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Carrying talent, the requisite good looks, and plenty of on-screen charisma, Jay Hernandez was born in Morelia, Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles, California, to Isis (Maldonado), an accountant and secretary, and Javier Hernandez, Sr., a mechanic. He is of Mexican descent. Jay had a serendipitous experience that led to his career. While riding an elevator in a high-rise building in Los Angeles, the young man was approached by talent manager Howard Tyner, who suggested Hernandez had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood. In 1998, he made his TV series debut as "Antonio Lopez", one of the high school basketball players in the NBC Saturday morning teen sitcom, Hang Time (1995), and stayed with the show for two seasons. Departing NBC, Hernandez moved to MTV with the short-term role of pizza delivery guy "Eddie" on the popular late-night serial, Undressed (1999), before segueing to the big screen. In 2001, Hernandez co-starred with Kirsten Dunst in the teen romance, Crazy/Beautiful (2001), portraying stalwart, straight-A high school student "Carlos Nunez", whose plans to attend the US Naval Academy are threatened by his growing attraction to a self-destructive rich girl, (Kirsten Dunst). He next appeared in Disney's surprise hit film, The Rookie (2002), as high school baseball team captain Joaquin "Wack" Campos. He also had a supporting role in the video-game-ish action flick, Torque (2004). Also in 2004, he was in the action-packed drama, Ladder 49 (2004), as "Keith Perez", and in the other action-packed drama, Friday Night Lights (2004). In 2006, he next starred in Eli Roth's Hostel (2005), a brutal horror flick about two American college buddies (Hernandez and Derek Richardson) lured to an out-of-the-way hostel in a Slovakian town rumored to house desperate, but beautiful Eastern European women. Following their wrong heads, both Americans get trapped in a truly sinister situation that plunges them into the dark recesses of human nature.- Actress
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Elpidia Carrillo was born on 16 August 1961 in Paracuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. She is an actress and producer, known for Predator (1987), Salvador (1986) and Nine Lives (2005).- Actor
- Producer
Jacob Vargas began his acting career when he was discovered breakdancing in a schoolyard at age 12. His introduction to acting came with a bit part as a breakdancer on the hit TV show Diff'rent Strokes (1978). In 1995 he won the very first ALMA Award (for Emerging Artist of the Year) for his work in both Allison Anders' Mi vida loca (1993) and Gregory Nava's My Family/Mi familia (1995). He later starred in films such as Selena (1997), Get Shorty (1995), American Me (1992), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) and the cult favorite Next Friday (2000) as Ice Cube's nemesis, Joker. He later shined as Tijuana cop Manolo, 'Benicio del Toro''s partner in Steven Soderbergh's Academy Award- winning film Traffic (2000), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award and another ALMA Award. He then made us laugh as Sammy the chef in John Moore's Flight of the Phoenix (2004) and brought depth to Marine sniper Cortez in Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes' war drama Jarhead (2005). In 2006 he starred as a straight-arrow DEA agent opposite Laurence Fishburne and Paul Walker in the action drama _Death and Life of Bobby Z, The (2006)_ and joined an all-star cast as a politically charged busboy in Emilio Estevez's historical drama Bobby (2006) and played a psychologically tortured drone pilot in Alex Rivera's sci-fi political love story _Sleep Dealer, The (2006)_. Not satisfied with just being labeled as an actor, he has also been focusing his talents on writing and producing through his production company, Third Son Productions. In 2001 he executive produced and starred in the independent film Road Dogz (2002). He also co-produced and starred in the stage play "Latinologues", which ran on Broadway in 2005 and is available on DVD. Through Third Son Productions, he is currently developing several feature film and television projects.- Damián Alcázar is a Mexican actor, who is best known for portraying Colombian drug lord Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela in the Netflix series Narcos.
Damián Alcázar studied acting first at the National Institute of Fine Arts and at the Theatrical Experimentation Center, then continued at the Faculty of Theater of the Veracruz University, where in later years he would work as a teacher.
He served as an actor for eight years in two theatre companies, alongside the most prestigious directors in Mexico. Under the direction of George Labaudan guest, he appeared on the balcony of Jean Genet.
