Famous People with Name Herrera

Felipe Herrera            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Felipe Herrera: was a Chilean economist. He served as the first president of the Inter-American Development Bank.

Osvaldo Reyes Herrera            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Osvaldo Reyes Herrera: was a Chilean artist who lived in Chile, Mexico, and Canada. For his academic achievements, he received a scholarship to study painting in Mexico, where he studied art with the great Mexican muralists David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, Federico Cantu, Francisco de la Maza, Jose Gutierrez and Raul Anguiano[3]. The Mexican influence on Osvaldo Reyes’ painting would always be evident in its expressive vigour and luminosity, as well as in the lines and shapes that characterized his drawing.

Enrique Alfredo Olaya Herrera            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Enrique Alfredo Olaya Herrera: was a Colombian journalist and politician, President of Colombia from August 7, 1930 until August 7, 1934 representing the Colombian Liberal Party. Olaya Herrera is a member of the "Centennial Generation" which date from 1925 to 1940 and grouped a bunch of ideologues and leaders in which were notable Alfonso López Pumarejo, Laureano Gómez, Eduardo Santos, Mariano Ospina Pérez, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, Luis López de Mesa, Luis Eduardo Nieto Caballero and others. During the "Regeneration" period, Olaya Herrera attacked it as he became a journalist for the newspaper "El Autonomista" (The Autonomist) which was owned by Rafael Uribe Uribe and Ricardo Tirado Macias. Back in his hometown of Guateque Olaya Herrera maintained a newspaper called "El Soldado Cubano" (The Cuban Soldier) in which he showed his admiration for José Martí.

María José Uribe Durán            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

María José Uribe Durán: is a Colombian professional golfer. Herrera was the first Colombian golfer to feature in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. Herrera played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1988 until 2001 where he won 5 tournaments. He played on the PGA Tour in 2002 after earning his card through qualifying school in 2001. Herrera only made 7 of 23 cuts in 2002 and was not able to retain his tour card. He earned $109,953 and finished in 196th on the money list. His best finish came at the B.C. Open where he finished in 8th. He dropped down to the second tier Nationwide Tour from 2003 to 2005. While on the Nationwide Tour, Herrera made 28 of 48 cuts, recorded three top-10 finishes, 10 top-25 finishes and earned $133,444. His best finish on the money list came in 2003 when he finished in 70th. Herrera finished in 3rd place at the 2008 Asian Tour qualifying school to earn his Asian Tour card for 2009.

Cristian Higuita            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Cristian Higuita: is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Charlotte Eagles in the USL Professional Division. Herrera signed with Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division in 2007, and immediately made an impact, scoring a goal and registering 5 assists in his first 5 games until problems with his visa led to him having to return to Colombia. Following his return to Charlotte in 2008 season. Herrera recorded 9 goals and 6 assists in 2008, helping the team win the USL Second Division regular season title and finish as runners-up in the playoffs; he was also a USL2 MVP finalist, losing to his teammate Dustin Swinehart.