List of Famous people born in Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary Mexicayotl movement, which sought to define a Mexican identity, Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist. She is known for painting about her experience of chronic pain.
Humberto Zurita
Humberto Zurita is a Mexican actor, director and producer.
Alexis Vega
Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.
Purificación Carpinteyro Calderón
Purificación Carpinteyro Calderón is a Mexican politician.
Lupe Pintor
José Guadalupe Pintor Guzmán, better known as Lupe Pintor, is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1995. He won the WBC bantamweight title in 1979 after defeating Carlos Zárate Serna, and made eight defenses. In 1985, Pintor defeated Juan Meza to win the WBC super bantamweight title, but lost to Samart Payakaroon in his first defense the following year.
Raúl Cervantes Andrade
Raúl Cervantes Andrade is a Mexican lawyer, academic, businessman and politician. He was CEO of CEA Abogados S.C., Vice-president of the National Chamber of Passage and Tourism Transportation and has been a Federal Deputy twice for PRI. He served as Senator of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress from September 1, 2013 until August 30, 2014.
Martí Batres
Martí Batres Guadarrama is a Mexican politician. He is the former President of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) and served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District.
Laura Angélica Rojas Hernández
Laura Angélica Rojas Hernández is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PAN. Currently serving as congresswoman of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, she was also the President of the Chamber of Deputies. She also served as congresswoman during the LX Legislature and as a Senator from 2012 to 2018. During her ternure as Senator, she was the Chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.