Cantero is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Castor Cantero (1918–?), former football midfielder from Paraguay Edgar Cantero (born 1981), Spanish writer and cartoonist Ever Cantero (born 1985), Paraguayan footballer that currently plays for Santiago Morning in Chile Federico Cantero Villamil (1874–1946), Spanish civil engineer known for the dams he constructed and planned along the river Duero José Cantero (born 1959), Argentine professional golfer who currently plays on both the TPG Tour and the Tour de las Americas Juan Pablo Cantero (born 1982), Argentine professional basketball player Manuel Cantero, Manu (born 1973), Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting Villanueva Promesas, as a goalkeeper Marciano Cantero (born 1960), Argentine singer and musician Raoul G. Cantero, III (born 1960), Florida lawyer and a former Justice of the Florida Supreme Court Rodrigo Cantero (born 1985), Paraguayan footballer currently playing for General Caballero of the Primera División in Paraguay Ronaldo Cantero (dead 2006), Paraguayan chess master Sergio Alejandro Ortega Cantero (born 1988), Paraguayan football Midfielder, who plays in Chile for Santiago Morning
See also Canterò, the second album by French singer Amaury Vassili, released on 26 November 2010