Carrera (surname)

Carrera, de la Carrera or Karrera is a surname originated in Venice, Italy. Later, also a Basque surname from Alegría de Oria and Amezketa, in Guipúzcoa (Basque Country, Spain). Other references show that it is also a Castilian surname. There is also evidence that the name originated in Barcelona in Catalonia, in northeastern Spain. And may refer to:

Persons

 * Asia Carrera (1973–), American porn star
 * Barbara Carrera (1945–), Nicaraguan-American actress
 * Carmen Carrera (1985-), American model
 * Carrera family, Chilean family prominent in the Chilean War of Independence
 * José Miguel Carrera (1785–1821), hero of the Chilean War of Independence
 * Luis Carrera (1791–1818), military leader in the Chilean War of Independence
 * Evelyn Carrera (1971–), Dominican Republic volleyball player
 * Félix Rigau Carrera (1884–1954), First Puerto Rican aviator
 * Gonzalo Carrera (contemporary), Spanish rock musician resident in London / United Kingdom
 * Ignacio Carrera Pinto (1848–1882), hero of the Chilean Army
 * Javiera Carrera (1771–1862), hero of the Chilean war of Independence
 * Juan Ignacio Carrera (1981-), Argentine footballer.
 * Juan Luis Carrera (contemporary), American musician and recording engineer
 * Leonardo Carrera (a.k.a. Damián 666) (1961–), Mexican professional wrestler
 * Leonardo Carrera (a.k.a. Bestia 666) (1989–), Mexican professional wrestler
 * Martín Carrera (1806–1871), President of Mexico briefly in 1855
 * Massimo Carrera (1964-), Italian football player and coach
 * Mercedes Carrera (1982–), American Pornstar
 * Norberto Rivera Carrera (1942–), Mexican Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal
 * Pietro Carrera (1573–1647), Sicilian chess player, priest, and author
 * Rafael Carrera (1814–1865), ruler of Guatemala 1839–1865
 * Sebastián Carrera (1978-), Argentine footballer.
 * Tia Carrera (1967–), Filipina-American actress
 * Fernando Carrera (1966–), Minister of Foreign Affairs Guatemala 2013-2014

Fictional characters

 * Carrera, succubus character from video games Viper GTS
 * Kiara “Kie” Carrera, a character in the Netflix series Outer Banks
 * Sally Carrera, character from the Disney/Pixar film Cars