Spanish Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Spanish synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Spanish synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Considered the most important woman flamenco singer of the 20th century.[citation needed] She was a

Considered the most important woman flamenco singer of the 20th century.[citation needed] She was a sister of singers Arturo Pavón and Tomás Pavón, also an important flamenco singer, and aunt to Arturo Pavón, the first flamenco pianist. Both brothers, Pastora and Tomás, together with singer Manuel Torre, were the inspiring models for the next generation of singers like Antonio Mairena, Pepe de la Matrona or Fosforito, who led the movement towards the revival of traditional forms in the decades of the 50s-70s.

An Andalusian singer.Precocious chanteuse, she started singing coplas and flamenco songs in several

An Andalusian singer.Precocious chanteuse, she started singing coplas and flamenco songs in several events when she was a child. She has made versions of classical songs by León or Quiroga and worked with musicians like Carlos Jean. She is also a songwriter and her compositions usually mix copla or flamenco with electronic music or pop.

Was a Spanish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of t

Was a Spanish football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Spanish team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament.

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Monzón on loan from UE Lleida. He plays as a Defender.

A Spanish footballer who currently plays for Monzón on loan from UE Lleida. He plays as a Defender.

Is a 2.13 m (7 ft.) Spanish Catalan professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the

Is a 2.13 m (7 ft.) Spanish Catalan professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born to Marisa Sàez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood growing up in Spain. Gasol's brother, Marc

Is a 2.13 m (7 ft.) Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the Nationa

Is a 2.13 m (7 ft.) Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born to Marisa Sßez and Agustf Gasol, and he spent his childhood growing up in Spain. Gasol also has two brothers; Marc Gasol, who like Pau, is a professional basketball player, and Adria Gasol.Gasol was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2001 NBA Draft, but his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he played seven seasons. He currently holds the Memphis Grizzlies franchise records for career games played, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive, defensive, and total rebounds,

Is an alpine skier from Spain. He competed for Spain at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Is an alpine skier from Spain. He competed for Spain at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Was a former Filipino-Spanish football player and manager who spent most of his playing career at FC

Was a former Filipino-Spanish football player and manager who spent most of his playing career at FC Barcelona. He also played for the Catalan XI, the Philippines and Spain. Alcántara made his senior debut for FC Barcelona at the age of 15 and remains the youngest player ever to play or score for the club. He also scored a remarkable 357 goals in 357 matches, making him the club's all-time leading goalscorer

A Spanish footballer currently playing for CF Palencia in the Tercera División. He made his debut i

A Spanish footballer currently playing for CF Palencia in the Tercera División. He made his debut in La Liga with Atlético Madrid in the 1994-95 season. Paulino has played for 13 clubs across 4 divisions of Spanish football in his career.

Was a Spanish heavyweight boxer, who is considered to be the greatest heavyweight from Spain. Uzcudu

Was a Spanish heavyweight boxer, who is considered to be the greatest heavyweight from Spain. Uzcudun is another variation on the spelling of his last name. He was the youngest of 9 siblings. In his youth, he became an Aizkolari or traditional competitive

Is a Guatemalan football goalkeeper who plays for local club Deportivo Jalapa in the Guatemala's top

Is a Guatemalan football goalkeeper who plays for local club Deportivo Jalapa in the Guatemala's top division. He is also a member of the Guatemalan national team. He represented club CSD Municipal in the tournament of Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2006

Vega made her television debut in the Spanish TV series, Menudo es mi padre, which starred pint-size

Vega made her television debut in the Spanish TV series, Menudo es mi padre, which starred pint-sized rumba singer El Fary. After appearing in two other series in 1997 - Mas que amigos and teen drama Compa±eros - she went on to grace the silver screen in 1999 in Zapping. The same year she also had a minor role in the David Menkes movie I Will Survive (SobrevivirT) alongside Emma Sußrez, Juan Diego Botto and a cameo from Boy George.She made her big break in 7 Vidas, also in 1999. The series was billed as a Spanish Friends and went on to become one of the country's best-loved domestic sitcoms. Vega played Laura, a perky Andalusian girl who had come to stay with David,

Was a Spanish pianist and composer. He was unrelated to Isaac Albéniz.[1]Albéniz was born Logroño

Was a Spanish pianist and composer. He was unrelated to Isaac Albéniz.[1]Albéniz was born Logroño, La Rioja. He began his studies with his father Mateo Albéniz, a notable church musician in Spain. He furthered his education in Paris, where he was instructed by eminent teachers and received musical advice from Rossini.Returning to Spain, he served as organist at the Church of Santa María in San Sebastián and then became a professor at the Madrid Conservatory, organist of the Capilla Real, and the personal piano teacher of Queen Isabella II. He died in Madrid.

Was a Spanish naturalist. He studied in USA, was very popular and wrote in magazines like Trends in

Was a Spanish naturalist. He studied in USA, was very popular and wrote in magazines like Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished ninth in the K-1 1000 m event

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished ninth in the K-1 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Is a male badminton player from Guatemala.Yang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's

Is a male badminton player from Guatemala.Yang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Jim Ronny Andersen of Norway.

Is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almod

Is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almod

Is a former Spanish field hockey player. He captured the bronze medal with the Men's National Team a

Is a former Spanish field hockey player. He captured the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.

Is a Spanish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer

Is a Spanish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a Spanish professional tennis player.

Is a Spanish professional tennis player.

A former Spanish football goalkeeper.A product of Real Madrid's youth system, Contreras picked up a

A former Spanish football goalkeeper.A product of Real Madrid's youth system, Contreras picked up a UEFA Champions League winner's medal in 1998, even though he did not play a minute of the campaign. He played 23 games for the B-side, Real Madrid Castilla, from 1992-1994, and appeared in four first-team games in 1998-99, as Madrid were vice-champions. In 1996-97, Contreras was loaned out to Rayo Vallecano where he made 41 appearances out of 42.

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of th

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Also known as Perico, is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Delgado is 171 centimetre

Also known as Perico, is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. Delgado is 171 centimetres tall (5 ft 7-1/2 in) and used to weigh 64 kilograms (141 lb). He was a good climber, with an aggressive style, making cycling a spectacle, which gained h

Is a Spanish astronaut and a veteran of two space missions.Duque earned a degree in aeronautical eng

Is a Spanish astronaut and a veteran of two space missions.Duque earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) in 1986. He worked for GMV and for the European Space Agency (ESA) for six years before being sel