Benito Pablo Juárez García was a Mexican Liberal lawyer and statesman who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. Of Zapotec ancestry, he was the first and only indigenous president of Mexico and the first democratically elected indigenous president in the postcolonial Americas. Previously, he had served as Governor of Oaxaca and had later ascended to a variety of federal posts including Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Public Education, and President of the Supreme Court. During his presidency he led the Liberals to victory in the Reform War and in the Second French intervention in Mexico.
The "Mexican National Anthem", also known by its incipit "Mexicans, at the cry of war", is the national anthem of Mexico. The anthem was first used in 1854. The lyrics of the national anthem, which allude to historical Mexican military victories in the heat of battle and including cries of defending the homeland, were composed by poet Francisco González Bocanegra after a Federal contest in 1853. Later, in 1854, he asked Jaime Nunó to compose the music that now accompanies González's poem. The national anthem, consisting of ten stanzas and a chorus, effectively entered into use on September 16, 1854.
Francisco González Bocanegra was a Mexican poet who wrote the lyrics of the Mexican National Anthem in 1853.
Ismael Rodríguez was a Mexican film director.
José María de los Dolores Francisco Germán del Espíritu Santo Bocanegra y Villalpando was a Mexican lawyer and statesman who was briefly interim president of Mexico on December, 1829 during a coup attempt against president Vicente Guerrero. He previously served in various government positions, including President of the Chamber of Deputies and as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Zacatecas.
Catalina Margarita López Ramos, known professionally as Marga López, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress.
Lorenzo Negrete is a Mexican singer, musician and composer.
Pedro Infante Cruz was a Mexican ranchera singer and actor whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema.
San Nicolás Tolentino is a municipality and town located in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The municipality was founded in 1614, and consists of many small towns and villages. Santa Catarina is the largest town in the municipality. In 1827, the Municipal Presidency was established in the town.
Benito Juarez Community Academy,, is a public 4–year high school in the Pilsen neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Juarez is named for Mexican president Benito Pablo Juárez García. The school is a part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. As of 2014, it has been recognized as the largest high school in Pilsen. The building was designed by architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez.
Javier Ruiz Rueda was a Mexican composer and writer. He was born in Mexico City.
The national symbols of Mexico are the flag, the most coat of arms and the anthem. The flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red. The coat of arms features a golden eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus.
Cuando Seas Mía is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca. It is a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela Café, con aroma de mujer, and the second reunion for Silvia Navarro and Sergio Basañez as protagonists.
Arriba las mujeres is a 1943 Mexican film. It was directed by and starring Carlos Orellana. Also starring in the film are Consuelo Guerrero de Luna, Antonio Badú and Pedro Infante. Although Infante appeared in several films, this is the only film that he did not sing.
René Cardona was a Mexican director, actor, producer, screenwriter, and film editor, who was prominent during part of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Miguel Inclán (1897–1956) was a Mexican film actor. He became known for his villainous roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Penjamo or The Guys from Penjamo is a 1953 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Joaquín Pardavé, Rosario Granados and Ángel Infante.
