Salgado (name)

The surname Salgado, in Galician and Portuguese, is a nickname for a witty person, coming from salgado 'salty', figuratively 'witty', 'piquant' (from Late Latin salicatus, past participle of salicare 'to give salt to'). People with the surname include: ==Musicians==

• Curtis Salgado (born 1954), an American musician • Gugut Salgado, member of Moonpools & Caterpillars • Luis Humberto Salgado Torres, an Ecuadorian musician • Michael Salgado, a Tejano musician ==Politicians==

Brazil • , governor of Minas Gerais • Plínio Salgado (1895–1975), founder of Brazilian Integralism Chile • Honduras • Juan Ramón Salgado (1961–2006), member of the Liberal Party Mexico • Alvárez Salgado Roberto, member of the LVI Legislature • Juan Salgado Brito (1948–2025), politician • Salgado Delgado Fernando, member of the LVI Legislature • (born 1971), Mexican politician Peru • Luz Salgado Portugal • Salgado Zenha, founding member of the Socialist Party Spain • Elena Salgado (born 1949) • , television personality and diplomat • Gabriel Arias-Salgado (1904–1962) • Rafael Arias-Salgado, member of the People's Party ==Sports personalities==

• Belarmino Salgado (born 1966), a Cuban judoka • Carolina Solberg Salgado (born 1987), a Brazilian beach volleyball player • Dilhara Salgado (born 1983), Sri Lankan Sinhala archer • Eloy Salgado, footballer for the Houston Force • Javier Alvarez Salgado, a Spanish athlete • Jorge Sánchez Salgado (born 1985), a Cuban volleyball player • José Luis Salgado (born 1966), a Mexican footballer • Mario Salgado (born 1981), a Chilean footballer • Michel Salgado (born 1975), a Spanish footballer • Omar Salgado (born 1993), an American soccer player • , president of Deportivo de La Coruña (1952–1953) ==Other==

• Aaron J. Salgado, film director of Jamaica Motel • Andrés Salgado Tous, colombian screenwriter • Carlos Salgado (1940–2007), Honduran radio journalist and comedian • Carolina Salgado, former partner of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa • James Salgado (fl. 1680), Spanish refugee and pamphleteer • José Salgado, founder of Lobos, Argentina • Juliano Ribeiro Salgado (born 1974), Brazilian filmmaker, director, and writer • Lélia Wanick Salgado (born 1947), Brazilian author, film producer and environmentalist • Leonardo Salgado, Argentine paleontologist • M. P. Salgado, 40th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka • Minoli Salgado, Malaysian-born British writer and academic • Ranji Salgado (1929–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhala economist and civil servant • Ricardo Salgado, Portuguese economist and banker • Rob Salgado, Golden Knights chess champion: 1975, 1983 • Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025), Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist • Silvia Salgado (model), Mexican model ==Extended names==

• Diego Salgado Costa de Menezes (Diego Salgado da Costa Menezes), a Brazilian footballer • Estéfano (Fabio Alonso Salgado), a Colombian musician • Francisco Franco (Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde, Salgado y Pardo de Andrade), Spanish head of state • José Lind (José Lind Salgado), a Puerto Rican baseball player • Maria do Carmo Roma Machado Cardoso Salgado (born 1914), a member of the Portuguese nobility; great-grandmother of Maria Roma • Ramón Franco (Ramón Franco y Bahamonde, Salgado y Pardo de Andrade), a Spanish aviator and political activist • Ruth Zavaleta (Ruth Zavaleta Salgado), a Mexican politician ==Fictional people==

• Ligia Salgado (Teresa Seiblitz) (born 1964), Brazilian version of Desperate Housewives ===Esperanza=== • Isabel Illutre de Salgado (Charo Santos-Concio) (born 1955) • Juan Salgado (Dante Rivero) • Raphael Salgado (Marvin Agustin) (born 1979) • Regina Salgado (Angelika de la Cruz) (born 1981) • Rosella Salgado (Carmina Villarroel) (born 1975) • Socorro Salgado (Judy Ann Santos) (born 1978) ==See also==