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Liliana
Liliana is derived from the Latin word 'lilium' or 'lilion', both mean 'lily' in English. Due to this, the name means "pure" and "innocent". The name is generally found in North America, though it is more common in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Liliana Abud, Mexican actress in telenovelas and cinema *Liliana Allen (born 1970), Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico * Liliana Leah Archibald (1928–2014), English insurance broker * Liliana Ayalde, American diplomat, former United States ambassador to Brazil *Liliana Barba, Latin American voice actress *Liliana V. Blum (born 1974), Mexican short story writer * Liliana Campos (born 1971), Portuguese television presenter and model * Liliana Castro (born 1979), Ecuadorian-born Brazilian actress *Liliana Cavani (born 1933), Italian film director and screenwriter *Liliana Chalá (born 1965), female athlete from Ecuador *Liliana Díaz Mindurry (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Ayalde
Liliana Ayalde (born March 1956) is the former United States Ambassador to Brazil and was previously the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for the United States State Department with responsibility for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central American Affairs and Cuban Affairs. From January 2017 to September 2019 she served as the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor for the United States Southern Command. Education Ayalde earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of International Service at American University and a Master's in Public Health from Tulane University. Career From 2008 to 2011, Liliana Ayalde was the U.S. Ambassador to Asuncion, Paraguay. She arrived in Paraguay June 2008. She had previously served with USAID. On July 16, 2012, the Department of State announced her promotion to Deputy Assistant Secretary in the State Department's Western Hemisphere (WHA) Bureau, responsible for the Offices of Caribbean Affairs, Central American Affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Leah Archibald
Liliana Leah Archibald ( Kalmanowsky, later Barou; 25 May 1928 – 1 June 2014) was an English insurance broker for Lloyd's of London. She began her career as an economics lecturer at the University of Otago and translated books on the history of Russia. Archibald began her finance career in 1955 with her stepfather's firm, Moscow Narodny Bank, and became Lloyd's first accredited women insurance broker in 1973. She worked to harmonize the EEC's member states differing export credit systems from Brussels as chief of the Division for Credit Insurance and Export Credit of the European Commission. Archibald also served on several government bodies and committees, and was Lloyd's EEC adviser. Biography Early life Archibald was born to Russian Jewish immigrants Emanuel Eshuah Kalmanowsky and his wife Sophie, (''née)'' Gissen at the Welbeck Hospital in Marylebone, London on 25 May 1928. Her father was a civil engineer and company director who abandoned the family soon after she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Lozano
Liliana Andrea Lozano Garzón (September 28, 1978 – January 10, 2009) was a Colombian actress and beauty queen, and was the girlfriend of drug lord Leonidas Vargas. Lozano won a national beauty contest at the Carnival in Colombia in 1995. She started her television career as a game show presenter, and eventually acted on such shows as ''Pasión de Gavilanes'' and '' La Dama de Troya''. On January 10, 2009, Lozano was found dead in Pradera along with Fabio Vargas, the brother of Leonidas Vargas. Both were tortured and shot to death, which authorities said could have been retaliation from drug dealers. Biography Liliana Lozano was born in Paujil Caqueta, to Luis Carlos Lozano and Dora Garzón. In 1994, Lozano won the Queen of Bambuco beauty contest in Caquetá, and won the national beauty queen title at the annual Carnival in Colombia in 1995. Also that year, Lozano began her television career, working as a game show presenter. She also briefly appeared in the soap opera ''Pasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Cavani
Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933, Carpi, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Marco Bellocchio. Cavani became internationally known after the success of her 1974 feature film ''Il portiere di notte'' ('' The Night Porter''). Her films have historical concerns.Brunetta, ''The History of Italian Cinema'', p. 227 In addition to feature films and documentaries, she has also directed opera. Early life Cavani was born in Carpi, near Modena in the regione of Emilia-Romagna.Marrone, ''The Gaze and the Labyrinth'', p. 3 Cavani's father, an architect from Mantua, belonged to a conservative bourgeois family of landowners. "My father was an architect interested in urban development. He took me to museums. He had worked in urban planning in Baghdad in 1956, when Iraq was still under British control. My moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Ortega