He has appeared in six foreign films and more than twenty-eight Mexican films. He was awarded the Ariel for Best Actor in 1999 and in 2004, for the tapes Under California: The Time Limit, by Carlos Bolado, and in Crónicas, by Sebastián Cordero. He also won the prize for best actor at the Festival of Valladolid (Spain), for the latter.
He received Ariel for Best Supporting Actor for El anzuelo by Ernesto Rimoch; by Lolo, Francisco Athié, and for the success of Carlos Carrera, The Crime of Father Amaro. Damián has been nominated to receive this same award four other times. He won the award for Best Actor at the Cartagena Film Festival (Colombia) for the film Two Crimes, by Roberto Sneider.
He has also worked on telenovelas, being the most recent Secretos del corazón, produced by Epigmenio Ibarra for TV Azteca.
In April 2013 he was awarded the Honor Prize of the Latin American Film Show of Lleida with José Coronado. Since June 2016, he has been a deputy elected by Morena in the Constitutional Assembly of Mexico City. - Rodrigo Brand was born in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. He is known for Mi fortuna es amarte (2021), La mexicana y el güero (2020) and La rosa de Guadalupe (2008).
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Ricardo Abarca Lowman was born in June 1st, 1986 in Morelia, Mexico. His parents are Hector Ricardo Abarca Medina born in Mexico City and his mother Yasmine Cheyenne Lowman, born in London, England.
Ricardo's career began when he started his studies in acting, singing and dancing when he was 13 years old in CECA - Centro de Estudios y Capacitación Artística (Artistic Studies and Training Centre) in his natal city Morelia, Michoacán. Two years later, he was part of M5 Magneto (Boy Band), a band which toured several countries in Latin America with a great number of fans. Three albums were recorded, with two platinum disks, many tours, shows and autographs sessions; M5 became rapidly one of the most popular Mexican bands at the time.
In 2006 he traveled to Colombia for his first performance project which opened many more opportunities for this young actor who was characterized by his discipline and talent.
He was a co-star in the popular Nickelodeon and Sony Pictures Television series Isa tk+ which was the first production of its kind shown in a Latin American private TV children's channel. He was part of the series soundtrack and was nominated for "Kid of the Year" in Meus Premios Nick (the Brazilian version of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards). One year later he was part of Popland, a series from Sony Pictures Television for MTV Latin America shown in more than ten countries. Ricardo participated in TV series like El Cartel de los Sapos (The Cartel of Snitches) and El Capo filmed in the same country.
In 2013 he was the lead actor in Cumbia Ninja a Fox International Channel (FIC) original series extremely popular in Latin America and different countries around the world. Cumbia Ninja broke audience records, positioning Ricardo not only in acting, but in singing, with three albums produced by the famous Puerto Rican producer Master Chris by Sony Music. The album won a platinum record in Argentina and the first single Ojos en la Espalda, interpreted by Ricardo, was a record in sales and downloads with more than 50 million views in YouTube.
In 2015, he debuted in his first film lead actor role in the movie Que Culpa tiene el Niño, directed by Gustavo Loza (México), successfully breaking box-office records in the first week, being one of the three most seen Mexicans movies of all time in Mexican film.
In that same year, Ricardo finished filming Pacifico, (Argentina-Colombia), a big budget sci-fi movie, which was filmed in Colombia, backed by the talents of the New Zealand symphony orchestra, directed by Gonzalo Gutiérrez "GG".
The professionalism and commitment that Ricardo Abarca uses, embracing each new project, has helped him to become a young actor respected and loved in the industry.- Actor
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Julio Alemán was born on 29 November 1933 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. He was an actor and producer, known for El tunco Maclovio (1970), The Green Wall (1969) and Rocambole contra las mujeres arpías (1967). He was married to Esperanza de la Paz Gotes Martínez. He died on 11 April 2012 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lilia Prado was born on 30 March 1928 in Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico. She was an actress, known for El rincón de las vírgenes (1972), Talpa (1956) and El analfabeto (1961). She was married to Gabriel España. She died on 22 May 2006 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Agustín Bernal was born in 1959 in Paracuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for Demoledor (1995), Peleas salvajes (1998) and Los asesinos (1998). He died on 8 January 2018 in Parácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico.- Music Artist
- Actor
- Composer
Juan Gabriel was born on 7 January 1950 in Parácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. He was a music artist and actor, known for 30 Minutes or Less (2011), Roma (2018) and Te sigo amando (1996). He died on 28 August 2016 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Miguel Angel Caballero is the son of Mexican immigrant farm workers and an award-winning Queer Mexican-American/Chicano writer, director, and producer. He received his bachelor's degree in Theater from the School of Theater, Film & Television at UCLA. Drawing on his experience as a former actor has significantly enriched his journey as a film director. He gained a profound understanding of the intricacies of character development, emotional nuances, and the collaborative nature of filmmaking. This experience has been instrumental in shaping him into a more empathetic, communicative, and nuanced director today.
