List of Spanish Filipinos

The following is a list of notable Spanish Filipinos. A Spanish Filipino is any citizen or resident of the Philippines who is of Spanish ancestral origin.

A - C

Carla Abellana, actress, commercial model
Jon Ramon Aboitiz, industrialist, member of Aboitiz clan
Neile Adams, Filipino-American actress, singer and dancer. Ex-wife of Steve McQueen
Ryan Agoncillo, actor, TV host
Marvin Agustin, actor, chef and entrepreneur.
Paulino Alcántara, footballer and manager of Club de Futbol de Barcelona
Alona Alegre, actress
Jojo Alejar, TV host, comedian
José Alejandrino, Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War
Mariano Álvarez, revolutionary general
Pinky Amador, actress, singer, commercial model and TV host
Manuel Amechazurra, footballer
Fernando Amorsolo, Was one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines
Martin Andanar, radio, broadcasting journalist
Gerald Anderson, actor, model
Boots Anson-Roa, veteran actress
Sol Aragones, former reporter turned politician
Araneta family, prominent Spanish Filipino family
Atom Araullo, currently broadcasting journalistic, reporter, film documentary for GMA News
Robert Arevalo, artistic actor
John Arcilla, actor
Francis Arnaiz, former player of Toyota and Ginebra San Miguel basketball team, from 1975-1986
Dindo Arroyo, actor
Basti Artadi, vocalist of Wolfgang
Luis Eduardo Aute, A Philippine-born Spanish singer, songwriter, film director, actor, sculptor, writer and painter
Mig Ayesa, Filipino-Australian singer
Francisco Balagtas, Historic Philippine hero on poetry
Carlos Balcells, musician, businessman, politician
Paolo Ballesteros, actor, TV host, comedian, impersonator
Jesus Balmori, journalist, playwright, and poet
Gretchen Barretto, former actress and socialite
Claudine Barreto, actress
Aljo Bendijo, currently broadcasting journalistic for Sentro Balita weekdays
Nida Blanca, actress
Jackie Lou Blanco, actress
Andres Bonifacio, Founder of the Katipunan, Philippine Hero
Bernard Bonnin, actor
J.C. Bonnin, actor
Andrea Brillantes, actress
Jose Burgos, martyr, priest
Benedicto Cabrera, Filipino painter, was awarded National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts
Iza Calzado, actress, model
Antonio Carpio, lawyer
Levi Celerio, artistic outstanding national artist of The Philippines for music & literature
Tia Carrere, actress
Carlos Celdran, artist, tour guide and cultural activist
Claire Celdran, broadcast journalist, news anchor CNN Philippines
Chanty, singer and actress
Gabby Concepcion, actor, director, singer-songwriter, businessman
Pilita Corrales, singer and songwriter
Donna Cruz, actress, opm artist, singer
Tirso Cruz III, artistic actor
Sunshine Cruz, actress
Jake Cuenca, actor, model

D - G

Noli de Castro, Former Vice President of the Philippines, journalist
Mark Dacascos, actor, martial artist
Dingdong Dantes, actor, television presenter, dancer, commercial model and film producer
Marlene Daudén, actress
Charlie Davao, actor
Ricky Davao, actor, host, director
Jose de la Cruz, historic writer and poetry
Maggie dela Riva, actress
Joey de Leon, comedian, actor, television presenter and songwriter
Johnny Delgado, actor
Michael de Mesa, actor
Carli de Murga, footballer
Nestor de Villa, classic film actor
Angelika Dela Cruz, actress, model
Desiree del Valle, actress, model
Gregorio del Pilar, one of the youngest generals in the history of the Philippines
Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino writer, lawyer and journalist in the Spanish Era
Monsour Del Rosario, actor, producer and martial artist
Mila del Sol, classic film actress
Rogelio de la Rosa, actor, diplomat
Isabelo de los Reyes, politician, writer and labor activist
Paquito Diaz, actor
Romy Diaz, actor
Gloria Diaz, beauty queen, actress
Isko Moreno Domagoso, actor, former city mayor of manila
Gloria Romero, veteran actress
Kyle Echarri, actor
Fred Elizalde, classical and jazz pianist, composer, conductor and bandleader
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde, diplomat and businessman
Geoff Eigenmann, actor
Ryan Eigenmann, actor
Alvin Elchico, reporter, journalistic of TV Patrol Weekend
Juan Ponce Enrile, Jr., politician, businessman
Sally Ponce Enrile, politician
Elise Estrada, singer-songwriter & artistic actress
John Estrada, actor, filmaker
Kaila Estrada, actress
Jaime Fabregas, film actor and musical director
Ejay Falcon, actor, model, endorser and politician
Edmundo Farolan, actor, director and writer
Julián Felipe, Composer of the Philippine National Anthem
Andion Fernandez, operatic soprano
Rudy Fernandez, actor, film producer and director
Amalia Fuentes, actress
Peque Gallaga, veteran director-actor
Helen Gamboa, veteran actress and cooking host
Gazini Ganados, Miss Universe-Philippines 2019, model and TV presenter
Mariano Garchitorena, politician
Caloy Garcia, coach of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.
Cheska Garcia, actress, TV host, model
Coleen Garcia, actress, host and model
Eddie Garcia, film actor and director
Patrick Garcia, actor and model
Toni Rose Gayda, TV host
Janno Gibbs, actor, comedian, and singer
Cherie Gil, actress
Enrique Gil, actor and product endorser
Mark Gil, actor
Rosemarie Gil, actress
Dominador Gómez, nationalist, physician and a labor leader
Mariano Gomez, martyr, priest
Charlene Gonzales, Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1994, actress, TV host, model
Cristina Gonzales, actress, politician, model
Jose Mari Gonzales, actor, businessman, politician
Beauty Gonzalez, actress, host, model, vlogger
Isabel Granada, singer and actor
Fernando María Guerrero, poet, journalist, lawyer, politician and polyglot
Angel Guirado, footballer
Eddie Gutierrez, actor
Janine Gutierrez, actress
Raymond Gutierrez, TV host, editor, columnist, endorser and actor
Richard Gutierrez, actor
Ruffa Gutierrez, actress

