Andalusians

Andalusian
Andaluz

Some notable Andalusians: Pablo Picasso, Diego Velázquez, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón and Antonio Banderas
Regions with significant populations
Spain: Andalusia: 6,832,933 (2006) Catalonia: 754,174 (2006) Madrid: 285,164 (2006) Valencia: 218,440 (2006) Basque Country: 46,441 (1991) Balearic Islands: 71,940 (1991) Murcia: 36,278 (1991) Rest of Spain: 162,333 (1991) Brazil: 923,775 (2006) France: 31,516 (2006) Cuba: 23,185 (2006) Germany: 22,784 (2206) Puerto Rico: 15,253 (2006) Argentina: 20,385 (2006) Rest of the world: 50,000 (est)
Languages
Spanish language (Andalusian Spanish)
Religion
Roman Catholic

The Andalusians are the people of the southern region in Spain. They are generally not considered an ethnically distinct people because they lack two of the most important markers of distinctiveness: their own language and an awareness of a presumed common origin. Andalusian Spanish is said to be a distinct dialect, although it is debatable. The Andalusians have a rich culture which includes the Semana Santa (see Holy Week in Spain), the Carnival of Cadiz and the famous flamenco style of music and dance. Andalusia's own statute of autonomy identifies the region as an "historic nationality" and grants it a high level of devolved political power.

Geographical location and population

Andalusian people live mainly in Spain's eight southernmost provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Cordoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga, and Seville, which all are part of the region and modern Autonomous Community of Andalusia. In January 2006 the total population of this region stood at 7,849,799, Andalucía is the most populous region of Spain. In comparison with the rest of Spain, Andalusia population growth has been slower and it continues to be sparsely populated in some rural areas (averaging just 84 inh. per km²). Since 1960, the region's share of total population has declined, despite birth rates being about 40 percent higher than the Spanish average during past decades (currently it is only a 13% higher).

Between 1951 to 1975, over 1.7 million Andalusian people emigrated out of Andalusia to other areas of Spain. This figure was approximately a 24% of the population of Andalusia as a whole, mostly hitting the countryside areas. The main recipients of this migration were Catalonia (989,256 people of Andalusian origin in 1975), Madrid (330,479) and Valencia (217,636), and to a lesser level, the Basque Country and Balearics.

During 1962 to 1974, around 700,000 Andalusians —almost all of them male, aged 15 to 44— moved abroad for economic reasons, mainly originating from the provinces of Granada, Jaén and Córdoba. Their preferred destination were France, West Germany and Switzerland, followed by the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Belgium. There are no official recorded figures for previous decades.

In South America in the last twenty years of 19th century, over 150,000 Andalusians emigrated to the Americas as a result of crop failures caused by the Phylloxera plague. Many Andalusian peasants moved to Brazil to work in the coffee plantations, mainly in rural areas of São Paulo State.

Additionally, Andalusians formed the major component of Spanish colonial immigration to certain parts of Spain's American and Asian empire and the largest group to participate in the conquest of the Canary Islands. Principally, Andalusians and their descendants predominate in the Canary Islands, the Caribbean islands (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba), and the circum-Caribbean area (Costa Rica, Panama, the Caribbean coast of Colombia, and in Venezuela). They were also predominant in the Rio de la Plata region of Argentina and Uruguay and the coastal areas of Chile, Peru, and Ecuador. In Asia, Andalusians predominated in the Spanish population of the Philippines as evidenced by the strong Andalusian character of Spanish in the Philippines and Spanish-based creoles, despite the fact that the Philippines were under the colonial supervision of the Vice-royalty of New Spain (Mexico).

Rationale

Most descriptions of Andalusia begin with the landownership system, as the most powerful forces in the region have for centuries been the owners of the large estates, called latifundios. These wide expanses of land have their origins in landowning patterns that stretch back to Roman times; in grants of land made to the nobility, to the military orders, and to the church during the Reconquest (Reconquista); and in laws of the nineteenth century by which church and common lands were sold in large tracts to the urban middle class. The workers of this land, called jornaleros (peasants without land) , were themselves landless.

