Angelo "Monchito" Cruz (born September 20, 1958) is a former Puerto Rican professional basketball player.

[2] His team battles with perennial powerhouses Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Germán are still famous in BSN lore.

[6] Against Yugoslavia, he scored the winning shot at the buzzer to beat the eventual silver medalist, which was led by soon-to-be NBA players Dražen Petrović and Vlade Divac 74–72.

In 1990, in Buenos Aires, he helped Puerto Rico earn a Fourth Place at the 1990 FIBA World Championship.

[8] In August 2011, the first basketball tournament honoring Cruz's life was held in Patterson Houses.

In the days leading up to the tournament, the Cruz family released several statements informing the public they were still seeking answers to his disappearance.

His other children include his second son, Alvin, who played with various teams of the BSN and many international ones, and daughter, Anaíss.

His youngest child, Justin Cruz was born from his marriage with Carmen Diaz Farrell.