List of Famous people born in Andalusia, Spain
Diego Tristán
Diego Tristán Herrera is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. At his peak, he was considered amongst the best players in his position in Europe, displaying a vast array of skills: dribble, shot accuracy, aerial ability and off-the-ball movements.
Monchi
Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo, commonly known as Monchi, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current director of football of Sevilla FC.
José Montilla
José Montilla Aguilera is a Spanish politician who is currently a member of the Spanish Senate. He was the 128th President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He became the First Secretary of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia on 18 June 2000, and a member of the Federal Executive Committee and the Federal Committee of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) on 23 July 2000. He served as Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero from 18 April 2004 until 9 September 2006. He is married and has five children. On 29 November 2010 he announced he would not stand again for the post of First Secretary of the PSC due to his party's having obtained its worst-ever results in the 2010 election.
Kiti Mánver
María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte, better known as Kiti Mánver, is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1970. She starred in the 1973 film Habla, mudita, which was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Fátima Gálvez
Fátima Gálvez Marín is a Spanish sport shooter. She won a silver medal in the women's trap at the first meet of the 2011 ISSF Shotgun World Cup series in Concepcion, Chile, with a score of 91 clay pigeons, earning her a spot on the Spanish team for the Olympics.
Noelia López
Noelia López Vidal is a Spanish model known for winning the second season of the Spanish TV contest Supermodelo 2007.
Remedios Amaya
María Dolores Amaya Vega, better known by her stage name Remedios Amaya, is a Spanish flamenco singer. She represented Spain at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest.
José Luis García-Pérez
José Luis García Pérez is an Andalusian actor in film, theatre, and television. He studied at the Centro Andaluz de Teatro (CAT). Perez portrayed the role of Pedro in the 2005 film Cachorro, where he was nominated for a Goya Award for Best Newcomer. He has worked with Gerardo Herrero, Benito Zambrano, and José Luis Garci in film; and Blanca Portillo and Carlos Saura in theater. Perez was the founder and director of Quijotada, a show that has toured Spain and other countries. He runs his own company, "Digo Digo Teatro". Perez hosted the 39th Latin American Film Festival of Huelva. Pérez directed Vampiros, which revolves around the story of Dracula.
José Campaña
José Ángel Gómez Campaña is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Levante UD as a midfielder.
Magdalena Álvarez
Magdalena Álvarez Arza is a Spanish Politician, who from 2004 to 2009 served as Minister of Public Works (Fomento). She was born in San Fernando, in the Province of Cádiz, on 15 February 1952. She is an MP for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) for Málaga Province. Previously, she was the Minister for the Economy in the Junta de Andalucía.