This economic and cultural system produced a distinctive perspective, involving class consciousness and class conflicts as well as significant emigration. In contrast to the much smaller farm towns and villages of northern Spain, where the land was worked by its owners, class distinctions in the agro-towns of Andalusia stood out. The families of the landless farmers lived at, or near, the poverty level, and their relations with the landed gentry were marked by conflict, aggression, and hostility. The two main forces that kept Andalusia's rural society from flying apart were external. The first was the coercive power of the state, as exemplified by Spain's rural constabulary, the Civil Guard (Guardia Civil). The second was the opportunities to migrate to other parts of Spain, or to other countries in Western Europe. Some of this migration was seasonal; in 1972, for example, 80,000 farmers, mostly Andalusians, migrated to France for the wine harvest. Part of the migration consisted of entire families who intended to remain in their new home for longer periods, once the head of the family group had settled down.

Economic growth and social mobility, although dispersed and not homogeneous in the region, fundamentally start in the nineteen seventies, coincides with the arrival of the democracy, and are intensified by the development of agroindustrial, tourism, and services sectors. In 1981 the Statute of Autonomy is approved after the Andalusian movement of autonomy. Since 1990 Andalusia follows a dynamic convergence process and is moving closer in development to the most advanced regions in Europe; more and more it comes closer to overcome the average of European living standards.

Notable Andalusians

Leaders & Politicians

• Arganthonios (630 b.C.-550 b.C.), king of Tartessos.
• Trajan (53-117), emperor of Rome.
• Hadrian (76-138), emperor of Rome.
• Theodosius I (347-395), emperor of Rome.
• Abd-ar-Rahman III (889-961), emir and first caliph of Cordoba.
• Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285-1312), king of Castilla.
• Henry II of Castile (1334-1379), king of Castilla.
• Beltrán de la Cueva (1443-1492), nobleman, presumed lover of Joan I of Portugal and father of Juana la Beltraneja.
• Boabdil (1460-1533), emir of Granada.
• Antonio de Mendoza (1495-1552), first viceroy of New Spain.
• Pedro Moya de Contreras (1528-1591), viceroy of New Spain.
• Pedro Álvarez de Toledo y Leiva (1585-1654), viceroy of Peru.
• Luisa de Guzmán (1616-1666), Queen of Portugal by marriage.
• Tomás Marín González de Poveda (1650-1703), politician, governor of Chile.
• Pedro Antonio de Cevallos (1715-1778), viceroy of Río de la Plata.
• Luis de Unzaga (1721-1790, military commander, first governor of Louisiana.
• Maria Antonietta of Spain(1729-1785), Queen of Sardinia by marriage.
• Pedro Jiménez de Góngora, writer and ambassador to the United Kingdom.*
• Bernardo de Gálvez (1746-1786), governor of Cuba and Louisiana.
• Francisco Javier Venegas (1760-1838), viceroy of New Spain.
• Javier de Burgos (1778-1849), jurist, translator and senator.
• Antonio Alcalá Galiano (1789-1865), politician and witrer.
• Juan Álvarez Mendizábal (1790-1853), economist and prime minister.
• Ramón María Narváez (1800-1868), military commander and prime minister under Isabel II.
• Antonio María Martínez (?-1823), last governor of Spanish Texas.
• Mariana Pineda (1804-1834), national heroine.
• Marqués de Salamanca (1811-1883), politician, businessman and Finance Minister of Spain.
• Eugénie de Montijo (1826-1920), Empress consort of the French, married to Napoleon III.
• Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (1828-1897), Prime Minister of Spain under queen Isabel II.
• Emilio Castelar y Ripoll (1832-1899), politician, president of the First Spanish Republic.
• Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso (1838-1908), president of the First Spanish Republic.
• Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans (1848-1919), infant of Spain.
• Elías Ahúja y Andría (1863-1951), philanthropist.
• Alejandro Lerroux (1864-1949), Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic.
• Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870-1930), politician, military commander and dictator.
• Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877-1949), politician, President of the Second Spanish Republic.
• Diego Martínez Barrio (1883-1962), politician, President of the Second Spanish Republic in the exile.
• Blas Infante (1885-1936), politician, "Father" of Andalusian fatherland.
• Anita Delgado (1890-1962, flamenco dancer, married to Jagatjit Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala.
• José Brocca (1891-1950), pacifist and politician.
• Victoria Kent (1892-1987), politician and lawyer, one of the pioneers of feminism in Spain.
• Julián Herranz Casado (*1930), cardenal, ex president of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts.
• José María Álvarez del Manzano (*1937), politician, former mayor of Madrid.
• Inocencio Arias (*1940), diplomat and politician.
• Alfonso Guerra (*1940), politician, former Deputy Prime Minister (1982-2006).
• Julio Anguita (*1941), politician, former secretary general of Izquierda Unida and the Communist Party of Spain.
• Felipe González (*1942), ex Prime Minister (1982-1996).
• Manuel Chaves (*1945), Third Deputy Prime Minister (2009-2012) and head of PSOE (since 2000).
• Juan Barranco (*1947), mayor of Madrid.
• Celia Villalobos (*1949), politician, former Minister of Public Health.
• Cristóbal Montoro (*1950), former Minister of the Treasury (2000-2004).
• Luisa Fernand Rudi (*1950), member of European Parliament.
• Magdalena Álvarez (*1952), politician, Minister of Public Works (2004-2009).
• José Montilla (*1955), former Minister of Industry.
• Gaspar Zarrías (*1955), politician, Secretary of Territorial Cooperation (2009-2012).
• Baltasar Garzón (*1955), judge.
• Javier Arenas (*1957), politician, deputy Vice-Prime Minister (2004-2008).
• Carmen Calvo (*1957), politician, Minister of Culture (2004-2007).
• Trinidad Jiménez (*1962), politician, Minister of Public Health (2009-2012).
• Aguas Santas Ocaña Navarro (*1963), former First Lady of Honduras (2002-2006).
• Bibiana Aído (*1977), politician, Minister for Equality in charge (2008-2012).

