Ortiz

Ortiz (pronounced: [orˈtiθ]) is a surname of both Spanish and Basque origin.

People

Amílcar Cabral

Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (Portuguese: [ɐˈmilkaɾ ˈlɔpɨʃ kɐˈbɾal]; (1924-09-12)12 September 1924 – 20 January 1973(1973-01-20)) was a Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and political leader. He was also one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders. Also known by his nom de guerre Abel Djassi, Cabral led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde Islands and the ensuing war of independence in Guinea-Bissau. He was assassinated on 20 January 1973, about eight months before Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence. Though not a Marxist, he was deeply influenced by Marxism, and became an inspiration to revolutionary socialists and national independence movements world-wide.

Early years

He was born on 12 September 1924 in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau, to Cape Verdean parents Juvenal Antònio Lopes da Costa Cabral and Iva Pinhel Évora. Cabral was educated at Liceu (Secondary School) Gil Eanes in the town of Mindelo, Cape Verde, and later at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, in Lisbon (the capital of Portugal, which was then the colonial power ruling over Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde). While an agronomy student in Lisbon, he founded student movements dedicated to opposing the ruling dictatorship of Portugal and promoting the cause of liberation of the Portuguese colonies in Africa.

Olívia Ortiz

Olívia Ortiz (born in Paris, February 13, 1987) is a Portuguese actress and television presenter.

Biography

Started her career as a model in 2009, winner of an international beauty contest in Oxfordshire, UK, and as she became TW Steel luxury watch brand global ambassador. In the two following years this Portuguese beauty queen represented her country in many international contests, being highlighted one of the 50 most beautiful women in the world by Global Beauties in 2010.

In 2012, Olívia Ortiz was elected “Musa Triumph” and joined the exclusive set of women, with Cláudia Vieira, Isabel Figueira, Helena Coelho, Andreia Rodrigues e Luísa Beirão, who earned the title of “Musa Triumph” to represent the brand in Portugal.

From 2012 on, she started to appear on television. Hosted the show “GuestList” broadcast by TVI and cast of that channels productions. She got the role of Vanessa Cristina in the soap opera “Destinos Cruzados”, Helena Noronha in the TV show “I Love It” and now, we can see her in “Mulheres” performing as Liliana Neves.