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Travel Destinations Africa Famous People TOP 10 Asia Arts Australasia 1. Holidays Caribbean Abraham Zabludovsky, architect Europe Alberto Arai, architect, theorist and writer 2. Cheap Holidays Middle East Alejandro Zohn, architect 3. Holiday Insurance Antonio Rivas Mercado, architect and engineer North America 4. Package Holidays Central America David Alfaro Siqueiros, muralist 5. Cruises Belize , muralist and husband of Frida Kahlo Costa Rica Fernando González Gortazar, architect and sculptor 6. Holiday Villas Frida Kahlo, painter and wife of Diego Rivera El Salvador 7. Travel Insurance Gerardo Murillo "Dr. Atl", painter Guatemala Heberto Castillo, civil engineer 8. Last Minute Holidays Honduras José Clemente Orozco, muralist Mexico 9. UK Holidays José María Velasco, painter Quick Facts 10. Holiday Deals Juan O'Gorman, painter and architect General Information Luis Barragán, architect History Mathias Goeritz, painter, sculptor and architect States Max Cetto, architect, educator and historian Geography Miguel Covarrubias, painter Climate Rufino Tamayo, painter Nature Sebastián, sculptor Economy Veronica Ruiz de Velasco, figurative artist Politics Culture Authors Population Famous People Agustín Yáñez Alfonso Reyes Language Amado Nervo Good Time to Visit Ángeles Mastretta Getting There and Travelling Around Culture and Etiquette Carlos Fuentes Mus t See Carlos Monsiváis Food and Drink David Toscana Shopping and Souvenirs Elena Poniatowska Bureaucracy Enrique Molina Large Navigational Map Fernando del Paso Travel Advice Gregorio López y Fuentes Useful Resources Guadalupe Loaeza Nicaragua Guillermo Arriaga Panama Ignacio Manuel Altamirano South America Jaime Sabines José Agustín José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi José Revueltas José Vasconcelos Jose_Sanchez_Zolliker Juan José Arreola Juan Ruiz de Alarcón Juan Rulfo Luis J. Rodriguez Mariano Azuela Martín Luis Guzmán Nezahualcoyotl

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Octavio Paz Paco Ignacio Taibo II Pita Amor Roberto Bravo Rosario Castellanos Salvador Elizondo Salvador Novo Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Yolanda Vargas Dulché

Business

Alberto Bailléres González Alfredo Harp Helú Antonio Handall Mcs. Antonio Suarez Bernardo Gomez Martinez Carlos González Nova Carlos Slim Helú Emilio Azcárraga Jean Enrique Molina Sobrino Eugenio Garza Lagüera Isaac Saba Raffoul Jerónimo Arango Arias Jorge Vergara Lorenzo Zambrano Maria Asunción Aramburuzabala Raul Alfonso Saenz Meraz Ricardo Salinas Pliego Roberto González Barrera Roberto Hernández Ramírez

Cartoonists

Bill Melendez Eduardo del Rio "Rius" José G. Cruz José Guadalupe Posada José Hernández Lalo Alcaraz Paco Calderón

Music Composers and Songwriters

Agustín Lara Armando Manzanero Carlos Chávez Chalino Sanchez Eduardo Hernández Moncada Francisco Gabilondo Soler Francisco Lopez Capillas José Alfredo Jiménez Jose Jose José Pablo Moncayo Juan Garcia Esquivel Juan García Esquivel Julián Carrillo Trujillo Juventino Rosas Manuel M. Ponce Miguel Bernal Jiménez Rafael Calzada Silvestre Revueltas

Entertainment

Aarón Díaz, actor Adal Ramones, comedian, show host , actress Adolfo Angel, singer Adriana Fonseca, actress , actress

