Jesús Martínez Álvarez dead at age 81
Jesús Martínez Álvarez, a Mexican politician,
died on August 21, 2026, aged 81. Born in Oaxaca de Juárez on September 18, 1944, he was affiliated with the Citizens' Movement after…
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Carlos Reyes López dead at age 69
Carlos Reyes López, a Mexican politician and former deputy,
died on August 20, 2026, aged 69. Born on 24 February 1957 in José Mariano Jiménez, he was known as Carlos…
Miguel Mancera dead at age 93, Mexican economist, director of the Bank of Mexico
Miguel Mancera, the Mexican economist who directed the Bank of Mexico from 1982 to 1998,
died on August 10, 2026, aged 93. Also known as Miguel Mancera Aguayo, he was…
Diana La Cazadora dead at age 48, Mexican professional wrestler, lung infection
Diana La Cazadora, the Mexican professional wrestler better known to fans as Alma Corina Gutiérrez,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 48, of a lung infection. Born in Ciudad Madero,…
Carlos Garfias Merlos dead at age 75, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, ar…
Carlos Garfias Merlos, a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Netzahualcóyotl from 2003 to 2010 and later as archbishop of Acapulco and Morelia,
died on August 6,…
Tomás Parra dead at age 88
Tomás Parra, a Mexican sculptor,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 88. Born in Mexico City on January 1, 1937, he studied at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y…
Pablo Garrido dead at age 88
Pablo Garrido, a Mexican athlete,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 88. Born in Mexico City, he competed in athletics in the late 1960s and represented Mexico at the 1968…
Alfonso Sánchez Anaya dead at age 85
Alfonso Sánchez Anaya, the Mexican politician who served as deputy, senator and governor of Tlaxcala,
died on July 26, 2026. He was 85. Born in Apizaco on January 23, 1941,…
Elsa Aguirre dead at age 95
Elsa Aguirre, the Mexican actress known for films including Midnight, A Decent Woman and Giant,
died on July 15, 2026. Born Elsa Irma Aguirre Juárez in Chihuahua City on September…
Ella Laboriel dead at age 77
Ella Laboriel
died on July 8, 2026. She was a Mexican singer. Tags Musicians, 08 July 2026, Aries, Ella, Laboriel, Mexico, July 2026, July 8
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo dead at age 52
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
died on July 7, 2026. He was a Mexican construction business owner. Reports said he was shot. Tags Other, 07 July 2026, Araujo, Lorenzo, Mexico, Shot, July…
Benjamín Medrano Quezada dead at age 59
Benjamín Medrano Quezada
died on July 7, 2026. He was a Mexican politician and municipal president of Fresnillo from 2013 to 2015. He was 59. Tags Politicians, 07 July 2026,…
Juan Frausto Pallares dead at age 84
Juan Frausto Pallares died July 2, 2026. Tags Other, 02 July 2026, Cancer, Juan, Mexico, Pallares, July 2, July 2026
Luis de la Rosa dead at age 34
Luis de la Rosa died June 24, 2026. Tags Other, 24 June 2026, Luis, Mexico, Rosa, June 2026, June 24
Joshua Gil dead at age 50
Joshua Gil, an American restaurateur,
died on June 22, 2026, at age 50. Born in Riverside, California, and raised in Baja California, he built a career in Southern California kitchens…
Alan Riding dead at age 82, Journalist, author
Alan Riding, a British journalist and author who spent much of his career with The New York Times,
died on June 6, 2026. He was 82. Born in Rio de…
Billy Álvarez dead at age 80
Billy Álvarez, 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.…
Jorge Alonso Treviño dead at age 90
Jorge Alonso Treviño, 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…
Arturo Herviz Reyes dead at age 71
Arturo Herviz Reyes, 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…
Ulises Schmill Ordóñez dead at age 89, Mexican judge, minister and president of the supreme court
Ulises Schmill Ordóñez, 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…
Luis de la Peña dead at age 95
Luis de la Peña, 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…
Dai-won Moon dead at age 83
Dai-won Moon, 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…
Antonio Becerra Gaytán Mexican politician, deputy, member of the Congress of Chihuahua dead at age…
Antonio Becerra Gaytán, 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…
Miguel Ángel J. Márquez Ruiz dead at age 83
Miguel Ángel J. Márquez Ruiz, 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…
Rossana Reguillo Mexican sociologist dead at age 70
Rossana Reguillo, 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,…
Gran Markus Jr. Mexican wrestler dead at age 72
Gran Markus Jr., a Mexican wrestler,
died on April 24, 2026. Gran Markus Jr., 72, Mexican wrestler. Tags Athletes, 24 April 2026, Gran, Markus, Mexico, 2026-04-24, April 2026, April 24
Tommy Nuñez American basketball referee dead at age 88
Tommy Nuñez, 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…
Karina Duprez Mexican actress and television director dead at age 79
Karina Duprez, 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,…
José Ulises Macías Salcedo Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Mexicali archbishop of Hermosi…
José Ulises Macías Salcedo, 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…
Ricardo de Pascual Mexican actor dead at age 85
Ricardo de Pascual, 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…
Miguel Canto Mexican boxer dead at age 78
Miguel Canto, 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…
Carolina Flores Gómez Mexican beauty queen, shot dead at age 27
Carolina Flores Gómez, 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…
Lucha Moreno Mexican singer and actress dead at age 86
Lucha Moreno, 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…
Anita Martinez public figure dead at age 100
Anita Martinez, 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…
Benjamín Castillo Plascencia Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Guadalajara, bisho…
Benjamín Castillo Plascencia, 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…
Juan José Cruz Martínez Mexican politician, deputy dead at age 73
Juan José Cruz Martínez, 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…
Juan Cruz Martínez Mexican politician, deputy dead at age 73
Juan Cruz Martínez, 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…
