María Soledad Alvear Valenzuela, is a Chilean lawyer and former Christian Democrat politician, who was a cabinet member of the Aylwin, Frei and Lagos administrations. She was president of the Christian Democrat Party (PDC) from 2006–2008.
María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa, professionally known as Massiel, is a Spanish pop singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "La, la, la", beating the British pop singer Cliff Richard's "Congratulations".
The Caravan of Death was a Chilean Army death squad that, following the Chilean coup of 1973, flew by helicopters from south to north of Chile between September 30 and October 22, 1973. During this foray, members of the squad ordered or personally carried out the execution of at least 75 individuals held in Army custody in certain garrisons. According to the NGO Memoria y Justicia, the squad killed 97 people: 26 in the South and 71 in the North. Augusto Pinochet was indicted in December 2002 in this case, but he died four years later before a verdict could be rendered. His trial, however, is ongoing since his death and other military personnel and a former military chaplain have also been indicted in this case.
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia was a Spanish film director. He was born in Madrid. His film Ten Ready Rifles was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.
José Luis López Vázquez de la TorreMMT was a Spanish actor, comedian, costume designer, scenic designer and assistant director. He was best known internationally for his lead role in the surrealist horror TV film La cabina. A prolific performer, he was an integral part of Spanish cinema for six decades, appearing in almost 250 films between 1948 and 2007.
Gloria Méndez Ramos, known professionally as Gloria Marín, was a Mexican actress. She was considered a celebrated female star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Hernán Rivera Letelier is a Chilean novelist. Until the age of 11 he lived in the Algorta saltpeter mining town, in the north of Chile. When it was closed down, he and his family moved to Antofagasta, where his mother died. His siblings went to live with his aunts. He stayed in Antofagasta, alone, until he was about 11. To survive, he sold newspapers. Later he worked as a messenger for Anglo Lautaro Nirate Company, until his thirst for adventure led him to spend three years traveling in Chile, Bolivia, Perú, Ecuador and Argentina. He returned to Antofagasta in 1973 and began to work at another company, Mantos Blancos. He married a 17-year-old girl when he was 24. Later he left for Pedro de Valdivia, another saltpeter mining town. He completed his seventh and eighth years of study at night school, and at the Inacap educational institute he earned his license as a secondary education instructor. Today he lives in Antofagasta with his wife and four children. He has received the Premio Consejo Nacional de Libro twice, in 1994 and 1996. His novel El arte de la resurrección won the Premio Alfaguara de Novela in Spain in 2010.
Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva is a Spanish actor. He attained notoriety for his portrayal of vulgar cop Lucas in television series Los hombres de Paco from 2005 to 2009.
Myriam Raquel Hernández Navarro is a Chilean singer, songwriter and television presenter. She has dabbled mainly in romantic ballad, which is why she is sometimes nicknamed "La baladista de América", although she has also fused her style with other genres such as electronics or hip-hop.
Arturo Fernández Rodríguez was a Spanish actor who appeared in numerous films since making his debut in 1954.
Patricio Andrés Lira Navarrete is a Chilean football manager and former football midfielder.
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules. Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname and a maternal surname.
Patricio Antonio Almendra Cifuentes is a Chilean former footballer and current football manager.
Leonor Llausás Tostado was a Mexican television and film actress who appeared in over 100 works of film and television. She was nominated multiple times for the Ariel Awards and won a Best Actress award in 1955 from the film Los Fernandez we peralvillo, in 1975 won Diosa de Plata for Las poquianchis. She also was awarded the "Virginia Fabregas" medal of honor by the Mexican National Association of Actors.
Patricio Jara Álvarez is a Chilean writer and journalist.
Aurora Redondo Pérez was a Spanish actress.
Clara Obligado Marcó del Pont is an Argentine-Spanish writer.
José Ignacio "Nacho" Fernández Garcia is a Spanish football manager he is the current assistant manager of La Liga club Getafe.