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Adriana Sage, Playboy model, actress Alejandra Guzmán, singer Alejandro Fernández, singer Alejandro González Iñárritu, film director , actress, singer Alex Lora, musician, lead member of El Tri Alfonso Arau, Alfonso Cuarón, film director, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso de Anda, show host , actor, singer Alicia Villarreal, singer Ana Alicia, actress Ana Bárbara, singer Ana Claudia Talancón, actress , actress , actress Ana Serradilla Anahí, actress, singer Andres Montiel, actor Angélica Aragón, actress Angélica María, singer Angélica Vale, actress , actress , actor Antonio Aguilar, singer Antonio Serrano, film director Arath de la Torre, actor Arleth Terán, actress , actor Aurora Robles, supermodel Bárbara Mori, actress, model Belinda, actress, singer Bibi Gaytán, actress Bill Melendez, animator , fashion model Camila Sodi, actress Carlos Santana, musician Carlos Villagrán, actor Carmen Campuzano, actress, fashion model Christian Castro, singer Christopher Uckerman, actor, singer Cornelio Reyna, singer Daniela Luján, actress, singer , actress, singer David Villalpando, actor Demian Bichir, actor Diego Luna, actor Dominika Paleta, actress Dulce María, actress, singer Dulce María, actress, singer Edgar Vivar, actor Edith González, actress , actor Eduardo Verástegui, actor, model Elsa Benitez, supermodel Ely Guerra, singer Emilio Echevarría, actor Enrique Guzmán, singer Erick Elias, actor, model Ernesto Gómez Cruz, actor , actor, comedian Fernando Allende, actor, film director Fernando Eimbcke, film director,screenwriter Fey, singer Fher (Fernando Olvera), lead singer of Maná Florinda Meza actress Frankie J, singer , actor, model Gael García Bernal, actor Galilea Montijo, actress

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Gloria Trevi, singer Guillermo del Toro, film director (Hellboy, Blade II) Guillermo Navarro, actor , actress Hugo Stiglitz, actor , actor Imanol Landeta, actor, singer Ingrid Martz, actress Irán Castillo, actress Isabel Madow, actress, model Itati Cantoral, actress Iyari Limon, actress Jacqueline Bracamontes, actress, model , singer, actor Jaime Villarreal, musician Javier Solis, singer Jaydy Michel, fashion model Jean Duverger, actor and show host. Jesús Ochoa, actor Jesus Zavala, actor, singer Joan Sebastian, singer Jorge Hernández, member of Los Tigres del Norte Jorge Negrete, singer, actor Jorge Rivero, actor , actor José Alfredo Jiménez, singer José Guadalupe Esparza, singer José José, singer , actor Juan Gabriel, singer Judith Grace, show host Julieta Venegas, singer Julio Alemán, actor Julio Mannino, actor Kalimba, singer Karla Cossío, actress Karla Martinez, show host Katalina Verdin, Playboy model , actress Katie Barberi, actress Kristin Holt, actress , actor (Goal!) , actress , actress Laura Harring, actress , actress Lila Downs, singer Liliana Domínguez, supermodel Liza Echevarría, model, show host Lorena Herrera, actress , actress, singer Lucía Méndez, actress, singer , actress Luis de Alba, actor, comedian , singer Luis Miguel, singer Lumi Cavazos, actress Lupillo Rivera, singer , actress, singer Manuel "Manolo" Noriega, stage and film actor , actor Marcela Bovio, singer Marcelo Treviño, singer Marco Antonio Muñiz, singer Marco Antonio Regil, TV host Marco Antonio Solís, singer María Antonieta de las Nieves "La Chilindrina", actress María Elena Velasco ("La India María"), actress, comedian Maria Félix, actress Mariana Levy, actress , singer

