Famous People with Name Joaquin

Joaquín Salvador Lavado            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Joaquín Salvador Lavado: better known by his pen name Quino, is an Argentine cartoonist.His comic strip Mafalda (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is very popular in Latin America and many parts of Europe.

Joaquín Ramón Martínez Sabina            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Joaquín Ramón Martínez Sabina: known artistically as Joaquín Sabina, is a singer, songwriter, and poet. He has published fourteen albums, two live albums, and three compilation albums. He has collaborated in other occasions, for example, he has composed songs for Ana Belén and Miguel Ríos and others.

Joaquín Blez Marcé            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Joaquín Blez Marcé: was one of Cuba's premier photographers.Blez studied between 1904 and 1907 at Antonio Desquirón’s photography workshop in Santiago de Cuba, and in 1922 attended the Escuela Laboratorio de Fotografía. He worked with Rodolfo Namias in Milan, Italy and in the later 1920s took lessons at the Internationale Lichbild Ausstellung in Berlin, Germany. In 1937 and 1938 he studied photographic technique and illumination in Hollywood, California.

Joaquín Botero Vaca            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Joaquín Botero Vaca: is a Bolivian striker, who was the top goalscorer in world football in the 2002 season with 49 goals for Club Bolívar. Botero has been a regular player for the Bolivian national team since 1999, and he is currently the highest scorer in the national team's history with twenty goals.

Joaquín Miguel Elizalde            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Joaquín Miguel Elizalde: was a Philippine politician.He was educated at St. Joseph's College, London, and Dr. Schmidt’s Institute in St. Gallen, Switzerland. industrialist and financier; economic adviser to President Manuel L. Quezon in 1937 and 1938; member of the National Economic Council 1937-1941 and 1952 and 1953, and of the Joint Preparatory Committee on Philippine Affairs in 1936 and 1937; member of the Council of State 1936-1941 and 1952 and 1953;

Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín: was a Filipino writer, historian and journalist, best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. Joaquin was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature.

Jaymee Joaquin            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Jaymee Joaquin: is a Filipina actress, model, and host. She made a career in the Philippines as a TV and print commercial model during her younger years and ventured in events promotion and hosting on the side.After years of auditioning in the modeling scene, she became a part of ABSCBN Star Magic, an artist management firm owned by one of the largest television networks in the Philippines, ABSCBN Broadcasting Corporation. She landed supporting roles for movies, soap operas, sitcoms, and various TV programs for the said network.