Top 10 Famous People from Spain.
Kane Facts
ABOUT: Glenn Thomas Jacobs became known to WWE audiences for his iconic black and red mask while playing The Undertaker's half-brother, Kane.
BEFORE FAME: Before entering the field of wrestling, he played both basketball and football in college for Truman State University.
TRIVIA FACT: He adopted the Tombstone Piledriver move from The Undertaker and furnished his signature move, the Chokeslam, in the WWE ring.
FAMILY LIFE: He married Crystal Maurisa Goins on August 23, 1995 and had two children.
ASSOCIATED WITH: During 2001's Intercontinental Champion match, he fought against the McMahon-Helmsley Faction with The Undertaker and Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock.
ABOUT: Glenn Thomas Jacobs became known to WWE audiences for his iconic black and red mask while playing The Undertaker's half-brother, Kane.
BEFORE FAME: Before entering the field of wrestling, he played both basketball and football in college for Truman State University.
TRIVIA FACT: He adopted the Tombstone Piledriver move from The Undertaker and furnished his signature move, the Chokeslam, in the WWE ring.
FAMILY LIFE: He married Crystal Maurisa Goins on August 23, 1995 and had two children.
ASSOCIATED WITH: During 2001's Intercontinental Champion match, he fought against the McMahon-Helmsley Faction with The Undertaker and Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock.
Enrique Iglesias Facts
ABOUT: Grammy Award-winner who became known for singing the #1 hit, "Be with You" in 2000, and "Hero" in 2001, and has sold over 100 million records.
BEFORE FAME: He studied Business at the University of Miami, and dropped out to record his first album in Toronto.
TRIVIA FACT: He has won over 25 Billboard Latin Music Awards and won the Best-Selling Pop Male Artist and European Male Artist World Music Award for his album Escape in 2002.
FAMILY LIFE: He is the son of Julio Iglesias and started dating Anna Kournikova, a prolific tennis player, in 2001.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He became one of the most influential Latin American singers, much like the great Marc Anthony.
ABOUT: Grammy Award-winner who became known for singing the #1 hit, "Be with You" in 2000, and "Hero" in 2001, and has sold over 100 million records.
BEFORE FAME: He studied Business at the University of Miami, and dropped out to record his first album in Toronto.
TRIVIA FACT: He has won over 25 Billboard Latin Music Awards and won the Best-Selling Pop Male Artist and European Male Artist World Music Award for his album Escape in 2002.
FAMILY LIFE: He is the son of Julio Iglesias and started dating Anna Kournikova, a prolific tennis player, in 2001.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He became one of the most influential Latin American singers, much like the great Marc Anthony.
Fernando Torres Facts
ABOUT :Known as El Niño, he became one of the first players to win the Champions League, Europa League, World Cup and European League championships.
BEFORE FAME: He played goalie as a child, and joined Atlético Madrid's youth program, where he scored 75 goals during 174 La Liga matches.
TRIVIA FACT: He became the first Liverpool player since 1996 to score over 20 league goals in a single season. He also scored 50 league goals in less time than any previous player in Liverpool history.
FAMILY LIFE: He had two children named Nora and Leo with Olalla Dominguez, who he married on May 27, 2009.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He and Sergio Ramos worked together to win the UEFA Euro match in 2012.
ABOUT :Known as El Niño, he became one of the first players to win the Champions League, Europa League, World Cup and European League championships.
BEFORE FAME: He played goalie as a child, and joined Atlético Madrid's youth program, where he scored 75 goals during 174 La Liga matches.
TRIVIA FACT: He became the first Liverpool player since 1996 to score over 20 league goals in a single season. He also scored 50 league goals in less time than any previous player in Liverpool history.
FAMILY LIFE: He had two children named Nora and Leo with Olalla Dominguez, who he married on May 27, 2009.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He and Sergio Ramos worked together to win the UEFA Euro match in 2012.