His latest Oscar® Qualified short film, THE BALLAD OF TITA AND THE MACHINES premiered at the Tribeca Festival and won the Audience Award at Outfest and the Imagen Award in 2023. His short film, ACUITZERAMO, premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival and won 20 awards internationally, including 'Best LGBTQ Short' at the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival. His film, BROKEN SUNFLOWER HEARTS, was named by Remezcla Magazine as one of the year's 'Best Short Films' by U.S. Latino directors. Miguel Angel is an Outfest Screenwriting Lab Fellow, Film Independent Project Involve Fellow, and the Warner Bros. Discovery 150 Artist Grant recipient. Miguel Angel was selected to take part in the 2022 inaugural Academy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Accelerator Program. His feature film screenplay, ANGEL IN RETROGRADE, was 1 of 5 selected for the Tribeca Untold Stories, 2023. He is the winner of the Humanitas New Voices Award (2023) and ISA Fast Track Fellowship (2023). Miguel was named by the International Screenwriters Association (ISA) as one of the top 25 Screenwriters to watch in 2024.- Salvador Pineda was born on 16 June 1952 in Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Triunfo del amor (2010), El camino secreto (1986) and Mujeres asesinas (2008).
- Javier Ruán was born on 10 January 1940 in Nahuatzen, Michoacan, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Rocambole contra la secta del escorpión (1967), Los marcados (1971) and Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997). He died on 11 October 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Actress
- Producer
- Casting Department
Sonia Infante was born on 17 February 1944 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. She was an actress and producer, known for La soldadera (1966), Toña machetes (1985) and Los placeres ocultos (1989). She died on 16 July 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Marco Méndez was born on 1 October 1976 in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Triunfo del amor (2010), Dear Enemy (2008) and Rubí (2004).
- Actress
- Producer
Fanny Cano was born on 28 February 1944 in Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico. She was an actress and producer, known for Yesenia (1970), Rubi (1968) and Frente al destino (1964). She was married to Sergio Luis Cano. She died on 7 December 1983 in Madrid, Spain.- Felipe Arriaga was born on 27 September 1937 in Cotija de la Paz, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El cafre (1986), Cargamento mortal (1989) and La ley del monte (1976). He died on 3 November 1988 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Director
- Stunts
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez was born in Los Reyes, Michoacan, Mexico. He is known for Yo Soy Bernabé, Imperio blanco (1992) and Xenobot (2025).- Consuelo Frank was born on 25 April 1910 in Arteaga, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Rosa de Francia (1935), The Dressel Family (1935) and Los tres mosqueteros (1942). She died on 31 March 1991 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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Chuy Bravo was born on 7 December 1956 in Tangancícuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Honeymooners (2005), Chelsea Lately (2007) and Mulberry to Rome. He died on 14 December 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Music Artist
- Music Department
- Composer
Lead singer of Mexican pop band "Los Bukis". Formed Los Bukis along with brothers, cousins and friends in the early 1970s. Became very successful from the late 1970s, throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Los Bukis have become one Latin America's best-selling and most influential bands and are sometimes refered as the "Latin Beatles".
The band disbanded in 1996 and Solis went solo, while the remaining members formed another band called "Los Mismos". Solis has also written songs for other artists such as; Olga Tanon, Laura Flores, Enrique Iglesias, and Ezequiel Pena.- Raquel Morell was born on 4 February 1959 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Contrato con la muerte (1985), Amorcito corazón (2011) and Amores verdaderos (2012).