Philosophers & Theologians

• Moderatus of Gades (1st century b.C.), philosopher.
• Seneca the Elder (54 b.C.-39), rhetorician and writer.
• Seneca the Younger (4 b.C.-65), philosopher.
• Hosius of Corduba (257-359), theologian.
• Saint Isidore of Seville (560-636), scholar and historian.
• Ibn Hazm (994-1064), philosopher, theologian, jurist and historian.
• Ibn al-Arif (1088-1141), Sufi theologian and philosopher.
• Ibn Tufail (1105-1185), writer, philosopher, theologian and physician.
• Averroes (1126-1198), philosopher, theologian, jurist and scientist.
• Maimonides (1135-1204), philosopher and physician.
• Al-Qurtubi (1214-1273), Muslim scholar.
• Abraham ben Isaac of Granada (13th century), kabbalist.
• David Abudirham (14th century), Hebrew rishom.
• Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566), theologian, philosopher, jurist and defender of the native Americans.
• Louis of Granada (1505-1588), theologian and writer.
• Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (1522-1570), Hebrew mystic and scholar.
• Francisco Suárez (1548-1617), philosopher, theologian and scholar.
• Joseph Athias (1635-1700), rabbi and Hebrew scholar.
• Francisco Giner de los Ríos (1839-1915), philosopher and educator.
• María Zambrano (1904-1991), philosopher.
• Jesús Padilla (*1959), philosopher.

Historians, Philologists & Writers

• Judah ben David Hayyuj (945-1000), Hebrew grammarian.
• Ibn Faradi (962-1012), historian.
• Ibn al-Qūṭiyya (977-?), historian.
• Ibn Hayyan (987-1075), historian.
• Jonah ibn Janah (990-1050), grammarian and lexicographer.
• Al-Udri (1003-1085), geographer and historian.
• Hanoch ben Moses (?-1024), rabbi.
• Said Al-Andalusi (1029-1070), historian and scientist.
• Antonio de Nebrija (1441-1522), scholar and author of the first published grammar of the Spanish or any Romance language.
• Fernan Perez de Oliva (1492-1530), man of letters.
• Juan Pérez de Pineda (1500-1567), Protestant writer.
• José Amador de los Ríos (1818-1878), historian and archaeologist.
• Ángel Ganivet (1865-1898), writer and diplomat.
• Rafael Cansinos Assens (1882-1964), poet, novelist and translator.
• Emilio García Gómez (1905-1995), Arabist, literary historian and critic.
• Francisco Ayala (1906-2009), writer and essayist.
• Abel Paz (1921-2009), anarchist, historian and activist.
• Emilio Lledó (*1927), writer and philosopher.

