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List Of Lebanese People In Cuba
This is a list of notable individuals born in Cuba of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Cuban dual nationality who live or lived in Cubamm People can * Yamil Chade - Lebanese-Cuban sports manager * Emilio Estefan - Cuban-American musician and producer; husband of Gloria Estefan * Lili Estefan - Cuban-American television personality, niece of Emilio Estefan * Fayad Jamís - Cuban-Mexican poet and philosopher who played a major role in the Cuban intellectual life and collective identity development in the early 20th century - * Jamillette Gaxiola - Miss Cuba 2009 * Taufic Guarch - Mexican-Cuban-Lebanese footballer See also *List of Lebanese people *List of Lebanese people (Diaspora) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebanese People In Cuba, List Of * Lists of Cuban people Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamil Chade
Yamil Chade ( 1921 – 25 April 2009) was a Puerto Rican sports team owner and athlete manager. Biography Yamil Chade was born in Lebanon. He spent his teenage years in Cuba, but by his 20s he had moved to Puerto Rico, where some of his ancestors came from. By the late 1940s, he became interested in boxing; although he himself had no interest in getting into boxing as a participator, he gained a license to manage boxers while still a relatively young man. One of the first boxers that Chade managed was Kid Gavilán. On 17 May 1951, Gavilán became Chade's first world boxing champion when he defeated Johnny Saxton by a decision in fifteen rounds to win the world Welterweight title. By then, he had become a fixture around boxing circles on the East Coast of the U.S. Two decades later, Chade met a young Puerto Rican prospect, Wilfredo Gómez, whom he signed when Gómez was still an amateur fighter. Gómez won the professional, WBC world Jr. featherweight title in 1977. Chade's r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan Gómez (born March 4, 1953) is a Cuban Americans, Cuban-born American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father of son Nayib Estefan and daughter Emily Estefan, and the uncle of Spanish-language television personality Lili Estefan. Estefan is credited with paving the way for the crossover Latin American music in the United States#1980s crossover acts, explosion of Latin music of the late 90s, mostly through artists that Estefan himself brought to the forefront of the US music stage, including his wife Gloria Estefan, as well as Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and Marc Anthony. Estefan received the Broadcast Music, Inc., BMI "Songwriter of the Year" award in 2005 and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award by the Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 2009. In November 2015, Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and ''Billboard''. Estefan's record sales exceed 75 million worldwide, making her the second best selling female latin artist in history and one of the best-selling female singers of all-time. A contralto, Estefan started her career as lead singer of Miami Latin Boys, which was later renamed Miami Sound Machine. She and Miami Sound Machine earned worldwide success with their 1985 single " Conga", which became Estefan's signature song and led to Miami Sound Machine winning the 15th annual Tokyo Music Festival's grand prix in 1986. In 1988, she and Miami Sound Machine achieved their first number-one hit with " Anything for You". Estefan is credited with breaking down barri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lili Estefan
Liliana Del Carmen Estefan (born March 20, 1967) is a Cuban American model and television presenter, known as the co-host of '' El Gordo y la Flaca'' on Univision. Biography Lili Estefan was born on March 20, 1967, in Santiago de Cuba. Lili's father is José Estefan (b. 1945). Upon losing her mother at the age of ten, Lili emigrated to the United States with her widower father and younger brother Juan Emilio (b. 1967). She is the paternal niece of music producer Emilio Estefan, whose wife is singer Gloria Estefan. Career ''Sábado Gigante'' Estefan first came to the spotlight in 1986, when she was hired by Univision to participate as a model on the television show ''Sábado Gigante''. She quickly became a favorite of the audience and the show host, Don Francisco. Estefan appeared on Francisco's program ''Don Francisco Presenta'' on numerous occasions. ''El Gordo y la Flaca'' Estefan has co-hosted Univision's daytime talk show '' El Gordo y la Flaca'' with Raúl De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayad Jamís
Fayad Jamís (1930–1988) was a Cuban poet, painter, designer, journalist and translator. He was born in Zacatecas, Mexico to a Lebanese-Cuban father and a Mexican mother. Moving to Cuba at the age of six, Jamis trained at the San Alexandro Academy before gaining renown as an abstract painter. He was a member of the modernist group of Cuban painters known as " Las Once" ("The Eleven"). Jamís lived in Paris in the 1950s, and attended the Sorbonne. The surrealist writer Andre Breton was a supporter of his work, and he co-exhibited with the sculptor Agustin Cardenas. Jamis returned to Cuba in 1959 and became involved in a wide range of activities including teaching, painting, and writing. He served as cultural attache in the Cuban embassy in Mexico for over a decade. Jamis received the Casa de las Américas prize for his book ''Por Esta Libertad'' (''For This Liberty''). His paintings can be seen in collections in Cuba and abroad. He often used pseudonyms such as Fernando Moro, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamillette Gaxiola
