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Moreno is Spanish, Portuguese for a tanned or brown-skinned person. In origin the term was used to refer to a person with brown or black hair color, regardless of skin or eye color (synonym for Brunette), nowadays both meanings co-exist. It is also a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian surname and an Italian given name.

The meaning of "moreno" in Spanish depends on what country you are in. For example, in Mexico moreno means a person with dark brown (but not black) skin, the color most indigenous and mestizos have. In Spain, on the other hand, a moreno is nothing more than someone with dark brown or black hair. In Portugal, as in Spain, "moreno" can be translated as "brunette". This was the original meaning of the word and the vast majority of Portuguese and Spaniards consider themselves to be "moreno"^{[citation needed]}. Usually, in Portugal and Spain, "moreno" applies only to people of European descent. It is however true that in Portugal and Spain non-Europeans can be qualified as "morenos", but when it is so obvious, the term "moreno" is not usually applied^{[citation needed]}. Moreno is strictly the reverse of blonde and as such, when speaking of "morenos" in Portugal and Spain, non whites do not come to mind^{[citation needed]}.

In Brazil, "moreno" is a very popular term and not considered offensive; it focuses more on skin color than on ethnicity (it is close to other human characteristics like tall and short).

For others references to Moreno, see below:

Contents 1 People (with Moreno surname) 1.1 Arts 1.2 Politics and Finance 1.3 Science 1.4 Sports 1.5 Other 2 Places 3 Other 4 See also

[edit] People (with Moreno surname)

[edit] Arts

• Alma Moreno, Filipina actress
• Antonio "Tony" Moreno, Spanish actor and film director.
• Belita Moreno, American actress
• Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress.
• Chino Moreno, United States musician.
• Federico Moreno Torroba, Spanish composer.
• Isko Moreno, Filipino TV actor.
• Leticia Moreno, Spanish violinist.
• Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican actress.
• Mario Moreno "Cantinflas", Mexican comedian/actor.
• Jorge Moreno "Moreno", Grammy winning Cuban American Singer
• Mateo Moreno, American Actor/Filmmaker of Spanish decent.

[edit] Politics and Finance

• Alberto Moreno, Peruvian politician
• Denise Moreno Ducheny, United States politician
• Gabriel García Moreno, former President of Ecuador
• Helena Moreno, United States journalist and politician
• Javier Moreno, Spanish politician
• Julio Enrique Moreno, former President of Ecuador
• Luis Alberto Moreno, Colombian diplomat and journalist
• Luis Moreno Ocampo, Argentinian Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
• María de los Angeles Moreno, Mexican politician
• Mariano Moreno, Argentinian lawyer, journalist and politician
• Nahuel Moreno (Hugo Bressano), Argentinian politician

[edit] Science

• Francisco Moreno (Perito Moreno), Argentinian explorer.
• Jacob L. Moreno, Austro-Romanian psychotherapist, founder of psychodrama.
• José Luis Ortiz Moreno, Spanish astronomer.
• Óscar Moreno, Portuguese doctor.

[edit] Sports

• Arturo Moreno, owner of Major League Baseball's Anaheim Angels
• Alejandro Moreno, Venezuelan football player
• Alfredo Moreno, Argentinian football player
• Byron Moreno, Ecuadorian football referee
• Carlos Moreno, Chilean track and field sprinter
• Carla Moreno, Brazilian triathlon athlete
• Frank Moreno, Cuban judoka
• Jaime Moreno, Bolivian football player
• Marcelo Moreno, Bolivian football player
• José Manuel Moreno (Charro Moreno), Argentinian football player
• Juan Gutiérrez Moreno, Spanish football player
• Moreno, Portuguese football player
• Juan Moreno, Venezuelan baseball player
• Michael Moreno, 6th dan Aikido, Shihan
• Moreno Argentin, Italian cyclist
• Nuria Moreno, Spanish field hockey player
• Omar Moreno, Major League Baseball outfielder born in Panama
• Orber Moreno, Venezuelan baseball player
• Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (Pichichi), Spanish football player
• Robeiro Moreno, Colombian football defender
• Roberto Moreno, Brazilian Formula One driver
• Yipsi Moreno, Cuban hammer throw athlete
• Zeke Moreno, United States American Football player
• Knowshon Moreno, Denver Broncos American Football running back

[edit] Other

• Alcides Moreno,notable as survivor of a 47-story fall
• Arturo Moreno (born 1946), American billionaire, first Hispanic to own a major sports franchise in the United States
• Consuelo Moreno-López (1893–2004), Spanish Moroccan-American supercentenarian (111 at time of death)

[edit] Places

• Moreno, Pernambuco, city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco
• Perito Moreno Glacier, glacier in Patagonia, Argentina
• Perito Moreno National Park, on the northwest of the Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
• Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, town in Argentina, near the Cueva de las Manos
• Moreno Partido, division of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
• Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, capital of the Galápagos Province, Ecuador
• Lagos de Moreno, municipality of the state of Jalisco, Mexico
• Moreno, California
  • Moreno, Riverside County, California
  • Moreno, San Diego County, California
• Moreno Valley, California, city in the United States
• Moreno Valley Freeway, freeway in the United States
• Moreno Valley Mall, shopping mall in the United States
• Moreno Village Rennell Island Solomon Islands

[edit] Other

• ARA Moreno, an earlier battleship in service with Argentine Navy.
• Azúcar Moreno, Spanish music duo.
• Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno, political party in Colombia.
• Moreno, a spider genus in the Prodidomidae family.
• Morena or Moréna, another name for the Slavic goddess Marzanna.

[edit] See also

• Morena (disambiguation) for the feminine form
• Perito Moreno (disambiguation page)

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