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 or Hispanic 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
• 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
• Boots Anson-Roa, veteran actress
• Sol Aragones, former reporter
• 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
• Basti Artadi, vocalist of Wolfgang (band)
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Ramon Christopher, actor
• Jake Cuenca, actor, model

D - G[]

• Noli De Castro, 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
• 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
• Gloria Romero, veteran actress
• 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
• Jaime Fabregas, film actor and musical director
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Dick Israel, character actor
• Emilio Jacinto, Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution
• Junior, singer and actor in Spain and the Philippines
• Lalaine American singer and 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
• 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
• Pauleen Luna, actress, TV host

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, wife of the late President Ferdinand Marcos
• 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
• Paraluman, classic film actress
• Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero, the thirteenth Prime Minister of Spain.
• 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
• Rico J. Puno, OPM singer, politician
• Isabel Preysler, Spanish socialite and TV host, 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
• Efren Reyes Jr., actor
• Efren Reyes Sr., actor, producer, and director
• Artemio Ricarte, Historic Philippine General
• Guillermo Gómez Rivera, Hispanist, multilingual author, historian, language scholar
• Jose Mercado Rizal, Philippine national hero
• Ross Rival, actor
• Marian Rivera, actress and model
• Miguel Rodriguez, actor, politician, model
• Paco Román, colonel in the Philippine Revolutionary Army
• Daisy Romualdez, actress
• Daniel Z. Romualdez, politician
• Norberto Romualdez, writer, politician, jurist, and statesman
• 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
• Charo Santos-Concio, board member chief content of ABS-CBN Corporation president & president ceo of ABS-CBN University, letter reader TV host
• Rob Schneider, actor, comedian
• Armida Siguion-Reyna, celebrity, singer, film and stage actress, producer, television show host
• Gabriela Silang, female revolutionary leader
• Erik Santos, opm singer
• Connie Sison, currently broadcasting journalistic for Balitang Tanghali
• Shalani Soledad, politician
• 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
• Ali Sotto, actress, radio am broadcasting, currently broadcasting journalistic for GMA News TV
• Tito Sotto, actor, comedian, politician
• Vic Sotto, actor comedian
• Eduardo Teus, a footballer who played for Real Madrid.
• Lorna Tolentino, actress
• Thea Tolentino, actress, model
• Tessie Tomas, actress and comedien
• 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
• Luis Rodríguez Varela, "El Conde Filipino", early Philippine nationalist
• Ronaldo Valdez, actor
• Gary Valenciano, singer, composer, arranger, writer
• 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
• 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
• Jessa Zaragoza, opm singer, actress, comedian
• Jacinto Zamora, martyr, priest
• 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
• Juan Miguel Zubiri, politician, businessman, environmentalist

See also[]

• Filipino people of Spanish ancestry
• Latin Union
• Hispanic
• List of hispanophones
• Hispanosphere
• Panhispanism

References[]