Jamillette Gaxiola (born 1989 in Mazatlán, Mexico) is a Mexican-Cuban model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Cuba in the 2009 Miss Earth pageant, held in November 2009. Personal life The daughter of Mexican Sergio Gaxiola Fajardo and Cuban-born Judith Kremets Liwants of Lebanese descent, Jamillette currently attends community college in Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ..., where she lives with her family. She attended Cimarron-Memorial High School. She is currently a cast member of the hit reality TV show The Shores on the TV Guide Channel. Pageantry Gaxiola began participating in local pageants at age three. At the age of eighteen, she competed in Señorita Republica Deportiva 2007 produced by Univision where she placed 2nd runner-u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taufic Guarch
Taufic Eduardo Guarch Rubio (born 4 October 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Liga Primera club Diriangén FC. Club career Estudiantes Tecos Guarch debuted on the Torneo Apertura 2010, assisted 2 passes for goal in 10 appearances during this tournament. On the Torneo Clausura 2011 he appeared in 7 matches and gave one assist for goal. Espanyol B On August 30, 2011 Guarch joined Espanyol B on a season long loan. International career Guarch scored his first international goal for Mexico at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia on August 1, 2011 against North Korea, in the 54th minute. During 2014, in awake of Lebanon's elimination in 2014 WC and 2015 Asian Cup qualifying, manager Giuseppe Giannini decided to contact to the Lebanese diaspora players from outside Lebanon. Taufic was captured by Giannini and his performance might have one day he will serve for Lebanese team. Personal life Guarch is of Lebanese descent. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lebanese People
This is a list of notable individuals born and residing mainly in Lebanon. Lebanese expatriates residing overseas and possessing Lebanese citizenship are also included. Activists *Lydia Canaan – activist, advocate, public speaker, and United Nations delegate *Jill Kelley – advocate, socialite, and former diplomat * Sandra Melhem – LGBT rights activist * Aya Mouallem (born 1998) zi– electrical engineer, and gender equality activist Arts and entertainment Beauty pageant winners * Dina Azar – Miss Lebanon 1995 * Joëlle Behlock – Miss Lebanon 1997 * Valerie Abou Chacra – Miss Lebanon 2015 *Jihane Almira Chedid – Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2020, Miss Supranational Asia 2021 *Rina Chibany – Miss Lebanon 2012 *Rima Fakih – Miss USA 2010 *Sonia Fares – Miss Lebanon 1969 * Lamitta Frangieh – Miss World Lebanon 2004 *Karen Ghrawi – Miss Lebanon 2013 *Saly Greige – Miss Lebanon 2014 * Perla Helou – Miss Lebanon 2017 *Annabella Hilal – Miss World Leba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lebanese People (Diaspora)
This is a list of notable Lebanese individuals born in the Lebanese diaspora of Lebanese ancestry or people of dual Lebanese and foreign nationality who live in the diaspora. Country listings: Africa *Main listing: List of Lebanese people in Africa **List of Lebanese people in Ghana ** List of Lebanese people in Ivory Coast ** List of Lebanese people in Senegal ** List of Lebanese people in Sierra Leone ** List of Lebanese people in South Africa Americas *List of Lebanese people in Argentina *List of Lebanese people in Brazil *List of Lebanese people in Canada *List of Lebanese people in the Caribbean ** List of Lebanese people in Curaçao ** List of Lebanese people in Dominican Republic ** List of Lebanese people in Haiti ** List of Lebanese people in Jamaica ** List of Lebanese people in Puerto Rico *List of Lebanese people in Chile * List of Lebanese people in Cuba *List of Lebanese people in Colombia *List of Lebanese people in Ecuador *List of Lebanese people in Guatemala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban People Of Lebanese Descent
Cuban may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean * Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban citizen, a person who is part of the Cuban population, see Demographics of Cuba * Cuban Spanish, the dialect of Cuba * Cuban Americans, citizens of the United States who are of Cuban descent * Cuban cigar, often referred to as "Cubans" * Cuban culture * Cuban cuisine ** Cuban sandwich * Cuban-eight, a type of aerobatic maneuver People with the surname * Brian Cuban (born 1961), American lawyer and activist * Mark Cuban (born 1958), American entrepreneur See also * Cuban Missile Crisis * List of Cubans * * Cuban Boys, a British music act * Kuban (other) * Cubane Cubane () is a synthetic hydrocarbon compound that consists of eight carbon atoms arranged at the corners of a cube, with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom. A solid cryst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Cuban People
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List The SC Germania List is a German rugby union club from the district List of Hanover, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like tennis, gymnastics and handball. The club has three German ..., German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