Military Commanders

• Lucius Cornelius Balbus (major) (1st century b.C.), military officer.
• Lucius Cornelius Balbus (minor) (1st century b.C.), military officer.
• Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir (938-1002), military commander.
• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, "El Gran Capitán" (1453-1515), military commander.
• María Pacheco (1496-1531), noblewoman and military commander.
• Álvaro de Bazán (1526-1588), military commander.
• Miguel de Barrios y Valle (1635-1706), military commander and poet.
• Diego de Alvear y Ponce de León (1749-1830), politician, sailor and military commander.
• Juan Ruiz de Apodaca (1754-1835), military commander.
• Joaquín Blake (1759-1827), military commander.
• Dionisio Alcalá Galiano (1760-1805), brigadier, cartographer and explorer.
• Luis Daoíz (1767-1808), military commander.
• Henry O'Donnell (1769-1834), military commander.
• Luis Lacy (1772-1817), military commander.
• Pascual Cervera y Topete (1839-1909), admiral.

Poets, Novelists & Playwrights

• Lucius Iunius Moderatus Columella (4-70), tribune and writer.
• Lucan (39-65), poet.
• Wallada (994-1091), poet.
• Ibn Zaydun (1003-1071), poet.
• Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021-1058), poet and philosopher.
• Moses_ibn_Ezra (1055-1138), poet and philosopher.
• Ibn Quzman (1078-1160), poet.
• Ibn Sahl of Seville (1212-1251), poet.
• Ibn al-Yayyab (1274-1349), poet and statesman.
• Ibn al-Khatib (1313-1374), poet, historian and philosopher.
• Ibn Zamrak (1333-1394), poet and statesman.
• Juan Alfonso de Baena (1375-1434), poet.
• Juan de Mena (1411-1456), poet.
• Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1503-1575), poet and diplomat.
• Lope de Rueda (1510-1565), playwright.
• Gutierre de Cetina (1519-1554), poet.
• Fernando de Herrera (1534-1597), poet and man of letters.
• Juan de la Cueva (1543-1612), plywright and poet.
• Mateo Alemán (1547-1615), writer.
• Luis de Góngora (1561-1627), poet and playwright.
• Antonio Mira de Amescua (1578-1636), playwright.
• Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579-1644), novelist and playwright.
• José Cadalso (1741-1782), poet, playwright and essayist.
• Joseph Blanco White (1745-1841), poet and theologian.
• Francisco Martínez de la Rosa (1787-1862), poet, playwright and politician.
• Ángel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas (1791-1865), poet, dramatist and politician.
• Juan Valera(1824-1905), novelist.
• Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833-1891), novelist.
• Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-1870), poet and short story writer.
• Salvador Rueda (1857-1933), journalist and poet.
• Carlos Fernández Shaw (1865-1911), poet and playwright.
• Manuel Machado (1874-1947), poet and playwright.
• Antonio Machado (1875-1939), poet.
• Francisco Villaespesa (1877-1936), poet and playwright.
• Pedro Muñoz Seca (1879-1936), playwright.
• José María Álvarez de Sotomayor (1880-1947), poet and playwright.
• Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958), poet and writer, Nobel prize laureate.
• José María Pemán (1897-1981), poet, novelist and playwright.
• Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), poet, playwright and theatre director.
• Vicente Aleixandre (1898-1984), poet, Nobel prize laureate.
• Emilio Prados (1899-1962), poet.
• Luis Cernuda (1902-1963), poet.
• Rafael Alberti (1902-1999), poet.
• Manuel Altolaguirre (1905-1959), poet and editor.
• Luis Rosales (1910-1992), poet.
• Carlos Edmundo de Ory (*1923), poet, essayist and translator.
• José Manuel Caballero Bonald (*1926), poet.
• Fernando Quiñones (1930-1998), poet.
• Agustín Gómez Arcos (1933-1998), writer
• Antonio Gala (*1936), writer.
• Juan Madrid (*1947), writer.
• Juan Eslava Galán (*1948), novelist.
• Eduardo Mendicutti (*1948), novelist.
• Antonio Muñoz Molina (*1956), novelist, director of Instituto Cervantes in New York City.
• Luis García Montero (*1958), poet.
• Francisco Domene (*1960), poet.
• Elvira Lindo (*1962), writer and journalist.
• es:Elvira Navarro (*1978), novelist.
• Elena Medel (*1985), poet.