H - L

Kristine Hermosa, actress
Adriano Hernández, Filipino revolutionary, patriot and military strategist during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War.
Subas Herrero, actor, comedian, singer
Félix Hidalgo, Acknowledged as one of the great Filipino painters of the late 19th century
Pia Hontiveros, broadcast journalist, Chief Correspondent CNN Philippines
Enrique Iglesias, singer
Julio Iglesias Jr., singer
Barbie Imperial, actress and model
Dick Israel, character actor
Emilio Jacinto, Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution
Junior, (Antonio Morales Barretto) singer and actor in Spain and the Philippines
Lalaine, American singer and actress
Lito Lapid, actor, movie director, politician
Mark Lapid, actor and politician
Denise Laurel, romantic actress
Monique Lhuillier, famous US-based fashion designer to celebrities
Lilet, singer, TV host, actress and model
Celso Lobregat, politician
Gina Lopez, advocate & TV host
Graciano Lopez-Jaena, Founder and first editor of the newspaper La Solidaridad
Bing Loyzaga, actress
Caloy Loyzaga, Filipino basketball player
Chito Loyzaga, former basketball player
Diego Loyzaga, actor and VJ
Joey Loyzaga, basketball player
Maloy Lozanes, singer, German Eurodance, based in Germany
Sid Lucero, actor
Antonio Luna, Historic Philippine general
Juan Luna, Was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century

M - Q

Ruru Madrid, actor, comedian, TV host
Jamby Madrigal, politician, businesswoman
Vicente Madrigal, business tycoon, industrialist and politician
Pancho Magalona, actor
Francisco Mañosa, famous architect noted for his Filipino inspired architectural designs
Edu Manzano, actor, host, product endorser, and politician
Luis Manzano, actor, host, and product endorser
Joseph Marco, actor, commercial model
Imelda Marcos, model and wife of the late President Ferdinand Marcos
Belle Mariano, actress, singer and commercial model
Coco Martin, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Albert Martinez, actor, director, and producer.
William Martinez, actor
Cherie Mercado, currently broadcasting journalistic employee for CNN Philippines
Eddie Mesa, actor, singer, pastor
Mario Montenegro, classic film actor
Valeen Montenegro, actress, model
Vina Morales, singer and actress
Margarita Moran-Floirendo, Miss Universe 1973, patron of the arts, peace advocate
German Moreno, actor, comedian, host, talent manager
Aga Muhlach, actor, host, and product endorser
Niño Muhlach, actor
Diether Ocampo, actor, singer, model and military officer
Mario O'Hara, film director, film producer and screenwriter
Henry Omaga-Diaz, broadcaster journalistic of ABS-CBN News
Marga Ortigas, broadcast journalist with Al Jazeera English, former reporter with CNN International
José Ozámiz, Senator and Governor of Misamis Occidental
Rommel Padilla, actor, businessman
Bernard Palanca, actor and product endorser
Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero, the thirteenth Prime Minister of Spain.
Jose Panganiban, newspaper writer
Paraluman, classic film actress
Javier Patiño, Azkal's striker
Amy Perez, TV host and actress
Barbara Perez, actress
Pilar Pilapil, veteran actress
Fernando Poe Jr., actor, producer, and director
Fernando Poe Sr., actor
Lovi Poe, actress, model
Isabel Preysler, Spanish socialite, mother of Enrique Iglesias, former spouse of Julio Iglesias
Manuel L. Quezon, first President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

