Blanco
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Blanco is an adjective often used in surnames.
It may refer to:
It may refer to:
General
- Eduardo Blanco (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
- Francisco Manuel BlancoFrancisco Manuel BlancoFrancisco Manuel Blanco was a Spanish friar and botanist.-Biography:He was a member of the Augustinian order. His first assignment was in Angat in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines. He subsequently had a variety different assignments...
, botanist - Griselda BlancoGriselda BlancoGriselda Blanco is a former drug lord for the Medellín Cartel, and was a pioneer in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade and underworld during the 1970s and early 1980s.-Biography:...
, United States drug lord - Herminio Blanco MendozaHerminio Blanco MendozaHerminio Alonso Blanco Mendoza is a Mexican economist. He was the chief Mexican negotiator of the North American Free Trade Agreement and served as Secretary of Commerce and Industry in the cabinet of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.Blanco is the son of Baltazar Arturo Blanco Valenzuela and...
, Mexican economist - Jackie Lou Blanco, Filipina actress
- Juan Carlos BlancoJuan Carlos BlancoJuan Carlos Blanco is a volleyball setter from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
, Uruguayan colonel - Juan Carlos Blanco FernándezJuan Carlos Blanco FernándezJuan Carlos Blanco Fernández was a Uruguayan political figure and education advocate .-Background:He was closely identified with the Colorado and Constitutional Parties....
, Uruguayan educator, banker and politician - Lua BlancoLua BlancoLua Blanco is a Brazilian actress and singer who plays the lead role in the Rede Record's telenovela Rebelde.-Biography:...
, Brazilian actress and singer - Tomás Blanco (disambiguation), multiple people with the name
- Victor Manuel BlancoVictor Manuel BlancoDr. Víctor Manuel Blanco, PhD, was a Puerto Rican astronomer who in 1959 discovered "Blanco 1," a galactic cluster. Blanco was the second Director of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, which had the largest telescope in the Southern Hemisphere at the time. In 1995, the telescope...
, Puerto Rican astronomer
Music
- "Blanco" (song)Blanco (song)"Blanco" is a song by rapper Pitbull released as the first single from the soundtrack of the film Fast & Furious. It features Pharrell. The single was released on March 24, 2009.-Music video:...
, the lead single off the Fast and Furious soundtrack by rapper Pitbull - Benny BlancoBenny BlancoBenjamin Levin , better known as Benny Blanco, is an American songwriter and producer from Reston, Virginia. He first came to the attention of Internet blogosphere producing a collaborative EP with Spank Rock. Working with producer Dr...
, American musician - Hugo BlancoHugo BlancoHugo Blanco is a popular Venezuelan musician. He is best known as the author of "Moliendo Café" and other songs like "El Burrito de Belén" , "Leche Condensada", "Luces de Caracas", "Sierra Nevada", "Mañanita Zuliana", and others...
, Venezuelan musician - Rico BlancoRico BlancoRico Blanco is a Filipino singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. As a solo artist and with his former band, Rivermaya, Blanco has so far recorded, written and produced more local and regional number one hits than any other musician since 1994 and has sold over a...
, Filipino singer - Roberto BlancoRoberto BlancoRoberto Blanco , was born 7 June 1937 in Tunis, Tunisia. Of Afro-Cuban origin, Blanco is a German-speaking Schlager singer and actor.-Early life:...
, German singer
Politicians
- Alex BlancoAlex BlancoAlex Blanco is an American politician and mayor of Passaic, New Jersey, United States. He is the first elected and second serving Dominican-American mayor in the United States .-Biography:...
, Dominican-American politician - Andrés Eloy BlancoAndrés Eloy BlancoAndrés Eloy Blanco Meaño was an important Venezuelan poet, politician, member of the Generación del 28, and one of the founders of Acción Democrática ....
, Venezuelan poet and politician - Antonio Guzmán BlancoAntonio Guzmán BlancoAntonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco was President of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870–1877, from 1879–1884, and from 1886–1887....
, Venezuelan politician and former President - Daniel Blanco AcevedoDaniel Blanco Acevedo-Background:A member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party, Daniel Blanco Acevedo's father Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández was a Foreign Minister and Deputy in the 19th Century. His son Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé was himself to be Foreign Minister in the 1970s...
Uruguayan politician and former Deputy for Montevideo - Juan Carlos Blanco AcevedoJuan Carlos Blanco Acevedo-Background:A lawyer by profession, he was from a distinguished Uruguayan political family. His father Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández was Foreign Minister of Uruguay in the late 19th Century. His brother Daniel Blanco Acevedo was a Deputy for Montevideo...
