List of Famous people born in Mexico

María Fernanda García is a Mexican actress best known as "Licha" in Una familia de diez. She has also appeared in many telenovelas and won a Silver Ariel for "Best Actress in a Minor Role" for the film Bienvenido — Welcome (1995) at the 37th Ariel Awards.

Carlos Roberto Cuadras Quiroa is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBC super flyweight title from 2014 to 2016. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the bantamweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Claudette Maillé is a Mexican actress best known for her roles in Mexican telenovelas and films. She has won two Ariel awards, one in 1992 as Best Supporting Actress for her participation in the film Like Water for Chocolate, and other in 1994 as Best Actress in the film Novia que te vea.

Yuridia Francisca Gaxiola Flores, commonly known as Yuridia, is a Mexican singer. She came in second place in the fourth season of the reality show La Academia, which launched her career. In 2005, Yuridia released her debut album La Voz de un Ángel. It became the second best-selling album in 2006 and one of the fastest-selling albums of all time in Mexico. It has been certified Diamond since its release. Her second album, Habla El Corazón was certified Platinum in Mexico after a few weeks of release. Entre Mariposas, Yuridia's third album with original songs, was released in late 2007. It was certified gold selling more than 50,000 copies within the first week of being released, peaking at number one position in the top selling charts.

Alejandra Orozco Loza is a Mexican diver. In 2012, she participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the synchronized 10 metre platform event alongside world champion Paola Espinosa, winning a silver medal. At the age of 15, she became the youngest athlete to represent Mexico at the 2012 Olympic games.

Leopoldo Morín Garza, better known as Polo Morín, is a Mexican actor and model.

Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz is Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as Governor of Nuevo León from 2009 to 2015. He was linked by Operation Tornado prosecution to legal proceedings against him for embezzlement, property crimes, abuse of authority and unjust enrichment among 14 other public servers, deputies and former deputies as well as relatives and partners of the politician. For that reason he was held in preventive custody on January 26, 2017.

Luis Crescencio Sandoval González is the current Mexican Secretary of Defence.

Isabel Burr, is a Mexican actress. She is known for her main role as Adela Huerta in the MTV series Niñas mal, and for her role as Alicia Montejo in the TV Azteca telenovela La hija pródiga.

Gerardo Daniel Arteaga Zamora is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Belgian First Division A club Genk.