# Chema

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**Chema** is a common nickname for the Spanish given name [José María](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa) (an alternative to the short form *José Mari*), and less commonly for *José Manuel* (or *Josema*).

## People

The name Chema may refer to:

- [Chema (footballer born 1976)](/source/Chema_(footballer_born_1976)), Spanish football midfielder, real name José Manuel Jiménez Sancho
- [Chema (footballer born 1980)](/source/Chema_(footballer_born_1980)), Spanish football goalkeeper, real name José María Giménez Pérez
- [Chema (footballer, born 1992)](/source/Chema_(footballer,_born_1992)), Spanish football defender, real name José Manuel Rodríguez Benito
- [Chema (footballer, born 1997)](/source/Chema_(footballer,_born_1997)), Spanish football midfielder, real name José Manuel Núñez Martín
- [Chema Madoz](/source/Chema_Madoz), Spanish photographer, real name Jose Maria Rodriguez Madoz
- [Chema Martínez](/source/Chema_Mart%C3%ADnez), Spanish long-distance runner, real name José Manuel Martínez Fernández
- [Chema Mato](/source/Chema_Mato), Spanish football midfielder, real name José María Mato Nieto
- [Chema Rodríguez (filmmaker)](/source/Chema_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(filmmaker)) (born 1967), Spanish filmmaker and writer
- [Chema Rodríguez (handballer)](/source/Chema_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(handballer)) (born 1980), Spanish handball player
- [El Chema (character)](/source/El_Chema_(character)), fictional character in television series, full name José María Venegas
- [El Chema](/source/El_Chema), television series based on the life of the above character
- [José María Antón](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Ant%C3%B3n), Spanish football defender
- [José María Torre](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Torre), Mexican actor
- [Thomas V. Chema](/source/Thomas_V._Chema), American academic administrator and lawyer

## Txema

**Txema**, a [Basque spelling](/source/Basque_language) variant of the name also exists, and may refer to:

- [Txema Alonso](/source/Txema_Alonso), Spanish football defender, real name José María Alonso Fernández
- [Txema Añibarro](/source/Txema_A%C3%B1ibarro), Spanish football midfielder, real name José María Añibarro Astondoa
- [Txema del Olmo](/source/Txema_del_Olmo), Spanish cyclist, full name José María del Olmo Zendegi
- [Txema Garcia](/source/Txema_Garcia), Spanish/Andorran football defender, real name José Manuel García Luena
- [Txema Guijarro García](/source/Txema_Guijarro_Garc%C3%ADa), Spanish politician, full name José María Guijarro García
- [Txema Mazet-Brown](/source/Txema_Mazet-Brown), a British-New Zealand snowboarder
- [Txema Noriega](/source/Txema_Noriega), Spanish football forward, full name José María Noriega Aldekoa

## Places

- [Chema, Tibet](/source/Chema,_Tibet), a village in the Chumbi Valley, Yadong County of Tibet

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