Famous People with Name Ruiz

Ashley Ruiz            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Ashley Ruiz: is a singer who is a former member of Menudo. He is part Irish, part Cuban and Spaniard.Ruiz became a teen idol in Puerto Rico. Even as Menudo's international fame had already faded somewhat, the group maintained its fan core among Puerto Rican pre teen and teenager girls, so Ruiz became well known across the island. Apart from being a celebrity in Puerto Rico, Ashley Ruiz also toured the United States and the rest of Latin America extensively as a member of Menudo.

Miguel Ruíz            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Miguel Ruíz: started a coffee processing company which would later become "Jimenez & Fernandez, Sucrs, Inc." the makers of "Cafe Yaucono"In 1914, Tomas Prado, from Yauco was the owner of "The Coffee Co.". He created the coffee brand "Cafe Yaucono". Jimenez became interested in the brand and soon began negotiations with Prado with the intention of buying him out. In 1916, Prado sold "The Coffee Co." and its brand "Yaucono" to the heirs of Migul Ruiz. In 1917, the Ruiz family sold the company and Jimenez quit the company. Soon afterwards, Jimenez started his own company with Juan Fernandez which they named "Jimenez & Fernandez, Sucrs.".

Carlos Humberto Ruíz            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Carlos Humberto Ruíz: is a Guatemalan football forward currently playing for Paraguayan club Olimpia Asunción of the Primera División de Paraguay.Ruíz, born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, started his footballing career in local club CSD Municipal. In 2000, he traveled to Europe to play for a short time in Greek club PAS Giannina. He returned to Municipal and then signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy in January, 2002.

Yosvani Pérez Ruiz            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Yosvani Pérez Ruiz: is a left-handed pitcher for Cienfuegos of the Cuban National Series, and the Cuban national baseball team[1] . Pérez was part of the Cuban roster at the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

Carmen Frei Ruiz-Tagle            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Carmen Frei Ruiz-Tagle: is a Chilean politician and teacher. She served as Senator from 1990 to 2006.Frei was born in Santiago, the eldest child to Eduardo Frei Montalva and María Ruiz-Tagle Jiménez. She studied at the Colegio Universitario Inglés; and later graduated as a teacher (specializing in infants) from the Universidad de Chile. She became a councilwoman for Santiago in 1970, and was elected Senator for Antofagasta in 1990, being reelected in 1998. She lost the position in 2006. She is married to Eugenio Ortega Riquelme and has 3 children.