Oropeza is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Enrique Priego Oropeza, Mexican politician Renato Prada Oropeza (born 1937), Bolivian-Mexican scientist, literary researcher and writer Jenny Oropeza (1957-2010), California State Senator Jorge Oropeza (born 1983), Mexican footballer Juan Oropeza (1906–1971), Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, writer, educator and political science expert Sam Oropeza (born 1985), American mixed martial artist B. J. Oropeza (born 1961), American New Testament scholar and theologian Luis José Oropeza (born 1946) Venezuelan poeta, writer ecology expert Andrade "Cien" Almas, aka La Sombra, a Mexican luchador Spanish-language surnames