Deaths from Mexico
Billy Álvarez dead at age 80, president of Cruz Azul
the Mexican football executive who served as president of Cruz Azul from 1988 to 2020 and later was identified as a convicted criminal, died on May 30, 2026. He was 80. Born Guillermo Héctor Álvarez Cuevas on September 8, 1945,… · 30 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Jorge Alonso Treviño dead at age 90, governor of Nuevo León
the Mexican politician who served as governor of Nuevo León from 1985 to 1991, died on May 29, 2026. He was 90. Born in Monterrey on November 2, 1935, Treviño was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party and built… · 29 May 2026 · May 2026 · Scorpio
Arturo Herviz Reyes dead at age 71, senator, heart attack
a Mexican politician and senator from 2006 to 2012, died on May 24, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 71. Born on July 12, 1954, in Ángel R. Cabada, Veracruz, he was affiliated with the PRD and represented Veracruz… · 24 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Ulises Schmill Ordóñez dead at age 89, Mexican judge, minister and president of the supreme court
a Mexican judge and minister of the Supreme Court, died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 89. He served as a minister of the court from 1985 to 1994 and was its president from 1991 to 1994. Born… · 18 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Luis de la Peña dead at age 95, Mexican physicist
a Mexican physicist, died on May 17, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Mexico City in 1931, he studied mechanical-electrical engineering at ESIME of the National Polytechnic Institute and began his professional career designing audio systems. He taught… · 17 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Dai-won Moon dead at age 83, South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner
a South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner, died on May 16, 2026, at age 83. Known as the Father of Mexican Taekwondo, he introduced the sport to Mexico in 1969. Moon was born in Duk Hap, a village 200 kilometers south… · 16 May 2026 · May 2026 · Cancer
Antonio Becerra Gaytán Mexican politician, deputy, member of the Congress of Chihuahua dead at age…
a Mexican politician and activist, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 93. He served as a deputy from 1979 to 1982 and was a member of the Congress of Chihuahua from 1989 to 1992. A member of… · 09 May 2026 · May 2026 · Aries
Miguel Ángel J. Márquez Ruiz dead at age 83, Mexican veterinarian
a Mexican veterinarian, died on May 4, 2026. He was a veterinarian with more than 50 years of professional practice and received international recognition for his contributions to veterinary medicine. Márquez taught at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the… · 04 May 2026 · May 2026 · Virgo
Rossana Reguillo Mexican sociologist dead at age 70
a Mexican sociologist, died on April 25, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Guadalajara in 1955, she was a Mexican academic known for researching social norms, human emotions, and the relationship between communication, culture, and politics in Latin… · 25 April 2026 · April 2026
Gran Markus Jr. Mexican wrestler dead at age 72
a Mexican wrestler, died on April 24, 2026 · 24 April 2026 · April 2026 · Markuš
Tommy Nuñez American basketball referee dead at age 88
an American basketball referee, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Santa Maria, California, on September 10, 1938, he was of Mexican American descent. Nuñez was hired by the NBA in 1972 and became the… · 24 April 2026 · April 2026 · Núñez
Karina Duprez Mexican actress and television director dead at age 79
a Mexican actress and television director, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Karina Julia Descalzó Guzmán in Mexico City on December 23, 1946, she worked as an actress from the 1960s to 1990 and as… · 22 April 2026 · April 2026
José Ulises Macías Salcedo Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mexicali archbishop of Hermosi…
Mexican Roman Catholic prelate and archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo, died on April 22, 2026, at age 85. He served as bishop of Mexicali from 1984 to 1996 and as archbishop of Hermosillo from 1996 to 2016. Born… · 22 April 2026 · April 2026
Ricardo de Pascual Mexican actor dead at age 85
a Mexican actor and comedian known for roles in El Chavo del Ocho, Senda de gloria and Camaleones, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Mexico City on August 21, 1940, he began his acting… · 21 April 2026 · April 2026
Miguel Canto Mexican boxer dead at age 78
a Mexican boxer, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Miguel Angel Canto Solis in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, on January 30, 1948, he was a former world boxing champion who held the WBC and lineal flyweight… · 16 April 2026 · April 2026
Lucha Moreno Mexican singer and actress dead at age 86
a Mexican singer and actress, died on April 15, 2026, at age 86. Born Irma Gloria Ochoa Salinas in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, on April 23, 1939, she debuted in film singing "La noche de mi mal" in Asesinos, S.A.… · 15 April 2026 · April 2026
Carolina Flores Gómez Mexican beauty queen, shot dead at age 27
