Mario Enrique del Toro | |
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Born | Apatzingán, Michoacán, Mexico | 18 August 1966
Occupation | Politician |
Political party | PRD |
Mario Enrique del Toro (born 18 August 1966) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the State of Mexico. [1]
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