Spanish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold me

Is a former water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Four years earlier, when Barcelona hosted the Games, he was on the side that captured the silver medal

Is a Spanish racing cyclist who rides for Rabobank in the UCI ProTour. Horrillo signed with them in

Is a Spanish racing cyclist who rides for Rabobank in the UCI ProTour. Horrillo signed with them in 2005.Before turning professional in 1998, Horrillo was a philosophy student at a university in Spain. Horrillo turned professional with the Vitalicio Segur

A Spanish football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for CD Linares in Segunda División B.He al

A Spanish football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for CD Linares in Segunda División B.He also played for Getafe, Leganés, Badajoz, Murcia and Poli Ejido.

A Spanish football player who currently plays for Real Valladolid of La Liga, as a right defender.A

A Spanish football player who currently plays for Real Valladolid of La Liga, as a right defender.A product of Valencia CF's youth system, López never made it past the B side, and would go on to make his top flight debuts for Racing de Santander, during 2004-05.In 2005, he joined Real Valladolid, playing 36 matches for a side that achieved promotion in 2006-07. The following season, López scored his first goal for the club, a brilliant long-range strike during the home match against Real Madrid (1-1), in September 2007.

A Spanish football player who currently plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona of the Spanish Segunda Div

A Spanish football player who currently plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona of the Spanish Segunda División. His usual demarcation is defender.

Is a Spanish pop singer, actor and TV performer.Marín débuted on the popular music scene in Spain

Is a Spanish pop singer, actor and TV performer.Marín débuted on the popular music scene in Spain as a teen idol in the early 1980s with hits such as "Que no" and "Aire." He scored number one hits in Spain, Mexico and Portugal, top 5 hits in Argentina, and was also popular in Colombia, Peru, France and Germany, selling more than 2 million records in three years.

A Spanish footballer left midfielder, formed in Galicia Gaiteira FC, who made his debut for Real Mad

A Spanish footballer left midfielder, formed in Galicia Gaiteira FC, who made his debut for Real Madrid Castilla in the Segunda División in 2006.[1]

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Racing de Santander.At 5'5", he is one of the shortest

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Racing de Santander.At 5'5", he is one of the shortest players in La Liga. He his best known for his fighting spirit and usually plays as a striker.Munitis played in three separate periods for hometown Racing de Santander, with which first team he debuted on January 22, 1995, in a 0-0 home draw with Real Sociedad.

Is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer.

Is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer.

A Spanish football midfielder who currently plays for Xerez CD in Segunda División.

A Spanish football midfielder who currently plays for Xerez CD in Segunda División.

A Spanish footballer currently playing as a Forward for FC Barcelona.Pedro started his career in Bar

A Spanish footballer currently playing as a Forward for FC Barcelona.Pedro started his career in Barcelona's youth system, eventually playing regularly for FC Barcelona B. He made his debut for Barcelona's senior team on 12 January 2008 during a 4-0 home win against Murcia.[2] He then made his European debut against Wisla Kraków on August 13, 2008 in another 4-0 victory for Barcelona.[3]

Was a Spanish Catalan footballer who played for Español, Murcia and his country, Spain. He was born

Was a Spanish Catalan footballer who played for Español, Murcia and his country, Spain. He was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.

A former Spanish footballer.During his club career he played for Real Sociedad (1979-86), Atlético

A former Spanish footballer.During his club career he played for Real Sociedad (1979-86), Atlético Madrid (1986-87), Athletic Bilbao (1987-90), and Deportivo de La Coruña (1990-92). He earned 3 caps for the Spain national football team from 1982 to 1986, and was selected to the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad.

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.

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Levante UD in the Spanish second division, as a left wi

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Levante UD in the Spanish second division, as a left winger.

