Pulpo is the Spanish word for "octopus". It may also refer to:
Nickname
edit- Antonio Alfonseca (born 1972), Dominican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher nicknamed "El Pulpo"
- Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr. (born 1953), American pianist, composer, arranger, producer and band leader
- Norberto Esbrez (1966-2014), Argentine tango dancer, choreographer and teacher nicknamed "El Pulpo"
- José Luis Quiñónez (born 1984), Ecuadorian footballer nicknamed "El Pulpo"
- Pulpo Romero (born 1984), Spanish football goalkeeper
- Martín Zúñiga (born 1970), Mexican soccer analyst, sports anchor and former Major League Soccer goalkeeper nicknamed "El Pulpo"
- Eduardo Simián (1915-1995), Chilean football goalkeeper, Politician, nicknamed "Pulpo" during his playing career
Other uses
edit- USS PC-465, a US Navy submarine chaser transferred to the Argentine Navy and renamed ARA Pulpo
- ¡Pulpo!, a 1997 album by Glaswegian lo-fi rock indie band Urusei Yatsura
- United Fruit Company, an American corporation sometimes called "el pulpo"