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List Of People From Caracas
Antonella Saladino People from or live in Caracas B * Juan Alfonso Baptista * Andrés Bello * Baruj Benacerraf- shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology. * Gregor Blanco * Serge Blanco * Manuel Blum * Simón Bolívar, father of independence in South America * Jacobo Borges C * Alfonso Carrasquel * Teresa Carreño * Johnny Cecotto * Julian Chela-Flores * Jacinto Convit * Carlos Cruz-Diez * Eliana Cuevas D * Carlos Delgado Chalbaud * Daniel Dhers * Oscar D'León * Majandra Delfino * Kimberly Dos Ramos * Marielena Davila * Danny Ocean (singer) E * Daniel Elbittar F * Stefanía Fernández - Miss Venezuela 2008, Miss Universe 2009 G * Andrés Galarraga * Rómulo Gallegos * Freddy García * Anaida Galindo * Alejandra Ghersi * Scarlet Gruber * Pedro Gual * Antonio Guzmán Blanco H * Reynaldo Hahn * Astrid Carolina Herrera - Miss Venezuela World 1984, Miss World 1984 * Francisco Herrera Luque I * Gabriela Isler - Miss Venezuela 2012, Miss Universe 2013 M * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Alfonso Baptista
Juan Alfonso Baptista Díaz (born 9 September 1976) is a Venezuelan-Colombian actor and model best known for his roles in ''Pasión de Gavilanes'' and '' La Mujer En El Espejo''. Biography Juan Alfonso Baptista attended elementary school at Colegio Santo Tomás de Villanueva and his high school at Instituto Escuela Chaves. His interest in acting came after soccer. He was a member of the Venezuelan National Selection of Soccer when he was 13 years of age (minor leagues). In his acting career, he is best known for starring in telenovelas, including the worldwide success, ''Pasión de gavilanes ''Pasión de Gavilanes'' (international title: ''Hidden Passion'') is a Colombian telenovela written by Julio Jiménez. It is produced by RTI Colombia in conjunction with the Telemundo network and with the participation of Caracol TV company. Th ...''. He holds a bachelor's degree in odontology from Universidad Santa María and a degree in advertising from Instituto Nuevas Profesiones. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Dhers
Daniel Dhers (born March 25, 1985, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan professional BMX rider. He is currently sponsored by Red Bull, POC, DC Shoes, Specialized, Albe's Mailorder, Sony and Verizon. Dhers lived in Greenville, North Carolina, known as Protown USA because of the concentration of BMX riders that live there, including Dave Mirra. Dhers in 2013 opened in Holly Springs, North Carolina a public mountain biking, BMX, and skateboarding park, the Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex. Career Dhers began riding BMX when he was twelve years old in Caracas to socialize with friends and in 1998 he visited his first skatepark. Then, he started traveling to different countries to compete and gain experience. In 2003, he entered his first contest. In 2006, Dhers went to the United States and won the Dew Action Sports Tour, which he would win again in 2007, 2008, and 2010. He would also win gold medals at the X Games in 2007, 2008, and 2010. He was featured on several episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlet Gruber
Scarlet Gruber (born Caracas, Venezuela), is a Venezuelan actress and dancer. She is a daughter of Astrid Gruber Astrid is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, a compound name composed of the elements (a god) and (beautiful, fair). Variants * Assan (diminutive) (Swed ... and Gabriel "El Chamo" Fernández. Filmography Film Television Music video Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gruber, Scarlet Venezuelan television actresses 21st-century Venezuelan actresses Venezuelan female dancers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Venezuelan telenovela actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arca (musician)
Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez (born 14 October 1989), known professionally as Arca, is a Venezuelan musician and record producer based in Barcelona, Spain. She initially began releasing music under the name of Nuuro. After attending the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Ghersi first released the EP ''Baron Libre'' (2012) under the name Arca and subsequently released the EPs ''Stretch 1'' and '' Stretch 2''; the latter experimented with hip hop and brought her attention from prominent music publications. She released her first two albums, ''Xen'' and ''Mutant'', in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Her eponymous third album, '' Arca'' (2017), became the first to prominently feature her vocals. From 2020-2021, Ghersi released the ''Kick'' quintet, starting with the album '' Kick I'' (2020) and ending with '' Kick IIIII'' (2021); these recordings drew from styles such as IDM, reggaeton, avant-pop, and techno. Ghersi has frequently incorporated themes related to gender identit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anaida Galindo
Anaida Poilievre (; born 1986 or 1987) is a Canadian political staffer, online magazine publisher, and the wife of Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre. Early life and education Poilievre was born in Caracas, Venezuela to a father who was a bank manager. In 1995, when she was eight years old, her family moved to Montreal. In Montreal her father worked collecting fruit and vegetables at a farm. She studied communications at the University of Ottawa. Poilievre speaks English, French, and Spanish. Career After working in retail and customer service roles, in 2008, aged 20 years, she was employed as a parliamentary affairs Advisor at the Senate of Canada before taking a job in the House of Commons of Canada. In 2013, she started a job working for Claude Carignan as a foreign affairs advisor. She is a co-founder of ''Pretty and Smart Co'' online lifestyle magazine. Personal life and views She married Pierre Poilievre in 2017 in Sintra, Portugal. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy García