R - T

Annabelle Rama, actress
Polo Ravales, actor, model
Delia Razon, actress
Enrique K. Razon, industrialist, head of International Container Terminal Services, Inc.
John Regala, actor, Christian minister, environmentalist
Ram Revilla, actor, model
Ramon Revilla Sr., former actor, former movie producer, politician
Efren Reyes Jr., actor
Efren Reyes Sr., actor, producer, and director
Artemio Ricarte, Historic Philippine General
Ronnie Ricketts, actor, scriptwriter, film director, line producer, and martial arts artist
Guillermo Gómez Rivera, Hispanist, multilingual author, historian, language scholar
Jose Mercado Rizal, Philippine national hero
Ross Rival, actor
Marian Rivera, actress model
Dante Rivero, actor
Miguel Rodriguez, actor, politician, model
Paco Román, colonel in the Philippine Revolutionary Army
Chanda Romero, actress
Susan Roces, late veteral actress
Daisy Romualdez, actress
Daniel Z. Romualdez, politician
Norberto Romualdez, writer, politician, jurist, and statesman
Rosa Rosal, actress
Jericho Rosales, actor, model, singer, TV host
Marianne Dela Riva, former actress
Snooky Serna, actress
Janella Salvador, actress and singer
Lou Salvador, basketball player, stage actor, and talent manager
Lou Salvador Jr. actor, dubbed as "James Dean of the Philippines"
Maja Salvador, actress
Phillip Salvador, actor
Sylvia Sanchez, actress
Alex Santos, currently broadcasting journalistic & narrator
Erik Santos, opm singer
Charo Santos-Concio, board member chief content of ABS-CBN Corporation president of ABS-CBN University
Rob Schneider, actor, comedian
Armida Siguion-Reyna, celebrity, singer, film and stage actress, producer, television show host
Gabriela Silang, female revolutionary leader
Connie Sison, currently broadcasting journalistic for Balitang Tanghali
Shalani Soledad, politician
Arthur Solinap, actor, comedian
Jesusa Purificacion Levy Sonora, actress, endorser
Andres Soriano, industrialist, soldier, philanthropist, former President of San Miguel, founder of ANSCOR
Andres Soriano Jr., industrialist, philanthropist, former CEO of San Miguel Corporation and ANSCOR
Eduardo Teus, a footballer who played for Real Madrid.
Lorna Tolentino, actress
Thea Tolentino, actress, model
Tessie Tomas, actress and comedian
Lucy Torres-Gomez, politician, actress, TV host, model
Tomas Trigo, Azkal's goalkeeper
Juancho Trivino, actor, model

U - Z

Ariel Ureta, comedian, actor, TV host
Ronaldo Valdez, actor
Gary Valenciano, singer, composer, arranger, writer
Luis Rodríguez Varela, "El Conde Filipino", early Philippine nationalist
Alfred Vargas, educator, actor
Jake Vargas, actor, singer-songwriter, musician, dancer of GMA Artist Center
Ian Veneracion, actor, pilot, sportsman
Nova Villa, actress, veteran comedian
Luis Villafuerte Jr., politician
Luis Villafuerte Sr., politician
Emilio Villeta, industrialist, franchised dealer of Francisco Motors Corporation
Roi Vinzon, actor, director
Jillian Ward, actress and product endorser (due to Mexican Hispanic heritage)
Yael Yuzon, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Band Spongecola
Jacinto Zamora, martyr, priest
Jessa Zaragoza, opm singer, actress, comedian
Zobel de Ayala family, prominent Spanish Filipino family; business billionaire person
Enrique Zobel, industrialist, Philippine Air Force Colonel, pilot, polo player, philanthropist
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, industrialist, philanthropist, member of the Zobel de Ayala clan
Jaime Zobel de Ayala, industrialist, philanthropist, member of the Zobel de Ayala clan
Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo, painter, art collector, founded Museo de Arte Abstracto Español in Spain
Joel Reyes Zobel, radio broadcaster, currently broadcasting journalistic for GMA NEWS TV
Migz Zubiri, politician, businessman, environmentalist

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