"El Negro" is a common Spanish language nickname, meaning "The Black".
People
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Estevanico
Estevanico (–1539), also known as Mustafa Azemmouri and Esteban de Dorantes and Estevanico the Moor, was the first person of African descent to explore North America. He was one of the last four survivors of the Narváez expedition, along with ...
(1500–1539), African explorer of the New World
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Negro of Banyoles (born c. 1803), Tswana warrior taxidermied and put on display in Spain
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Juan Matta-Ballesteros (born 1945), Honduran drug lord
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Arturo Durazo Moreno (1924–2000), Mexican chief of police and convicted criminal
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Alberto Olmedo
Alberto Olmedo (24 August 1933 – 5 March 1988) was an Argentine comedian and actor, popularly regarded as one of the most important comedians in the history of his country, for his outstanding work in television, cinema and theater.
Olmedo w ...
(1933-1988), Argentine humorist
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Fernando "El Negro" Chamorro (1933–1994), Nicaraguan rebel
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Roberto Fontanarrosa (1944–2007), Argentine cartoonist
* Jorge Pabón (194?–1988), close collaborator of
Pablo Escobar
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed the "King of Cocaine", Escobar was one of the wealthie ...
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José Guadalupe Esparza, (born 1954), Mexican musician
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Iván Arias (born 1958), Bolivian journalist and politician
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Martín Ramírez (cyclist) (born 1960), a Colombian cyclist
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Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker primarily known for making modern psychological drama (film genre), psychological drama films about the human condition. His most notable films include ''Amores perros ...
(born 1963), Mexican filmmaker
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Horacio Hernandez Horacio \ho-ra-cio\, a masculine given name, is a variant of Horace (given name), Horace.
The given name Horacio is found sporadically throughout all of Latin America. Horacio is a boy's name with Latin origins said to mean 'timekeeper'.
The Portug ...
(born 1963), Cuban drummer
Other
* ''El Negro en ik'', a book by
Frank Westerman, about the controversy surrounding Negro of Banyoles and Georges Cuvier
See also
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Kuro (disambiguation)
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Negro (disambiguation)
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