Famous People with Name Flores

Florestan Fernandes            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Florestan Fernandes: was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. He was also elected federal deputy twice.He came from a poor family with his mother being a "washerwoman". In youth he took a series of odd jobs and had an erratic education until he attended the university in 1941. In 1945 he graduated and by 1964 was a full professor in sociology. In that same year he won the Prêmio Jabuti. In 1969 he fled to Canada for political reasons and began to teach at the University of Toronto. In 1973 he returned to Brazil and became involved in the Partido dos Trabalhadores.

Felix Flores            Origin/Culture/Country:

Felix Flores: a professional boxer.Flores, who fights out of Puerto Rico, has been featured numerous times on Telemundo. In February 2005, Flores got his first loss in March 30, 1996 vs. Juan Carlos Suarez (7-0-1) in Miami Beach lossing by Knockout in the 3rd round.

Wilson Lee Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Wilson Lee Flores: is a multi-awarded writer and journalist and also two-term former president and now chairman of the The Anvil Business Club, a young Chinese-Filipino business organization. He is also a real estate entrepreneur.

Luis Alberto Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Luis Alberto Flores: is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and 202 lb (92 kg) point guard. He grew up in the rough, predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City.

Maria De Luz Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Maria De Luz Flores: better known as Lucha Reyes, was a famous Mexican mariachi singer. She was a native of Guadalajara, Jalisco. She used the last name Reyes as a homage to her stepfather.Reyes had a very very very poor childhood. In 1917, she and her mother moved to Mexico City. By 1919, she began singing during circus acts. At the young age of thirteen, she had begun to make some money with her voice, and to meet some of that era's most popular Mexican singers.

Howard Dwaine Dorough Flores            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Dwaine Dorough Flores: Dorough auditioned for the Backstreet Boys, where he reached worldwide fame along with group mates AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and Nick Carter. After the group reached stardom, Dorough and the rest of the band became staples on the covers of such magazines as Tiger Beat and 16 Magazine. In 1998, Howie's sister, Caroline Dorough-Cochran, died of Lupus. After her passing, Howie established the Dorough Lupus Foundation. The foundation helps raise awareness about the disease, financial support for those who cannot afford treatment, and money for research. To date over half a million dollars have been raised for finding a cure.