Méndez is a common Spanish surname of Germanic origin, originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Mendo, Menendo, or Mem. A longer form sharing the same root is Menéndez, while the Portuguese form is Mendes. Méndez may refer to:
Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as either a winger or an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of club deportivo La Union.
Mendez, et al v. Westminister [sic] School District of Orange County, et al, 64 F.Supp. 544, aff'd, 161 F.2d 774, was a 1947 federal court case that challenged Mexican remedial schools in four districts in Orange County, California. In its ruling, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in an en banc decision, held that the forced segregation of Mexican American students into separate "Mexican schools" was unconstitutional because as US District Court Judge Paul J. McCormick stated, "The evidence clearly shows that Spanish-speaking children are retarded in learning English by lack of exposure to its use because of segregation, and that commingling of the entire student body instills and develops a common cultural attitude among the school children which is imperative for the perpetuation of American institutions and ideals."
José de la Caridad Méndez Báez was a Cuban professional baseball right-handed pitcher, shortstop, third baseman and manager in the Negro leagues. Born in Cárdenas, Matanzas, he died at age 43 in Havana. Known in Cuba as El Diamante Negro, he became a legend in his homeland. He was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 2006.
Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a central defender. He was recently the manager of Newell's Old Boys.
Ricos y Famosos is an Argentine telenovela. Issued between January 1997 and December 1998 in two seasons of more than 175 chapters each. The first season was starring Natalia Oreiro, Diego Ramos, Oscar Ferreiro, Antonio Grimau and Jessica Schultz. The second season was starring Arnaldo André, Leonor Benedetto, Oscar Ferreiro, Millie Stegman and Jessica Schultz, being broadcast by Canal 9.
Nathaniel Otis Mendez-Laing is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Derby County. Born and raised in England to a Jamaican father and a Belizean mother of Guatemalan descent, he plays for the Guatemala national team at international level.
José de Jesús Méndez Vargas, commonly referred to by his alias El Chango, is a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the now disbanded La Familia drug cartel, headquartered in the state of Michoacán.
Carlos "Johnny" Méndez Núñez is a politician from Fajardo, Puerto Rico. He represents District 36 in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and assumed the role of Majority Leader upon the resignation of Rolando Crespo as a member of the House in February, 2011.
The term Johannine community refers to an ancient Christian community which placed great emphasis on the teachings of Jesus and his apostle John.
Argo is a 2012 American biographical historical drama thriller film directed, produced by, and starring Ben Affleck. The screenplay, written by Chris Terrio, was adapted from the 1999 memoir The Master of Disguise by U.S. C.I.A. operative Tony Mendez and the 2007 Wired article "The Great Escape: How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran" written by Joshuah Bearman and edited by Nicholas Thompson. The film deals with the "Canadian Caper", in which Mendez led the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran, under the guise of filming a science-fiction film during the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis.
Leopoldo Méndez was one of Mexico's most important graphic artists and one of that country's most important artists from the 20th century. Méndez's work mostly focused on engraving for illustrations and other print work generally connected to his political and social activism. His most influential work was connected to organizations such as the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios and the Taller de Gráfica Popular creating propaganda related to the ideals of the Mexican Revolution and against the rise of Fascism in the 1930s. Despite his importance in 20th-century artistic and political circles, Méndez was a relatively obscure figure during his lifetime. The reasons for this generally relate to the fact that he believed in working collaboratively and anonymously for the good of society rather than for monetary gain and because the socialist and communist themes of his work fell out of favor with later generations. He has received posthumous recognition with a major biography, and scholarship considers him to be the heir to graphic artist José Guadalupe Posada.
April Jeanette Mendez is an American author, screenwriter and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name AJ Lee.
Adolfo Mexiac was a Mexican graphic artist, known principally for his politically and socially themed work, especially with the Taller de Gráfica Popular and with fellow graphic artist Leopoldo Méndez. He also painted several murals, the most important of which deals with the history of human law at the University of Colima. In 2011, a “national homage” was held for the artist at the Museo de la Estampa in Mexico City.
Erica Mendez is an American voice actress who has voiced in English dubs of Japanese anime. She studied graphic design in college for three years prior to becoming a voice actress.
Harris Ryland is a character in the American television series Dallas, played by Mitch Pileggi. Harris is the son of Judith Brown Ryland and ex-husband of Ann Ewing.
Lindsay Michelle Mendez is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in American musical theatre. She won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Carrie Pipperidge in a Broadway revival of Carousel. Her other credits on Broadway include Elphaba in Wicked, Godspell, and Jan in Grease. Mendez starred alongside Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe in the first Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along, which opened to critical acclaim on Broadway in October 2023.
Ana Mercedes Pérez was a Venezuelan poet, writer, translator, journalist and diplomat.
Walk Proud is a 1979 American hood drama film directed by Robert L. Collins and written by Evan Hunter and starring Robby Benson, Sarah Holcomb, Henry Darrow, Pepe Serna, Trinidad Silva and Ji-Tu Cumbuka. It was released on June 15, 1979, by Universal Pictures.
Esa muchacha de ojos café is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Fausto Verdial and produced and aired on Venevisión between 1986 and 1987.
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