Freddy Antonio García (born October 6, 1976), is a former Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He is best known for his many seasons with seven Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises, including the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees. Garcia has also pitched in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), Mexican League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. García's best year was in 2001 in which he led the American League in innings pitched and ERA. He made the All-Star team in 2001 and 2002. In 2005, he was a member of the World Series winning Chicago White Sox and started the series-winning Game 4. Professional career Seattle Mariners Originally signed by the Houston Astros as a non-draft amateur free agent in 1993, García was acquired by Seattle in 1998, along with Carlos Guillén and John Halama in the trade that sent Randy Johnson to the Astros. During García's rookie season, he pitched 201 innings, compiling a 17–8 record w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rómulo Gallegos
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from power by military officers in the 1948 Venezuelan coup. Rómulo Gallegos is considered the most relevant Venezuelan novelist of the 20th century, and a prominent figure in Latin American literature. Early life and writings Rómulo Gallegos was born in Caracas to Rómulo Gallegos Osío and Rita Freire Guruceaga, into a family of humble origin. He began his work as a schoolteacher, writer, classical music enthusiast, and journalist in 1903. His novel '' Doña Bárbara'' was first published in 1929, and it was because of the book's criticisms of the regime of longtime dictator Juan Vicente Gómez that he was forced to flee the country. He took refuge in Spain, where he continued to write: his acclaimed novels '' Cantaclaro'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Galarraga
Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (; born June 18, 1961) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos (– and ), St. Louis Cardinals (), Colorado Rockies (–), Atlanta Braves (–), Texas Rangers (), San Francisco Giants (2001 and ) and Anaheim Angels (). He batted and threw right-handed. During his playing days, Galarraga stood tall, weighing . Galarraga began his professional career in Venezuela at the age of 16. He was nicknamed The Big Cat (textually translated from English as ''El Gran Gato'', although his nickname in his native Venezuela was El Gato) for his impressively quick reflexes and seamless defensive skills as a first baseman in spite of his large physical size. Galarraga was a five-time National League (NL) All-Star, won two NL Gold Glove Awards and two NL Silver Slugger Awards, and won two MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award, the second time after his successful return to base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanía Fernández
Stefanía Fernández Krupij (born 4 September 1990) is a Venezuelan journalist, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 titles. She earned a Guinness World Records by being the first Miss Universe winner who was crowned by a compatriot.Most consecutive wins of the Miss Universe contest Community.guinnessworldrecords.com (2009-09-30). Retrieved on 2012-05-12. Currently she runs a beauty line, AMMATERRE, vegan skin care products. Personal life Fernández is of Spanish and Ukrainian origin. Her mother is Venezuelan Nadia Krupij Holojad, whose Ukrainian father immigrated from the |
Daniel Elbittar
Daniel Elbittar Villegas (born April 30, 1979), is a Venezuelan actor, model and singer, considered one of the 50 Most Beautiful TV, is also famous for acting in telenovelas. Personal life Elbittar has been married since 2014 to Venezuelan actress Sabrina Seara, with whom he has a son born in 2016. Career Musical career Elbittar began his career as a singer in the Venevisión series ''La calle de los sueños'', before this was called by the band Calle Ciega to be part of the band, but this rejected the work. Then he played some songs for the telenovela ''Más que amor, frenesí''. After this he was away from the musical field for several years. In 2014 he signed a contract with Sony Music Mexico and Azteca Records to launch their album "Quiero decirte" which was produced by José Miguel Velásquez. In that same year confirms its tour by Mexico, United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Argentina. The first single from the album is entitled "Quiero d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Ocean (singer)
Daniel Alejandro Morales Reyes (), known by his stage name Danny Ocean, is a Venezuelan singer, songwriter and record producer born in Caracas, Venezuela. He began his professional music career in 2009 with the creation of his YouTube channel. He is best known for his song " Me Rehúso", released in September 2016, and relaunched as an English version titled "Baby I Won't" in 2017. Discography Studio albums EPs 2009: *''Backstage'' (as Danny O.C.T.) 2014: *''Paracaídas'' (as Danny O.C.T) *''Sin Intención'' (as Danny O.C.T.) 2015: *''U-YE'' (as Danny O.C.T.) *''Pronto'' (as Danny O.C.T.) Singles Collaborations 2016: * "Replay" (featuring DJ Katastraphy, Bri Nichole, Rello Muse & Philup Banks) 2018: * "Epa Wei" (produced by Skrillex) 2019: * "Looking For" (by Digital Farm Animals) * "Voodoo" with David Guetta, Stargate, Tiwa Savage & Wizkid (by Coldplay as Los Unidades) * "Raptame" by Reik (as composer and producer) * "Mamacita" by Jason Derulo and Farru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marielena Davila
Marielena Davila (born May 3, 1992 in Caracas, Venezuela), is a Venezuelan actress and singer. She is the daughter of Venezuelan actress Chiquinquirá Delgado and the actor Guillermo Dávila Guillermo Dávila (born 18 March 1955, in Bailadores) is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas. Biography After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in after starring in the .... Filmography Telenovelas Discography ;Singles References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davila, Marielena Venezuelan telenovela actresses Living people Actresses from Caracas 21st-century Venezuelan women singers 21st-century Venezuelan actresses Singers from Caracas 1992 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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