10 Notable alumni of
University of A Coruna
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The University of A Coruna is 2103rd in the world, 697th in Europe, and 33rd in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from the University of A Coruna sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Cepeda
- Occupations
- composerchilladorindustrial engineer
- Biography
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Luis Cepeda Fernández, also known as Cepeda, is a Spanish singer and songwriter.
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Marta Ortega
- Occupations
- businesspersonchief executive officer
- Biography
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Marta Ortega Pérez is a Spanish businesswoman who is the daughter of Amancio Ortega and was appointed chair of Inditex as of December 2021. Ortega replaced Pablo Isla, who was chair and CEO of Inditex since 2011, in April 2022.
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Rober Bodegas
- Enrolled in the University of A Coruna
- Graduated with master's degree in environmental engineering
- Occupations
- showmanhumoristshowrunneractormonologist
- Biography
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Roberto Fernández Cancela, known as Rober Bodegas, is a Spanish comedian. He gained popularity with his participation in the television program of La 1, El rey de la comedia, and was a scriptwriter and contributor to the magazine Sé lo que hicisteis... in laSexta until March 2011.
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Julián Sánchez Melgar
- Enrolled in the University of A Coruna
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- magistrate
- Biography
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Julián Artemio Sánchez Melgar, is a Spanish judge and prosecutor currently serving as magistrate of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court. He was the 90th Attorney General of Spain from December 2017 to June 2018. Because of being attorney general he was also member of the Council of State. He is considered a Magistrate with a conservative profile.
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Yolanda Castaño
- Occupations
- opinion journalistliterary criticpainterpoetwriter
- Biography
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Yolanda Castaño Pereira is a Galician painter, literary critic and poet.
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Ana Miranda Paz
- Occupations
- politicianjuristlawyer
- Biography
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Ana Maria Miranda Paz is a Galician politician of the Galician Nationalist Bloc. She has served thrice in the European Parliament.
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Emma Ríos
- Occupations
- draftspersoncomics artistillustrator
- Biography
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Emma Ríos Maneiro is a Spanish comics artist, writer, and editor with an international presence in the comics industry. She has worked for some of the largest American comics publishers, including Marvel, Image, and Boom! Studios.
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Isabel Pardo de Vera Posada
- Enrolled in the University of A Coruna
- In 2001 studied civil engineering
- Occupations
- highway engineer
- Biography
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Isabel Pardo de Vera Posada is a Spanish engineer. She was the first woman to be president of the state-owned railway company Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) from 2018 to 2021 and was Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing from 2021 to 2023.
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Marisol Soengas
- Enrolled in the University of A Coruna
- Graduated with licentiate
- Occupations
- microbiologistimmunologist
- Biography
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María S. Soengas (born 1968) is a Spanish immunologist who is a senior scientist at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO). Her research considers melanoma and the development of new therapeutic strategies. She was elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2022.
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Fernando Peña López
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- jurist
- Biography
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Fernando Peña López is a Spanish lawyer specialized in civil law, and the current director of Fundación INADE-UDC Chair of risk management and insurance at Universidade da Coruña. He is an expert in civil liability, insurance law, and consumer law, and is author of publications in this field. He has worked as of Counsel for law firms and acted as am arbitrator of the Galician Arbitration Court. He earned a PhD from Universidade da Coruña in 2000 with a thesis on culpability in extracontractual civil liability, and furthered his studies at the universities of Roma-La Sapienza, Montpellier, Coimbra and Fordham.
