, ▁New ▁York ▁M ets , ▁and ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁Jesus ▁Cab rera ▁- ▁Le ading ▁Cub an ▁Path ologist ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Leo ▁C ár den as ▁- ▁Form er ▁major ▁league ▁baseball ▁player ▁and ▁ 5 - time ▁All - Star ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Rafael ▁Cruz ▁- ▁Born ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ; ▁Evangel istic ▁pre acher ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁Ted ▁Cruz ▁Luis ▁García ▁- ▁Und efe ated ▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁box er , ▁idle ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁William ▁R . ▁King , ▁ 1 3 th ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁was ▁sw orn ▁into ▁office ▁near ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁Carlos ▁L amar ▁- ▁Olympic ▁fen cer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁H é ctor ▁Lomb ard ▁- ▁M ixed ▁mart ial ▁artist , ▁born ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁H umber to ▁López ▁y ▁Guerra ▁- ▁Film ▁director , ▁born ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Son ora ▁Mat anc era , ▁is ▁a ▁Cub an / A f ro - C ub an ▁band ▁Richard ▁Maurice , ▁Film ▁director ▁and ▁union ▁organ izer , ▁born ▁in ▁Mat anz as ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁Mong u ito