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Eduardo Westerdahl
Art Critic and Vanguardist
1902 - 1983
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Dulce María Loynaz
Writer
1902 - 1997
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Josefina Plá
Writer, artist and cultural critic
1903 - 1999
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Emeterio Gutiérrez Albelo
Poetry
1904 - 1969
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José Castellano Santana
Popular actor who embodied Pepe Monagas
1904 - 1967
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Pedro García Cabrera
Poet of the Generation of '27
1905 - 1981
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Elfidio Alonso Rodríguez
Journalist, Republican deputy and exile
1905 - 2001
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Óscar Domínguez
Surrealist painter
1906 - 1957
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Néstor Álamo Hernández
Composer, writer, journalist and cultural researcher
1906 - 1994
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Josefina de la Torre
Poetry / theater / cinema
1907 - 2002
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Juan Ismael
Painter, poet and avant-garde artist
1907 - 1981
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Luis Diego Cuscoy
Archaeologist
1907 - 1987
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Pancho Guerra
Literature / costumbrismo
1909 - 1961
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Santiago Santana Díaz
Painter, designer and teacher
1909 - 1995
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María Rosa Alonso
Philology / essay
1909 - 2011
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Domingo López Torres
Poetry / avant-garde
1910 - 1937
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Felo Monzón
Painter, art educator
1910 - 1989
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Eva Fernández
Painter
1911 - 2005
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José Jorge Oramas
Painter
1911 - 1935
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Jesús González Arencibia
Painter, muralist and teacher
1911 - 1993
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Antonio Rumeu de Armas
Historian
1912 - 2006
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José Miguel Alzola
Historical researcher and cultural administrator
1913
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Telesforo Bravo
Geologist and Paleontologist
1913 - 2002
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José Miguel Galván Bello
Tenerife politician and president of the Cabildo de Tenerife
1913 - 1990
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Juan Régulo Pérez
Philologist and Publisher
1914
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Plácido Fleitas
Sculptor
1915 - 1972
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Pino Ojeda
Poetry / art
1916 - 2002
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José Julio Rodríguez Hernández
Painter, poet and art theorist
1916 - 2002
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Carmen Arozena Rodríguez
Painter, printmaker, illustrator, and teacher
1917
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Antonio González González
Chemist
1917 - 2002
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Juan Quintero
Singer and founder of Los Campesinos
1918 - 2012
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Carlos Chevilly de los Ríos
Painter and teacher
1918 - 1978
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César Manrique
Visual artist and landscape activist
1919 - 1992
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Antonio Padrón Rodríguez
Painter and teacher
1920 - 1968
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Isaac de Vega
Writer
1920 - 2014
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Lola Massieu
Painter
1921 - 2007
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Maud Bonneaud
Enamel artist, visual artist and art critic
1921 - 1991
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Carlos Pinto Grote
Poet and psychiatrist
1923 - 2015
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Rafael Arozarena
Writer
1923 - 2009
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Francisco Morales Padrón
Historian of the Americas
1924 - 2010
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Enrique González Bethencourt
Founder of NiFú-NiFá
1924 - 2010
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Martín Chirino
Sculptor
1925 - 2019
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Luis Cobiella Cuevas
Composer and cultural figure
1925 - 2013
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María Mérida
Canarian folk singer
1925 - 2022
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Manolo Millares
Abstract artist
1926 - 1972
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Yolanda Graziani Rosa
Painter and poet
1926 - 2024
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Fernando “Nanino” Díaz Cutillas
Canarian folklore broadcaster and promoter
1927 - 1988
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Luis Feria
Poet
1927 - 1998
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Inocencia Páez
Poet
1927 - 2007
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Fernando Sagaseta
Politician and lawyer
1927 - 1993
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Pedro González
Painter and political figure
1927 - 2023
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Digna Palou
Poet
1927 - 2001
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Juan Hidalgo Codorniu
Composer and experimental artist
1927 - 2018
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Alfredo Kraus
International tenor
1927 - 1999
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Jane Millares
Painter
1928 - 2022
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Pino Betancor Álvarez
Poet, writer and songwriter
1928 - 2003
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Olga Rivero Jordán
Poet and fiction writer
1928 - 2021
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María Belén Morales Gómez
Sculptor and visual artist
1928 - 2016
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Tony Gallardo
Sculptor
1929 - 1996
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Nivaria Tejera
Writer and poet
1929 - 2016
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Antonio Cubillo
Political leader and independence activist
1930 - 2012
