Famous People with Name Vega

Daniel De La Vega            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Daniel De La Vega: was a Chilean journalist, poet, playwright, chronicler, and novelist. He was friends with poet and playwright Víctor Domingo Silva. In 1953, he received the 12th Chilean National Prize in Literature for his work in both journalism and theater. His primary contributions were published originally in periodicals, notably in the column "Hoy" ("Today") in Ultimas Noticias, but he put together over forty books as well. De la Vega died in Santiago de Chile.

Diego Molano Vega            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Diego Molano Vega: is the current Minister of Information Technologies and Communications (Colombia) (ICT). He was appointed as head of the Ministry on August 6 of 2010 by President Juan Manuel Santos. He has served on the boards of major international business organizations like the American Association of Telecommunications Operators (Ahciet), the Mercosur Business Forum-Europe (MEBF), EU Brazil and the Colombian Chamber of Commerce in Spain. He was also founder and president of the Telecommunications Regulators Association of Latin America (Regulatel). On August 6, 2010 President Juan Manuel Santos was appointed as head of the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications to replace María del Rosario Guerra.

Juan Carlos Camacho Vega            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Juan Carlos Camacho Vega: is a Colombian sculptor and writer. His artworks explore the use of words as a way of construction of mind sculpture. Influenced by artists such as Joseph Kosuth and Yves Klein, he does not consider himself a conceptualist art, but as a traditional craftsman who works with words. His main sculpture, entitled “Conversación con Juan Camacho” exhibits, in a hypothetical way, the theoretical implications that may have the construction of more than 20 pieces.

Rigoberto Urán Urán            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Rigoberto Urán Urán: is a male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.

Macnelly Torres Berrío            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Macnelly Torres Berrío: is a Colombian footballer who plays for Aris Thessaloniki. He played with the Colombian U-20 national team at the 2005 South American Youth Championship, which Colombia hosted and won. Toja then competed at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Holland, helping Colombia to the Round of 16 before losing to eventual champion Argentina. Toja appeared in three of the team's four games, once as a substitute, including a start against Argentina. He was called up to the full Colombian national team in October 2008 and started in his first game versus Brazil on October 15, 2008 for a 2010 World Cup Qualifier.