Pacheco is a Portuguese and Spanish name which may refer to: General Alex Pacheco (born 1958), animal rights activist, co-founder of PETA. Ángel Pacheco (general) (1793-1869), was an Argentine military officer trained by José de San Martín who later became one of the top commanders in the Confederacy during the dictatorship of Juan Manuel de Rosas. He never lost a battle under his command. Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (1713-1785), Spanish cartographer and artist Cosme Pacheco (c.1803–c.1851), Peruvian cavalry officer, in military campaigns for the independence of Peru, 1821-1825 Duarte Pacheco Pereira (c. 1460–1533), Portuguese sea captain, soldier, explorer and cartographer José Francisco Pacheco (born 1951), Portuguese educator Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco (1650-1725), Spanish aristocrat, politician, academician and general María Pacheco Padilla (c.1496-1531), Spanish military defender of the city of Toledo Rafael Pacheco (born 1954), Spanish astronomer Rodrigo Pacheco, 3rd Marquess of Cerralvo (c. 1565-1652), Spanish nobleman, inquisitor of Valladolid, and viceroy In arts and entertainment Alexis Mateo Pacheco (born 1979), Puerto Rican drag queen Ana Maria Pacheco (born 1943), Brazilian artist Arturo Pacheco Altamirano (1903–1978), Chilean painter Carlos Pacheco (born 1962), Spanish comic book artist Fernando Castro Pacheco (1918-2013), Mexican painter Fernando González Pacheco (1932-2014), Colombian television presenter Francisco Pacheco, (1564–1644) Spanish painter and writer on art theory Francisco Pacheco (born 1955), Venezuelan singer Johnny Pacheco (1935-2021), Dominican musician, composer, producer and bandleader. Creator of Fania All-Stars. Coined the term "Salsa" "Mizzy" Pacheco (21st century), former lead singer of the American alternative rock band Against All Will Richard Pacheco (born 1948), American pornographic actor, real name Howie Gordon Tom Pacheco, (born 1946) American singer and songwriter Joaquín Monserrat (1921-1996), known as Pacheco, Spanish comedian and host of children programs María Luisa Pacheco (1919-1982), was a Bolivian painter and mixed-media artist who emigrated to the United States. Writers Agustín Díaz Pacheco (born 1952), Spanish writer Ibéyise Pacheco (born 1961), Venezuelan journalist and writer Jesús López Pacheco (1930-1997), Spanish-Canadian writer José Emilio Pacheco (1939-2014), was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer Luis Pacheco de Narváez (1570-1640), Spanish writer on fencing Luiz Pacheco (1925-2008), was a writer, publisher, polemicist and literary critic (mainly Portuguese literature). Politicians Abel Pacheco (born 1933), Costa Rican politician and former President Abel Pacheco Junior (born 1987), American politician Bob Pacheco (born 1934), American politician Gregorio Pacheco (1823-1899), Bolivian politician and former President Ivonne Ortega Pacheco (born 1972), Mexican politician Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920-1998), Uruguayan