Find A Grave - Venezuela

Angel, Jimmy Crawford b. 1899 d. 1956
Aviator. Best known for discovering and naming Angel Falls in the Venezuelan jungle. Rising 3,212 feet above the jungle floor, it is the worlds tallest waterfall. A pilot with James Lindberg's Flying Circus, he flew to Venezuelan Guayana with James McCracken in search of a river filled with gold.
Cause of death: Internal injuries from a plane accident
Angel Falls Waterfall, Angel Falls, Venezuela
Plot: His ashes were spread over the waterfall
GPS coordinates: 33.0000000, 44.0000000 (hddd.dddd)
Bendayán, Amador b. November 11, 1920 d. August 4, 1989
Entertainer. In the 1950´s he gained popularity for his radio comedies "El Bachiller y Bartolo" and "La Bodega de la Esquina." He participated in several movies at Venezuela and Mexico. After his actor career Bendayán was the most popular Venezuelan television. figure thanks to the show "Sábado Sensacional" (1972 to 1989). (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
Betancourt, Rómulo b. February 22, 1908 d. September 28, 1981
Venezuelan Political Leader, two times President of Venezuela (1945-48 and 1959-64.) Following a stormy career as leader of radical student groups, he founded in 1935 the ORVE, which later became the party Acción Democrática. In 1945 placed in power by a military coup, declared the universal suffrage, instituted social reforms, and secured for his country the 50% of the profits of petroleum explotation. Forced into exile in 1948, he came back ten years later and was elected president. In 1973...[Read More] (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
Plot: M-17-I-B
Blanco, Andrés Eloy b. August 6, 1897 d. May 21, 1955
Poet, Lawyer and Politician. Co-founder of the Acción Democrática party. Among his poems are: "A un Año de tu Luz," "Canto a España," "Poda," "Abigaìl," "Las Uvas del Tiempo" and many others. (Bio by: 380W)
National Pantheon, Caracas, Venezuela
Blanco Fombona, Rufino b. June 17, 1874 d. October 16, 1944
Venezuelan poet, essayist and novelist, one of the leaders of Modernismo. Active in Venezuelan political affairs, he lived exiliated many years in Europe and contributed to spread the knowledge of Spanish American literature abroad. His poems, as the collection "Cantos de la Prisión y del Destierro" are better than his novels. Among his novels are "El Hombre de Hierro" and "El Hombre de Oro." Also a politician, during the II Spanish Republic, he was Governator of the Provinces of Almería (...[Read More] (Bio by: 380W)
National Pantheon, Caracas, Venezuela
Bolivar, Simon b. July 24, 1783 d. December 17, 1830
Venezuelan born General. He was known as "El Libertador" (The Liberator) of northern South America, gaining the independence of Spanish colonies that became the countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. He has also been called the "George Washington of South America." Born Simon Jose Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Bolivar in Caracas, New Spain, in what is now Venezuela, he was the son of Don Juan Vicente Bolivar y Ponte, and Doña Maria de la Concepcion Palacios y...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
National Pantheon, Caracas, Venezuela
Carrasquel, Alfonso b. January 23, 1928 d. May 26, 2005
Major League Baseball Player. Best known as shortstop-playing "Chico" Carrasquel. He was the first Latin-American All Star in major league history (1951). He became the third Venezuelan to play in the majors. In 1951 he broke an American League record by taking 297 chances (in 53 games played) without an error. In a 10-season career he was a .258 hitter with 55 home runs and 474 RBI in 1325 games. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
Carreño, Teresa b. December 22, 1853 d. June 12, 1917
Celebrated Venezuelan pianist conductor, singer and composer. She was a musician of great power and spirit, known to her public as the "Walkyrie of the piano." Her career was especially successful in Germany where she lived and taught for more than thirty years. She wrote many compositions for piano and one String Quartet in B Minor. (Bio by: 380W)
National Pantheon, Caracas, Venezuela
Carrero, Hilda b. December 26, 1951 d. February 28, 2002
Actress. She began her career participating in Miss Venezuela 1973, finishing as 3rd finalist. Well known in Latin America and USA for her main roles in soap operas like "Angélica," "Emilia," "Las Amazonas," "El Sol Sale para Todos" and many others. (Bio by: 380W)
Cause of death: Cancer
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
Plot: 27-640-IV-A
Chimaras, Yanis b. August 1, 1955 d. April 24, 2007
Actor. Born Juan Andrés Yanis Chimaras Maury, he was one of the most popular Venezuelan actors of the 1980s and 1990s, and well known in all Latin America for his roles in television soap operas. He appeared in more than 20 soap operas, including "Luisana Mía", "Elizabeth", "La Salvaje", "Piel", "Amantes de Luna Llena", and "Ciudad Bendita", among others. He also participated in nine movies like "Cangrejo", "Colt Comando 5.57", "Retén de Catia", "Amaneció de Golpe" and others. Death...[Read More] (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