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Martika Ibarra, Playboy model, actress , actor Maya Mishalska, actress Nadine Dwek, actress, "Chiquititas" , actress , singer Nicky Mondellini, actress , actress, model, singer Niurka Marcos, actress Ofelia Guilmain, actress Ofelia Medina, actress , singer Pablo Santos, actor Patricia Manterola, singer Patricia Muñoz, actress, singer Patricia Navidad, actress Paul Rodriguez, comedian, actor , singer Pedro Armendáriz Jr., actor Pedro Armendáriz, actor , singer, actor, Pepe Aguilar, singer Pilar Montenegro, actress, singer Planktonman, musician Plutarco Haza, actor Polo Polo, comedian Polo Urias, singer Ramón Ayala, singer Ramón Valdés, actor Raúl Velasco, entertainer and TV Producer Renato Bartilotti, actor René Muñoz, actor Ricardo Montalbán, actor Rigo Tovar, singer/songwriter/composer/actor Roberto Gómez Bolaños, actor Roberto Gómez Bolaños, comedian (El Chavo) Rocio Cardenas, actress, hostess Rodolfo Acosta, actor Ruben Aguirre Fuentes, actor , actress actress, , actor Sara Maldonado, actress, comedian Saul Hernández, lead singer of Caifanes/Jaguares , Argentine born actor Sebastián Rulli, actor, model Seidy Lopez, actress Sharis Cid, actress Sherlyn González, actress , actress, show host , actress Tatiana, singer Thalía, actress, singer Tony MacFarland Actor Valentino Lanús, actor Vanessa Guzmán, actress, model Verónica Castro, actress, singer Vicente Fernández, singer Víctor Trujillo, actor, comedian , actress , actress Othon, actor

Historians

Hector Aguilar Camin Lucas Alamán Max Cetto Ramon Alcaraz Silvio Zavala

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Intellectuals and Writers

Alfonso Reyes Carlos Fuentes Daniel Cosío Villegas Fernando del Paso Gabriel Zaid Héctor Aguilar Camín Jorge Ibarguengoitia Juan Rulfo Mariano Azuela Mario Ojeda Gómez Octavio Paz Salvador Elizondo)

Journalism

Carlos Loret de Mola Gil Sanchez Giselle Fernandez Jacobo Zabludovsky, journalist Javier Alatorre Joaquín López-Dóriga Jorge Ramos Lilly Téllez Lydia Cacho Maria Antonieta Collins Maria Elena Salinas Maria Hinojosa, CNN, NPR journalist Ricardo Flores Magón Roberto Hernandez Junior, sportscaster Ruben Salazar

Military

Agustín de Iturbide Antonio López de Santa Anna Emiliano Zapata Emilio Kosterlitzky Francisco Villa Ignacio Zaragoza José María Morelos y Pavón Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Porfirio Díaz Victoriano Huerta

Politics

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Antonio Ortiz Mena Benito Juárez Carlos Castañeda Carlos Hank González Carlos Salinas de Gortari Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Eduardo Bours Emiliano Zapata Enrique Jackson Ernesto Zedillo Felipe Calderón Francisco I. Madero Jorge Hank Rhon Lázaro Cárdenas Batel Lázaro Cárdenas del Río Luis Donaldo Colosio Miguel Alemán Valdés Miguel Alemán Velasco Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Moctezuma Xocoyotzin Porfirio Díaz

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Roberto Madrazo Rosario Robles Subcomandante Marcos Vicente Fox

Religion

Don Miguel Ruiz Javier Lozano Barragán Juan Soldado Saint Cristóbal Magallanes Jara Saint Juan Diego