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Pedro González Lino «Perico Lino»
Co-founder of Los Gofiones, folklorist
1931 - 2018
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Manuel Bethencourt Santana
Sculptor
1931 - 2012
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Pinito del Oro
Trapeze artist and writer
1931 - 2017
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Cristino de Vera
Painter
1931 - 2026
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Lorenzo Olarte Cullen
Politician
1932 - 2024
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Fernando Ramírez Suárez
Poet, journalist and illustrator
1932 - 2010
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Rafael Bethencourt López (Rafaely)
Painter, draughtsman and cartoonist
1933 - 1982
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Pepe Dámaso
Artist
1933 - Present
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Mary Sánchez
Popular Music Singer
1934
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Luis “Totoyo” Millares
Timple master
1935
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Manuel Hermoso Rojas
Politician
1935 - 2025
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Elfidio Alonso Quintero
Musician, journalist and politician
1935 - Present
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Juan José Falcón Sanabria
Composer and music teacher
1936 - 2015
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Orlando Hernández Martín
Literature / theater
1936 - 1997
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Jerónimo Saavedra
Politician
1936 - 2023
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Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa
Novelist and Journalist
1936 - Present
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Manuel Monzón Mingorance
Founder of Los Rumberos
1937 - 2011
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Maribel Nazco
Painter and sculptor
1938 - Present
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Natalia Sosa Ayala
Poet, writer and journalist
1938 - 2000
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Dacio Ferrera
Canarian folk singer
1938
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Facundo Hernández Gutiérrez
Archaeological heritage collaborator and craftsperson
1938 - 2016
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Yolanda Arencibia
Researcher, Galdós scholar
1939 - 2025
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Germán González González
Teacher, education inspector and researcher
1940 - 2011
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Concha Jerez
Conceptual and intermedia artist
1941 - Present
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Efrén Casañas Rodríguez
Guitarist and composer
1941 - 1986
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Lothar Siemens Hernández
Musicologist and composer
1941 - 2017
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María Padrón
Poet and photographer
1942 - 2023
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Pepe Abad
Artist
1942 - 2025
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Juan Guedes
UD Las Palmas footballer
1942 - 1971
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Elsa López
Writer
1943 - Present
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Isabel Medina
Poet, novelist and playwright
1943
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Tonono Afonso
UD Las Palmas legend
1943 - 1975
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Adán Martín
Politician, Engineer
1943 - 2010
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Germán Dévora
UD Las Palmas legend
1943 - Present
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Elena Lecuona Monteverde
Painter
1944
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Manuel Luis Medina “El Minuto”
Popular folk singer
1944 - 2007
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Balbina Rivero
Writer
1944
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Braulio
Singer-songwriter, singer and composer
1945 - Present
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Ildefonso Aguilar de la Rúa
Artist and Photographer
1945 - Present
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Pepa Izquierdo Hernández
Painter and cultural manager
1945
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Pepa Aurora
Writer, oral storyteller and teacher
1946 - Present
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Luis Morera
Singer, songwriter and visual artist
1946
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Paco Sánchez Rodríguez
Painter and illustrator
1947
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Pilar Rodiles Escudero
Painter and printmaker
1947 - 2022
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Cecilia Domínguez Luis
Poet and Writer
1948 - Present
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Juan Manuel García Ramos
Writer, literary critic
1949 - Present
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Manolo Vieira
Comedian and stage performer
1949 - 2023
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Caco Senante
Singer
1949
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Carmelo Cabrera Domínguez
Olympic basketball player
1950 - Present
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María del Pino Marrero Berbel
Poet, writer and visual artist
1950 - Present
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José Antonio Luján Henríquez
Official chronicler of Artenara and writer
1950 - 2025
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Gonzalo González González
Visual artist
1950 - Present
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José Vélez
Singer and composer
1951 - Present
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Andrés Sánchez Robayna
Poet and essayist
1952 - 2025
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José Manuel González Mena «Manolo Mena»
Tenor singer and soloist with Los Sabandeños
1952 - 2009
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Pedro Eugenio Moreno "Xayo"
Comedian and drag performer
1952 - 2021
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Fernando Álamo González
Painter and visual artist
1952 - Present
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Sabas Martín
Writer and Journalist
1954 - Present
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Juan Hernández Sánchez
Painter, muralist and performance artist
1956 - 1988
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José Luis Doreste Blanco