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- Composer
Arturo Alegro was born in 1943 in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor and composer, known for Muchachitas (1991), The Queen of the Night (1994) and Gabriel y Gabriela (1982). He was married to Ruth Roxana Ramírez Zapata. He died on 23 October 1995 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Actor
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- Writer
Eduardo de la Peña was born in 1936 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. He is an actor and director, known for Cinco nacos asaltan Las Vegas (1987), Mi vecina me fascina (1990) and El ropaviejero (1994). He is married to Maricarmen Resendess. They have two children.- Cecilia Gabriela was born on 9 January 1962 in Michoacan, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Juro que te amo (2008), Mañana es para siempre (2008) and Muchachitas como tú (2007). She was previously married to Marco Uriel.
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- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
José Ángel García was born on 30 October 1950 in Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a director and actor, known for El diario de una señorita decente (1969), Mujeres engañadas (1999) and Wooden Woman (2004). He was married to Patricia Bernal. He died on 22 January 2021 in Mexico City.- Patricia Contreras was born on 3 November 1987 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. She is an actress, known for The Lady (2014), The Lady 2: L'odio passionale (2015) and Il commissario Rex (2008).
- Actor
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Luis Enrique Marín was born on 8 March 1984 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Mephisto (2024), One for the Road (2009) and El Último Hombre (2018).- Actor
- Stunts
Mario Arteaga was born on 3 July 1923 in Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Bite the Bullet (1975) and The Master Gunfighter (1975). He died on 9 January 1990 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Fernando Méndez was born on 20 July 1908 in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a director and writer, known for The Body Snatcher (1957), El criollo (1945) and El Suavecito (1951). He was married to Elva Helena Buelna Ramírez. He died on 17 October 1966 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Susana Guízar was born on 15 August 1915 in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for El abanico de Lady Windermere (1944), Del rancho a la capital (1942) and Jesusita en Chihuahua (1942). She was married to Jaime Inchaurrandieta Acha and Félix Arreguin Vélez. She died on 2 June 1997 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Claudia Troyo was born on 20 June 1977 in Maravatio, Michoacan, Mexico. She is an actress, known for La verdad oculta (2006), Mujeres engañadas (1999) and Muchachitas como tú (2007).
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- Director
- Producer
Farnesio de Bernal was born on 20 November 1926 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for Original Sin (2001), Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Cronos (1992). He died on 7 April 2023 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Hortensia Santoveña was born on 17 October 1912 in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), Talpa (1956) and Eugenia Grandet (1953). She was married to Pascual García Peña. She died on 11 July 1986 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Emilio Garibay was born on 21 May 1916 in Churintzio, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Secuestro diabolico (1957), El alazán y el rosillo (1966) and Cazadores de cabezas (1962). He was married to Carmen Maciel Azcárate. He died on 31 August 1965 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Rafael Márquez is a Mexican former professional footballer. He played as a central defender, sweeper, or defensive midfielder. Márquez is regarded as the best defender in Mexico's history and one of the best Mexican players of all time.
Márquez began his career with Atlas in 1996, playing in over 70 games with the club before moving to France in 1999 with A.S. Monaco F.C., where he won the Ligue 1 title. In 2003, Márquez transferred to FC Barcelona, becoming the first ever Mexican to represent the club. He would go on to play in over 200 games during seven seasons with Barcelona, and win numerous championships. In 2006, he became the first Mexican player to win the UEFA Champions League when FC Barcelona defeated Arsenal F.C. in the final. In 2010 Márquez joined the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. After being released from the club in 2012, he moved back to Mexico, this time to play for Club León. After captaining the team to two back-to-back league titles in 2013 and 2014, Márquez transferred to Hellas Verona of the Italian Serie A. He returned to boyhood club Atlas in 2015, and announced his retirement from football in April 2018.
