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Roco (surname)
Roco is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bastián Roco (born 2003), Chilean professional footballer * Bembol Roco (born 1953), Filipino actor * Dominic Roco (born 1989), Filipino actor * Enzo Roco (born 1992), Chilean professional footballer * Felix Roco Teodoro Felix Artadi Roco (born April 12, 1989, in Cebu Cebu ( ; ), officially the Province of Cebu (; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding isl ... (born 1989), Filipino actor * Juan Roco Campofrío (1565 – 1635), Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Coria and Badajoz * Karen Roco (born 1986), Chilean canoeist * Mihail Roco, founding chair of the US National Science and Technology Council * Raul Roco (1941 – 2005), political figure in the Philippines * Sonia Roco (born 1944), widow of Filipino senator and presidential candidate Raul Roco * Sebastián Roco (born 1983), Chilean former footballer Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastián Roco
Bastián Alejandro Roco González (born 24 October 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera División side Unión Española. Club career A product of Unión San Felipe youth team, Roco was a substitute in the Primera B match against Deportes La Serena on 2 June 2019, at the age of 15. In 2020, he was in a brief trial step with Estudiantes de La Plata. In second half of 2020, he was transferred to Huachipato youth system, making his professional debut in the 2021 Copa Chile match against San Antonio Unido on 23 June 2021. He left Huachipato in December 2023, then the Chilean champions. In 2024, he joined Unión Española. International career Roco was part of the Chile U15 squad at the UEFA U-16 Development Tournament in Finland in April 2019. In December 2021, he represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Rául Coloma Rivas, playing the three matches. In July 2022, he made two appearances for Chile U20 against Peru U2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bembol Roco
Rafael Aranda Roco, Jr. (born November 20, 1953), professionally known as Bembol Roco, is a Filipino actor whose work ranges from films to television. He is best known for his role as Julio Madiaga in the 1975 film ''Manila in the Claws of Light'', which has since gained prominence as one of the greatest Philippine films of all time. He also had an important role in the 1982 Australian-U.S. film '' The Year of Living Dangerously''. He also portrayed villain roles in Filipino action movies due to his signature bald head as well as various supporting roles. He has twin sons who are also actors named Felix and Dominic. He is well known for his collaborations with director Lino Brocka, where he is a part of a group of actors called "Brocka babies", and directors such as Ishmael Bernal, Chito S. Roño, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, and Joel Lamangan in the late twentieth century. Career Prior to beginning his acting career, Roco underwent an 18-month rehabilitation program at the Drug Abu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Roco
Ricardo Dominic Artadi Roco (born April 12, 1989) is a Filipino actor. Personal life Roco is a son of actor Bembol Roco and the twin brother of actor Felix Roco. On October 1, 2022, Roco and four other persons were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Quezon City. His last television series was ''False Positive'' in GMA Network before he was arrested. Roco later returned to acting in ABS-CBN ABS-CBN is a leading Philippine media and content company. It serves as the flagship media brand of ABS-CBN Corporation, a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation. Once the country's largest free-to-air television network, ABS-CBN has since ... in the action-comedy drama series, '' FPJ's Batang Quiapo''. Filmography Film Television References External links * Star Magic personalities ABS-CBN people GMA Network (company) people Living people 1989 births Filipino twins Participants in Philippine reality television series People from Cebu City Male actors fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Roco
Enzo Pablo Roco Roco (born Enzo Pablo Andía Roco; 16 August 1992) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Saudi Professional League side Al-Riyadh. Club career Born in Ovalle, Roco joined Universidad Católica's youth setup in 2008 from the Academia Municipal de Fútbol Ovalle (Municipal Football Academy of Ovalle), aged fifteen. He was definitely promoted to the first-team in 2011, and played his first match as a professional on 8 May 2011, starting and being sent off in a 0–0 home draw against Unión Española. On 24 September Roco scored his first professional goal, but in a 3–2 loss at Santiago Morning. He established himself as a starter in the following campaigns, being an ever-present figure during the club's Primera División and Copa Chile titles. On 31 July 2014, Roco joined La Liga side Elche CF on loan with a buyout clause. He made his debut in the competition on 31 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Roco
Teodoro Felix Artadi Roco (born April 12, 1989, in Cebu Cebu ( ; ), officially the Province of Cebu (; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The coastal zone of Cebu is identified as a ...), professionally known as Felix Roco, is a Filipino actor. Biography Roco had an internationally acclaimed performance in the Venice Film Festival double-awardee ''Engkwentro''. Personal life Roco is the son of actor Bembol Roco and the twin brother of actor Dominic Roco. Filmography Television Film References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Roco, Felix 1989 births Living people ABS-CBN people Filipino male film actors Filipino male models Filipino twins GMA Network (company) people Male actors from Cebu Participants in Philippine reality television series People from Lapu-Lapu City Star Magic Filipino male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Roco Campofrío