Catholic Saints & Martyrs

• Saint Justa and Saint Rufina (3rd century), Catholic martyrs.
• Saint Acisclus (3rd century-303), Catholic martyr.
• Saint Argimir (9th century), Catholic martyr.
• Saint Adolph (9th century), Catholic martyr.
• Saint Eulogius of Córdoba (9th century), Catholic martyr.
• Saint Aurelius and Saint Natalia (9th century), Catholic martyrs.
• Saint Laura (9th century), Catholic martyr.
• Perfectus (9th century), Catholic martyr.
• Saint Diego de Alcalá (1400-1463), Catholic saint.
• Saint Francis Solanus (1549-1610), saint and missionary in the Americas.
• Saint José María Rubio (1864)-1929), Catholic saint.

Explorers, Navigators & Missionaries

• Khashkhash Ibn Saeed Ibn Aswad (9th century), explorer and navigator, presumed discoverer of America.
• Pedro Tafur (1410-1487), explorer of the Mediterranean and Middle East.
• Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441-1493), explorer, one of the discoverers of America with Columbus.
• Pedro de Cordova (1460-1525), missionary of present-day Dominican Republic and Venezuela.
• Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1462-1514), explorer, one of the discoverers of America with Columbus.
• Pedro Alonso Niño (1468-1505), explorer of the Caribbean with Columbus.
• Rodrigo de Triana (1469-?), explorer with Columbus, first European since the Vikings to officially see the Americas.
• Juan Díaz de Solís (1470-1515), explorer of Yucatan, Brazil, and present-day Argentina and Uruguay.
• Sebastián de Belalcázar (1479-1551), conquistador, explorer of presen Central America, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
• Cristóbal de Olid (1488-1524), conquistador, military commander in the conquest of Cuba, Mexico and Honduras.
• Diego de Lopez (late 18th Century), friar from Granada, Spain, Parish Priest of Pandacan, Manila, founder of Tolosa town in the Philippines, patriarch of the Lopez- Romualdez family, great grand father of Imelda Romualdez- Marcos, Philippine First Lady.
• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1490-1557), conquistador, explorer of the Caribbean, present-day USA and Mexico.
• Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1495-1579), conquistador and explorer of Colombia.
• Pedro de Mendoza (1499-1537), conquistador, explorer of present-day Argentina and founder of Buenos Aires.
• Diego de Nicuesa (15th century-1511), conquistador, explorer of present-day Panamá, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
• Juan de Esquivel (15th century-1513), conquistador of Jamaica.
• Ruy López de Villalobos (1500-1544), explorer of the Pacific Ocean and the Philippines.
• Juan de Padilla (1500-1542), missionary, Christian martyr and explorer of present-day USA.
• Alonzo de Barcena (1528-?), missionary in Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay.
• Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera (1538-1574), conquistador, founder of Córdoba, Argentina.
• Judar Pasha (16th century-1605), military commander and explorer, conqueror of Niger.
• Antonio de Ulloa (1716-1795), military commander, explorer and astronomer.
• Juan de Ayala (1745-1797), naval officer and explorer of California.

Scientists & Physicians

• Abbas Ibn Firnas (810-887), scientist.
• Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon (112-after 1190), physician and translator.
• Ibn al-Baitar (1188-1248), scientist and physician.
• al-Arbuli (15th century), bromatologist.
• Celestino Mutis (1732-1808), botanist and mathematician.
• Alberto Lista (1775-1848), mathematician and poet.
• Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú (1922-1998), surgeon.
• Luis Rojas-Marcos (*1943), psychiatrist.
• Ginés Morata (*1945), biologist.

Classical Composers & Opera Singers

• Cristobal de Morales (1500-1553), composer.
• Vicente Espinel (1550-1624), composer and poet.
• Alonso Lobo (1555-1617), composer.
• Manuel García (1775-1832), tenor.
• Julián Arcas (1832-1888), classical guitarist.
• Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), composer.
• Maria Galvany (1878-1949), soprano.
• Joaquín Turina (1882-1949), composer.
• José Padilla (1889-1960), composer.
• Andrés Segovia (1893-1987), classical guitarist.
• Carlos Álvarez (*1966), baritone, Grammy Award laureate.
• Isaac Albeniz i Pascual (1860-1909) composer and pianist.

