working people of Ecuador; founder and leader of the Democratic People's Movement (MPD); assassinated in the winter of 1999 Music Guillermo Ayoví Erazo, Ecuadorian Marimba player and singer. Literature Adalberto Ortiz (1914-2003), poet, diplomat and author. Nelson Estupiñán Bass (1912-2012), poet and author. Sports Boxing Carlos Andrés Mina, Ecuadorian Light heavyweight boxer María José Palacios, Ecuadorian women's Olympic lightweight boxer Érika Pachito, Ecuadorian women's Olympic middleweight boxer Judo Carmen Chalá, Ecuadorian Olympic Judoka. Diana Chalá, Ecuadorian Olympic Judoka. Vanessa Chalá, Ecuadorian Olympic Judoka. Discus Juan José Caicedo, Ecuadorian discus thrower that competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics Weightlifting Neisi Dajomes, Gold medalist for women's weightlifting in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Tamara Salazar, Silver medalist for women's weightlifting in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Angie Palacios, Ecuadorian Olympic weightlifter and sister of Neisi Dajomes Alexandra Escobar, Ecuadorian Olympic weightlifter Oliba Nieve, Gold medalist for women's weightlifting in 2007 Pan American Games Sprinting Álex Quiñónez, Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter; finalist in 200-meter dash at the 2012 Summer Olympics Ángela Tenorio, Ecuador Olympic sprinter Yuliana Angulo, Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Virginia Villalba, Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Football Abel Casquete Adrian Bone Alexander Domínguez Anderson Julio Agustin Delgado, Ecuadorian football player hailing from Juncal village; signed a $3.5 million deal with the team from Southampton, England in 2001 Byron Castillo Carlos Gruezo Christian Benítez Darío Aimar Sebas Méndez, football player for the Orlando City SC Alberto Spencer (1937-2006), football player and all-time top scorer of the Copa Libertadores Antonio Valencia, football player for Manchester United and Ecuador national team Arturo Mina Enner Valencia, football player for Pachuca and Ecuador national team Brayan Angulo, football player Michael Arroyo, football player Gabriel Achilier, football player Jefferson Lara, football player Jairo Padilla, football player Juan Cazares, football player Jhojan Julio, football player Felipe Caicedo, football player Miller Bolaños, football player Álex Bolaños, football player Alexander Bolaños, football player Moisés Caicedo, football player Giovanny Espinoza, football player Gonzalo Plata Janner Corozo Joffre Guerron Jorge Guagua José Cifuentes Jose Valencia Juan Cazares Jaime Ayoví Walter Ayoví Diego Palacios Pervis Estupiñán Ángelo Preciado Ayrton Preciado Fidel Martínez Nilson Angulo Segundo Castillo Gustavo Vallecilla Édison Méndez Ivan Hurtado Juan Carlos Paredes Joao Plata Renato Ibarra Romario Ibarra Robert Arboleda Ulises de la Cruz Walter Chalá Djorkaeff Reasco Néicer Reasco Rorys Aragón Frickson Erazo Maximo Banguera Oscar Bagui Pedro Velasco Gallery See also Afro-Latin Americans List of Afro-Latinos References External links Centro Cultural Afroecuatoriano Website with