Teresita is a diminutive version of the Spanish given name Teresa. People with this name include: Teresita Abundo (born 1949), Filipino educator and athlete Teresita Barajuen (1907 – 2013), Spanish Roman Catholic nun Teresita de Jesús Borges (born 1965), Mexican politician Teresita Caraveo (born 1961), Mexican politician Teresita Castillo (1927 - 2016), Filipino Roman Catholic nun Teresita de Castro (born 1948), Filipino judge Teresita Collado (born 1971), Guatemalan athlete Teresita Fernández (born 1968), American visual artist Teresita Herbosa (born 1950), chairwoman of the Filipino Securities and Exchange Commission Teresita Lazaro (born 1942), Filipino politician Teresita Manaloto-Magnaye, Filipina short story writer Teresita Márquez (born 1992), Filipino actress, model, dancer and beauty queen Teresita Quintela, Argentine politician Teresita Reyes (born 1950), Chilean actress Teresita Sandoval (1811-1894), a founder of Pueblo, Colorado Teresita Santos, politician from the Northern Mariana Islands Teresita Sy-Coson, Filipina businesswoman Teresa Urrea, often referred to as Teresita (1873 – 1906), Mexican mystic, folk healer, and revolutionary insurgent Teresita Román Vélez (born 1925), Colombian writer and chef See also Teresita (disambiguation) Feminine given names