Painters & Sculptors

• Antonio Mohedano (1563-1626), painter.
• Juan Martínez Montañés (1568-1649), sculptor.
• Francisco Herrera the Elder (1576-1656), painter.
• Juan de Mesa (1583-1627), sculptor.
• Diego de Velázquez (1599-1660), painter.
• Alonso Cano (1601-1667), painter, sculptor and architect.
• Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), painter.
• Francisco Herrera the Younger (1622-1655), painter and architect.
• Juan de Valdés Leal (1622-1690), painter.
• Pedro de Mena (1628-1688), sculptor.
• Jose Risueño (1640-1721), Baroque painter.
• Pedro Nuñez de Villavicencio (1635-1700), painter.
• Antonio Palomino (1653-1726), painter.
• José Denis Belgrano (1844-1917), painter.
• Julio Romero de Torres (1874-1930), painter.
• Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973), painter.
• Daniel Vázquez Díaz (1882-1969), painter.
• Juan Cristóbal (1897-1961), sculptor.
• Antonio León Ortega (1907-1991), sculptor.
• es:Jesús de Perceval (1915-1985), painter.
• Federico "Fred" Castellon (1914-1971), painter and illustrator, naturalized American.
• Miguel Berrocal (*1933-2006), sculptor.
• Artiste Vicente Navarro y Romero 1888 - 1979,Painter, artist, Spain Titre(title) The slave market

Artisans

• Carlos Pacheco (1961), comic-book artist.
• Joseph Contreras (1710-1780), luthier.
• Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871-1949), fashion designer.
• Manuel García Ferré (*1929), cartoonist.
• Gerundino Fernández (1931-2006), luthier.
• Juan Ballesta (*1935), cartoonist and illustrator.
• Juanjo Guarnido (*1967), comic illustrator.
• Idígoras y Pachi, cartoonist active since the 90's.
• Andrés Vázquez de Sola political cartoonist and journalist.

Bullfighters

• Costillares (1743-1800), matador, father of modern bullfighting.
• Pedro Romero (1754-1839), matador, one of the fathers of modern bullfighting.
• Rafael Molina Sánchez, "Lagartijo" (1841-1900), matador.
• Frascuelo (1842-1898), matador.
• Rafael Guerra, "Guerrita" (1862-1941), matador.
• Rafael González Madrid, "Machaquito"" (1880-1955), matador.
• Rafael Gómez Ortega, "El Gallo" (1882-1960), matador.
• Ignacio Sánchez Mejías (1891-1934), matador.
• Juan Belmonte (1892-1962), bullfighter.
• José Gómez Ortega, "Gallito" (1895-1920), matador.
• Cayetano Ordóñez (1904-1961), matador.
• Manolete (1917-1947), matador.
• Álvaro Domecq y Díez (1917-2005), breeder and horseback bullfighter.
• Miguel Báez, "El Litri (*1930), matador.
• Antonio Ordóñez (*1932-1998), matador.
• Curro Romero (*1933), matador.
• Manuel Benítez, "El Cordobés" (*1936), matador.
• Palomo Linares (*1947), matador.
• Francisco Rivera, "Paquirri" (1948-1984), matador.
• Finito de Córdoba (*1971), matador.
• Jesulín de Ubrique (*1974), matador and singer.
• Javier Conde (*1975), matador.

