Chema is a common nickname for the Spanish given name
José María
José María (abbreviated José Mª) is a Spanish language male given name, usually considered a single given name rather than two names, and is a combination of the Spanish names of Saint Joseph, Joseph and Mary (mother of Jesus), Mary, the paren ...
(an alternative to the short form ''José Mari''), and less commonly for ''José Manuel'' (or ''Josema'').
People
The name Chema may refer to:
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Chema (footballer born 1976), Spanish football midfielder, real name José Manuel Jiménez Sancho
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Chema (footballer born 1980), Spanish football goalkeeper, real name José María Giménez Pérez
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Chema (footballer, born 1992), Spanish football defender, real name José Manuel Rodríguez Benito
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Chema (footballer, born 1997), Spanish football midfielder, real name José Manuel Núñez Martín
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Chema Madoz, Spanish photographer, real name Jose Maria Rodriguez Madoz
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Chema Martínez, Spanish long-distance runner, real name José Manuel Martínez Fernández
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Chema Mato, Spanish football midfielder, real name José María Mato Nieto
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Chema Rodríguez (filmmaker) (born 1967), Spanish filmmaker and writer
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Chema Rodríguez (handballer)
José María Rodríguez Vaquero (born 5 January 1980), commonly known as Chema Rodríguez, is a Spanish handball coach and former player.
Career
Chema Rodríguez started his professional career at BM Valladolid. Here he won the 2003 Copa ASOBA ...
(born 1980), Spanish handball player
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El Chema (character), fictional character in television series, full name José María Venegas
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El Chema
''El Chema'' is an American crime television series premiered on Telemundo on December 6, 2016, and concluded on April 3, 2017. The series is produced by Argos Comunicación and Telemundo Studios for Telemundo. Starred and produced by Mauricio O ...
, television series based on the life of the above character
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José María Antón, Spanish football defender
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José María Torre, Mexican actor
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Thomas V. Chema, American academic administrator and lawyer
Txema
Txema, a
Basque spelling variant of the name also exists, and may refer to:
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Txema Alonso, Spanish football defender, real name José María Alonso Fernández
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Txema Añibarro, Spanish football midfielder, real name José María Añibarro Astondoa
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Txema del Olmo, Spanish cyclist, full name José María del Olmo Zendegi
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Txema Garcia, Spanish/Andorran football defender, real name José Manuel García Luena
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Txema Guijarro García, Spanish politician, full name José María Guijarro García
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Txema Noriega, Spanish football forward, full name José María Noriega Aldekoa
Places
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Chema, Tibet
Chema or Phema
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is a village in the Chumbi Valley or Yadong County in the Tibet region of China. It is in the valley of Amo Chu where the route from Sikkim's Nathu La pass meets the Amo Chu valley. Chema is in the Xiayadong Township.
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, a village in the Chumbi Valley, Yadong County of Tibet
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