Find A Grave - Venezuela

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, Zulia, 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, Capital District, Venezuela
Plot: K8-84-IV-B
Hernandez, Enzo b. February 12, 1949 d. January 12, 2013
Major League Baseball Player. For eight seasons (1971 to 1978), he played at the shortstop position with the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. Born Enzo Octavio Hernandez, he was scouted and signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1967. He ended up with the San Diego Padres and marked his Major League debut with them on April 17th, 1971. As a rookie, he had the starting shortstop position secured and yielded a career-high 122 hits. Hernandez's greatest assets were his...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Guanipa Gardens, Anzoategui, Venezuela
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, Capital District, Venezuela
Leoni, Raúl b. April 26, 1905 d. July 5, 1972
Venezuelan Politician. In 1937 he founded the National Democratic Party. In 1945 he joined to Acción Democrática party. He was Work Minister (1945-1948,) Senator, President of the Senate and finally President of Venezuela (1964-1969). (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Plot: D-18-II-A
Liscano, Juan b. July 7, 1915 d. February 16, 2001
Poet, essayist and critic. A man with a complex and very often controversial personality, a deep essayist and writer of newspaper articles, he wrote "Nuevo Mundo Orinoco," "Cármenes," "Fundaciones," and the essays "Panorama de la Literatura Venezolana Actual," "Espiritualidad y Literatura, una relación tormentosa" and "Los Fuegos Apagados." In 1990 he published his "Personal Anthology." (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
López Contreras, Gen. Eleazar b. May 5, 1883 d. January 2, 1973
President of Venezuela. He was designated President in 1935 after the death of dictator Juan Vicente Gómez, and served until 1941. After the 1945 coup against President Isaías Medina Angarita, Contreras was imprisoned and later exiled to the United States, where he wrote the book "El Triunfo de la Verdad". He returned to Venezuela in 1951. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Plot: Section M
Marcano, Alfredo b. January 17, 1947 d. April 5, 2009
Professional Boxer. Born in Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela, he was the former WBA Super Featherweight Champion from 1971 to 1972. He defeated Japan's Hiroshi Kobayashi to win the title and relinquished it to Ben Villaflor. Marcano's last championship fight was in 1974, when he suffered a 9th round knockout defeat to Bobby Chacon for the WBC Featherweight Title. He retired from boxing in 1975 after compiling a record of 44 wins (29 knockouts), 11 losses and 5 draws. He died from cancer. (Bio by: C.S.)
Cementerio Parque Jardín de Cumaná, Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela
Martinez, Carlos b. August 11, 1964 d. January 24, 2006
Major League Baseball Player. A native of LaGuira, Venezuela, his full name was Carlos Alberto Escobar Martinez. The 6'5, and 175lb, player was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1983, before making his professional debut on September 2, 1988. He played his final game on July 20, 1995. Martinez played for the Chicago White Sox from 1988 to 1990, Cleveland Indians from 1991 to 1993, and the California Angels in 1995. He finished his MLB career batting average of .258 with...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Cementerio Municipal de La Guaira, La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela
Medina Angarita, Isaías b. July 6, 1897 d. September 15, 1953
Militar and political leader, president of Venezuela from 1941 until 1945. Medina followed the path of his predecessor Eleazar López Contreras and ruled the Venezuelan democratic transition process. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio General del Sur, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Meyer Baldó, Carlos b. April 21, 1895 d. November 27, 1933
World War I Ace Fighter. The only Latin American in the Red Baron´s Flying Circus. In the war he used the name of Karl Meyer, flying in the units Feldflieger Abteilung 201a, Jasta 11, Jasta 3 and Jasta Schule II. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio General del Sur, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Nazoa, Aníbal b. September 12, 1928 d. August 18, 2001
Author. With his brother Aquiles was one of the founders of the humoristic magazine "El Morrocoy Azul." He also collaborated in other humoristic publications as "Fantoches," "El Tocador de Señoras," and others. He wrote the books "Aquí Hace Calor" (1969), "Obras Incompletas" (1969), "Las Artes y Los Oficios" (1973) and "La Palabra de Hoy" (1981) among others. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Nazoa, Aquiles b. May 17, 1920 d. April 25, 1976
Writer, journalist, humorist and critic. His works portrays the Venezuelan popular culture. His book "Humor y Amor" is one of the Venezuelan all-time best sellers. Other books: "El Burro Flautista," "Mientras el palo va y viene," "Vida Secreta de las Muñecas de Trapo" and many others. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio General del Sur, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Olavarría, Jorge b. December 12, 1933 d. April 18, 2005
Venezuela Statesman, Author. He ran twice for the Venezuelan Presidency, and wote around twenty books, among them "Dios y Federación" and "Democracia Radical." (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Olivier, Carlos b. January 26, 1952 d. January 22, 2007
Television and Movie Actor. The son of actress Linda Olivier, he began his acting career in the Latin soap opera Leonela, becoming one of the most popular actors in Venezuela and South America. He continued to act in more than 30 soap operas, including Estefania, Alondra, Carita Pintada, and Hay Amores que Matan, all for Spanish speaking audiences. He was also acted in such films as "Cuando Quiero Llorar No Lloro," (1973), "Retén De Catia" (1983) "Aguasangre" y "Homicidio Culposo." He...[Read More] (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Ottolina, Renny b. December 11, 1928 d. March 16, 1978
Television Entertainer. He was a Venezuelan television pioneer, radio figure, host and producer. Well remembered for his talent and charisma, which earned him the nickname "El Número Uno" (The number one). (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Parra, Teresa De La b. October 5, 1889 d. April 23, 1936
Author. She was one of Venezuela's leading writers of the 1920's. Her novels "Ifigenia" (1924) and "Mama Blanca's Souvenirs" (1929) deal with the mysteries of passing time and the decline of her country's rural aristocracy, to which she belonged. They also comment, with subtle irony, on the second-class status of women of her position. Many critics today view Parra as an early feminist, while in her own time she was accused by her (mostly male) detractors of "undermining the morals of women"...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
National Pantheon, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Parra, Teresa De La b. October 5, 1889 d. April 23, 1936
Author. She was one of Venezuela's leading writers of the 1920's. Her novels "Ifigenia" (1924) and "Mama Blanca's Souvenirs" (1929) deal with the mysteries of passing time and the decline of her country's rural aristocracy, to which she belonged. They also comment, with subtle irony, on the second-class status of women of her position. Many critics today view Parra as an early feminist, while in her own time she was accused by her (mostly male) detractors of "undermining the morals of women"...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cementerio General del Sur, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Plot: * Second burial site
Pérez, Carlos Andrés b. October 27, 1922 d. December 25, 2010
Venezuelan President. Born in Rubio, Venezuela, he served as the nation's president from 1974 to 1979 and from 1989 until his impeachment in 1993. He became active in politics in 1941, joining the Democratic Action Party, eventually rising to the national post of interior minister. He was immensely popular in his first term as president, credited with modernizing the nation's infrastructure and transportation systems, providing increased funding for social programs, and the establishment of...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela
Pérez Bonalde, Juan Antonio b. January 30, 1846 d. October 4, 1892
Poet. Probably the most outstanding Venezuelan romantic poet of the XIX Century. Among his poems are: "Vuelta a la Patria," "Flor," "Poema del Niágara," and "Por Siempre Jamás." He also translated to Spanish the Edgar Allan Poe´s poem "The Raven." (Bio by: 380W)
National Pantheon, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela

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