Actors, Comedians & Entertainers

• Rafaela Aparicio (1906-1996), actress.
• Carmen Sevilla (*1930), actress, singer and TV presenter.
• Lita Baron (*1929), Hollywood film actress.
• Paco Morán (*1930), actor.
• Chiquito de la Calzada (*1932), comedian and flamenco singer.
• Elisa Montés (*1934), actress.
• Pilar Bardem (*1939), actress.
• Juan Luis Galiardo (*1940), film actor.
• Juan Tamariz (*1942), magician.
• Juan Diego (*1942), film actor.
• Soledad Miranda (1943-1970), actress.
• Marisol (*1948), actress.
• Rafael Álvarez, "El Brujo" (*1950), actor.
• Amparo Muñoz (*1954), actress and model, Miss Universe laureate.
• Bibiana Fernández (*1954), actress.
• Rosario Pardo (*1959), actress.
• Antonio Banderas (*1960), actor, film director and film producer.
• María Barranco (*1961), actress.
• Pedro Reyes (*1961), actor and comedian.
• Pablo Carbonell (*1962), actor, comedian and singer.
• Juan y Medio (*1962), TV presenter and comedian.
• Ángel Garó (*1965), comedian.
• Pepón Nieto (*1967), actor.
• Ana Álvarez (*1969), actress.
• Paz Padilla (*1969), actress and comedian.
• Antonio Garrido (*1971), actor.
• Paco León (*1974), actor.
• Ruth Gabriel (*1975), actress.
• Paz Vega (*1976), actress.
• Verónica Sánchez (*1977), actress.
• Fran Perea (*1978), actor and singer.
• Dúo Sacapuntas, comedian during the 80's.
• Los Morancos, comedian since the 80's.
• Juan García Postigo (*1981), model, Mister World laureate.

Film Directors

• Cecilio Paniagua (?-1979), photography director.
• Manuel Summers (*1935-1993), film director.
• Miguel Hermoso (*1942), film director.
• Manuel Martín Cuenca (*1964), film director.
• Benito Zambrano (*1965), film director.
• Santiago Amodeo (*1969), film director.
• Pedro Temboury (*1971), film director.
• Julián Lara (*1975), film director.

Journalists

• Isabel Oyarzábal Smith (1878-1974), writer and diplomat.
• María Dolores Pérez Enciso (1908-1949), feminist writer and journalist.
• Matías Prats (1913-2004), journalist and TV and radio presenter.
• Jesús Hermida (*1937), journalist and TV presenter, long-time correspondent for TVE in New York City.
• Encarna Sánchez (1940-1996), journalist and radio presenter.
• Jesús Quintero (*1940), journalist and TV presenter.
• María Teresa Campos (*1940), journalist and TV presenter.
• Paco Lobatón (*1951), journalist and TV presenter.
• Carlos Herrera (*1956), journalist and TV and radio presenter.
• Juan Jacinto Muñoz Rengel (*1974), journalist and writer.
• Marta Nebot (*1975), journalist and TV presenter.

Footballers & Football Coaches

• Antonio Biosca (*1949), international footballer.
• Juan Ramón López Caro (*1953), football coach.
• Juan Gómez González, "Juanito" (1954-1992), international footballer.
• Joaquín Caparrós (*1955), football coach.
• Gregorio Manzano (*1956), football coach.
• Antonio García Navajas (*1958), international footballer.
• Luis Fernández (*1959), international footballer.
• Ricardo Serna (*1964), international footballer.
• Rafa Paz (*1965), footballer.
• Miguel Pardeza (*1965), international footballer.
• Lucas Alcaraz (*1966), football coach.
• Adolfo Aldana (*1966), international footballer.
• Fernando Hierro (*1968), international footballer.
• José María Quevedo (*1969), footballer.
• Francisco Narváez, "Kiko" (*1972), international footballer.
• Luis Tevenet (*1974), footballer.
• Diego Tristán (*1976), international footballer.
• Jesús Capitán, "Capi" (*1977), international footballer.
• José María Romero Poyón, "José Mari" (*1978), international footballer.
• Carlos Marchena (*1979), international footballer.
• Daniel Güiza (*1980), international footballer.
• Joaquín (*1981), international footballer.
• José Antonio Reyes (*1983), international footballer.
• Antonio Puerta (1984-2007), international footballer.
• Jesús Navas (*1985), international footballer.
• Sergio Ramos (*1986), international footballer.
• Diego Capel (*1988), international footballer.
• Sergio Ariel (*1988), international footballer.

Other Athletes

• Pedro Carrasco (1943-2001), boxer.
• Manuel Orantes (*1949), tennis player, 2nd in ATP ranking and US Open winner.
• Juan Martínez Oliver (*1962), road bicycle racer.
• Miguel Ángel Jiménez (*1964), golfer.
• Manuel Pancorbo (*1966), Olympic track and field athlete.
• Ignacio Rodríguez (*1970), Olympic basketballer.
• Antonio Carlos Ortega (*1971), Olympic handball player.
• Juan José Salvador (*1975), international volleyball player.
• María José Rienda (*1975), World Cup ski racer.
• Faustino Reyes (*1975), boxer, Olympic laureate.
• Paquillo Fernández (*1977), race walker, Olympic laureate.
• Antonio Jiménez Pentinel (*1977), international long distance runner.
• Felipe Reyes (*1980), international basketballer.
• Berni Rodríguez (*1980), international basketballer.
• Carlos Cabezas (*1980), international basketballer.