Liliana Ortega (born 1965) is a Venezuelan professor, and human rights lawyer and advocate. Her work as a human rights defender has earned her several awards, including the Ordre national du Mérite. Biography Liliana Ortega Mendoza was born in Caracas in 1965. She is the founder and executive director of the ''Comité de Familiares de Víctimas del Caracazo'' (COFAVIC) ("Family Committee of Victims of Caracazo"). Cofavic is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works for the protection and promotion of human rights, independent of any partisan and religious doctrine or institution; it is a non-profit civil association. Her work focuses on the victims associated with Caracazo. Ortega teaches law at Andrés Bello Catholic University. Awards and honors * 2017, Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law * 2010, Officer, Ordre national du Mérite, granted by the Government of France * 1999, named as one of the fifty Leaders for the New Millennium in Latin America b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Castro
Liliana Rezende de Castro (born 29 June 1979) is an Ecuadorian-born Brazilian actress. Life Castro was born in Quito, the capital of Ecuador where her father was a diplomat. Her family also lived in Italy and Venezuela, before relocating to Brazil. She began acting at ten years old, and graduated in theatre. Her first professional acting role came in 1999 in the play ''As Fúrias''. Currently, she is also a teaching assistant at Socratica, a non-profit teaching organisation. Filmography * 2008: ''Pseudociese'' – Teresa * 2007: ''Podecrer!'' – Silvinha * 2006: ''O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias'' – Irene * 2006: ''Una Vida Sin Sorpresas'' – Marina TV work * 2017: ''PSI'' – Maria Clara (HBO) * 2014: ''Só Garotas'' – Olivia (Multishow) * 2012: ''Fora de Controle'' – Virgínia (Rede Record) * 2010: '' Ribeirão do Tempo'' – Filomena Miranda Durrel (Rede Record) * 2008: '' Os Mutantes - Caminhos do Coração'' – Janete (Rede Record) * 2007: ''Mandrake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Mayo
Liliana Mayo (born March 30, 1952) is a Peruvian psychologist and special education teacher. Biography Liliana Mayo is the founder and general director of Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú, an organization that serves people with developmental disabilities and their families.O'Neil, J."Her Long-Distance Connections Came Through" ''The New York Times'', November 18, 2002 She is a frequent key speaker on parent and sibling training, supported employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities, inclusion and distance education. She is a professor of special education at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, and adjunct faculty member of the Applied Behavioral Science Department at the University of Kansas. She received her B.S. degree in psychology from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Human Development and Family Life from the University of Kansas. Recognition In 2005, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Liliana González
Claudia Liliana González Aragón (born 1969) is a Colombian actress from Cali. González studied Architecture but decided to become an actress after taking some acting courses while at college. She started to play small roles in television until 1994, when she played ''Daniela Reyes'' in the successful RCN TV telenovela '' Café con aroma de mujer''. She suspended briefly her career after getting married, but returned in the 1998 Producciones Punch telenovela ''Amores como el nuestro''. As of 2009, she plays Captain ''Lina Vargas'' in the Caracol TV telenovela '' Bermúdez'', and presents ''Deco Art'' in the cable channel Utilísima. Selected filmography *''Victorinos'' (2009, telenovela, Telemundo) as ''Lina María'' *'' El Clon'' (2010, telenovela, Telemundo Studios Miami) as ''Clara'' *'' Bermúdez'' (2009, telenovela, Caracol TV) as ''Lina Vargas'' *''Pocholo'' (2007, telenovela, Caracol TV) as ''Pachita'' *''Pecados capitales'' (2003, telenovela, Caracol TV) as ''Teresa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Chalá
Elsa Liliana Chalá Mejía (born June 7, 1965) is a retired female track and field athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the 400 m hurdling and sprints events. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...: 1988 and 1992. She set a personal best of 23.74 seconds in the 200 Metres at an event in São Paulo on October 9, 1987. International competitions 1Representing the Americas References * 1965 births Living people Ecuadorian female hurdlers Ecuadorian female sprinters Olympic athletes of Ecuador Pan American Games competitors for Ecuador Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