Cruz, Juan Eduardo b. June 17, 1928 d. May 16, 1975
Horse Racing Jockey. Born in Chile, won in his country near 400 races and the 1947-48 statistics. Arrived at Venezuela in 1948 won 1,655 races and four statistics. (Bio by: 380W)
Cause of death: Horse racing accident
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
Delgado Chalbaud, Carlos b. January 20, 1909 d. November 13, 1950
Militar and Politician. President of Venezuela (1948-1950.) He spent his entire adult life in Venezuelan Army. In 1948 he led a military coup against the President Rómulo Gallegos and became head of State as Chairman of the Military Junta. He was abducted and assasinated in an unclear incident. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio General del Sur, Caracas, Venezuela
Ducós, Zoe b. March 6, 1928 d. November 11, 2002
Cinema, stage, radio and TV actress. Born in Argentina, she participated in 14 movies. She is especially remembered for her participation in the movie "Dios se lo Pague" (1948). In the 1950s she moved to Venezuela where she developed a successful career in cinema, TV, radio and stage. In the 1980s and 1990s she was acclaimed again through soap operas like "Pobre Diabla," "Topacio," and "Cristal." (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio General del Sur, Caracas, Venezuela
Frómeta, Billo b. November 15, 1915 d. May 5, 1988
Musician, Orchestra Leader. Born Luis María Frómeta Pereira in Dominican Republic, arrived at Venezuela in 1937, and in the mid-1940s founded the Billo´s Caracas Boys, which became the most popular orchestra in Venezuela and part of the Caribbean. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
Gallegos, Romulo b. August 2, 1884 d. April 4, 1969
Venezuelan statesman and author. Gallegos, was the first popularly elected President of Venezuela. He held the post from February 1948 to October 1948. That same year he was ousted during a military coup perpetrated by General Marcos Perez Jimenez and he went into exile. In 1958 Gallegos returned to Venezuela and was voted life membership in the senate. He was also the author of the books, "El Ultimo Solar" (1920), "Dona Barbara" (1931), "El Forastero" (1942) and "Sobre La Misma Tierra" (1943).
Cementerio General del Sur, Caracas, Venezuela
Garmendia, Salvador b. June 11, 1928 d. May 13, 2001
Writer. One of Venezuela´s most interesting narrators he wrote "Los Pequeños Seres," "Los Habitantes," "Día de Ceniza," "La Mala Vida" and many others. He also wrote "Fiebre," "Juan Topocho" and "La Gata Borracha." (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
Gómez, Juan Vicente b. July 24, 1857 d. December 17, 1935
Venesuela President. He was President of Venezuela from 1908 to 1935. Bborn on a farm in western Venezuela close to the Colombian frontier, when his father died in 1883 he became head of the family and lived by running the farm and raising cattle. An armed revolution against the country's president, Ignacio Andrade, forced Gómez to abandon his lands in 1899. He supported the new president, Cipriano Castro, leading his guerilla henchmen against Castro's enemies and was rewarded by being made...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte)
Cementerio General de Maracay, Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Plot: Panteón de Gral. Gómez
Gonzalez, Geremi b. January 8, 1975 d. May 25, 2008
Major League Baseball Player. He was born Geremis Segundo (Acosta) Gonzalez in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela. He was a pitcher for six seasons (1997 to 2006) with the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers. He made his big league debut on May 27, 1997 and enjoyed his most successful season that year when he recorded 11 victories. In 131 career regular season games, Gonzalez won 30 and lost 35 with a lifetime 4.93 ERA. His death at age 33 was the...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cementerio El Edén, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Henríquez, Tomás b. December 21, 1921 d. December 24, 2002
Actor. Best known for his acclaimed roles in soap operas like "Leonela," "Estefanía," "Por estas Calles," "Amores de fin de Siglo," "Negro Primero" and many others. He was one of the pioneers of Venezuelan television in the 1950s. During 15 years, until his death, he hosted the radio program "Detalles." He also wrote a book of poems, "Palabras Contra el Viento." (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela
Plot: K8-84-IV-B
Herrera Campins, Luis b. May 4, 1925 d. November 9, 2007
Venezuelan Politician. Herrera became the President of Venezuela from 1979 to 1984. Born in Acarigua, Herrera was one of the founders of the Social Christian Party Copei. Herrera started his parliamentary work in 1947, when he was elected deputy to the Legislative Assembly of the Portuguesa State. In 1952, he was imprisoned for four months in the Cárcel Modelo (Model Jail) for his pro-democracy activism against the dictatorial Perez Jimenez regime. Herrera then moved into exile and he lived for...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Venezuela

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