Manolo, a form of
Manuel (name), is a male
given name which may refer to:
People:
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Manolo Álvarez Mera (1923–1986), Cuban-born bel canto tenor
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Manolo Badrena
Manolo Badrena (born March 17, 1952, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a percussionist most noted for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1977. He has made contributions to over 100 recordings that span jazz, world music, pop, and Latin music. Ba ...
(born 1952), Puerto Rican percussionist
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Manolo Blahnik
Manuel "Manolo" Blahnik Rodríguez (; born 27 November 1942) is a Spanish fashion designer and founder of the eponymous high-end shoe brand.
Biography
Blahnik was born in Santa Cruz de la Palma, in the Canary Islands (Spain), to a Czech father ...
(born 1942), Spanish fashion designer of shoes known as Manolos
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Manolo Caracol
Manuel Ortega Juárez (9 July 1909 – 24 February 1973) was a Spanish flamenco cantaor (singer).
Life and family
Born in Seville, Spain, he was descended from a long line of flamenco artists including Enrique Ortega (father and son) and Cur ...
(1909–1973), Spanish flamenco artist
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Manolo Cardona
Manuel "Manolo" Julián Cardona Molano (born April 25, 1977) is a Colombian actor.
Personal life
Cardona was born in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia on April 25, 1977. At the age of seven, Cardona's family nicknamed him "Manolo," which later becam ...
(born 1977), Colombian actor
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Manolo Escobar
Don Manuel García Escobar MML (19 October 1931 – 24 October 2013), better known as Manolo Escobar, was a Spanish singer of Andalusian '' copla'' and other Spanish music. He was also an actor and performed in multiple musicals. His popular s ...
(1932–2013), Spanish singer of "Y Viva España"
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Manolo García (born 1955), Spanish singer and painter
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Manuel Gaspar Haro
Manuel 'Manolo' Gaspar Haro (born 3 February 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Gaspar started playing professionally with hometown Málaga CF's reserves, then spent two Se ...
(born 1981), Spanish footballer
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Manolo (sculptor), real name Manuel Martinez Hugué (1872-1945), Catalan sculptor
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Manolo Lama (born 1962), Spanish radio sportscaster
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Manolo (footballer, born 1960), full name José Manuel Martínez Toral, Spanish footballer
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Manolo (footballer, born 1985)
Manuel López Escámez (born 25 November 1985), commonly known as Manolo, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing Murcia FC as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bullas, Region of Murcia, Manolo graduated from Ciudad de Murcia's ...
, real name Manuel López Escámez, Spanish footballer
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Manolo Millares (born 1926), Spanish painter
*Manolo Noriega, real name
Manuel Noriega Ruiz (1880–1961), Mexican actor
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Manolo Poulot
Manolo Poulot Ramos (born 28 June 1974 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Mil ...
Ramos (born 1974), Cuban judoka
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Manolo Rivera Morales
Manuel Rivera Morales (''aka'' "Manolo", "El Olimpico", "Mr. Apuntenlo") (May 14, 1923–May 25, 2000) (in Spanish) was a Puerto Rican sportscaster, radio announcer and marketing sales executive. Rivera Morales is considered by many to be the be ...
(1934–1996), Puerto Rican sportscaster
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Manolo Saiz
Manuel "Manolo" Saiz Balbás (born 16 October 1959 in Torrelavega, Cantabria) is the former team manager of one of the most successful Spanish professional road bicycle racing teams, first called Team ONCE, then Liberty Seguros-Würth, Astana-W� ...
(born 1959), Spanish professional road bicycle team manager
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Manolo (footballer, born 1965)
Manuel Sánchez Delgado (born 17 January 1965), known as Manolo, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Over nine seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 292 matches and 96 goals, mainly with Atlético Madrid with whom he won t ...
, real name Manuel Sánchez Delgado, from Spain
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Manolo Sanchez (Nixon staff member), valet to Richard Nixon
*Manolo Sanchís, real name
Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (name)
* Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers''
* Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire
* Ma ...
(born 1965), Spanish footballer
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Manolo Sanlúcar
Manolo Sanlúcar (born Manuel Muñoz Alcón, 24 November 1943 – 27 August 2022) was a Spanish flamenco composer and guitarist. He was considered one of the most important Spanish composers of recent times, and together with Paco de Lucía, T ...
(born 1945), Spanish flamenco composer
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Manolo el del bombo
Manuel Cáceres Artesero (born 15 January 1949 in Ciudad Real, Spain), better known as Manolo, el del bombo ( English: ''Manolo the Bass Drummer'') is one of the most famous football fans in the world.
Biography
Raised in Huesca, he is Valenci ...
(born 1949), Spanish football fan
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Maurizio Zanolla
Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla (born in Feltre, 16 February 1958) is an Italian rock climber and mountaineer, and a pioneer of sport climbing in Italy during the 1980s and 1990s.
Climbing career
Manolo came to international attention with his free so ...
(born 1958) known as Manolo is an italian rock climber
Places:
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Manolo Fortich, a municipality in the province of Bukidnon in the Mindanao Island of the Philippines
Fictional characters:
*Manolito's father, don Manolo, in the ''
Mafalda
''Mafalda'' () is an Argentine comic strip written and drawn by cartoonist Quino. The strip features a six-year-old girl named Mafalda, who reflects the Argentinian middle class and progressive youth, is concerned about humanity and world peace, ...
'' comic strip
*Manolo or
Manny Ribera
This is a list of characters who appeared in the 1932 film '' Scarface'', and its 1983 remake '' Scarface'', as well as the pseudo- sequel video game to the 1983 film, '' Scarface: The World Is Yours''.
1932 film Tony Camonte
Antonio "Tony" Cam ...
, from the 1983 film ''Scarface''
*Manolo Sanchez, a character in the 2014 animated film, ''
The Book of Life''
Other Uses
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Manolo (typeface)
Manolo, a form of Manuel (name), is a male given name which may refer to:
People:
*Manolo Álvarez Mera (1923–1986), Cuban-born bel canto tenor
*Manolo Badrena (born 1952), Puerto Rican percussionist
* Manolo Blahnik (born 1942), Spanish fashion ...
, a foundry type made by
Ludwig & Mayer
Ludwig & Mayer was a German type foundry in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Many important designers worked for the Ludwig and Mayer type foundry, including Heinrich Jost, Karlgeorg Hoefer, Helmut Matheis, and most notably Jakob Erbar, whose '' E ...
.
See also
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Manola (disambiguation), feminine form
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Lolo (disambiguation), a shortened form of the name
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Spanish masculine given names