Science

Albert Baez, physicist Alejandro Corichi, theoretical physics, contributed to the understanding of classical aspects of black holes Andrés Manuel del Río, chemist who discovered vanadium Antonio Lazcano, biologist Arturo Rosenblueth, physician and physiologist Carlos Canseco González, physician and philanthropist Carlos Frenk, astronomer Dr. Guillermo Haro, astrophysicist and astronomer, co-discoverer of Herbig-Haro objects Esther Orozco, biologist Eugenio Garza Sada, philanthropist Evangelina Villegas, biochemist Federico Mena Quintero, computer programmer George Rosenkranz, biochemist Guillermo González Camarena, inventor of one of the first colour television systems Ignacio Chapela, microbial ecologist and mycologist Ignacio Chávez Sánchez, physician Jacob Bekenstein, physicist, contributed to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics José Ádem, mathematician José Antonio de Alzate y Ramírez, scientist José Luis Lezama, scientist Julio Cesar Gutierrez Vega, physicist Leandro Melendez, mathematician Luis E. Miramontes, co-inventor of the contraceptive pill Luis Enrique Erro, astronomer Luis Herrera Estrella, molecular biologist Marco Rito-Palomares, biologist Marcos Moshinsky, theoretical physicist Mario J. Molina, Nobel Prize winner, 1995 Miguel Alcubierre, theoretical and computational physicist Miguel de Icaza, software programmer, started GNOME Miguel Jose Yacaman, physicist Miguel León-Portilla, anthropologist and historian Nabor Carrillo Flores, nuclear physicist Nabor Carrillo Flores, soil mechanics expert, nuclear energy advisor and former President of UNAM Pablo de la Llave Pablo Rudomin, biologist Reyes Taméz Guerra, immunochemist Rodolfo Neri Vela, astronaut Ted Taylor, physicist, nuclear weapons designer Victor Celorio, inventor Víctor Neumann-Lara, mathematician

Sports

Abner Mares, boxing , football Alberto García Aspe, football Alberto Rodriguez, football Alejandro Cárdenas, track Alfonso Zamora, boxing Ana Gabriela Guevara, track and field Andres Guardado, football

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Antonio Margarito, world boxing champion Antonio Naelson, football Antonio Rodriguez, NFL football , football Brenda Magaña, gymnastics Carlos Bocanegra, football Carlos Palomino, world boxing champion , football Carlos Torre Repetto, chess player , football Carlos Zarate, world boxing champion Cesáreo Victorino, football Claudio Suarez, football Cuauhtémoc Blanco, football Diego Sanchez, UFC Eddie Guardado, MLB baseball Edoardo Isella, football Eduardo Guerrero, WWE wrestler Eduardo Nájera, NBA basketball Elmer Dessens, MLB baseball Eric César Chávez, Oakland Athletics Baseball Erik Morales, world boxing champion Erubiel Durazo, MLB baseball player Esteban Loaiza MLB baseball Fatima Leyva, women's football Fernando Platas, diving Fernando Valenzuela, MLB baseball , football , football , football Giovanni dos Santos, football , football , soccer goalkeeper Horacio Llamas, NBA basketball Hugo Sanchez, football Humberto Cota, MLB baseball , football Jessica Mendoza, softball Jesús Arellano, football Joaquin Capilla, diving football Jorge "El Maromero" Paez, boxing , boxing , football Jorge Cantu, MLB Baseball Jorge Goeters, motorsports NASCAR Jorge Orta, MLB baseball Jose Luis Ramirez, (NASCAR) motorsports José Luis Ramírez, world boxing champion Juan de la Rosa, boxing Juan Manuel Marquez, world boxing champion Juan Meza, world boxing champion Julio César Chávez, Jr., boxing Julio César Chávez, world boxing champion Laura Serrano, boxing Lorena Ochoa, golf Luis Ernesto Perez, football Luis Hernández, football Manuel Medina, world boxing champion Marco Antonio Barrera, world boxing champion Mario Domínguez, motorsports Max Montoya, NFL Football Melvin Brown, football Miguel Canto, world boxing champion Nomar Garciaparra, MLB baseball , football Oscar de la Hoya, world boxing champion Oscar Gutierrez, WWE wrestler Oscar Larios, world boxing champion Oscar Lua, NCAA, USC Football Oscar Robles, MLB baseball

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Oswaldo Sánchez, football Pedro Rodriguez, motor racer Pipino Cuevas, world boxing champion Rafael García, soccer player Rafael Marquez, football Rafael Osuna, tennis Ramón Morales, football Ricardo Lopez, world boxing champion Ricardo Rodriguez, motor racer Rolando Cantu, NFL Football Rommel Pacheco, diver Ruben Funes, football Ruben Olivares, world boxing champion , football Salvador Sanchez, world boxing champion Victor Leyva, NFL football Victor Martinez, baseball Vinny Castilla, MLB baseball Yori Boy Campas, world boxing champion

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