Famous People with Name Camilo

Camilo Carreon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Camilo Carreon: (August 6, 1937 - September 2, 1987) was a Major League Baseball player from 1959 to 1966 for the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. His son Mark Carreon was also a Major League baseball player.

Camilo Alberto Pascual Lus            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Camilo Alberto Pascual Lus: (born January 20, 1934 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who had an 18-year career from 1954 to 1971.

Tiago Henrique De Oliveira Camilo            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Tiago Henrique De Oliveira Camilo: is a judoka from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the lightweight (– 73 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Italy's Giuseppe Maddaloni.

Antônio Géder Malta Camilo            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Antônio Géder Malta Camilo: is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays centre-back for Le Mans UC 72.Géder joined FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast in 2003 after spending 5 seasons in CR Vasco da Gama. He joined Spartak Moscow in August 2006.

Dimas Camilo            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

Dimas Camilo: is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events.

Michel Camilo            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Michel Camilo: is a pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He specializes in jazz, Latin and classical piano work. Camilo lists some of his main influences as Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, and Art Tatum. Camilo studied for 13 years at the National Conservatory, and whilst developing his strong classical abilities was also heavily influenced by the bop tradition, and by the contemporary jazz of Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea. His influences at this time also included Horace Silver, Errol Garner, and the ragtime music of Scott Joplin. Camilo's emergence as a star in his own right began around 1985, the year he debuted with his trio at Carnegie Hall. In that same year he toured Europe with Paquito D’Rivera's quintet, and recorded his first album, Why Not?, for Japan's King label. Suntan / In Trio had a trio with Anthony Jackson on the bass and Dave Weckl on the drums. In 1988, Camilo debuted on a major record label, Sony, with the release of Michel Camilo, which became a bestseller and held the top jazz album spot for ten consecutive weeks. Special guests joined in with Camilo, such as percussionist Sammy Figueroa and tap dancer Raul. Other bestselling albums followed and so did the accolades, including a Grammy and an Emmy. Camilo's collaborative 2000 album with flamenco guitarist Tomatito Spain won Best Latin Jazz Album in the first Latin Grammy Awards.