December 30: 17-19 people are killed and 100 injured as the Mexican Army, under orders of the governor of Guerrero, open fire on striking students in Chilpancingo.[12]
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Ediciones Era is founded by Vicente Rojo Almazán, José Azorín; Tomás Espresate Pons, and his brothers.[13]
Auto racing: Ricardo Rodríguez (1942-1962) partnered with André Pilette from Belgium in the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans, where they took 2nd place. At the age of 18, Rodríguez was the youngest driver ever to stand on the podium at Le Mans.[20]
Los Teen Tops, which included singer Enrique Guzmán, released their first single (78 rpm) in May, including La Plaga (Spanish adaptation of Little Richard's "Good Golly, Miss Molly") and El Rock de la Cárcel (Spanish adaptation of Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock"), recorded at Columbia Records.[22][21]
Armando Manzanero recorded Voy a Apagar la Luz ("I'm going to turn off the light") in 1960.[21]
César Costa was a part of the group Los Camisas Negras, which recorded several singles and an LP on Musart, including El Tigre ("Tiger" by Fabian), Mona Lisa (originally by Carl Mann) and Osito Teddy Elvis's "Teddy Bear".[21]
Los Checkers were formed in 1960 and changed their name to Los Twisters in 1961.[23]
Los Crazy Boys began in January 1960 under the leadership of Jesús Martínez “Palillo”. In May they recorded their first single, with Leroy and Trátame Bien ("Treat Me Well") Their first LP was recorded in November, and it was called, Rock con los Crazy Boys.[23]
June 23 – Fernanda Tapia, announcer, presenter, producer, screenwriter, lecturer, singer and voice actress
July 31 – Pablo Larios, "El Arquero de la Selva" (The Goalkeeper of the Jungle) was a football goalkeeper from 1980 to 1999. He played on the Mexico National Team from 1983-1991 (d. 2019).[28]
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