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Signature. Guillermina Jiménez Chabolla (16 August 1930 – 25 November 2020) [1] known professionally as Flor Silvestre, was a Mexican singer and actress. [2] She was one of the most prominent and successful performers of Mexican and Latin American music, [3] and was a star of classic Mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Sanctuary of Atotonilco. The Sanctuary of Atotonilco (Spanish: Santuario de Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco [atotoˈnilko]) is a church complex and part of a World Heritage Site, designated along with nearby San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. The complex was built in the 18th century by Father Luis Felipe Neri de Alfaro, who, according to ...
Musician. songwriter. Instrument. Vocals. Years active. 1946–1973. Labels. RCA. José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse alˈfɾeðo xiˈmenes]; 19 January 1926 – 23 November 1973) was a Mexican singer-songwriter, whose songs are regarded as the basis of modern Regional Mexican music and Rancheras.
This is a list of works by Diego Rivera (8 December 1886, Guanajuato – 24 November 1957, Mexico City). He was a Modern painter, famous for his social realist murals. This list is split into two distinct era's in Rivera's work, the formative years between 1886 until 1920; and the social realism years between 1921 until his death in 1957.
Becerra claimed to have lost her birth certificate in a move in 1974, meaning she could not conclusively prove her age. [10] Since she did not have her birth certificate, the Guinness World Records could not verify Becerra's claim and instead recognized Misao Okawa (1898–2015) as the world's oldest living person, and Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) as the longest-lived person in history.
Olga Costa (August 28, 1913 – June 28, 1993) was a Mexican painter and cultural promoter. She began to study art at the Academy of San Carlos but left after only three months to help support her family. However, she met her husband, artist José Chávez Morado during this time.
El Pípila (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpipila]) is the nickname of a local hero of the city of Guanajuato in Mexico. His real name was Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro (1782–1863), son of Pedro Martínez and María Rufina Amaro. He married a woman named Maria Victoriana Bretadillo and had three children, Manuela, Doroteo and Francisca. [1]
The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity.For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians.