Famous People with Name Leiva

Natalia Verbeke Leiva            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Natalia Verbeke Leiva: a Spanish [1] actress, of Argentine origin.Verbeke spent her childhood in Argentina until she was 11-years old, when she moved to Madrid, Spain to join her family, a decision made by her father due to the political and social crisis that Argentina experienced during that time. In Madrid, Verbeke studied at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático and at the Escuela Guindalera with Juan Pastor. Verbeke also attended "Interpretation for professionals" by John Strasberg, in addition to studying contemporary dance with Josefina Tomás and flamenco dance with Miguel Sandoval, Carmen Romera, and Victor Ullate.

Lucas Pezzini Leiva            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Lucas Pezzini Leiva: is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Liverpool. He is often known solely by his first name, Lucas. A central midfielder, he is the nephew of former Brazilian footballer Leivinha.

Dinio García Leiva            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Dinio García Leiva: is a Cuban singer and actor.Dinio left Cuba and arrived in Spain in 1998. He rose to fame as a result of his relationship with the famous Andalusian singer and actress Marujita Díaz. Díaz helped pushed Dinio into stardom which eventually led him to write his own autobiography (see below under Books) and record a single[1] which in the week of June 9, 2003 became the number 1 in sales in Spain. It also rose as high as number 62[2] in Billboard's official Eurochart Hot 100 Singles for the week of June 21, 2003.

Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva: is a Colombian economist who served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia from 2005 to 2009, and was a candidate for the Conservative Party nomination in the 2010 Colombian presidential election, ultimately losing to Noemí Sanín. He resigns his post at the Ministry to run for the Conservative Party candidacy for the 2010 presidential elections, but ultimately looses the nomination to Noemí Sanín, who in turn lost to Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Arias and Santos had gotten close during the campaign, something the Conservatives disapproved. In return Santos presented him with an Ambassadorship to Italy to replace Sabas Pretelt, but by then, Arias found himself involved in an investigation and his nomination was heavily criticized by Congress, including the President of the Chamber of Representatives, Carlos Alberto Zuluaga, who publicly called for him to stay in the country proving his innocence. Arias ultimately choose to decline the Ambassadorship.] In July 26, 2011, he was sentenced for the "Agro Ingreso Seguro" scandal to spent time in the La Picota Colombian penitentiary.