downtown Los Angeles with Ventura County, CA *

Lockheed Ventura The Lockheed Ventura is a twin-engine medium bomber and patrol bomber of World War II. The Ventura first entered combat in Europe as a bomber with the RAF in late 1942. Designated PV-1 by the United States Navy (US Navy), it entered combat in 1 ...

, World War II aircraft * Moyes Ventura, an Australian hang glider design * MV ''Ventura'', a cruise ship *

Pontiac Ventura The Pontiac Ventura was an automobile model that was produced by Pontiac. As was common practice at the time, its name was derived from Ventura, California, joining other similarly derived models such as the fellow Pontiac Catalina, the Chevrolet M ...

, automobile produced by General Motors * Ventura Bus Lines, Australian bus and coach company *

Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority VCTC Intercity (formerly known as Ventura Intercity Service Transit Authority or VISTA) is a public transit agency providing bus service in Ventura County, California. It provides an intercity bus service between the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, C ...

, a public transit agency providing bus service in Ventura County, California

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Ace Ventura Ace Ventura is a title character created by screenwriter Jack Bernstein. Ace was performed by Jim Carrey in the films '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', released in 1994, and '' Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'', released in 1995, and was voiced by ...

, a fictional pet detective in Warner Bros comedy films * Las Venturas, San Andreas, a fictional city in ''Grand Theft Auto'' series of video games *

Marisa Ava Marie Ventura Marisa may refer to: * Marisa (town), an Indonesian town * Marisa, Hellenised name of Maresha, town in Idumea (today in Israel) * Marisa (given name), a feminine personal name * ''Marisa'' (gastropod), a genus of apple snails * MV ''Marisa'' (193 ...

, fictional character of the American romantic comedy-drama '' Maid in Manhattan'' *

Sharon Ventura Sharon Ventura, also known as She-Thing, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She has used the pseudonym Ms. Marvel and has served as a member of the Fantastic Four and the female wrestlers known ...

, also known as She-Thing, a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics

Music

* La-Ventura, Netherlands-based Gothic/melodic metal band * Desmadrados Soldados de Ventura, a psychedelic music ensemble formed in Manchester * ''Ventura'' (Phish album) * ''Ventura'' (Anderson Paak album) * ''Ventura'' (Los Hermanos album) * "Ventura", a song by Thomas Bangalter from the ''Irréversible'' soundtrack, 2002 * "

Ventura Highway "Ventura Highway" is a 1972 song by the band America from their album ''Homecoming'', written by Dewey Bunnell. Background Dewey Bunnell, the song's vocalist and writer, has said that the lyric "alligator lizards in the air" in the song is a r ...

", a 1972 song by the band America

Other uses

Ventura (Japanese guitars) Ventura was a brand of stringed instruments imported from Japan by C. Bruno and Company during the 1960s and 1970s. C. Bruno was bought by Kaman (Ovation) in the early 1980s, after which the brand disappeared. Some of the Ventura guitars were kn ...

, a brand of stringed instruments imported from Japan by C. Bruno and Company during the 1960s and 1970s * Ventura (horse), American race horse *

Corel Ventura Ventura Publisher was the first popular desktop publishing package for IBM PC compatible computers running the GEM extension to the DOS operating system. The software was originally developed by Ventura Software, a small software company founde ...

, software package from Corel Corporation * Paxman Ventura, diesel engine *

PortAventura World PortAventura World is an entertainment resort in Salou and Vila-seca, Tarragona, on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain. It was built around the PortAventura Park theme park, which attracts around 3.5 million visitors per year, making it the ...

, an entertainment resort in Salou and Vila-seca, Tarragona, on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain *

Ventura Black Widows The Ventura Black Widows, a women's tackle football Tier 3 team, was founded in 2008 by Ahmad Newton of Los Angeles, CA. Originally a member of the National Women’s Football Association (NWFA), they became independent when the league folded later ...

, a women's tackle football Tier 3 team, was founded in 2008 by Ahmad Newton of Los Angeles, CA *

Ventura Oil Field The Ventura Oil Field is a large and currently productive oil field A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations. Such reservoirs form when kerog ...

, a large and currently productive oil field in the hills north of Ventura, in southern California * Ventura Oilers, a California League baseball team based in Ventura * Ventura Farms, a ranch featured in a number of Western films, located in the Hidden Valley in Thousand Oaks, California * Ventura Film Festival, an international film festival held each year in Ventura, California * Ventura Lambrate, an international design show, held annually in April in Milan, Italy * macOS Ventura, the 2022 release of Apple's desktop operating system macOS