Uruguayan politician and former Foreign Minister - Juan Carlos Blanco EstradéJuan Carlos Blanco EstradéJuan Carlos Blanco Estradé is a Uruguayan political figure.-Background:He comes from a distinguished Uruguayan political family. His father Daniel Blanco Acevedo was a Deputy representing Montevideo in the 1940s and 1950s. His grandfather Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández was himself Uruguayan Foreign...
Uruguayan politician, former Foreign Minister, UN Ambassador, and Senator - Juan Carlos Blanco FernándezJuan Carlos Blanco FernándezJuan Carlos Blanco Fernández was a Uruguayan political figure and education advocate .-Background:He was closely identified with the Colorado and Constitutional Parties....
Uruguayan politician and former Foreign Minister - Kathleen BlancoKathleen BlancoKathleen Babineaux Blanco was the 54th Governor of Louisiana, having served from January 2004 until January 2008. She was the first woman to be elected to the office of governor of Louisiana....
, United States politician and former governor of Louisiana - Luis Carrero BlancoLuis Carrero BlancoDon Luis Carrero Blanco, 1st Duke of Carrero Blanco, Grandee of Spain was a Spanish admiral and long-time confidant of dictator Francisco Franco.- Biography :...
, Spanish politician and former Prime Minister - Manuel Blanco EncaladaManuel Blanco EncaladaManuel José Blanco y Calvo de Encalada was a Vice-Admiral in the Chilean Navy, a political figure, and Chile's first President .-Biography:...
, Chilean politician and Vice-Admiral - Miguel Ángel BlancoMiguel Ángel BlancoMiguel Ángel Blanco Garrido was a local Spanish politician for the People's Party, who was kidnapped and subsequently executed by the Basque terrorist group ETA.-Early life:...
, Spanish politician - Otilio Ulate BlancoOtilio Ulate BlancoLuis Emilio Rafael Otilio Gonzalez Ulate y Blanco served as President of Costa Rica from 1949 to 1953. His French heritage comes from his mother, Ermida Blanco...
, Costa Rican politician and former President - Ramon Blanco, Paraguyana politician and former President
- Ramón Blanco y ErenasRamón Blanco y ErenasRamón Blanco y Erenas, marqués de Peña Plata was a Spanish brigadier and colonial administrator. Born in San Sebastián, he was sent to the Caribbean in 1858 and governed Cuba and Santo Domingo...
, Spanish governor of the Philippines and Cuba - Salvador Jorge BlancoSalvador Jorge BlancoJosé Salvador Omar Jorge Blanco was a politician, lawyer and a writer. He was the 48th President of the Dominican Republic, from 1982 –1986. He was a Senator running for the PRD party...
(1926-2010), was a Dominican politician, writer and lawyer
Sports
- Andrés BlancoAndrés BlancoAndrés Eloy Blanco Perez is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder who is a free agent.Blanco was named in honor of Andrés Eloy Blanco, a Venezuelan poet, by his father.-Baseball career:...
, United baseball player - Cuauhtémoc BlancoCuauhtémoc BlancoCuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo is a Mexican professional footballer currently signed for Irapuato in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso.Known for his aggressive yet charismatic personality on the field, playing most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder...
, Mexican footballer - Dámaso BlancoDámaso BlancoDámaso Blanco Caripe is a former Major League Baseball third baseman/shortstop and right-handed batter who played for the San Francisco Giants ....
, Venezuelan baseball player - Daniel MoralesDaniel MoralesDaniel Alexandre Morales Batagello is a former Brazilian footballer. Currently he is playing for Lokomotiv Mezdra as a midfielder. Morales typically plays as a defensive midfielder...
, Brazilian footballer nicknamed "Blanco" - Galo BlancoGalo BlancoGalo Blanco is a retired professional tennis player from Oviedo, Spain. Blanco is a member of the men's professional tour since 1995.Most of Blanco's early professional tour appearances were earned by qualifying for tournaments...
, Spanish tennis player - Giovanna BlancoGiovanna BlancoGiovanna José Blanco Bazon is a female judoka from Venezuela, who won the silver medal in the women's heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:...
, Venezuelan judoka - Gregor BlancoGregor BlancoGregor M. Blanco is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.-Career:...
, Venezuelan baseball player - Henry BlancoHenry BlancoHenry Ramón Blanco is a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He currently plays in Major League Baseball as a catcher and is currently a free agent...
