List of Famous people born in Guadalajara, Mexico

Guillermo del Toro

First Name Guillermo
Last Name Toro
Born on October 9, 1964 (age 60)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker, author, actor, and former special effects makeup artist. He is best known for the Academy Award-winning fantasy films Pan's Labyrinth (2006) and The Shape of Water (2017), winning the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture for the latter.

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Javier Hernández

Javier Hernández Balcázar
First Name Javier
Last Name Hernández
Born on June 1, 1988 (age 36)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Javier Hernández Balcázar is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and the Mexico national team. Hernández is commonly known by his nickname, Chicharito, which he wears on his shirt.

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Guillermo Ochoa

Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña
First Name Guillermo
Last Name Ochoa
Born on July 13, 1985 (age 39)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña, commonly referred to as Memo, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.

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Katy Jurado

María Cristina Estela Claudia Soledad Katherina Lucía Marcela Jurado García
First Name Katy
Born on January 16, 1924
Died on July 5, 2002 (aged 78)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco
Height 168 cm | 5'6

María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García, better known as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress of film, television, and theater. Jurado began her acting career in Mexico. She achieved some renown in her country's cinema during the period known as the Golden Age of Mexican cinema (1940s–1950s). In 1951, she was discovered by American filmmakers in Mexico and began her Hollywood career. She acted in notable Western films of the 1950s and 1960s. An exotic beauty, Jurado specialized in interpretations of complex, stereotyped and sexualized women. Her talent for playing a variety of characters helped pave the way for Mexican actresses in American cinema. She was the first Latin American actress nominated for an Oscar, as Best Supporting Actress for her work in Broken Lance (1954), and was the first to win a Golden Globe Award, for her performance in High Noon (1952).

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Gael García Bernal

First Name Gael
Last Name Bernal
Born on November 30, 1978 (age 46)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco

Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor and producer. García Bernal is best known for his performances in the films Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries, Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Babel, and Coco, and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios' web television series Mozart in the Jungle. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City.

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Andrés Guardado

José Andrés Guardado Hernández
First Name Andrés
Last Name Guardado
Born on September 28, 1986 (age 38)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco
Height 169 cm | 5'7

José Andrés Guardado Hernández is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Betis and captains the Mexico national team. Mainly a midfielder, he can also operate as a left winger or left-back.

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Vicente Fernández

First Name Vicente
Last Name Fernández
Born on February 17, 1940
Died on December 12, 2021 (aged 81)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco

Vicente "Chente" Fernández Gómez is a Mexican retired singer, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "El Rey de la Música Ranchera", Fernández started his career as a busker, and has since become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to more than 30 films. His repertoire consists of rancheras and other Mexican classics. He is accompanied live by a mariachi group, but he is not technically a mariachi musician, as he only sings live. Vicente's fame rose after the death of Javier Solís.

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Alexa Grasso

First Name Alexa
Last Name Grasso
Born on August 9, 1993 (age 31)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco

Karen Alexa Grasso Montes, better known as Alexa Grasso, is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 19, 2021, she is #15 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings.

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Enrique Álvarez Félix

First Name Enrique
Last Name Félix
Born on April 6, 1934
Died on May 24, 1996 (aged 62)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco

Enrique Álvarez Félix was a Mexican actor, known for his roles in telenovelas and in films, such as The Monastery of the Vultures and The House of the Pelican.

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Dr. Atl

Gerardo Francisco Esposo De Odette
First Name Dr.
Born on October 3, 1875
Died on August 15, 1964 (aged 88)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco

Gerardo Murillo Cornado, also known by his signature "Dr. Atl", was a Mexican painter and writer.

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