Afro Ecuadorian - Notable Afro-Ecuadorians

Notable Afro-Ecuadorians

• Alberto Spencer - All time top scorer of the Copa Libertadores
• Monica Chala, in 1996, was the first Afro-Ecuadorian to win the Miss Ecuador beauty pageant.
• Agustin Delgado, Ecuadorian soccer player hailing from Juncal village. In November 2001, he signed a $3.5 million deal with the team from Southampton, England.
• Afrikáns Homo Sapiens is a musical group that performs "Bao" music. Bao is a fusion of native and Caribbean rhythms, including candombe, salsa, merengue, reggae and calypso.
• Jaime Hurtado, from Guayaquil, was famous for fighting for the rights of the working people of Ecuador, and was the founder and leader of the Democratic People's Movement (MPD). He was assassinated in the winter of 1999.
• Nelson Estupiñán Bass (1913-2002), born in Súa, Esmeraldas, was a famous author of literature. His work expressed his great concern for the Afro-Ecuadorian people and the society of Ecuador. His works include "El Ultimo Rio" (1966), "Cuando los Guayacanes florecían" (1954), "El crepusculo" (1993), "Timarán y Cuabú" (1956), "Las tres carabelas" (1973) "Toque de Queda " (1978), "El desempate" (1980), "Viaje alrededor de la poesía negra" (1982), "Los canarios pintaron el aire amarillo" (1993)
• Antonio Valencia, soccer player for Manchester United and Ecuadorian national team
• Lady Mina, Miss Ecuador 2010, the third woman of Afro-Ecuadorian descent to win Miss Ecuador (the first was in 1996, the second in 1998).
• Segundo Mercado - Boxer
• Alex Quiñónez - Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter; finalist in 200-meter dash at 2012 Summer Olympics