Cintrón

Cintrón is a Hispanic surname that occurs in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It may possibly have originated as a nickname derived from an abbreviated form of Spanish cinturón 'belt.'[1]

Famous people with the surname Cintrón:

  • Alex Cintrón (born 1978), Major League Baseball infielder
  • Carlos Juan Cintrón (1918–1998), mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1957 to 1961
  • Conchita Cintrón (1922–2009), Chilean torera (female bullfighter)
  • José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (1912–1992), Puerto Rican actor, theater and film director
  • Juan H. Cintrón García (1919–2012), Puerto Rican politician, Mayor of Ponce 1968–1972
  • Kermit Cintrón (born 1979), Puerto Rican boxer who is from Carolina, Puerto Rico
  • Manolo Cintrón (born 1963), former Puerto Rican professional basketball player
  • Yelitza Cintrón (born 1986), Singer-Songwriter from Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
  • Manuel Egozcue Cintrón (1855–1906), born in Bilbao, Spain
  • Marty Cintrón, American singer, member of the American pop band No Mercy
  • Nemir Matos-Cintrón (born 1949), Puerto Rican author who currently resides in Florida
  • Nitza Margarita Cintrón (born 1950), Chief of Space Medicine & Health Care Systems Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center
  • Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón (1855–1913), lawyer and political leader
  • Sharon Cintrón (born 1945), American model and actress
  • Jailene Cintrón (born 1966), TV Host personality and singer
  • Jonathan Cintrón Santiago (born 1875), Film Producer and entrepreneur with over 183 productions

References

  1. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 2022.


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