Manuel Gurría Ordóñez Mexican politician, two-time deputy, senator, governor of Tabasco dead at age…
Manuel Gurría Ordóñez, 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…
Magaly Achach Solís Mexican politician, mayor of Benito Juárez Municipality, member of the Chamber…
Magaly Achach Solís, 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…
Melchor Peredo Mexican muralist dead at age 99
Melchor Peredo, 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…
Salvador Castañeda Álvarez Mexican writer dead at age 79
Salvador Castañeda Álvarez, 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…
Deborah Dultzin Mexican astrophysicist dead at age 80
Deborah Dultzin, 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…
Rodolfo Acuña Occupied America and Chicana/o Studies dead at age 93
Rodolfo Acuña, 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.…
Pedro Friedeberg Italian-born Mexican artist dead at age 90
Pedro Friedeberg, 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…
Ana Luisa Peluffo Actress dead at age 96
Ana Luisa Peluffo, 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…
Marco Tolama
Mexican racing driver and sportscaster
Died on Saturday February 28th 2026
Carmen Ochoa
Mexican television director and producer (El Chavo del 8
Died on Friday February 27th 2026
Gregorio Luque Mexican baseball catcher and manager dead at age 83
Gregorio Luque, 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…
La Academia Mexican singer dead at age 47
La Academia, 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.…
2026 Jalisco operation Mexican cartel member dead at age -1
2026 Jalisco operation, 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…
El Mencho Mexican drug lord dead at age 59
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, 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…
Gustavo Amador Santiago
Mexican composer and music arranger
Died on Friday February 20th 2026
Arturo León Lerma Politician dead at age 88
Arturo León Lerma, 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,…
Gustavo Amador Santiago Fernández
Mexican composer and music arranger
Died on Wednesday February 18th 2026
Roger von Gunten Artist dead at age 92
Roger von Gunten, 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…
Alejandro Ostoa
Mexican actor and playwright
Died on Monday February 16th 2026
Juan de la Loza
Mexican actor (Los Motivos de Luz
Died on Sunday February 15th 2026
Oscar Botello
Mexican rapper
Died on Friday February 13th 2026
Josefina Aguilar clay muñecas dolls dead at age 80
Josefina Aguilar, 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…
Milkman Mexican rapper dead at age -1
Milkman (rapper), 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…
Dolores Muñoz Ledo Voice actress dead at age 107
Dolores Muñoz Ledo, 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,…
Sammy Ortiz
Mexican stuntman actor
Died on Thursday February 12th 2026
Eladio González Garza Mexican voice actor dead at age 89
Eladio González Garza, 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…
María Elena Álvarez Bernal Politician dead at age 95
María Elena Álvarez Bernal, 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,…
Alexis Ortega
Mexican dub actor
Died on Wednesday February 4th 2026
Gloria Rocha
Mexican actress and dub director
Died on Wednesday February 4th 2026
Ruben Rodriguez American football player dead at age 60
Ruben Rodriguez, 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…
Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz Mexican Roman Catholic prelate dead at age 75
Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz, 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…
Gerardo Taracena Pablo Acosta in Narcos: Mexico dead at age 55
Gerardo Taracena, 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…
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez Lawyer, politician dead at age 62
Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez, 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,…
Henner Hofmann
Mexican cinematographer
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Pedro Pablo Elizondo
Mexican Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas
Mexican Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Ernesto Gil Elorduy
Mexican politician
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
José Ernesto Gil Elorduy
Mexican politician
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Francisco Barrio
Mexican politician
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Marco Antonio Bernal
Mexican politician
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Zeferino Peña Cuéllar
Mexican drug lord
Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Miss Janeth
Mexican wrestler
Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Juan José Zerboni
Mexican actor
Died on Monday December 15th 2025
Eduardo Manzano
Mexican comedian and actor
Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Mario de la Torre Hernández
Mexican politician
Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Ana Victoria Jiménez
Mexican photographer and feminist activist
Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Margit Frenk
German-born Mexican philologist
Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Carlos Sánchez Romero
Mexican politician
Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Lorena Mirambell
Mexican archaeologist
Died on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Vicente Zarazúa
Mexican tennis player
Died on Saturday November 15th 2025
Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín
Mexican Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Tarcisio Navarrete
Mexican politician
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Alejo Zavala Castro
Mexican Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Carlos Manzo
Mexican politician
Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Jose Manuel Gomez Vazquez Aldana
Mexican architect
Died on Saturday October 18th 2025
Javier Sánchez Galindo
Mexican footballer (Cruz Azul
Died on Monday September 29th 2025
Arturo Gómez-Pompa
Mexican biologist
Died on Saturday September 27th 2025
Mauricio Fernández Garza
Mexican politician
Died on Tuesday September 23rd 2025
Julieta Fierro
Mexican astrophysicist
Died on Monday September 22nd 2025