List of Famous people born in Mexico
Quirino Ordaz Coppel
Quirino Ordaz Coppel is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He is currently serving as the Governor of the state of Sinaloa since January 2017. He previously served as a federal deputy for the VIII Federal Electoral District of Sinaloa from August 29, 2015, to March 1, 2016.
Laura Harring
Laura Elena, Countess von Bismarck-Schönhausen, known professionally as Laura Harring, is a Mexican-American actress. In 1985, Harring became the first Hispanic woman crowned Miss USA. She later began her acting career in television and film. She is best known for her dual roles as Rita and Camilla Rhodes in the 2001 postmodern neo-noir film Mulholland Drive. She is also known for her roles in other films, including The Forbidden Dance (1990), John Q (2002), Willard (2003), The Punisher (2004), The King (2005), and Love in the Time of Cholera (2007).
Ernesto Dalesio
Ernesto D'Alessio is a Mexican actor and singer.
Jay de la Cueva
Jay de la Cueva is a Mexican model, actor, producer, singer, bassist, drummer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. He currently fronts Moderatto. His first musical experience was as a kid with the rock band Microchips, in which he was the bass player. He later joined rock bands Victimas del Dr. Cerebro and Titán. He was also a co-founder of the band Molotov. In 1995, he left Molotov to join the band Fobia.
Alfredo del Mazo Maza
Alfredo del Mazo Maza is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and was sworn as the current Governor of the State of Mexico. Members of del Mazo's family have collectively governed the State of Mexico for 23 years, starting with his grandfather Alfredo del Mazo Vélez (1945-1951); then followed by his father Alfredo del Mazo González (1981-1986) and his cousin Enrique Peña Nieto (2005-2011); adding Arturo Montiel, Peña Nieto's uncle, the del Mazo family's rule extends to 29 years.
Patricio Araujo
Patricio Gabriel Araujo Vázquez is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays as a defender.
Manuel Mijares
Manuel Mijares is an adult-contemporary pop singer who is billed simply as "Mijares". He began his career at age 23 and achieved high popularity from the mid-80s to mid 90s in Hispanic-America and Japan mainly. From 1997 to 2011 he was married to Mexican singer/actress Lucero, with whom he has two children.
Chico Díaz
Francisco "Chico" Díaz Rocha is a Mexican-born Brazilian actor.
Laura Flores
Laura Aurora Flores Heras is a Mexican actress, hostess and singer.
Cassandra Sánchez Navarro
Cassandra Sánchez Navarro is a Mexican actress, best known for her role Chelito Durán in the Televisa's telenovela Corona de lágrimas, adaption of the 1965 telenovela of the same name. Later she stood out as a villain in the telenovela Quiero amarte, where she played Flavia. Recently she has had important roles in series such as La bella y las bestias (2018), This Is Silvia Pinal (2019), where she played Silvia Pinal's deceased daughter, Viridiana Alatriste. Cassandra is daughter of the actress Mónica Sánchez Navarro, niece of the Mexican actor Rafael Sánchez Navarro, and granddaughter of the famous deceased Mexican film actor Manolo Fábregas. She studied acting and dramaturgy at the Televisa Centro de Educación Artística from which she left in 2011.