Who are some of the famous people in El Salvador?

Question

I need at least five.

Please state their name, and why they are famous.

If you do not know why. Give me the link to where you first discovered them.

Thanx

Answer 1

there are not any world famous salvadoran since almost all of them are low wages workers in domestic service, meat packing and janitory industries in the USA (even their own politicians ask USA authorities if their nationals can stay there), and if they stay in their country their main activity is to form gangs, know there as "maras", but even this, there is a huge distortion of their self-image and they perseive themselves as a somehow contribuitor in the evolution of humanity.

Answer 2

Just to avoid any confusion, there was an error in the previous respose with the poster saying that the Salvadorian national anthem was written soley by Juan José Cañas. When in reality it was composed and written by the artist Juan Aberle, an Italian composer that arrived in the country at the end of the 18th Century as the Director of an Opera Company AND by General Juan José Cañas, an inspired poet and distinguished military. It was first sung on September 15, 1879, at the prior National Palace by children and young students from government and private schools of the capital city.

And now to answer your question.

There are many prominant Salvadorians throughtout the world, but many would quite possibly not be classified as "famous". Some that would be considered as famous are:

Christy Turlington (Half Salvadorian), supermodel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_Tur...

María Isabel Arrieta Gálvez - Second place in "Miss Universe." (1955)

Schafik Hándal, guerrilla leader and presidential candidate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schafik_H%C...

Archbishop Oscar Romero. Fought for the rights of the poor. Murdered while in church, at the altar on 24 March, 1980

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Romer...

Alberto Masferrer,  poet

Manlio Argueta, writer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manlio_Argu...

Roque Dalton, poet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roque_Dalto...

Roberto D'Aubuisson, politician, ARENA founder

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_D%2...

José Napoleón Duarte, former president

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_N...

Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, dictator-president

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximiliano...

Farabundo Martí, communist leader

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farabundo_M...

There are various sports stars. None more famous than:

Jorge 'el Mágico' González, footballer (Rated by FIFA as the best North and Central American footballer ever)

and,

Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, Boxer (First person from El Salvador to hold any world title in Boxing)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1gico...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hern...

Hugo Perez, footballer,

Although he was born in El Salvador, he represented the USA in the 1984 summer Olympics and 1994 World Cup

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Perez

Others include,

Efren Ramirez - actor (Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite) (Half Mexican, half Salvadorian)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efren_Ramir...

For a list of some more famous Salvadorians. Look at the following sites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sal...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sal...

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Hope this is the type of information you were looking for.

If you have any other queries about El Salvador please dont hesitate to email me :)

Answer 3

Namdik Locin.

Answer 4

Here's a list of famous Salvadoreans.  I've given you the reason why they are famous but you can google their name if you need more detailed info.

Carlos “El Famoso” Hernández - Boxer.  First Salvadorean boxer to hold a world tittle.

Archbishop Oscar Romero - Catholic Priest.  Archbishop Romero's outspoken style captured the hearts of the poor majority and evoked hatred among the wealthy landowners and military.  Killed at the altar on 24 March, 1980, by a right-wing death squad.

The national hero of El Salvador is Father José Matías Delgado (1768–1833), who raised the first call for independence.

A renowned political leader was Manuel José Arce (1786–1847), who fought against the Mexican empire of Iturbide and was the first president of the United Provinces of Central America.

Prominent Salvadoran literary figures of the 19th century were Juan José Cañas (1826–1912), a poet and diplomat and the author of the Salvadoran national anthem, and Francisco E. Galindo (1850–1900), a poet and dramatist.

Writers of note in the 20th century include Alberto Masferrer (1865–1932), an essayist and poet; Juan Ramón Uriarte (1875–1927), an essayist and educator; and Salvador Salazar Arrué (1899–1975). Juan Francisco Cisneros (1823–78) is a nationally recognized painter.