A Mexican international since 1997, Márquez has been capped 146 times for the national team, having won the FIFA Confederations Cup Mexico 1999 (1999), and the 2003 and 2011 editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In 2018, he became only the third player to play for his national team in five consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup, in the 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions of the tournament. Márquez is the Mexican player with the most World Cup matches played with 19. - Actress
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Gloria Lozano was born on 8 March 1924 in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress and producer, known for La culta dama (1957), Mi influyente mujer (1957) and Felicidad (1957). She was married to José Prisciliano Castro Brito. She died on 15 November 1991 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.- Actress
- Casting Director
- Casting Department
Anilú Pardo was born on 24 February 1958 in Michoacan, Mexico. She is an actress and casting director, known for The Tiger of Santa Julia (2002), Gunmen (1993) and Violaciones, casos de la vida real (1990).- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Teo Hernandez was born on 23 December 1939 in Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacan, Mexico. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Cristo (1977), Lacrima Christi (1980) and 4 à 4 Métro-Barbès-Rochechou-Art (1982). He died in 1993 in Paris, France.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Lucy Luna was born on 10 January 1990 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. She is a writer and director, known for All Rise (2019), Two Sentence Horror Stories (2017) and We're All Here (2017).- Aurora Ruiz was born in 1899 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for El recuerdo de aquella noche (1945), Papacito lindo (1939) and Soltera y con gemelos (1945). She was married to Rafael Zamora Alvarado. She died on 10 August 1957 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Joaquín García Vargas was born on 17 February 1919 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for La presidenta municipal (1975), Las locuras de Tin-Tan (1952) and El mensaje de la muerte (1953). He was married to Eva Bejarano. He died on 13 May 1993 in Mexico D.F., Mexico.
- Alicia del Lago was born on 11 January 1935 in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Tizoc (1957), Green Stones (2001) and Marisol (1996). She died on 13 July 2015 in Ciudad de México, Mexico.
- Roberto Meyer was born on 10 September 1901 in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Aventuras de un nuevo rico (1950), Limosneros con garrote (1961) and The Rebel (1943). He was married to Martha Cifuentes Lassen. He died on 7 October 1974 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Andrés Maximiliano Chavarria is a Mexican-born Actor, writer, and entrepreneur. He is classically trained in ballet, theatre, and was also the lead singer in a teen rock band.
Although he is best known for being a successful entrepreneur, he has decided to make a comeback in acting after not performing for over twenty years! - Fernando Mendoza was born on 26 December 1914 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969), El medallón del crimen (El 13 de oro) (1956) and Corona de lágrimas (1965). He died on 11 January 1981 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Amalia Mendoza was born on 10 July 1923 in Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacan, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Los laureles (1961), Fiesta en el corazón (1958) and ¿Dónde estás, corazón? (1961). She was married to Octavio De la Vega. She died on 11 June 2001 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Carmen Cortés was born on 30 October 1915 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Su gran ilusión (1945), Tuya en cuerpo y alma (1945) and La zandunga (1938). She was married to Roberto Manzano Sanz and Dario Ramos Vergara. She died on 15 November 1991 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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- Actor
Rafael Mendez was considered by many in the music world to be the greatest trumpet player of all time. He was known for his brilliant tone, legendary range, articulation and vibrato. He could make his trumpet sing. Mendez was a master of technique including double-tonguing and triple-tonguing. His repertoire included classical compositions, popular arrangements, favorite songs, and Mexican folk music.
Although he began playing the trumpet at age five, it was 30 years before he became widely known. Mendez was born on March 26, 1906, in Jiquilpan, Mexico, into a musical family. His father taught him to play trumpet, and he joined his father's family orchestra that performed at festivals and private functions. In 1926, Mendez moved to the United States. He first played in the company bands where he worked at steel and automobile plants in Indiana and Michigan. He met and married his wife, Amor Rodriguez, while playing in orchestras in the Detroit area.
By the mid-1930s, Mendez was playing full time professionally. He played with the Rudy Vallee band in New York and then moved to California in 1937. His twin sons, who would later perform with him, were born shortly thereafter. From 1939 to 1949, Mendez headed the brass section for the MGM Studio Orchestra. He played trumpet solos for several films and performed concerts and began recordings. He began his solo career in 1950 and for 25 years toured the U.S. and Europe. He played with symphonies and popular orchestras and performed for heads of state. During this time he made several records, including a dozen with Decca; and he composed and wrote arrangements.
When asthma led to his retirement from performing in 1975, Mendez continued to compose and write music until his death in 1981. He died at age 75 in his home at Encino, California. He was survived by his wife, two sons and five grandchildren. Arizona State University houses a huge Mendez library that includes more than a thousand works.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Luis Fernando Torres was born on 30 November 1990 in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. He is an actor, known for Abrázame muy fuerte (2000), De pocas, pocas pulgas (2003) and Siempre te amaré (2000).