Olympic sailor
1956 - Present
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Félix Francisco Casanova
Poet and Writer
1956 - 1976
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Rogelio Botanz
Singer-songwriter, musician, teacher and cultural researcher
1956 - Present
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Miriam Durango
Visual artist and curator
1958 - Present
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Manuel Negrín «Pololo»
Co-author of "Vivo en un archipiélago"
1959 - Present
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Enrique Mateu
Composer, producer and musician
1960 - Present
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Roberto Molina Carrasco
Olympic sailor
1960 - Present
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María Jesús Alvarado (Susi Alvarado)
Writer, editor and filmmaker
1960 - Present
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Luis Doreste Blanco
Olympic sailor
1961 - Present
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Luisa Machado
Singer-songwriter
1961 - Present
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Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Politician, Jurist
1961 - Present
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Domingo Manrique
Olympic sailor
1962 - Present
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Benito Cabrera
Timple player, composer and music producer
1963
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Rosana
Singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist
1963 - Present
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Domingo Rodríguez «El Colorao»
Timple player, guitarist and teacher
1964
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Emilio Coello Cabrera
Composer and conductor
1964
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Cristina Gámez Armas
Multidisciplinary artist
1964 - Present
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Olga Cerpa
Singer and roots-music performer
1965
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Patricia Guerra Cabrera
Olympic sailor
1965 - Present
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Pedro Guerra
Singer-songwriter, composer and performer
1966 - Present
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Javier Bardem
International actor
1969 - Present
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Víctor Álamo de la Rosa
Writer
1969 - Present
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José Antonio Ramos
Timple player and musical innovator
1969 - 2008
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Daniel Martín Castellano
Teacher, writer and oral storyteller
1970 - Present
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Alexis Ravelo
Writer, noir novelist
1971 - 2023
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Arístides Moreno
Singer-songwriter, composer and performer
1972 - Present
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Juan Carlos Valerón
International attacking midfielder
1975 - Present
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Manuel Pablo García
International full-back
1976 - Present
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Ana Belén Hormiga Amador
Writer and teacher
1976
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José Antonio Fajardo
Singer-songwriter, musician and composer
1978 - Present
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Laura Vega Santana
Composer and music teacher
1978 - Present
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Cristina Ramos Pérez
Singer
1979 - Present
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Magüi Serna
Athlete
1979 - Present
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Ale Acosta
Musician, producer and composer
1980 - Present
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Paola Tirados
Olympic synchronised swimming medallist
1980 - Present
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David Marrero
Doubles tennis player
1980 - Present
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Ángel López Ruano
International footballer
1981 - Present
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Rubén Castro
Historic striker
1981 - Present
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Thaïs Henríquez
Olympic synchronised swimming medallist
1982 - Present
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Marta Mangué González
Handball player
1983 - Present
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Pablo Díaz-Reixa (El Guincho)
Musician, composer and producer
1983 - Present
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David Silva
International footballer
1986 - Present
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Sergio Rodríguez Gómez “El Chacho”
International point guard
1986 - Present
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Enhamed Enhamed Mohamed Yahdih
Paralympic swimmer
1987 - Present
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Nicolás García Hemme
Olympic taekwondo athlete
1988 - Present
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Said Muti
Singer-songwriter, singer and guitarist
1988 - Present
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Carla Suárez Navarro
International tennis player
1988 - Present
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Don Patricio
Singer and rapper
1993 - Present
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Cruz Cafuné
Singer and rapper
1993 - Present
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Bejo
Singer, composer and painter
1994 - Present
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Ana Guerra
Singer, composer and presenter
1994 - Present
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Michelle Alonso Morales
Paralympic swimmer
1994 - Present
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Sara Socas
Singer, rapper, composer and freestyler
1997 - Present
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Ptazeta
Singer, rapper and composer
1998 - Present
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Eva Ruiz
Singer, songwriter and actor
1998
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Valeria Castro
Singer-songwriter, singer and composer
1999 - Present
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María Isabel Rodríguez Rivero
Footballer
1999 - Present
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Julia Rodríguez
Singer-songwriter, timple player and multi-instrumentalist
2000
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