List of Famous people born in Nuevo León, Mexico
Sexy Star
Dulce Maria García Rivas is a Mexican luchadora enmascarada, or masked female professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is better known by the ring name Sexy Star. She is best known for her work in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where she is a three-time AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, while also being a former one-time AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion. She previously wrestled under the name Dulce Poly and held both the FILL Women's Championship and the FILL Mixed Tag Team Championship under that name. She worked for Lucha Underground, where she was a former Lucha Underground Champion and Gift of the Gods Champion. She is the first woman to win the Lucha Underground Championship and, by extension, the first woman to hold a World Heavyweight Championship in a major wrestling promotion.
Barbara López
Bárbara López, is a Mexican actress best known for her role as Juliana Valdés in the crime drama television series Love to Death (2018–2019). Her other notable TV roles include Lucero Gutiérrez Vega in the Televisa romantic telenovela Un camino hacia el destino (2016), Érika Ballesteros in the telenovela Vino el amor (2016–2017), and María Cruz in the Televisa's comedy telenovela Papá a toda madre (2017–2018). López is the daughter of renowned Mexican producer Reynaldo López.
Erika Buenfil
Teresa de Jesús Buenfil López or commonly known as Erika Buenfil is a Mexican actress, TV host and singer. She is best known for her lead roles in several successful telenovelas including Amor en Silencio (1988), Marisol (1996), Tres Mujeres (1999–2000) and Amores Verdaderos (2012–2013). Since September 2019, Buenfil runs a YouTube channel named as 'Sazonando con la Buenfil'.
Raúl Salinas de Gortari
Raúl Salinas de Gortari is a Mexican civil engineer and businessman. He is the elder brother of Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the 53rd president of Mexico.
Rocío Banquells
Rocío Banquells is a Mexican pop singer and actress, best known for her work on television, the stage and cinema of Mexico and Latin America. Her mezzo voice is one of the most versatile voices from Mexico. She sings operetta, ranchera, rock, and ballads.
Antonio de Nigris
Antonio de Nigris Guajardo was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a striker.
Mariana Treviño
Mariana Treviño is a Mexican stage and screen actress from Monterrey. She became known to a wider domestic audience through her role as Lupita in the popular jukebox musical Mentiras, which she played in over a thousand performances. Following the success of Mentiras, Treviño went on to appear in Mexican comedy films such as No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas (2013) and Amor de Mis Amores (2014).
Sofía Reyes
Úrsula Sofía Reyes Piñeyro, simply known as Sofía Reyes, is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in 2018 with her song "1,2,3" which featured Jason Derulo and De La Ghetto. In 2019, she released the song "R.I.P." with Brazilian singer Anitta and British singer Rita Ora. For "R.I.P.", Reyes won a Latin American Music Award and a LOS40 Music Award.
Raúl Chato Padilla
Raúl "Chato" Padilla Mendoza was a Mexican actor, and a member of Chespirito's comedy troupe, famous for his character in El Chavo del Ocho, Jaimito el Cartero.
Adal Ramones
Adalberto Javier Ramones Martínez is a Mexican television show host and comedian who is known for his comments on Mexican and international social life. Ramones was the host of a popular Mexican television show, Otro Rollo, which was produced by Televisa and televised in 53 other countries, including the United States, where the show was transmitted by Univision.