Pablo Picasso Facts
ABOUT: 20th-century painter and sculptor who co-founded the Cubist movement and invented several new styles of art, including constructed sculpture and collage.
BEFORE FAME: He displayed an artistic talent for realism during his youth, but his style changed in the early 1900s, leading him to create cubist works such as Guernica (1937).
TRIVIA FACT: The name on his baptism certificate reads: Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Crispiniano de la Santasima Trinidad, and was intended to honor several family members as well as patron saints.
FAMILY LIFE: He was involved with many different women over the course of his life, and was the father of four children: Paulo, Maya, Claude and Paloma Picasso.
ASSOCIATED WITH: The printmaker Henri Matisse had an intensely competitive friendship with Picasso during the 20th century.
ABOUT: 20th-century painter and sculptor who co-founded the Cubist movement and invented several new styles of art, including constructed sculpture and collage.
BEFORE FAME: He displayed an artistic talent for realism during his youth, but his style changed in the early 1900s, leading him to create cubist works such as Guernica (1937).
TRIVIA FACT: The name on his baptism certificate reads: Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Crispiniano de la Santasima Trinidad, and was intended to honor several family members as well as patron saints.
FAMILY LIFE: He was involved with many different women over the course of his life, and was the father of four children: Paulo, Maya, Claude and Paloma Picasso.
ASSOCIATED WITH: The printmaker Henri Matisse had an intensely competitive friendship with Picasso during the 20th century.
Rafael Nadal Facts
ABOUT: Grand slam tennis champion who defeated Roger Federer in an epic 2008 Wimbledon championship game; won his 8th French Open Championship in 2013.
BEFORE FAME: He played many sports in high school, but had to quit football when homework, football, and tennis conflicted.
TRIVIA FACT: He became a model for Giorgio Armani in 2011.
FAMILY LIFE: The Spanish tennis federation asked his family to let him move to Barcelona to complete his tennis training when he was 14, but they refused, saying he could be a good athlete from home.
ASSOCIATED WITH: Novak Djokovic replaced him as the world's #1 tennis player in 2011.
ABOUT: Grand slam tennis champion who defeated Roger Federer in an epic 2008 Wimbledon championship game; won his 8th French Open Championship in 2013.
BEFORE FAME: He played many sports in high school, but had to quit football when homework, football, and tennis conflicted.
TRIVIA FACT: He became a model for Giorgio Armani in 2011.
FAMILY LIFE: The Spanish tennis federation asked his family to let him move to Barcelona to complete his tennis training when he was 14, but they refused, saying he could be a good athlete from home.
ASSOCIATED WITH: Novak Djokovic replaced him as the world's #1 tennis player in 2011.
Xavi Facts
ABOUT: Born Xavier Hernandez i Creus, he became one of the most decorated players in Spain's history and was named World Soccer Player of the Year in 2010.
BEFORE FAME: He began playing for Barcelona youth teams at the age of 11, and played against RCD Mallorca in August 1998.
TRIVIA FACT: He became known for his long career as a central midfielder with Barcelona and the Spanish national team, and won the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker Award every year from 2008 until 2011.
FAMILY LIFE: He has a sister as well as two brothers named Alex and Oscar, and married Núria Cunillera on July 13 2013.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He became teammates with Lionel Messi on Barcelona in 2004.
ABOUT: Born Xavier Hernandez i Creus, he became one of the most decorated players in Spain's history and was named World Soccer Player of the Year in 2010.
BEFORE FAME: He began playing for Barcelona youth teams at the age of 11, and played against RCD Mallorca in August 1998.
TRIVIA FACT: He became known for his long career as a central midfielder with Barcelona and the Spanish national team, and won the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker Award every year from 2008 until 2011.
FAMILY LIFE: He has a sister as well as two brothers named Alex and Oscar, and married Núria Cunillera on July 13 2013.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He became teammates with Lionel Messi on Barcelona in 2004.
