Gato
Encyclopedia
Gato is a Spanish and Portuguese word for cat
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Gato may also refer to:
Cat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
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Gato may also refer to:
People
- Gato BarbieriGato BarbieriLeandro Barbieri , better known as Gato Barbieri , is an Argentinean jazz tenor saxophonist and composer who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and from his latin jazz recordings in the 1970s.-Biography:Born to a family of musicians, Barbieri began playing music...
, a Latin jazz musician - Gastón GaudioGastón GaudioGastón Norberto Gaudio is a former tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP ranking was World No. 5 in 2005...
, an Argentinian tennis player nicknamed El Gato - Chris Leath, techno producer and dj (El Gato #9)
- Orlando MelendezOrlando MelendezOrlando Melendez a.k.a. "El Gato" , is the first Puerto Rican-born basketball player ever to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.-Early years:...
, Harlem GlobetrottersHarlem GlobetrottersThe Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. The executive offices for the team are currently in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; the team is owned by Shamrock Holdings, which oversees the various investments of the Roy E. Disney family.Over...
basketball player nicknamed El Gato - Pat TanakaPat TanakaPatrick "Pat" Tanaka is a semi-retired American professional wrestler best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association as one half of Badd Company and the World Wrestling Federation as one half of The Orient Express...
, a Hawaiian wrestler who has used the ring name El Gato - El Gato (wrestler), Mexican professional wrestler Víctor Soto
Fiction and Media
- Anavel Gato, a character in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
- El Gato NegroEl Gato NegroEl Gato Negro is the name of two fictional American comic book superheroes created by Richard Dominguez and featured in the Azteca Productions' Universe...
, referring to two comic book characters featured in the Azteca Productions' Universe- Agustin Guerrero, the original El Gato Negro
- Francisco GuerreroFrancisco Guerrero (comics)Francisco "Pancho" Guerrero, Jr., also known as El Gato Negro, is a fictional character and comic book superhero created by Richard Dominguez and published by Azteca Productions...
, the second and current El Gato Negro
- El Gato: Crime Mangler, a comic by Michael AushenkerMichael AushenkerMichael Aushenker is an independent American comic-book artist and creator based in Los Angeles, California, best known for the comic book series El Gato, Crime Mangler...
- Hombre GatoHombre GatoThe Hombre Gato, or Catman, is a legendary creature that possesses both feline and human features. This South American folk tale is particularly popular in Argentina, especially in rural and less populated areas....
, a South American legend - El Gato, main character in the novel KeeperKeeper (novel)Keeper is a fictional sports novel for children by Mal Peet, published on October 6, 2003 by Walker Books Ltd. The novel takes the form of an interview by Paul Faustino in which the world's best goalkeeper, El Gato , tells his life story...
by Mal Peet
Video games
- Gato (computer game)Gato (computer game)GATO was a real-time submarine simulator published by Spectrum HoloByte in the 1980s for use on several platforms, including the Apple IIe and Atari XE Game System. It simulated combat operations aboard the Gato-class submarine in the Pacific Theater of World War II...
- Gato (Fatal Fury), a video game character
- Gato (Chrono Trigger), a video game character
Submarines
- Gato class submarineGato class submarineThe United States Navy Gato class submarine formed the core of the submarine service that was largely responsible for the destruction of the Japanese merchant marine and a large portion of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II...
- USS Gato (SS-212)USS Gato (SS-212)USS Gato was the lead ship of her class of submarine in the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the gato, a species of small catshark found in waters along the west coast of Mexico....
, a submarine used in World War II - USS Gato (SSN-615)USS Gato (SSN-615)' was a Thresher/Permit-class nuclear submarine known as the "Goal Keeper" or the "Black Cat." She was the second United States Navy ship named after the gato, a species of small catshark found in waters along the west coast of Mexico....
, a submarine used in the Cold War