Famous People with Name Morel

Morella Muñoz            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Morella Muñoz: was a popular Venezuelan singer.Her primary education was at the Venezuela Ricardo Zuloaga Experimental school, and the San José de Tarbes school. In 1946 she entered the Andrés Bello grammar school, getting up immediately to its choir, directed by Lorenzo Spinal Figallo, becoming a member as well of the Central University Choral created and directed by Antonio Estévez, that insisted on her entrance to this institution.

Martín Gerardo Morel            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Martín Gerardo Morel: an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Tigre.Morel was a late developer, not playing professionally until the age of 25. Morel was discovered playing for Sportivo Las Parejas and joined Tigre in 2006.In his first season with Tigre Morel helped the club to gain promotion to the Argentine Primera. The Apertura 2007 was Tigre's first season in the Primera since 1980, and Morel's first taste of top flight football. Morel was not a regular in the first team, but chipped in with three goals in his seven appearances. The club finished in 2nd place which was the highest league finish in their history. During the Apertura 2008 Morel was an important part of the Tigre squad that again reached the runner-up position. He scored a total of 13 goals throughout the torunament.

Jorge Morel            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Jorge Morel: a classical guitarist and composer from Argentina. He is now living and working in New York City.Morel's musical career began in his native country of Argentina and his father taught him the rudiments of classical guitar at age seven. He went on to study advanced guitar at the internationally recognized Academy of Professor Pablo Escobar in Buenos Aires and after graduating joined Mr Escobar in radio and concert performances.Morel left Argentina to perform in Ecuador, Colombia and Cuba, where he recorded his first solo LP and was featured in a weekly TV show. Vladimir Bobri, then President of the Classical Guitar Society in New York, lent his recognition and support to Morel after hearing him perform in Puerto Rico. This led to concert engagements in California and Hawaii and Morel's eventual debut at Carnegie Hall in 1961. At this time, he recorded his second LP for Decca Records and subsequently recorded three more albums. Morel appeared at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Wigmore Hall in London, National Hall in Dublin and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Over the years he performed in many countries including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, France, Holland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Singapore, Germany and more.

Gaël Morel            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Gaël Morel: is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. At the age of 15, Morel left home to go to pursue film studies in Lyon, afterwards moving to Paris. There he met with the acclaimed French director André Téchiné who cast him in the lead role of François in the multi César-winning 1994 film Les Roseaux sauvages (Wild Reeds) which brought him to wider fame, earning much critical praise for his performance, and a 1995 César nomination for Most Promising Young Actor.

Pierre Morel            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Pierre Morel: is a French cinematographer and film director. The next year, he began a career as cinematographer, working with such directors as Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen, Nancy Meyers, Alek Keshishian, Luc Besson and Phillip Atwell. At the same time he directed his first film District 13 in 2004, followed by Taken in 2008 and From Paris with Love, in 2010.

Jeanne-Pierre-Marie-Marguerite Morel            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jeanne-Pierre-Marie-Marguerite Morel: was French ballet dancer. She was active in Sweden 1755-1771 and at that time counted as the perhaps notable star in the ballet in Sweden. She was also mistress of king Adolf Frederick of Sweden. Morel performed in Copenhagen when she was hired to the French Theatre in Sweden. At her debute in Sweden in 1755, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia compared her to Barbara Campanini. She was, after her marriage to Louis Du Londel in 1759, known as Madame Du Londel. She was appointed premier dancer and was with Louis Gallodier counted as the star of the ballet in the advertisements on the public performances at Bollhuset in Stockholm. She was also a singer and an actor and counted as one of the most notable members of the French Theatre, and as the lead female star with Marie Baptiste.