Famous People with Name Alvarez

Al Alvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Al Alvarez: is an English poet, writer and critic who publishes under the name A. Alvarez and Al Alvarez.Born Alfred Alvarez, he was educated at Oundle School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he took a First in English. After teaching briefly in Oxford and t

Lissette Álvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Lissette Álvarez: a singer, songwriter and record producer from Cuba. She is best known for recording a Spanish language version of Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart in 1985.She and her sister were sent to live in the United States in the early 1960s through Operation Peter Pan, a US government sponsored program in conjunction with the Catholic Welfare Bureau that transported 14,000 Cuban children from Cuba to the United States. The scheme was devised for families opposed to the Cuban revolution of 1959, who feared that the government would indoctrinate their children into communism.

Maria Antonia Del Carmen Peregrino Alvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Maria Antonia Del Carmen Peregrino Alvarez: was an Afro-Mexican singer known for her interpretation of boleros, sones, rumbas and songs from Agustín Lara. She first became famous by her interpretation of Lara's song "Enamorada", he also wrote "Lamento Jarocho" specially for her to sing. She also sang for the Sonora Matancera. The alley where she was born in the old barrio of "La Huaca" in the city of Veracruz, México, carries her name.The German film director Christian Baudissin made a documentary about Toña la Negra for television in 1993 with interviews with her ex-husband the musician "Vittillo" Victor Ruiz Pazos and others who knew her.

Miguel Ángel Álvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Miguel Ángel Álvarez: a Puerto Rican comedian and actor.Álvarez began his artistic career as a radio announcer, working for radio station WENA. On October 30, 1950, Álvarez was among a group of reporters who covered the Gunfight at "Salón Boricua" between Vidal Santiago, a nationalist who was the personal barber of Albizu Campos 40 police and National Guardsmen during the Nationalist attack of San Juan. This event made Puerto Rican radio history because it was the first time that an event of this nature was transmitted "live" via the radio airwaves to the public in general.[1] He later participated in the radio show El Tremendo Hotel (The Tremendous Hotel) starring Ramón "Diplo" Rivero and later Álvarez was contracted to do radionovelas (radio soap opera).

Aída Álvarez            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Aída Álvarez: the first Hispanic woman and Puerto Rican to hold a United States Cabinet position.Alvarez was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico into a family which faced a difficult economic situation. However, her parents worked hard and always encouraged her to pursue her dreams. After she received her primary education in Puerto Rico, her family moved to New York City in hopes of improving their economic situation. In New York, she attended high school and participated in a program called "ASPIRA". "ASPIRA" was founded by Dr. Antonia Pantoja and has helped disadvantaged children, especially girls, gain the leadership skills and knowledge required to go to college.[1]