Moreno

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Moreno (Spanish for a dark or brown-skinned person) is both a common last name, and an Spanish adjective often used as a term of endearment among those of Latino descent (fem: Morena). It might refer to the following:

Contents 1 People 2 Places (by country) 3 Other 4 See also

[edit] People

• Sports
  • Alejandro Moreno, Venezuelan football (soccer) player.
  • Alfredo Moreno, football (soccer) player from Argentina.
  • Byron Moreno, former Ecuadorian football (soccer) referee.
  • Carla Moreno, athlete from Brazil competing in triathlon.
  • Jaime Moreno, football (soccer) player from Bolivia.
  • José Manuel Moreno (Charro Moreno), former Argentine football (soccer) player (1916-1978).
  • Juan Gutiérrez Moreno, Spanish football (soccer) player.
  • Juan Moreno, former baseball relief pitcher from Venezuela.
  • Moreno Argentin, former Italian professional cyclist.
  • Orber Moreno, baseball middle relief pitcher from Venezuela.
  • Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (Pichichi), former Spanish football (soccer) player (1892-1922).
  • Roberto Moreno, former Formula One driver from Brazil.
  • Yipsi Moreno, Cuban athlete competing in the hammer throw.
  • Zeke Moreno, United States American football Linebacker.

• Politics
  • Alberto Moreno, communist politician from Peru.
  • Denise Moreno Ducheny, a Democratic politician from San Diego, California, United States.
  • Gabriel García Moreno, former President of Ecuador.
  • Javier Moreno, Spanish politician and member of the European Parliament
  • Julio Enrique Moreno, former President of Ecuador.
  • Luis Alberto Moreno, Colombian diplomat and journalist.
  • Luis Moreno Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, born in Argentina.
  • María de los Angeles Moreno, Mexican politician.
  • Mariano Moreno, Argentine lawyer, journalist and politician (1778-1811).
  • Nahuel Moreno (Hugo Bressano), former Trotskyist leader from Argentina (1924-1987).

• Artists
  • Antonio "Tony" Moreno, notable Spanish actor and film director of the silent film era (1887-1967).
  • Catalina Sandino Moreno, an Academy Award nominated actress from Colombia.
  • Chino Moreno, United States musician, and the lead singer and guitarist in Deftones and Team Sleep.
  • Federico Moreno Torroba, Spanish composer (1891-1982).
  • Leticia Moreno, Spanish violinist.
  • Rita Moreno, first and only Hispanic actress to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, from Puerto Rico.

• Science
  • Dr. Francisco Moreno (Perito Moreno), Argentine explorer (1852-1919).
  • Jacob L. Moreno, Austro-Romanian psychotherapist (1889-1974).
  • José Luis Ortiz Moreno, Spanish astronomer.
  • Dr. Manuel Ramón Moreno Fraginals, Cuban Historian and Scholar (1920-2001). Honorary Foreign Member of The American Historical Association.

• Other
  • Arturo Moreno, Mexican American billionaire.
  • Consuelo Moreno-Lopez, Spanish woman who reached the age of 111.
  • Morena, another name for the Slavic goddess Marzanna.

[edit] Places (by country)

• Perito Moreno Glacier, glacier in southern Patagonia, Argentina
• Perito Moreno National Park, on the northwest of the Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
• Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, town in Argentina, near the Cueva de las Manos.
• Moreno Partido, division of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
• Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, capital of the Galápagos Province, in Ecuador.
• Lagos de Moreno, municipality of the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
• Moreno Valley, California, city in United States
• Moreno Valley Freeway, freeway segment of California State Highway 60 and Interstate 215.
• Moreno Valley Mall, shopping mall located in Moreno Valley, California

[edit] Other

• Azucar Moreno, Spanish duo.
• Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno, political party in Colombia.
• Moreno, a spider genus in the Prodidomidae family.

[edit] See also

• Perito Moreno (disambiguation page)