Spanish Famous Names Starting with Letter M

A Spanish football midfielder who made his debut for Real Madrid Castilla in the Segunda División i

A Spanish football midfielder who made his debut for Real Madrid Castilla in the Segunda División in 2006.He wears no.4 in Real Madrid Castilla, but also granted no.37 in first team.

A Spanish football player, currently with Tercera División side of SD Ciudad de Santiago, as a stri

A Spanish football player, currently with Tercera División side of SD Ciudad de Santiago, as a striker. He has played most of his career with Galician sides.Having first appeared as a professional with SD Compostela, Changui went on to represent several second division sides, before being snapped by Deportivo de La Coruña in 2002, although he would play almost no part with the side (2 matches in 2004-05, 13 minutes played), also serving a loan to UD Las Palmas.

Was a nightclub singer and television star, as Cha Cha O'Brien on Surfside 6, before dying at age 27

Was a nightclub singer and television star, as Cha Cha O'Brien on Surfside 6, before dying at age 27 a day after heart surgery. Most episodes featured her singing, usually in English but occasionally in Spanish. One of her songs from the second and final season, "The Cha Cha Twist" was released as a single but did not enter the Billboard Top 100 chart. Her tenuous grasp on English provided comic relief on the show. She died a year after the series ended. Often compared to Lupe Velez and Carmen Miranda, the Madrid-born Sierra responded "Carmen Miranda wore all sorts of funny hairdresses, some made of bananas, and I have never done that. Miss Velez, on the screen, was a spitfire type while I prefer happy-go-lucky parts."

Was a Spanish coloratura soprano notable for her virtuoso singing technique.Very little is known abo

Was a Spanish coloratura soprano notable for her virtuoso singing technique.Very little is known about the life and career of this extraordinary singer. It is generally accepted that she was born in 1878 in Granada, Spain, though the exact year and date of her birth are disputed (some sources claim 1874 or 1876). She studied at the Madrid Conservatory under renowned singing teachers Lázaro María Puig and Napoleone Verger, and made her operatic debut in the title role of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, at Cartagena around 1896.

Was a Catalan opera singer, a mezzo-soprano born as Maria de Lourdes Lucia Antonia Pichot Gironés.

Was a Catalan opera singer, a mezzo-soprano born as Maria de Lourdes Lucia Antonia Pichot Gironés. She has sometimes been referred to as Maria Gay Zenatello.According to one story, young Maria was arrested for singing revolutionary or nationalist songs. She defiantly continued to sing them in prison, with a voice so fine she was offered a chance to study bel canto.In 1902 she debuted in the title role of Carmen in Brussels. She was a hit in the role and became one of the best regarded interpreters of "Carmen" of her era. She reportedly shocked and mesmerized audiences, portraying the gypsy girl as an impudent, magnetic, but coarse and unrefined peasant, eating an orange and spitting out the seeds before singing the famous Habanera.

Was a Spanish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of t

Was a Spanish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Spanish team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament.

Was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. Cañardo has won a record seven editions of the Volt

Was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. Cañardo has won a record seven editions of the Volta a Catalunya (1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939). On Daniel Marszalek's cyclist ranking, Cañardo is ranked 92nd.In 1935, he finished second overall

Was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. In 1967, Diaz won a stage of the 1967 Vuelta a Españ

Was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. In 1967, Diaz won a stage of the 1967 Vuelta a España, and also won the mountains classification.

Aka Luis Mariano was a Spanish Basque popular tenor who reached celebrity in 1946 with « La belle d

Aka Luis Mariano was a Spanish Basque popular tenor who reached celebrity in 1946 with « La belle de Cadix » (« The Beautiful Lady of Cadix ») an operetta by Francis Lopez. He appeared in the 1954 film Adventures of the Barber of Seville.

A Spanish football coach and former footballer. With Real Madrid, he won six Spanish championships a

A Spanish football coach and former footballer. With Real Madrid, he won six Spanish championships and three cups.He was goalkeeper for Real Madrid from 1971 until 1984 and played 177 matches in La Liga and another 29 matches in European club competitions. His heroic efforts in the Champions Cup quarter-final in Odessa versus Dynamo Kyiv (0-0) earned him the nickname el Gato de Odessa ("the cat of Odessa"). García Remón played also twice for the Spanish national football team.

