Pulpo is the Spanish word for "

octopus An octopus (: octopuses or octopodes) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like oth ...

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Antonio Alfonseca Antonio Alfonseca (; ; born April 16, 1972) is a Dominican former relief pitcher. He last pitched in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in . Alfonseca also played for the Florida Marlins (–, ), the Chicago Cubs (–), the Atlan ...

(born 1972), Dominican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher nicknamed "El Pulpo" * Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr. (born 1953), American pianist, composer, arranger, producer and band leader *

Norberto Esbrez Norberto Esbrez (November 22, 1966 - July 16, 2014) was an Argentine tango dancer, choreographer and teacher. A dancer and teacher of tango nuevo, he was known as ''El Pulpo'' or ''octopus'' for his fluid and intricate leg moves. Esbrez created an ...

(1966-2014), Argentine tango dancer, choreographer and teacher nicknamed "El Pulpo" * José Luis Quiñónez (born 1984), Ecuadorian footballer nicknamed "El Pulpo" * Emmanuel Rivera (born 1996), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball

third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the Baseball scorekeep ...

nicknamed "El Pulpo" * Pulpo Romero (born 1984), Spanish football goalkeeper * Martín Zúñiga (born 1970), Mexican soccer analyst, sports anchor and former Major League Soccer goalkeeper nicknamed "El Pulpo" *

Eduardo Simián Juan Eduardo Simián Gallet (16 November 1915 − 14 December 1995) was a Chilean footballer and politician who served as minister of State during Eduardo Frei Montalva's government. Simián is considered a historical player of Club Universidad d ...

(1915-1995), Chilean football goalkeeper, Politician, nicknamed "Pulpo" during his playing career

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* , a US Navy submarine chaser transferred to the Argentine Navy and renamed ARA ''Pulpo'' * ''

¡Pulpo! ''¡Pulpo!'' is a collection of singles and B-sides by Glaswegian lo-fi rock indie band Urusei Yatsura, released in 1997.Urusei Yatsuraat Discogs Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordin ...

'', a 1997 album by Glaswegian lo-fi rock indie band Urusei Yatsura *

United Fruit Company The United Fruit Company (later the United Brands Company) was an American multinational corporation that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas) grown on Latin American plantations and sold in the United States and Europe. The company was ...

, an American corporation sometimes called "el pulpo" {{disambig Nicknames