Miriam González Durántez 2013 González Durántez has been the honorary president of Canning House in London, the home of the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Council. González Durántez was also on the Board of Directors of Acciona, S.A. between June 2010 and July 2014. González published her first cookbook, "Made In Spain: Recipes and stories from my country and beyond" in 2016. González is the chair of British charity Inspiring-Girls. González Durántez dated the British politician Nick Clegg for several years in Brussels before they got married in 2000. The couple have three sons. She insisted on giving their children Spanish names if they were
Babs Gonzales poet. Babs Gonzales Babs Gonzales (October 27, 1919 – January 23, 1980), born Lee Brown, was an American jazz vocalist of the bebop era notable for writing the song "Oop-Pop-A-Da", which was recorded and performed by his band, Three Bips and a Bop, and was later made famous by Dizzy Gillespie. Gonzales was born Lee Brown in Newark, New Jersey, but he and his brothers were all called Babs. He studied piano at an early age and learned to play drums. Looking for whatever money-making opportunities he could find, he made his way to Los Angeles, as he recalls in