Pulpo is the Spanish word for "octopus". It may also refer to:
Nickname Antonio Alfonseca (born 1972), Dominican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher nicknamed "El Pulpo" Gilberto "Pulpo" Colón Jr. (born 1953), American pianist, composer, arranger, producer and band leader Norberto Esbrez (1966–2014), Argentine tango dancer, choreographer and teacher nicknamed "El Pulpo" José Luis Quiñónez (born 1984), Ecuadorian footballer nicknamed "El Pulpo" Emmanuel Rivera (born 1996), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball third baseman nicknamed "El Pulpo" Pulpo Romero (born 1984), Spanish football goalkeeper Martín Zúñiga (born 1970), Mexican soccer analyst, sports anchor and former Major League Soccer goalkeeper nicknamed "El Pulpo" Eduardo Simián (1915–1995), Chilean politician and football goalkeeper, nicknamed "Pulpo" during his playing career
Other uses , a U.S. Navy submarine chaser transferred to the Argentine Navy and renamed ARA Pulpo ¡Pulpo!, a 1997 album by Glaswegian lo-fi rock indie band Urusei Yatsura Los pulpos, a 1948 Argentine film by Carlos Hugo Christensen United Fruit Company, an American corporation sometimes called "el pulpo"