Arts

Alejandro Cotto, filmaker

Edwin Arévalo, filmmaker

Pedro Ipiña, painter

Fernando Llort, painter and sculptor

Rodolfo A. Ruffatti Batlle, painter, photographer, photoshopper, poet

Víctor Ruano, visual artist, filmmaker

Toño Salazar, caricaturist

Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, painter, sculptor, and author, wife of Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Adrian Bellani,(Half Salvadoran), actor, plays Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime drama, Passions.

Scholars, Authors, and Educators

Jose Samuel Ortiz, university professor, pharmacist

Rafael Olmedo Artiga, music composer

Emma Escalante Rubio (Carmen Navarro), singer

Claribel Alegría,writer

Manlio Argueta, novelist

Carlos Córdova, writer

Roque Dalton, poet

Jacinta Escudos, novelist

Pedro Geoffroy Rivas, poet, scholar

Ana Sol Gutiérrez, educator

David J. Guzmán, doctor, archeologist, botanist, writer, statesman

Claudia Lars, poet

Ignacio Martín-Baró, Social psychologist and Jesuit priest

Alberto Masferrer, intellectual

Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué), novelist, poet, painter.

Ramon Hernandez Quintanilla, journalist, intellectual, writer

David Escobar Galindo, poet, educator

Entertainment

Big Ceaze, Latino rap artist

DJ Keoki, Techno DJ

Johnny Lopez, member of Crooked Stilo, Latino rap group

Victor Lopez, member of Crooked Stilo, Latino rap group

Álvaro Torres, singer

Stevan Jose Batlle, p**n Star

Heroes and Martyrs

José Matías Delgado, national hero

Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán, national hero

Óscar Romero, former Archbishop and martyr

Fashion Designers and Models

Francesca Miranda Fashion Designer

Miguel Ángel Cerna

Christy Turlington (Half Salvadoran), supermodel (born January 2, 1969 in Walnut Creek, California) is an American supermodel

María Isabel Arrieta Gálvez The only Central American to win second place in the global contest "Miss Universe." (1955)

Past and Current Political Figures

Ana Maria, guerrilla leader

Lynda Barros, Latina Civil Rights Activist

Gerardo Barrios, liberal president

Armando Calderón Sol, former president

Cayetano Carpio, guerrilla leader

Antonio Claramount Lucero, "eternal" presidential candidate

Alfredo Cristiani, former president

Roberto D'Aubuisson, politician, ARENA founder

José Napoleón Duarte, former president

Liz Figueroa, California state senator

Francisco Flores, former president

Rutilio Grande, martyred priest

Schafik Hándal, guerrilla leader and presidential candidate

Álvaro Magaña, banker and interim president

Alejandro Melendez, san sebastian volunteer/leader

Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, dictator-president

Miguel Mármol, labor union activist

Sigifredo Ochoa, colonel and ARENA deputy

Farabundo Martí, communist leader

Antonio Saca, current president

Guillermo Ungo, opposition leader and former vice-president

Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, defense minister, convicted of human rights abuses

Joaquín Villalobos, guerrilla leader

Rubén Zamora, opposition leader

José Inocencio Alas, "Chencho", former priest and activist

Athletes

Ronald Cerritos, footballer, in the MLS

Mauricio Cienfuegos, footballer, former player for the Los Angeles Galaxy

Jose Cortez, NFL Football

Raúl Díaz Arce, footballer in the MLS

Jorge González, footballer, better known as el Mágico González

Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, Boxer, holds the Jr. Lightweight world title

Eliseo Quintanilla, footballer, in the MLS

Jorge Rodríguez, footballer, in the MLS

Jaime Rodriguez, footballer, former player of the Bayer Uerdingen

Hugo Perez, footballer, born in El Salvador, played for united states in the 1994 world cup and 1984 summer olympic games

Rosemary Casals, Salvadoran parents, American tennis player

Answer 5

Father Romero

The Nuns(you know who)