There is a significant Colombian diaspora in Mexico. According to the 2020 census, there were 36,234 Colombian citizens residing in Mexico,https://www.inegi.org.mx/temas/migracion making them the second largest

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immigrant community in

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Migration history

After Mexico's independence from Spain, the presence of Colombian people in Mexico was almost nonexistent, although over the years there was an increase of some Colombian immigrants for various reasons in Mexican territory. In the 1895 Census, sixty-seven Colombia-born individuals were counted as residents. It was not until the 1970s when the presence of Colombians increased under the protection of political asylum as refugees by the Mexican government because of the Colombian guerrilla problems fleeing from their country during the 80s and many of them were protected and kept anonymous to avoid persecution. Both countries share the

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; their historical origins are common (part of the

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Notable individuals

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Álvaro Mutis Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (August 25, 1923 – September 22, 2013) was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence '' The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll'', which revolves around the character ...

, writer * Fernando Botero Zea, politician *

Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás (born March 26, 1948) is a Mexican comedian, actor, film director, screenwriter, television producer and host. He is the son of actors, the Cuban Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and Mexican Lupita Pallás, and has appe ...

, actor * Diana Golden, actress * Harry Geithner, actor * Aura Cristina Geithner, actress *

Miguel Calero Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez (14 April 1971 – 4 December 2012) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 50 times for the Colombia national team between 1995 and 2007. While playing in Colombia, Calero ...

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Rómulo Rozo Rómulo Rozo Peña (1899 Bogota – 1964 Mérida, Yucatán) was a sculptor. Some authors confirm that he was born in Chiquinquirá, Boyacá. He lived a major part of his life in Mexico. He married Ana Krauss in Czechoslovakia and had three c ...

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Fernando Vallejo Fernando Vallejo Rendón (born 1942 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian-born novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He obtained Mexican nationality in 2007. Biography Vallejo was born and raised in Medellín, though he left his hometown early in l ...

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Daniel Arenas Daniel Arenas Consuegra (born March 30, 1979) is a Colombian actor who has worked in both Colombia and Mexican television. Early life Arenas was born on March 30, 1979 in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. He is the youngest of six children. He ...

, actor and model * Sofía Álvarez, actress and singer * Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia, singer *

María Elisa Camargo María Elisa Camargo (; born in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian actress and activist. She started out as a contestant on The X Factor Colombia. She decided to knock on doors and start appearing in musical telenovelas after studying theatre as ...

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Juan Pablo Gamboa Juan Pablo Gamboa (born November 24, 1966 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian actor. The second of four children,Juan Pablo Gamboa Cook. was raised in a bi-cultural, bilingual household due to his mother, Sandra Cook - originally from Boston who went ...

, actor

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