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Curro De Utrera
Curro is an Andalusian diminutive of the male name Francisco. People with the given name * Curro (footballer, born 1981) (Antonio José González García), Spanish footballer * Curro Montoya (born 1977), Spanish footballer * Curro Romero (born 1933), Spanish bullfighter * Curro Sánchez (born 1996), Spanish footballer * Curro Savoy (born 1948), Spanish musician * Curro Torres (born 1976), Spanish footballer * Curro Vacas (born 1979), Spanish footballer People with the surname * Jeff Curro (born 1967), American radio personality * John Curro (1932–2019), Australian violist, conductor, and music director * Tracey Curro (born 1963), Australian journalist Other * Curro (South Africa), an independent education provider * ''Curro Jiménez ''Curro Jiménez'' was a successful Spanish television historical drama series that was first broadcast on La Primera Cadena of Televisión Española from December 22, 1976 to March 25, 1978. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andalusia
Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognized as a nationalities and regions of Spain, historical nationality and a national reality. The territory is divided into eight provinces of Spain, provinces: Province of Almería, Almería, Province of Cádiz, Cádiz, Province of Córdoba (Spain), Córdoba, Province of Granada, Granada, Province of Huelva, Huelva, Province of Jaén (Spain), Jaén, Province of Málaga, Málaga, and Province of Seville, Seville. Its capital city is Seville, while the seat of High Court of Justice of Andalusia, its High Court of Justice is the city of Granada. Andalusia is immediately south of the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha; west of the autonomous community of Region of Mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco (name), Paco". Francis of Assisi, San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Communitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Communitatis''. In areas of Spain where Basque language, Basque is spoken, "Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan language, Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called "Pancho". "Kiko (given name), Kiko"and "Cisco" is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility. In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed "Chico (other), Chico" (''shíco''). People with the given name * Pope Francis (1936-2025) is rendered in the Spanish, Portu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curro (footballer, Born 1981)
Antonio José González García (born 27 November 1981), commonly known as Curro, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Don Benito as a midfielder. Club career Born in Santa Amalia, Badajoz, Extremadura, Curro represented CF Extremadura as a youth. After spending several years with the reserves, he made his first team debut on 10 October 2001, coming on as an extra-time substitute for goalscorer Pedro José in a 1–1 Copa del Rey home draw against CD Badajoz ( 2–4 loss on penalties). Curro left the club in 2002, and subsequently joined CD Don Benito in Tercera División. He continued to appear in the category but also in Segunda División B in the following years, representing Elche CF Ilicitano, CD Santa Amalia, CD Díter Zafra, UD Las Palmas, CD Villanueva, Real Oviedo, Cultural Leonesa, Badajoz and Extremadura UD Extremadura Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2007, it last pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curro Montoya
Francisco José "Curro" Montoya Gómez (born 13 February 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Montoya was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. After starting his development at Hércules CF he finished it with neighbouring Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ..., going on to spend five years with Valencia CF Mestalla, their reserves in the Segunda División B, third division. In 2000–01 La Liga, 2000–01 he made his La Liga debut, appearing rarely for CD Numancia in a relegation-ending season. Subsequently, Montoya played seven years in the Segunda División, second level, with Real Jaén, Elche CF, Ciudad de Murcia and Granada 74 CF. In 2007–08 Segunda División, his debut campaign at the latter cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curro Romero
Francisco Romero López (; born 1 December 1933), better known as Curro Romero (), and nicknamed ''El Faraón de Camas'' ("The Pharaoh of Camas"), is a Spanish bullfighter. He began his professional career in his hometown's La Pañoleta neighbourhood on 22 August 1954, together with José Martínez Limeño. Early life Curro Romero was born on 1 December 1933 (although at least one source says 4 December 1933) in the Andalusian town of Camas into a very humble family. There, Romero lived at his uncle's house on the Calle de la Cruz, a narrow little laneway that was cold and damp. His father, who was a fancier of flamenco as well as bullfighting, worked at the fish market, spending nights in the ''Barranco de la Pañoleta'' ("Headscarf Gully") gathering and preparing fish. His mother Andrea worked, too, at Mr. Barea's olive warehouse. Despite the drawbacks of living in this way, however, neither he nor his sisters (the elder one María; the younger one Buendía) ever went hungry. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curro Sánchez
Francisco José "Curro" Sánchez Rodríguez (born 3 January 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Burgos CF. Club career Born in La Palma del Condado, Huelva, Andalusia, Curro joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2007, aged 11. He made his debuts as a senior in the 2012–13 campaign, in Segunda División B. On 5 February 2015, Curro renewed his contract, signing a deal until 2017. He made his first team debut on 2 December, starting in a 3–0 away win against UD Logroñés, for the season's Copa del Rey. Curro made his La Liga debut on 17 April 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Antonio Reyes in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña. He scored his first goal as a professional on 21 August, netting the first in the B-team's 3–3 Segunda División home draw against Girona FC. On 16 July 2019, Curro moved to second division side CD Numancia on a two-year deal. He scored a career-best 13 goals for the club durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curro Savoy
