Urueta Explained

Urueta is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Carlos Adolfo Urueta (1873–1931), Colombian diplomat and politician
• Chano Urueta (1904–1979), Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
• Cordelia Urueta (1908–1995), Mexican artist
• Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont Urueta (born 1963), Mexican politician
• Leonor Urueta (born 1954), Mexican swimmer
• Luis Urueta (born 1981), Colombian baseball coach
• Margarita Urueta (1918–2004), Mexican writer