What is "tavarez"

Tavarez is a Spanish surname, the Portuguese version of this surname is Tavares. It may refer to:

• Jesús Tavárez (born 1971), Dominican-American professional baseball player
• Julián Tavárez (born 1973), Dominican-American professional baseball player
• Manuel Gregorio Tavárez (1843–1883), Puerto Rican composer
• Rosanna Tavarez (born 1977), Dominican-American entertainment reporter
• Suzy Tavarez (born 1975), American radio personality