Moreno
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Moreno is Spanish and Portuguese for a tanned or dark or brown-skinned person. In origin the term was used to refer to a person with brown or black hair color, regardless of skin or eye color (synonym for Brunette), nowadays both meanings co-exist. It is also a Spanish and Italian surname and an Italian given name.

For others references to Moreno, see below:

People (with Moreno surname)

Arts

• Antonio "Tony" Moreno, Spanish actor and film director.
• Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress.
• Chino Moreno, United States musician.
• Federico Moreno Torroba, Spanish composer.
• Leticia Moreno, Spanish violinist.
• Moreno, French Gypsy jazz musician
• Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican actress.
• Mario Moreno "Cantinflas", Mexican comedian/actor.

Politics

• Alberto Moreno, Peruvian politician.
• Celso Cesare Moreno, (1830-1901) Italian adventurer; in 1880, he served as foreign minister of Hawaii under HM King Kalakaua I.
• Denise Moreno Ducheny, United States politician.
• Gabriel García Moreno, former President of Ecuador.
• Javier Moreno, Spanish politician.
• Julio Enrique Moreno, former President of Ecuador of Ecuador.
• Luis Alberto Moreno, Colombian diplomat and journalist.
• Luis Moreno Ocampo, Argentinian Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
• María de los Angeles Moreno, Mexican politician.
• Mariano Moreno, Argentinian lawyer, journalist and politician.
• Nahuel Moreno (Hugo Bressano), Argentinian politician.

Science

• Francisco Moreno (Perito Moreno), Argentinian explorer.
• Jacob L. Moreno, Austro-Romanian psychotherapist.
• José Luis Ortiz Moreno, Spanish astronomer.

Sports

• Arturo Moreno, owner of Major League Baseball's Anaheim Angels
• John Rey Moreno, Filipino Tennis player.
• Alejandro Moreno, Venezuelan football player.
• Alfredo Moreno, Argentinian football player.
• Byron Moreno, Ecuadorian football referee.
• Carla Moreno, Brazilian triathlon athlete.
• Jaime Moreno, Bolivian football player.
• Marcelo Moreno, Bolivian football player.
• José Manuel Moreno (Charro Moreno), Argentinian football player.
• Juan Gutiérrez Moreno, Spanish football player.
• Moreno, Portuguese football player.
• Juan Moreno, Venezuelan baseball player.
• Michael Moreno, 6th dan Aikido, Shihan
• Moreno Argentin, Italian cyclist.
• Omar Moreno, Major League Baseball outfielder born in Panama.
• Orber Moreno, Venezuelan baseball player.
• Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (Pichichi), Spanish football player.
• Roberto Moreno, Brazilian Formula One driver.
• Yipsi Moreno, Cuban hammer throw athlete.
• Zeke Moreno, United States American Football player.
• Knowshon Moreno, University of Georgia American Football running back.

Other

• Alcides Moreno, notable as survivor of a 47-story fall
• Arturo Moreno (born 1946), American billionaire, first Hispanic to own a major sports franchise in the United States
• Consuelo Moreno-López (1893–2004), Spanish Moroccan-American supercentenarian (111 at time of death)

Places

• Moreno, city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.
• Perito Moreno Glacier, glacier in Patagonia, Argentina.
• Perito Moreno National Park, on the northwest of the Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
• Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, town in Argentina, near the Cueva de las Manos.
• Moreno Partido, division of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
• Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, capital of the Galápagos Province, Ecuador.
• Lagos de Moreno, municipality of the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
• Moreno Valley, California, city in the United States.
• Moreno Valley Freeway, freeway in the United States.
• Moreno Valley Mall, shopping mall in the United States.

Other

• Azúcar Moreno, Spanish music duo.
• Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno, political party in Colombia.
• Moreno, a spider genus in the Prodidomidae family.
• Morena or Moréna, another name for the Slavic goddess Marzanna.

See also

• Morena (disambiguation) for the feminine form
• Perito Moreno (disambiguation page)

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