a Mexican beauty queen and content creator, died on April 15, 2026, after being shot in the Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City. She was 27. A former beauty queen from Baja California, Flores Gómez was crowned Miss Teen Universe Baja… · 15 April 2026 · April 2026
Juan Cruz Martínez Mexican politician, deputy dead at age 73
a Mexican politician and agricultural engineer who served as a deputy from 1997 to 2000, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Monclova, Coahuila, on September 1, 1952, he was elected in the 1997 mid-term… · 13 April 2026 · April 2026
Anita Martinez public figure dead at age 100
the American politician who served as a Dallas city councillor from 1969 to 1973, died on April 13, 2026. She was 100. Martinez was the first Mexican-American member of the Dallas City Council, winning election in 1969 and serving four… · 13 April 2026 · April 2026 · Martínez
Benjamín Castillo Plascencia Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Guadalajara, bisho…
a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, died on April 13, 2026, at age 80. He served as auxiliary bishop of Guadalajara from 1999 to 2003, bishop of Tabasco from 2003 to 2010, and bishop of Celaya from 2010 to 2021. Born… · 13 April 2026 · April 2026 · Benjamin
Juan José Cruz Martínez Mexican politician, deputy dead at age 73
a Mexican politician and agronomic engineer who served as a deputy from 1997 to 2000, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 73. Born on September 1, 1952, in Monclova, Mexico, he was a member of the Party… · 13 April 2026 · April 2026
Manuel Gurría Ordóñez Mexican politician, two-time deputy, senator, governor of Tabasco dead at age…
a Mexican politician and lawyer, died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 94. He served twice in the Chamber of Deputies, was a senator from 1991 to 1992, and served as governor of Tabasco from 1992 to 1994.… · 11 April 2026 · April 2026
Magaly Achach Solís Mexican politician, mayor of Benito Juárez Municipality, member of the Chamber…
a Mexican politician and former mayor of Benito Juárez Municipality, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 71. She served as mayor from 1999 to 2002 and was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to… · 10 April 2026 · April 2026 · Solis
Melchor Peredo Mexican muralist dead at age 99
a Mexican muralist, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Oscar Melchor Peredo in Mexico City on January 6, 1927, he was a representative of the social realist school of mural painting in Mexico. His murals… · 08 April 2026 · April 2026
Salvador Castañeda Álvarez Mexican writer dead at age 79
a Mexican writer and cultural functionary, died on April 1, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on an ejido in the municipality of Matamoros, Coahuila, on July 31, 1946, he studied geological engineering at the National Autonomous University of… · 01 April 2026 · April 2026
Deborah Dultzin Mexican astrophysicist dead at age 80
a Mexican astrophysicist and professor and researcher at the Institute of Astronomy of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), died on March 30, 2026. Born in Monterrey on October 9, 1945, Dultzin Kessler, also published as Deborah Dultzin-Hacyan, specialized… · 30 March 2026 · March 2026
Rodolfo Acuña Occupied America and Chicana/o Studies dead at age 93
an American historian and educator, died on March 23, 2026, at age 93. He was a professor at California State University, Northridge, and a scholar of Chicano studies. Acuña wrote the 1972 book "Occupied America: A History of Chicanos," a… · Mexico · 23 March 2026 · March 2026
Alicia Caro Actress dead at age 95
a Colombian-Mexican actress, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, on July 8, 1930, she settled in Mexico and appeared in films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Her credits included My… · 17 March 2026 · March 2026
Pedro Friedeberg Italian-born Mexican artist dead at age 90
the Italian-born Mexican artist and designer known for his surrealist work, died on March 5, 2026. He was best known for the “Hand-Chair,” a sculpture-chair designed for people to sit on the palm, with the fingers serving as back and… · 05 March 2026 · March 2026
Ana Luisa Peluffo Actress dead at age 96
a Mexican actress, died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 96. Born Ana Luisa de Jesús Quintana Paz Peluffo in Querétaro in 1929, she worked as an actress from 1948 to 2014 and appeared in more than 200… · 04 March 2026 · March 2026
Marco Tolama
Mexican racing driver and sportscaster · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 27 · Other
Carmen Ochoa
Mexican television director and producer (El Chavo del 8 · 26 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 26 · Other
Gregorio Luque Mexican baseball catcher and manager dead at age 83
a Mexican baseball catcher and manager, died on February 27, 2026. Born in Nogales, Sonora, on May 9, 1942, he played and managed in the Mexican League during a career that spanned from 1961 to 1980 as a player and… · 27 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
La Academia Mexican singer dead at age 47
the Mexican reality musical talent television series shown on TV Azteca, died on February 25, 2026. The program premiered in June 2002 and was in its thirteenth installment. It shared the competition format of many versions of the global "Star… · 25 February 2026 · February 2026 · La.
