Famous People with Name Diaz

Diaz Kambere            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Diaz Kambere: is a Ugandan-born Canadian soccer player currently playing for Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Development League. Kambere represented Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament.

Eloísa Díaz            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Eloísa Díaz: was the first female medical student to attend the University of Chile, and the first woman to become a doctor in Chile as well as the entire continent of South America. Díaz began working at a San Borja Hospital in January 1891. She worked as a teacher and physician in Escuela Normal from 1889 until 1897. Díaz became the School Medic Supervisor of Santiago in 1898, and was promoted to School Medic Supervisor of Chile. Díaz held this position for more than 30 years. As a philanthropist, Díaz founded several kindergartens, polyclinics for the poor, and school camps.

Carlos Emilio Gaviria Díaz            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Carlos Emilio Gaviria Díaz: is a Colombian lawyer, professor and politician. He served as the 5th Chief Magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Colombia, where he served as a Magistrate from 1993 to 2001. After retiring from the Court, he went into politics becoming a Senator of Colombia in 2002, and running for President as an Alternative Democratic Pole candidate in the 2006 presidential election, ultimately losing to ex-president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, who was seeking his second term in office. In 2002, he was elected Senator of Colombia representing the leftist political formation, the Social and Political Front, after achieving the fifth-highest voting result in the elections. He ran for the presidency of Colombia for the 2006–2010 term, as the candidate of the Alternative Democratic Pole, after winning the bloc nomination over Antonio Navarro.

Carlos Garcia            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Carlos Garcia: is a Colombian footballer who plays as a striker for Dynamo Kyiv of the Ukrainian Premier League and the Colombian U-20 national team.

José Fernández Diaz            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

José Fernández Diaz: was a Cuban singer and songwriter. He is the writer of well-known songs, including: "Elige tú, que canto yo", "Amor de madre", "Demuéstrame tú", and "Así son, boncó", as well as the more famous "Guajira Guantanamera".

Isabella María Castillo Díaz            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Isabella María Castillo Díaz: is a singer and actress born in Havana, Cuba. Her best known role is that of Graciela "Grachi" Alonso, main character of the Nickelodeon Latin America's series Grachi. Castillo has released several songs from the soundtrack of Grachi, sung along other members of the cast such as Kimberly Dos Ramos, Andrés Mercado, Maria Gabriela de Faria, Lance Dos Ramos and Willy Martin. In 2004, she wins First Place and Most Promising Artist at USA World Showcase MGM, and wins Grand Prize for four times at the Youth Fair of the Florida International University; the following year, she takes the stage on theTheater Manuel Artime in Miami in the musical Fantasia en Disney, she participates in the contest Best New Talent in Los Angeles and in the concert offered by the Israeli Embassy for Cuban people living in the USA.