Francisco Rodríguez Muñoz (b. Andújar, Jaén Province, 1948), known as Curro Savoy or Kurt Savoy, is a Spanish musician specialised in whistling who lives currently in France since 1981. He was born in 1948, his mother worked selling candies, and his father was a construction worker. He started his professional career in 1959 in Madrid when Tico Medina and Yale presented him in a TV show. He later recorded a record with Saef Cetra and took part in several radio programmes. He worked in western films in more than a hundred films such as '' The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly''. ''For a Few Dollars More'', ''A Fistful of Dollars'', and ''Once Upon a Time in the West'', between others, including a film with Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve. He became the president of an international society of whistlers, and he founded another one, Siffleurs du Monde. He got married in 1972 with the bullfighter Clarita Montes, with whom he met in Casa de Campo The Casa de Campo (, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curro Torres
Cristóbal Emilio "Curro" Torres Ruiz (born 27 December 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back, currently manager of Estonian club FCI Levadia Tallinn. In his professional career, whose later years were blighted by several injuries, he represented mainly Valencia, helping the team to two La Liga championships (playing 119 matches at that level over eight seasons and scoring once) and the 2004 UEFA Cup. He appeared for Spain at the 2002 World Cup. Torres started working as a manager in 2014, spending three years at Valencia B. He also led three teams in the Segunda División and worked in the top leagues of Croatia and Estonia. Early life Torres was born in Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. His parents hailed from Granada, and emigrated to Germany for employment. When their son was still an infant they moved back to Spain, settling in Catalonia. Playing career Club Torres began his career with UDA Gramenet before joining Valencia CF in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curro Vacas
Francisco Juan Vacas Navarro (born 21 November 1979 in Córdoba, Andalusia), commonly known as Curro Vacas, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t .... External links * * * 1979 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Córdoba CF B players CD Numancia players Zamora CF footballers Atlético Madrid B players Racing de Ferrol footballers Polideportivo Ejido footballers Lucena CF players UB Conquense footballers {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Curro
Jeff Curro (born May 2, 1967), also known as Jeff the Drunk and Jeff the Bore, is a member of the Wack Pack on ''The Howard Stern Show''. Curro is a long-term chronic alcoholic and exhibits complications of chronic alcohol abuse. Long-term tobacco and marijuana abuse have also affected him. Due to a car accident in his youth, he has a paralyzed arm. The accident initially left him in a coma, with a broken neck and back requiring months of physical rehabilitation.Grondahl, Paul (December 14, 2005)"On-air exploits create a buzz; Berne man is a radio hit as "Jeff The Drunk" on Howard Stern show" ''Times Union'' (Albany, NY), via HighBeam. Retrieved 2012-11-27. He has resided in a trailer in Berne, New York, first with his mother, who died in 2006,Grondahl,Paul (June 7, 2006)"Stern audience shares sidekick's tough time; Death of Jeff "The Drunk" Curro's mother brings outpouring of support from fans" ''Times Union'' (Albany, NY), via HighBeam. Retrieved 2012-11-27. then with a brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Curro
John Ronald Curro (6 December 1932 – 6 November 2019) was an Australian violinist, violist, conductor and music director. Curro was the founder (1966) and Director of Music of the Queensland Youth Orchestras, with which he established the National Youth Concerto Competition (NYCC). Honours and awards Curro was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1981 and a Member of the Order of Australia in 1995. He was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001. Bernard Heinze Memorial Award The Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award is given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to music in Australia. ! , - , 2000 , , John Curro , , Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award , , , , , - Don Banks Music Award The Don Banks Music Award was established in 1984 to publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. It was founded by the Australia Council in honour of Don Banks, Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Curro
Tracey Ilana Curro (born 27 November 1963) is an Australian journalist. Curro has previously been a news presenter on GMV-6, QTQ-9 and ATV-10 and a reporter on the Seven Network's ''Beyond 2000'', a science-technology show, and correspondent on ''60 Minutes (Australian TV program), 60 Minutes''. Career Curro was born and grew up in Ingham, Queensland; her father, Phillip, was a descendant of first-generation immigrants from Sicily. She is a graduate of the Queensland University of Technology (Bachelor of Business – Communications) and the Institute of Strategic Leadership, New Zealand. She was embroiled in a court case when she broke her contract with the producers of ''Beyond 2000'' to join ''60 Minutes'': ''Curro v Beyond Productions Pty Ltd'' (1993) 30 NSWLR 337, decided 7 May 1993. She can occasionally be heard filling in for regular presenters on 774 ABC Melbourne radio, notably filling in for a two-week period in 2005 following the departure of Virginia Trioli, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