And is currently captain of Caudal Deportivo football club, the reigning champions of the Tercera Di

And is currently captain of Caudal Deportivo football club, the reigning champions of the Tercera Division in Spain. Pelayo rose through the youth ranks at Caudal staying at the club despite interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid and Real Oviedo. Knicknamed jokingly "Pichchi" (the name given to the top goalscorer in Spain) due to his lack of goals scored, he was the only first team player not to score in the league last year. This year he has scored twice to put some of the attacking players to shame!

She gathered critical acclaim as a young actress for films such as Jam=n, jam=n, La Ni±a de tus ojo

She gathered critical acclaim as a young actress for films such as Jam=n, jam=n, La Ni±a de tus ojos and Belle Tpoque. She has also starred in several American films such as Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Bandidas.Cruz has been awarded two Goyas, two European Film Awards and the Coppa Volpi for her work. She is the first Spanish actress ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Pedro Almod=var's 2006 Spanish film Volver.Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in the Lucio Villalba-directed video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synthpop group Mecano. She later started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group

Is a Spanish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 28th in the C-1 event at the

Is a Spanish slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 28th in the C-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a Spanish professional tennis player. Riba competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World

Is a Spanish professional tennis player. Riba competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 73, on July 26, 2010, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 81, on Ju

Is a retired professional boxer from Zaragoza, Spain. He is a former WBC light welterweight champion

Is a retired professional boxer from Zaragoza, Spain. He is a former WBC light welterweight champion.

A Swedish football midfielder, currently representing Östers IF.Wibrån grew up in Lammhult near Växjö and began his professional career at Öster. In 1996, he signed for Helsingborgs IF, a club where he spent three successful years before moving to German Bundesliga club FC Hansa Rostock. In 2003, when Rostock were relegated, Wibrån decided to return to Sweden and Öster. After Öster's relegation from Allsvenskan in 2006, Wibrån's footballing future is uncertain.

Was a Jewish Spanish writer and astronomer, and polemicist, who converted to Christianity. He was ph

Was a Jewish Spanish writer and astronomer, and polemicist, who converted to Christianity. He was physician to King Alfonso VI of Castile.He embraced Christianity and was baptized at Huesca on St. Peter's Day, June 29, 1106, in his forty-fifth year. In honor of the saint and of his royal patron and godfather he took the name of Petrus Alfonsi (Alfonso's Peter).advantageous knowledge of Christianity, Judaism and Islam that would later prove useful in his polemics. John Tolan mentioned in his book Petrus Alfonsi and His Medieval Readers that “Alfonsi’s texts were received enthusiastically—he became an auctor, an authority to be quoted. His success was due in large part to his ability to bridge several cultures: a Jew from the [Muslim] world of al-Andalus.” His knowledge of these different religions is what makes Alfonsi unique and why he is essential to be studied when looking at anti-Judaic polemics.

A Spanish film and television actress.Bardem is the recipient of the Goya Award for Best Supporting

A Spanish film and television actress.Bardem is the recipient of the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Premios ACE for Best Supporting Actress, the Valladolid International Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and two Spanish Actors Union Awards for her performances.

A Spanish singer from the Spanish girl group, Las Ketchup. She is the eldest of the 3 siblings, and

A Spanish singer from the Spanish girl group, Las Ketchup. She is the eldest of the 3 siblings, and is known as "The Blonde One".

A Spanish singer born in Esplugues de Llobregat. The new female vocalist of the Norwegian Gothic Met

A Spanish singer born in Esplugues de Llobregat. The new female vocalist of the Norwegian Gothic Metal band Sirenia, she is also known as a member of the young team in the Spanish version of X Factor.Her musical career started at the age of 15, when she studied solfege and classical singing at The Albéniz School of Music.Her professional debut was in 2002 in Cornellá de Llobregat, in an annual benefit fashion show the city held to raise money for Alzheimer's sufferers.Her first discographic contract was as part of the female trio "Charm". After their first album, she wanted to try her luck as a solo artist, and under the name of An Ling (later became Ailyn), she began recording tracks on her own.