A Spanish football player who play as a left midfielder. He currently plays for the Spanish team FC

A Spanish football player who play as a left midfielder. He currently plays for the Spanish team FC Cartagena.

A Spanish singer born in 1958 in Huelva, Spain.She borrows her style and inspiration from flamenco t

A Spanish singer born in 1958 in Huelva, Spain.She borrows her style and inspiration from flamenco that she adapts or merge with more modern musical trends, especially jazz and tango but also pop, rock, swing and guaracha, in this sense, she can properly be ranked as a New Flamenco artist.

A Spanish singer-songwriter.Since she was a child, she showed a great interest in music and in the l

A Spanish singer-songwriter.Since she was a child, she showed a great interest in music and in the last course of high-school, she met Marta Botía, with whom she created the successful group Ella baila sola. They performed in several parks in Madrid until they recorded their first album in 1996. They split up in 2001.

Is a Spanish sailor.

Is a Spanish sailor.

A Catalan singer in Catalan and Spanish.She's one of the most important singers in modern Catalan so

A Catalan singer in Catalan and Spanish.She's one of the most important singers in modern Catalan song. She has sung traditional and revolutionary classical Catalan songs, habaneras and her own compositions.Rosell has collaborated with such diverse artists as: Georges Moustaki, Montserrat Caballé, Luis Eduardo Aute, Carlos Cano, Pedro Guerra or the flamenco guitarist Tomatito. She has made numerous tours by Europe, Latin America and the north of Africa.

Is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 Vu

Is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. His biggest victory was capturing the 1982 Vuelta a España, a Grand Tour stage race, and he is the inaugural and record three-time winner of the Clásica de San Sebastián (1981, 1982, 1987), which is n

Was a Spanish water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Spanish

Was a Spanish water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Spanish team in the 1928 tournament. He played in the only match for Spain.

A Spanish football player who currently plays for Polideportivo Ejido on loan from UD Almería of th

A Spanish football player who currently plays for Polideportivo Ejido on loan from UD Almería of the Spanish Segunda División. His usual demarcation is Forward.

A Spanish professional football (soccer) player. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Getafe C

A Spanish professional football (soccer) player. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Getafe CF.Cotelo began his career at Sporting de Gijón and played for their B team in the 1993-94 season. He then spent a season in the senior team, playing just five matches before getting sent back to the B team.

A Spanish midfielder, who currently plays for CD Numancia.A product of hometown CD Numancia youth sy

A Spanish midfielder, who currently plays for CD Numancia.A product of hometown CD Numancia youth system, Mario played 33 matches, scoring 3 goals, in 2007-08, as the Soria team returned to La Liga after a three-year absence.

Was a Guatemalan writer, dramatist, and politician. Born in Guatemala City, he played important role

Was a Guatemalan writer, dramatist, and politician. Born in Guatemala City, he played important roles in the governments of both Juan José Arévalo and Jacobo Arbenz, including periods as Ambassador to the United Nations between 1946 and 1947, as a deputy in the National Congress from 1947 to 1951, and being both leader of the Congress and Vice-President between 1948 and 1949 before retiring from politics in 1951. With the fall of the Arbenz administration in 1954, Monteforte went into exile in Mexico until 1987.

Was a Guatemalan writer.

Was a Guatemalan writer.

Is a Guatemalan football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for local club CSD Municipal, and

Is a Guatemalan football (soccer) midfielder, who currently plays for local club CSD Municipal, and has also played locally for CSD Comunicaciones and in the U.S. Major League Soccer for Columbus Crew. He is also a member of the Guatemala national team.

A Spanish footballer. Mario, born in Algeciras, is a central defender who currently plays for Real B

A Spanish footballer. Mario, born in Algeciras, is a central defender who currently plays for Real Betis. Mario originally played for AD Ceuta where he appeared in 52 league games before signing a three year contract with Real Betis in the summer of 2007.

Was a Guatemalan politician. He is the founder in 1960 of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional (ML

Was a Guatemalan politician. He is the founder in 1960 of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional (MLN). In 1954, he helped support colonel Carlos Castillo's coup against Jacobo Arbenz.