Antonio Banderas Facts
ABOUT: Became known for his roles in The Mask of Zorro, Assassins, and Desperado, and won an Imagen Award for Best Actor for Take the Lead in 2006.
BEFORE FAME: He had a promising soccer career until suffering a foot injury at the age of 14.
TRIVIA FACT: He provided the voice for Puss in Boots in Shrek & acted in The Mask and Desperado.
FAMILY LIFE: He married co-star Melanie Griffith in May 1996, and the couple had one daughter together.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He appeared in the 1994 film, Interview with a Vampire, with Brad Pitt.
ABOUT: Became known for his roles in The Mask of Zorro, Assassins, and Desperado, and won an Imagen Award for Best Actor for Take the Lead in 2006.
BEFORE FAME: He had a promising soccer career until suffering a foot injury at the age of 14.
TRIVIA FACT: He provided the voice for Puss in Boots in Shrek & acted in The Mask and Desperado.
FAMILY LIFE: He married co-star Melanie Griffith in May 1996, and the couple had one daughter together.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He appeared in the 1994 film, Interview with a Vampire, with Brad Pitt.
Nathalia Ramos Facts
ABOUT: Actress and singer who played the role of Yasmin in the Bratz film, and appeared in an episode of Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP.
BEFORE FAME: She attended Miami Beach Senior High School.
TRIVIA FACT: She starred as Nina on House of Anubis.
FAMILY LIFE: Her father is a Spanish pop star and her mother is Australian.
ASSOCIATED WITH: She was in Bratz: The Movie alongside Chelsea Kane.
ABOUT: Actress and singer who played the role of Yasmin in the Bratz film, and appeared in an episode of Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP.
BEFORE FAME: She attended Miami Beach Senior High School.
TRIVIA FACT: She starred as Nina on House of Anubis.
FAMILY LIFE: Her father is a Spanish pop star and her mother is Australian.
ASSOCIATED WITH: She was in Bratz: The Movie alongside Chelsea Kane.
Penelope Cruz Facts
ABOUT: She intrigued audience members and Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
BEFORE FAME: She studied classical ballet for nine years, and signed with an acting agent when she was 15.
TRIVIA FACT: She played a role in the Spanish film, Open Your Eyes and starred in the American remake, Vanilla Sky.
FAMILY LIFE: She dated Tom Cruise, and Matthew Mcconaughey before marrying Javier Bardem in 2010.
ASSOCIATED WITH: She appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides with Johnny Depp in 2011.
ABOUT: She intrigued audience members and Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
BEFORE FAME: She studied classical ballet for nine years, and signed with an acting agent when she was 15.
TRIVIA FACT: She played a role in the Spanish film, Open Your Eyes and starred in the American remake, Vanilla Sky.
FAMILY LIFE: She dated Tom Cruise, and Matthew Mcconaughey before marrying Javier Bardem in 2010.
ASSOCIATED WITH: She appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides with Johnny Depp in 2011.
David Villa Facts
ABOUT: World class Spanish striker joined Spain's national team in 2005 and played for F.C. Barcelona from 2010 to 2013.
BEFORE FAME: He was recruited to Langreo's youth team at the age of 10.
TRIVIA FACT: He became Spain's all-time leading goal scorer and he netted 5 goals in the 2010 World Cup.
FAMILY LIFE: He has a daughter, Zaida, with his wife and childhood love, Patricia Gonzalez.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He was teammates with David Silva on the World Cup winning 2010 Spain team.
ABOUT: World class Spanish striker joined Spain's national team in 2005 and played for F.C. Barcelona from 2010 to 2013.
BEFORE FAME: He was recruited to Langreo's youth team at the age of 10.
TRIVIA FACT: He became Spain's all-time leading goal scorer and he netted 5 goals in the 2010 World Cup.
FAMILY LIFE: He has a daughter, Zaida, with his wife and childhood love, Patricia Gonzalez.
ASSOCIATED WITH: He was teammates with David Silva on the World Cup winning 2010 Spain team.