Singers & Musicians

• Silverio Franconetti (1831-1889), flamenco singer.
• Juan Breva (1844-1918), flamenco singer.
• El Piyayo (1864-1940), flamenco singer and guitar player.
• Antonio Chacón (1869-1929), flamenco singer.
• Pepe Marchena (1903-1976), flamenco singer.
• Miguel de Molina (1908-1993), flamenco singer and folk singer.
• Manolo Caracol (1909-1963), flamenco singer.
• Antonio Mairena (1909-1983), flamenco singer.
• Niña de la Puebla (1909-1999), flamenco and folk singer.
• Manolo el Malagueño (1912-1975), flamenco and folk singer.
• Juanito Valderrama (1916-2005), flamenco and folk singer.
• Lola Flores (1923-1995), flamenco singer and actress.
• Antonio Molina (1928-1992), flamenco and folk singer.
• Manolo Escobar (*1931), folk singer.
• Fosforito (*1932), flamenco singer.
• Juan Peña, "El Lebrijano", flamenco singer and musician.
• Enrique Morente (*1942), flamenco singer.
• Karina (*1943), singer.
• Raphael (*1943), folk singer.
• Carlos Cano (1946-2000), folk singer.
• Miguel Ríos (*1946), singer and composer, one of the pioneers of rock'n'roll in Spain.
• Rocío Jurado (1946-2006), folk singer and actress.
• Cristina Hoyos (*1946), flamenco dancer and choreographer.
• Joselito (*1947), folk singer.
• Paco de Lucía (*1947), flamenco guitarist.
• Joaquín Sabina (*1949), singer, composer and poet.
• María Jiménez (*1950), singer.
• Camarón de la Isla (1950-1992), flamenco singer.
• Carmen Linares (*1951), flamenco singer.
• José Mercé (*1955), flamenco singer.
• Isabel Pantoja (*1956), folk singer.
• Tito Alcedo (*1958), guitarist.
• Tomatito (*1958), flamenco guitarist.
• Chano Domínguez (*1960), flamenco jazz pianist.
• Remedios Amaya (*1962), flamenco singer.
• Antonio Carmona (*1965), pop singer from Ketama band.
• 091, rock band from the 80's and 90's.
• Juan Antonio Canta (1966-1996), singer.
• Vicente Amigo (*1967), flamenco guitarist.
• Joaquín Cortés (*1969), flamenco dancer.
• Lole y Manuel, flamenco duo.
• Eva la Yerbabuena (*1970), flamenco dancer.
• El Koala (*1970), rock singer.
• Radio Tarifa, flamenco pop band.
• Sara Baras (*1971), flamenco dancer.
• Triana, progressive rock band from the 70's and early 80's.
• Navajita Plateá, flamenco pop band.
• es:Carlos Chaouen (*1974), singer.
• Niño Josele (*1974), flamenco guitarist.
• Tabletom, rock, blues, jazz and flamenco band from the 70's to now.
• José Rubio (*1978), power metal singer.
• Niña Pastori (*1978), flamenco singer.
• Pastora Soler (*1978), folk singer.
• Falete (*1978), folk singer.
• Nuria Fergó (*1979), folk singer.
• Rakel Winchester, pop band.
• Vega (*1979), pop singer.
• David Bisbal (*1979), singer and Latin Grammy Award laureate.
• Las Ketchup, flamenco pop band, Latin Grammy Award nominees.
• Chambao, flamenco-chill band.
• Andy & Lucas, flamenco pop band.
• Estrella Morente (*1980), flamenco singer.
• Rosa López (*1981), pop singer.
• Manuel Carrasco (*1981), pop singer.
• Medina Azahara, rock band from the 80's and 90's.
• Los del Río, folk duo from the 90's.

See also

• Andalusian cuisine
• Andalusian nationalism
• List of Andalusians
• Music of Andalusia
• Nationalities in Spain
• Spanish people

References

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