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Selena

Director/Writer: Gregory NavaDirector of Photography:Edward LachmanEditor:Nancy RichardsonMusic:Dave GrusinProduction Designer:Cary WhiteProducers:Moctesuma Esparza and Robert KatzWarner Bros…

Lefty Gomez

Lefty GomezBorn: Nov. 26, 1908Baseball LHP 4-time 20-game winner with NY Yankees; holds World Series record for most wins (6) without a defeat; pitched on 5 world championship clubs in 1930s.…

Scott Gomez

Scott GomezBorn: Dec. 23, 1979Hockey C Alaska native and only Hispanic NHL 1st-round draft pick (27th selection in 1998); scored 70 points in 2000 to win the Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of…

Gómez y Báez, Máximo

(Encyclopedia) Gómez y Báez, MáximoGómez y Báez, Máximomäkˈsēmō [key]Gómez y Báez, Máximo gōˈmāth [key]Gómez y Báez, Máximoē bäˈās [key], 1836–1905, Cuban revolutionary, b. Dominican Republic. He…

Gómez de la Serna, Ramón

(Encyclopedia) Gómez de la Serna, RamónGómez de la Serna, Ramónrämōnˈ gōˈmāth dā lä sĕrˈnä [key], 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, biographer, and critic, b. Madrid. One of the most prolific and…

Castro, Cipriano

(Encyclopedia) Castro, CiprianoCastro, Ciprianosēprēäˈnō [key]Castro, Cipriano käsˈtrō [key], 1858?–1924, president of Venezuela (1901–8). In 1899 he usurped the government, overthrowing Andrade.…

Gómez, Juan Vicente

(Encyclopedia) Gómez, Juan VicenteGómez, Juan Vicentehwän vēsānˈtā [key]Gómez, Juan Vicente gōˈmĕs [key], 1857–1935, caudillo of Venezuela (1908–35). Of indigenous and white parentage, Gómez was born…

Selena Biography

Selena(Quintanilla Perez)tejano singerBorn: 4/16/1971Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Texas Grammy Award-winning tejano singer who was gunned down in 1995 by deranged fan Yolanda Saldivar. Her…

Gómez de Avellaneda, Gertrudis

(Encyclopedia) Gómez de Avellaneda, GertrudisGómez de Avellaneda, Gertrudishĕrtr&oomacr;ˈᵺēs gōˈmĕth dā ävĕlyänāˈᵺä [key], 1814–73, Spanish poet, b. Cuba. She went to Spain in 1836. Her…