Juan Roco Campofrío (8 June 1565 – 16 September 1635) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coria (1632–1635), Bishop of Badajoz (1627–1632), and Bishop of Zamora (1625–1627). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Juan Roco Campofrío, O.S.B." ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 30, 2016 Biography Juan Roco Campofrío was born in , and ordained a priest in the |
Karen Roco
Karen Macarena Roco Aceituno (born 7 October 1986) is a Chilean canoeist. She is commonly known in her country to compete alongside María José Mailliard, with whom she has been interviewed or referenced multiple times. Early life Between 1996 and 1997, Roco began to do canoe when she was 10 in her hometown Constitución, where she attended the Eduardo Martín Abejón School, whose then director was the President of the Chilean Canoeing Federation. According Roco, she was «very restless and they ―the teachers―» used to send her to the inspector's office. With the goal to improve her skills, the director decided to send her to a sports workshop dedicated to canoeing when still she didn't know how to swim. Thus, all her "classmates wanted to go", the reason why she had a stimulus to get into canoeing. Sports career On 29 July 2019, Roco alongside María José Mailliard obtained a silver medal in the 2019 Pan American Games. On 18 January 2021, Roco was honored in her ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihail Roco
Mihail C. Roco is the founding chair of the US National Science and Technology Council subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology (NSET), and is Senior Advisor for Science and Engineering, including Nanotechnology, at the National Science Foundation. He is also the editor in chief of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research. Early career Roco obtained a doctorate from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (1976). He was Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky (1981–1995), and held visiting professorships at the California Institute of Technology (1988–1989), Johns Hopkins University (1993–1995), Tohoku University (1989), and Delft University of Technology (1997–98). He has played a leadership role in the National Nanotechnology Initiative, nanoscale science and engineering research and education, particulate and multiphase systems, and in developing perspectives on the societal implications of nanotechnology. He pioneered c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raul Roco
Raul Sagarbarria Roco (October 26, 1941 – August 5, 2005) was a Filipino politician. He was the founder and presidential nominee of '' Aksyon Demokratiko'', which he founded in 1997 as a vehicle for his presidential bid in 1998 and his second one in 2004. He was a former constitutional delegate, congressman, senator and Secretary of Education under the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He had a strong following among young voters in the Philippines due to his efforts to promote honesty and good governance. Early life and education Raul Roco was born in Naga in the Philippine province of Camarines Sur, the son of farmer Sulpicio Azuela Roco and public school teacher Rosario Orlanda Sagarbarria. Roco finished elementary school at age 10 from Naga Parochial School, and high school at age 14 from Ateneo de Naga. He graduated ''magna cum laude'' from San Beda College (now San Beda University) in Manila with a degree in English in 1960. Then, he was also the Editor-in-Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Roco
Sonia Malasarte Roco (born 20 July 1944) is the widow of Filipino senator and presidential candidate Raul Roco. She ran for the Senate in the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections under her late husband's party, Aksyon Demokratiko, which is allied with the broad opposition coalition called Genuine Opposition. She joined the coalition after JV Ejercito, son of deposed President Joseph Estrada, pulled out as an opposition candidate at his father's behest. Early life Sonia Roco was born to then-Congressman Pablo Malasarte of Bilar and homemaker Petra Cubillo of Calape, Bohol. A consistent honor student from elementary to college, she was awarded the "Most Outstanding Student of the Philippines" in 1964, placing first (future husband Raul placed second) among all college students ranked on the basis of academic excellence, leadership ability, and special achievement. Sonia was also a recipient of the Cardinal Santos Leadership Award, having served as president of the Student Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastián Roco
Sebastián Alejandro Roco Melgarejo (born 26 June 1983) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a centre back. Career Roco began his football career aged 17 at the professional club of his city, Unión San Felipe of Chile's first division. In January 2003, he moved to Santiago Wanderers of Valparaíso, in where he was consecrated as centre back, scored 12 goals in 95 appearances and being many times in the nominations of the Chile national football team, but the end of this was when he was marginated of the team on 14 November 2007. However, despite his bad moment, in January 2008, his rights were acquired by the Mexican club Necaxa, being immediately loaned to Audax Italiano for play the Copa Libertadores of that year. After a regular season in the club of La Florida, he moved to the Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de Jujuy for an undisclosed fee. Roco made his debut in a 4–0 away loss against Boca Juniors at La Bombonera, playing the full 90 minutes. On 1 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
