Bárbara

This was the name of Spanish Queen consort, Barbara of Portugal (1711 - 1758). She was the eldest child and only daughter of King John V of Portugal and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. In 1729 she married Prince Ferdinand of Spain, Prince of the Austrias, the future Ferdinand VI of Spain, the fourth son of King Philip V of Spain and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy. They had no children, but they were deeply in love and Ferdinand held his wife in very high regard. Her death in 1758 sent him into a deep depression that he never recovered from. He would die the following year in 1759.

Bárbara Mori is an actress, model, producer and writer.

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Mori started her career in 1992 as a fashion model at the age of 14. Later she became an actress when she co-starred in 1997 on the smash TV-hit Mirada De Mujer with TV Azteca; then, she starred in the soap opera Azul Tequila. Her big break came in 2004, with the telenovela Rubí (a remake of the 1968 series) by rival network Televisa, in which she played the main character. She also has starred in several self-produced films and music videos.

Bárbara Palacios is a Spanish-born Venezuelan TV host, writer, and beauty queen. She is the third woman from Venezuela to win the Miss Universe pageant, which she did on July 21, 1986 in Panama.

Bárbara Garofalo is a Venezuelan actress, dancer and former teen idol.

Bárbara Rey is the name adopted by Spanish actress, showgirl and TV host María García García (born 1950).