Neira Ortiz Ruiz (born 7 May, 1993 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican professional volleyball player.
[2] Ortiz was born in the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan, the daughter of former NBA player Jose "Piculin" Ortiz[3] and of model, Miss Puerto Rico 1981 and Miss World contestant Andrenira "Nirita" Ruiz.
[2] Through her mom, she is the granddaughter of legendary Puerto Rican actor, Jaime Ruiz Escobar.
She then played in the German women's pro league with Rote Raben Vilsbiburg and with Llaneras de Toa Baja in Puerto Rico during the 2019-20 season, in the Hungarian team Fatum Nyiregyhaza team and Puerto Rico's Sanjuaneras de la Capital teams in 2020-21, with CSM Târgoviște of the CEV Cup of Romania and the Criollas de Caguas during 2021-22, with Il Capital Legionovia Legionowo of Poland in 2022-23 and the Cangrejeras de Santurce in Puerto Rico since 2022.
[8] Ortiz has played for the Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team at various international competitions.