2026 Jalisco operation Mexican cartel member dead at age -1
a Mexican cartel member associated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, died on February 24, 2026. According to reports, he was among those killed in an operation by the Mexican Armed Forces in Tapalpa, Jalisco, on February 22, 2026. The… · Killed In Operation · 24 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
El Mencho Mexican drug lord dead at age 59
the Mexican drug lord known as El Mencho and head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, died on February 22, 2026, at age 59. He led the Jalisco-based criminal organization from its rise after several of his bosses were arrested… · 22 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other
Gustavo Amador Santiago
Mexican composer and music arranger · 19 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 19 · Santiago
Arturo León Lerma Politician dead at age 88
a Mexican Hall of Fame baseball executive with Naranjeros de Hermosillo and politician, died on February 19, 2026, at age 88. Born in Álamos, Sonora, in 1937, he was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party and served as a… · 19 February 2026 · February 2026
Gustavo Amador Santiago Fernández
Mexican composer and music arranger · 17 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 17 · Fernández
Roger von Gunten Artist dead at age 92
a Swiss-born Mexican painter and artist, died on February 18, 2026, at age 92. Born in Zurich in 1933, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule under Johannes Itten and held his first solo show in Switzerland in 1956. He came to… · 18 February 2026 · February 2026
Juan de la Loza
Mexican actor (Los Motivos de Luz · 14 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 14 · Loza
Josefina Aguilar clay muñecas dolls dead at age 80
a Mexican folk artist known for her small clay figurines called muñecas, died on February 13, 2026. Born Margarita Josefina Aguilar Alcántara in Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, on February 22, 1945, she learned the art from her mother and grandmother.… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Milkman (rapper) Mexican rapper dead at age -1
the Mexican rapper, producer and composer known professionally as MLKMN, died on February 13, 2026. Born Óscar Botello on April 11, 1989, he was born in Monterrey, Mexico and raised in Laredo, Texas. In 2014, he released the single "El… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Dolores Muñoz Ledo Voice actress dead at age 107
a Mexican voice actress, died on February 13, 2026, in Mexico City at age 107. Born María Dolores Muñoz Ledo Ortega in Mexico City on April 14, 1918, she worked as a voice actress from 1944 to 1992. In 1944,… · 13 February 2026 · February 2026
Sammy Ortiz
Mexican stuntman actor · 11 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 11
Eladio González Garza Mexican voice actor dead at age 89
a Mexican voice actor, died on February 12, 2026. Born in Monterrey on April 24, 1936, he was known for Spanish dubbing roles including Bo Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard and the first voices of Philosopher Smurf and Brainy… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026
María Elena Álvarez Bernal Politician dead at age 95
a Mexican politician and member of the National Action Party (PAN), died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 95. A native of Zamora, Michoacán, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on four occasions. During her final… · 12 February 2026 · February 2026 · Maria
Gloria Rocha
Mexican actress and dub director · 03 February 2026 · February 2026 · February 3
Ruben Rodriguez (American football) American football player dead at age 60
an American football punter who played in the National Football League, died on February 3, 2026, at age 60. Rodriguez played for the Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos and New York Giants. He was selected by the Seahawks with the 131st… · Mexico · 03 February 2026 · February 2026 · Rubén
Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz Mexican Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 75
a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of the Diocese of La Paz, Baja California Sur, died on February 2, 2026, in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, at the age of 75. He was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León,… · 02 February 2026 · February 2026 · Other · Diaz
Gerardo Taracena Pablo Acosta in Narcos: Mexico dead at age 55
a Mexican actor and dancer, died on January 31, 2026, at age 55. Born in Mexico City on March 27, 1970, he worked in film, television and theater from 1994 to 2026. He was known for roles in Apocalypto, Man… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez Lawyer, politician dead at age 62
a Mexican politician and lawyer, died on January 31, 2026. He was a member of the National Action Party (PAN) and served as municipal president of Mexicali, Baja California, from 2016 to 2019. At the time of his death, he… · 31 January 2026 · January 2026
Henner Hofmann
Mexican cinematographer · 30 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 30 · Other
Pedro Pablo Elizondo
Mexican Roman Catholic prelate · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24 · Elizondo · Other
Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas
Mexican Roman Catholic prelate · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23 · Cárdenas · Other
Zeferino Peña Cuéllar
Mexican drug lord · 23 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 23 · Cuéllar · Other
Ana Victoria Jiménez
Mexican photographer and feminist activist · 23 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 23 · Jiménez
Margit Frenk
German-born Mexican philologist · 20 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 20 · Other
Alejo Zavala Castro
Mexican Roman Catholic prelate · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Castro · Other
Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín
Mexican Roman Catholic prelate · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Aregullín · Other
Jose Manuel Gomez Vazquez Aldana
Mexican architect · 17 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 17 · Aldana · Other · José
Pepe Soho
Mexican landscape and nature photographer · 10 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 10
Javier Sánchez Galindo
Mexican footballer (Cruz Azul · 28 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 28 · Galindo
Ariadnalí de la Peña Zepeda
Mexican Teather and movie actress (Bardo · 21 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 21 · Zepeda
Débora Estrella
Mexican television newsreader and host · 20 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 20 · Other
Tara Parra
Mexican actress (My Universe In Lower Case · 13 September 2025 · September 2025 · September 13
Mariana Gándara Salazar
Mexican playwright and theater director · 21 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 21 · Salazar
Salvador Aguilar
Mexican rock singer (Coda) · 20 August 2025 · August 2025 · August 20