Famous People with Name Cortez

Cortez Belle            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Cortez Belle: is an English footballer playing for Chippenham Town. He currently plays in defence but has also played as a forward.Belle played in the Football League for Chester City during the 2004-05 season. Unfortunately he was red carded three times between September and January and only made one first-team appearance after this.

Jayne Cortez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jayne Cortez: is an African American poet born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. She grew up in the Watts ghetto of Los Angeles, but spent most of her adult life in the New York City area. Her first books combine politics, music, and surrealism, but the musical and performance elements increased during her marriage to jazz musician Ornette Coleman and after her directorship (1964-1970) of the Watts Repertory Theatre C

Heidi Cortez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Heidi Cortez: is an American model, writer, actress and radio host.

Ricardo Cortez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ricardo Cortez: was a film actor who began his career during the silent film era.Cortez appeared in over 100 films. He played opposite Joan Crawford in Montana Moon in 1930, played Sam Spade in the original The Maltese Falcon in 1931, co-starred with Charles Farrell and Bette Davis in The Big Shakedown and Wonder Bar (with Al Jolson and Dolores del Rio) in 1934. He also played Perry Mason in the 1936 film The Case of the Black Cat. Although he began his career playing romantic leads with actresses like Greta Garbo, when sound cinema arrived, his powerful delivery and New York accent made him an ideal villain and conman, and he switched from sex symbol to character actor.

Roberto Garcia Cortez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roberto Garcia Cortez: was a professional boxer who trained at La Colonia Boxing Club in Oxnard, California, where he grew up and still resides.Known as "Grandpa", Garcia turned pro in 1992 and began his career on a torrid winning streak and captured the Vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title in 1998 with a decision win over Harold Warren. He defended the twice and quickly became a highly regarded champion, but lost the belt in an upset loss to rising phenom Diego Corrales via a devastating TKO. Garcia never regained his former stature after the loss, and in his next fight was TKO'd by Ben Tackie, a knockout deemed Knockout of the Year by The Ring in 2000.

Fernando Cortez            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Fernando Cortez: is a Major League Baseball infielder who is currently with the Tampa Bay Rays. His most recent Major League Baseball team was the Kansas City Royals.Cortez was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 9th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. He saw his first major league action with the Devil Rays in 2005, serving as a utility infielder who played at second base, third base, and shortstop in his limited time with the club.