Mellado is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alba Mellado (born 1992), Spanish football (soccer) player Edith Mellado Céspedes (born 1938), Peruvian politician and educator Francisco de Paula Mellado, Spanish geographer who published the Enciclopedia moderna between 1851 and 1855 Gaby Mellado (born 1992), Mexican television actress Galindo Mellado Cruz (1973–2014), known as "El Mellado", Mexican suspected drug lord, co-founder of Los Zetas Héctor Mellado (1925–2007), Chilean cyclist Iván Vázquez Mellado (born 1982), nickname "El Terrible", Mexican football (soccer) player Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado (1912–1995), Spanish Army officer, Honorary Captain General, 1st Minister of Defence in Spain Mario Mellado García (died 2014), Mexican lawyer, politician and judge Marisol Vazquez-Mellado Mollon, director of finance and administration for Médica Sur Miguel Mellado (born 1993), Argentine football (soccer) player Ramón Mellado Parsons (1904–1985), Puerto Rican educator, writer and politician Santiago Mellado (born 1963), President and CEO of Compassion International, a Christian child sponsorship organization See also Mella (disambiguation) Mello (disambiguation) Surnames of Spanish origin