Puente (surname)
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Puente is a common surname
in the Spanish language
meaning "bridge". It is uncommon as a given name
. People with the surname include:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
meaning "bridge". It is uncommon as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. People with the surname include:
- Anahí PuenteAnahíAnahí Giovanna Puente Portilla, better known as Anahí , , is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. She gained international fame after being cast as Mia Colucci in the hit Mexican telenovela Rebelde, and as a member of the Latin Grammy-nominated pop group RBD..- Acting career :At the age of 2,...
(born 1983), Mexican actress and singer - Audrey PuenteAudrey PuenteAudrey Puente is a meteorologist for WWOR-TV in New York City. She is the daughter of legendary Latin percussionist Tito Puente and the sister of musician Tito Puente, Jr.. Puente succeeded WWOR veteran meteorologist Storm Field in January 2007 as the station's main meteorologist...
, meteorologist - Brian de la PuenteBrian De La PuenteBrian de la Puente is an American football Center for the New Orleans Saints. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. De la Puente has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks.-Early life:De la Puente is Jewish on his...
, American NFL football player - David PuenteDavid PuenteDavid Puente is the first network television journalist to report a weekly news program about Hispanics on the Internet and new media, ....
, television journalist - Dorothea PuenteDorothea PuenteDorothea Helen Puente was a convicted American serial killer. In the 1980s, Puente ran a boarding house in Sacramento, California, and cashed the Social Security checks of her elderly and mentally disabled boarders...
(1929-2011), American serial killer - Isaac PuenteIsaac PuenteIsaac Puente Amestoy was a Basque physician and Spanish anarchist who adhered to anarcho-naturism, active in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo...
(1896-1936), Basque physician - Luis de la Puente (1554-1624), Spanish Jesuit and spiritual author
- Martina de la PuenteMartina de la PuenteMartina de la Puente Piñera is a retired female shot putter from Spain. She set her personal best for the first time on June 12, 1999 in Jerez de la Frontera.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1975), Spanish shot putter - Miguel PuenteMiguel PuenteMigel Antonio Puente Aguilar is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. The right-hander was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1968 season, and he played for the Giants in 1970.-Career:Puente's major league career lasted for about four weeks, starting...
(born 1948), Mexican baseball player - Tito PuenteTito PuenteTito Puente, , born Ernesto Antonio Puente, was a Latin jazz and Salsa musician. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, of Spanish Harlem in New York City, Puente is often credited as "El Rey de los Timbales" and "The King of Latin Music"...
(1943-2000), Puerto Rican musician