List of Famous people born in Nuevo León, Mexico

Kat Von D

Katherine Von Drachenberg Galeano
First Name Kat
Last Name D
Born on March 8, 1982 (age 42)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Katherine Von Drachenberg, known as Kat Von D, is an American tattoo artist, model, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is best known for her work as a tattoo artist on the TLC reality television show LA Ink, which premiered in the United States on August 7, 2007, and ran for four seasons. She is also known for being the former head of Kat Von D Beauty.

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Arturo Beltrán Leyva

First Name Arturo
Last Name Leyva
Born on September 27, 1961
Died on December 16, 2009 (aged 48)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León

Marcos Arturo Beltrán Leyva was an organized crime figure and the leader of the Mexican drug trafficking organization known as the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, which he and his brothers Carlos, Alfredo and Héctor founded. His cartel was responsible for cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine production, transportation and wholesaling. It controlled numerous drug trafficking corridors into the United States and was responsible for human smuggling, money laundering, extortion, kidnapping, murder, contract killing, torture, gun-running and other acts of violence against men, women, and children in Mexico. The organization was connected with the assassinations of numerous Mexican law enforcement officials.

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Gloria Trevi

Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruiz
First Name Gloria
Last Name Trevi
Born on February 15, 1968 (age 56)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León
Height 165 cm | 5'5

Gloria Trevi is a Mexican singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, television hostess, music video director and businesswoman known as "The Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop".

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Giovani dos Santos

Giovani dos Santos Ramírez
First Name Giovani
Last Name Santos
Born on May 11, 1989 (age 35)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León
Height 175 cm | 5'9

Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team. A versatile forward, dos Santos can play as an attacking midfielder, winger and secondary striker.

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Mauricio Fernández Garza

First Name Mauricio
Last Name Garza
Born on April 2, 1950 (age 74)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León

Mauricio Fernández Garza is a Mexican politician and businessman directly related to the Fernández Ruiloba wealthy and prominent family; owners of PYOSA. He was the mayor of San Pedro Garza García, former senator and current member of the board of Grupo Alfa, a Monterrey-based chemical, food and auto-parts producer. He is well known for his art contribution to Nuevo León.

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Cepillín

Born on February 7, 1946 (age 78)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León

Ricardo González Gutiérrez known as Cepillín was a Mexican clown as well as a singer, TV host and actor.

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Nuria Bages

First Name Nuria
Born on July 17, 1955 (age 69)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León

Nuria Bages is a Mexican actress better known for her work in television and the stage.

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Melissa Barrera

First Name Melissa
Last Name Barrera
Born on July 4, 1990 (age 34)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León

Melissa Barrera Martínez is a Mexican actress and singer. Her career began with roles in the telenovelas Siempre tuya Acapulco (2013), Tanto amor (2015), and Netflix produced series Club de Cuervos (2017). She gained further recognition for her lead role in the Starz drama series Vida (2018–2020). Barrera earned praise starring as Vanessa in the musical drama film In the Heights (2021) based on the Lin-Manuel Miranda stage musical. She is also starring as Samantha Carpenter in the slasher horror film Scream (2022) and star in the title role of the musical film Carmen as well as Julie Rivers in the supernatural horror film Bed Rest.

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Maria L. de Hernández

First Name Maria
Last Name Hernández
Born on July 29, 1896
Died on January 8, 1986 (aged 89)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León

María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández was a Mexican-American rights activist. She was born in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico. During the 1930s, she spoke publicly and demonstrated on behalf of Mexican Americans about their education in the United States. She and her husband, Pedro Hernandez Barrera, founded Orden Caballeros de America on January 10, 1929. She organized the Asociación Protectora de Madres in 1933. In 1970 she was active in the Raza Unida Party.

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Magdalena Solís

First Name Magdalena
Last Name Solís
Born on November 30, 1946 (age 78)
Born in Mexico, Nuevo León

Magdalena Solís, also known as the High Priestess of Blood, was a serial killer and member of a Mexican cult responsible for orchestrating several murders which involved the drinking of the victims' blood. She was convicted of two of the murders and sentenced to 50 years in prison.

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