, Venezuelan baseball player - Ismael BlancoIsmael BlancoIsmael Blanco is an Argentine professional football player who plays for the Mexican Primera División team, San Luis F.C.-Argentina:Blanco started his career with Colón in 2002...
, Argentinian footballer - Juan Carlos BlancoJuan Carlos BlancoJuan Carlos Blanco is a volleyball setter from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
, Venezuelan volleyball player - Julio César BlancoJulio César BlancoJulio César Blanco is a male professional road cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:1998-References:...
, Venezuelan road cyclist - Kepa Blanco, Spanish footballer
- Lorena BlancoLorena BlancoLorena Blanco is a female badminton player from Peru, who won two bronze medals at the 2003 Pan American Games.She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Wang Chen of Hong Kong in the round of 32.-References:*...
, Peruvian badminton player - Maribel BlancoMaribel BlancoMaribel Blanco Velasco is an athlete from Spain who competes in triathlon.Blanco competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took twenty-fourth place with a total time of 2:06:37.84.-References:...
, Spanish athlete - Ossie BlancoOssie BlancoOswaldo Carlos Blanco Díaz , better known as Ossie Blanco, is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He batted and threw right-handed....
, Venezuelan baseball player - Raúl González Blanco, Spanish footballer
- Serge BlancoSerge BlancoSerge Blanco is a former rugby union footballer who played fullback for Biarritz Olympique and the French national side, gaining 93 caps, 81 of them at fullback. His alternative position was wing....
, French rugby union player - Carlos BlancoCarlos BlancoCarlos Alberto Blanco is a Spanish writer, known for his collaboration as a child prodigy on television and radio programs distributed in Spain, Egypt, and South America....
, Venezuelan footballer
Fictional characters
- Benny Blanco, character in Carlito's WayCarlito's WayCarlito's Way is a 1993 crime film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels Carlito's Way and After Hours by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Jorge Porcel, Joseph Siravo, and...
- Blanco WebbBlanco WebbBlanco Webb was a character in the BBC sitcom Porridge played by David Jason.Unusually for Jason, who was, at the time, in his thirties, Blanco is a very old man. Blanco is also a close friend of Fletcher...
, character in the BBC sitcom Porridge - El Blanco, albino graboid from the Tremor movie and television series.
Places
- Blanco, Dominican Republic, a district in the Hermanas Mirabal province, Dominican Republic
- Blanco, California (disambiguation), multiple places with the name
- Blanco County, TexasBlanco County, TexasBlanco County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2010, the population is 10,497. Its county seat is Johnson City. Blanco is named for the Blanco River which traverses the county. The State of Texas formed Blanco County in 1858 from portions of Burnet,...
, United States- Blanco, TexasBlanco, TexasBlanco is a city in Blanco County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,205 at the 2010 census. The region Devil's Backbone is located nearby in the colorful Texas Hill Country....
, in the United States
- Blanco, Texas
- Mount BlancoMount BlancoMount Blanco is a small white hill — an erosional remnant — located on the eastern border of the Llano Estacado within Blanco Canyon in Crosby County, Texas...
, Texas - Blanco, Western Cape, in South Africa
Other
- Blanco (compound)Blanco (compound)Blanco was a compound used by British soldiers . The compound was used from 1880 to whiten British Army Slade Wallace buckskin leather equipment then adapted to coloured versions for use on the cotton Web Infantry Equipment, Pattern 1908 webbing used in World War I and beyond and the Web Equipment...
, a cleaning and colouring compound - Blanco y Negro RecordsBlanco y Negro RecordsBlanco y Negro Records, a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records.Blanco y Negro was home to such artists as Bananarama, Everything But the Girl, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Dream Academy, Dinosaur Jr., Bernthøler, A House, Catatonia, The...
, British record company - Blancos, name by which the National PartyNational Party (Uruguay)The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
of UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
is often known - Cabo Blanco (disambiguation), places with that name
- Cape Blanco (disambiguation), places with that name
- Queso blancoQueso blancoQueso blanco, along with other similar cheeses including queso fresco, is a creamy, soft, and mild unaged white cheese that originated in Spain and spread to Mexico and other American countries...
, Mexican cheese - Río Blanco (disambiguation), places with that name
- Ruido BlancoRuido BlancoRuido Blanco is a live album recorded by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, released in 1987 and recorded on their "Signos" Latinamerican tour. This album includes a unique track, "Vita-Set" consists of the two songs bonded by their initial chords...
, album by Argentine band Soda Stereo - Blanco, a type of tequila