List of Famous people born in Mexico
Francisco Labastida
Francisco Labastida Ochoa is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who became the first presidential candidate of his party to lose a presidential election, which he did in the 2000 presidential election to Vicente Fox.
Rodrigo Salinas
Rodrigo Salinas Dorantes is a professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for C.F. Pachuca of the Liga Bancomer MX on loan from Toluca.
Ángeles Mastretta
Ángeles Mastretta is a post-boom Mexican author, journalist, actress, and film producer. She is well known for creating inspirational female characters and fictional pieces that reflect the social and political realities of Mexico in her life. She is a recipient of the Rómulo Gallegos Prize and the Mazatlán Prize for Literature for Best Book of the Year. Her book, Arráncame la vida was adapted into a movie, which won an Ariel Award in Mexico.
Rey Escorpión
Fabián Núñez Napoles is a Mexican luchador, better known by the ring name Rey Escorpión. He is currently working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where he portrays a rudo or bad guy character. He is former the AAA World Tag Team Champions with El Texano Jr. and he is currently in his first reign as one third of the AAA World Trios Champions with La Hiedra and Texano Jr. He worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from 2009 to 2016 and prior to that worked for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) in 2008, where he was known as Escorpión Negro. Núñez ring name is Spanish for "Scorpion King".
Enrique López Zarza
Enrique López Zarza, is a Mexican footballer former forward and manager.
Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos was a Mexican politician who became a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), after earlier opposing its precursor in 1929. He was elected President of Mexico, serving from 1958 to 1964.
Carlos López de Silanes
Carlos López de Silanes is a Mexican former footballer who played as a defender. He was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He had a brief spell in English football, making 2 substitute appearances for Chester City in the Football Conference, and a single appearance for Wycombe Wanderers in The Football League.
Javier Mendoza
Javier Mendoza is a Mexican professional boxer and a former IBF Light flyweight champion.
Carlos Gallardo
Carlos Gallardo is a Mexican actor, producer, occasional screenwriter and director. Gallardo frequently collaborates with his friend, director Robert Rodriguez.
Xóchitl Hamada
Xóchitl Guadalupe Hamada Villarreal is a semi-retired Japanese Mexican Luchadora or professional wrestler. She is the daughter of professional wrestler Gran Hamada, the sister of wrestler Ayako Hamada and the sister-in-law of Tiger Mask IV. Hamada was once married to Mexican wrestler Silver King and is currently married to Mexican wrestler Pentagon Black. Hamada has worked for most of her professional wrestling career in Mexico, making occasional appearances in her father's home country of Japan. Xóchitl Hamada has worked for Mexico's two largest wrestling companies, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). She's held the CMLL World Women's Championship and she was the first AAA Reina de Reinas.