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The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in the Mexican state of
Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cuer ...
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Actors, entertainers, and film-makers

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Lilia Aragón Lilia Aragón (born Lilia Isabel Aragón del Rivero, 22 September 1938 – 2 August 2021) was a Mexican film, television, and stage actress and politician. She was the Secretary of the National Association of Actors. She also served as Deputy ...
(1938–2021, born in Cuautla) was a Mexican film, television and stage actress. *
Socorro Avelar Socorro Avelar (1925 in Cuernavaca, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west b ...
(1925–2003) was a Mexican actress who was born in Cuernavaca. *
Martha Mariana Castro Martha Mariana Castro (born November 7, 1966) is a Mexican actress. She was married to actor Fernando Luján, with whom she has a son, Franco Paolo Ciangherotti. Early life Born in Cuautla, Morelos, she grew up in the city of Puebla and earned ...
(born in Cuautla in 1966) is a Mexican actress. She was married to actor
Fernando Luján Fernando Luján (born Fernando Ciangherotti Díaz; August 23, 1938 – January 11, 2019) was a Mexican actor. He was a star of the silver screen in classic mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. His father; Alejandro Ciangherotti ...
(1939–2019), with whom she has a son, Franco Paolo Ciangherotti. *
Ana Bertha Espín Ana Bertha Espín Ocampo (born 13 October 1958) is a Mexican actress. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * 1956 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican fi ...
(b. in Tehuixtla in 1956) is a Mexican actress. ''
Amor real ''Amor real'' (English: ''Royal Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It originally aired from June 9 to October 17, 2003. ''Amor real'' is ...
'' (2004) and ''
La que no podía amar ''La que no podía amar'' (The One Who Couldn't Love) is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa and aired on Canal de las Estrellas from August 1, 2011 to March 18, 2012. Ximena Suárez wrote the script based on the o ...
'' (2012). * Abraham Enzástiga Menes is the director of the Jojutla
Symphony Orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...
, which he founded in 2016. *
Virginia Fábregas Virginia Fábregas García (17 December 1871 – 17 November 1950) was a Mexican film and stage actress active in the early 20th-Century. She appeared in films between 1931 and 1945. Personal life Virginia Fábregas García was born on 17 Dece ...
García (1871–1950) was a Mexican film and stage actress active in the early 20th-Century born in Yautepec. She appeared in films between 1931 and 1945. There is a street in Cuernavaca and a school in Yautepec named for her. *
María Félix María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s an ...
(1914–2002), was a Mexican actress who lived in Cuernavaca. She had an opulent, cobalt-blue and papaya-colored villa on Avenida Palmira, along with five other houses. It is known as the ''Casa de las Tortugas'' (House of the Turtles) and has Louis XV beds, is adorned with silk brocades, Venetian mosaics, Talavera urns, marble fireplaces, sixteenth-century Spanish armor, Italian gilded chairs, and portraits of her created by Antoine Tzapoff. *
Emilio Fernández Emilio "El Indio" Fernández Romo (; 26 March 1904 – 6 October 1986) was a Mexican film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best kn ...
(1904–1986) filmed ''Puebito'' (1962) in Olintepec,
Ayala Ayala may refer to: Places * Ciudad Ayala, Morelos, Mexico * Ayala Alabang, a barangay in Muntinlupa, Philippines * Ayala Avenue, a major thoroughfare in the Makati Central Business District, Philippines * Ayala, Magalang, a barrio in Magalang ...
. *
Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur ( Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 80 years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was the second person and first woman to have w ...
(1900–1993) was an American actress who had a home in Cuernavaca. *
Katy Jurado María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García (16 January 1924 – 5 July 2002), known professionally as Katy Jurado, was a Mexican actress. Jurado began her acting career in Mexico during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In 1951, she was rec ...
(1924–2002), was a Mexican and Hollywood actress of film, television, and theater. * :es:León Larregui (b. 1973, Cuernavaca), singer for rock band Zoé best known for spreading fake news about
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Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1935 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican Maya peoples, Mayan musician, singer, composer, actor and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the ...
(b. Mérida, 1935—d. 2020), Mexican musician and songwriter, had a home on Calle 16 de Septiembre,
Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca Acapantzingo (Spanish: ka pan ˈzɪn go is a ''barrio'' (borough or neighborhood) in the southeastern part of the City of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 2 km from the city center. The Nahuatl name means ''on the slope of the reeds'' (': reed; ...
. *
Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...
(1922–1979) was an American jazz musician who died in Cuernavaca on January 5, 1979. * Mariano Moreno ''
Cantinflas Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely-accomplished Mexican comedian and is cele ...
'' (1911–1993) was a Mexican entertainer who had a home in Cuernavaca. *
Renata Notni Renata Martínez Notni (born January 2, 1995 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and model. Early life Notni was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. As a child, she attended acting lessons at CEA Infantil, the children's vers ...
(b. 1995 in Cuernavaca) is a Mexican actress and model. *
Leticia Palma Zoyla Gloria Ruiz Moscoso (December 23, 1926 – December 4, 2009), better known by her stage name Leticia Palma, was an actress who worked in Cinema of Mexico, Mexican cinema. She was most famous for her role in Roberto Gavaldón's ''En la palma ...
(Zoyla Gloria Ruiz Moscoso),
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actress (''En la palma de tu mano''), born in Tabasco, died in Cuernavaca. *
Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * '' Summer Hotel'' (1944) * ''My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1944) *''The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * ...
(1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor born in Cuautla. He appeared in 22 movies, including ''
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'' (1944), ''
Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...
'' (1951), and ''
Pablo and Carolina ''Pablo and Carolina'' (Spanish:''Pablo y Carolina'') is a 1957 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Mauricio de la Serna and starring Pedro Infante, Irasema Dilián, Alejandro Ciangherotti, and premiered after Infante's death. The film's set ...
''. *Claudio Reyes Rubio (b. 1964 in Mexico City, d. 2017 in Cuernavaca), TV director (Televisa). *
Carlos Reygadas Carlos Reygadas Castillo (; born October 10, 1971) is a Mexicans, Mexican filmmaker. Influenced by existentialist art and philosophy, Reygadas' movies feature spiritual journeys into the inner worlds of his main characters, through which themes ...
(born 1971) is a Mexican filmmaker who has shot movies in Morelos. and lives in Tepoztlan. *
Sofía Sisniega Sofía Sisniega (born 7 June 1989) is a Mexican actress, best known for her role as ''Sofia López-Haro'' in the 2013 Mexican adaptation, '' Gossip Girl: Acapulco''. Early life Sisniega was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She began acting in local c ...
(b. 1989 in Cuernavaca) is a Mexican actress, best known for her role as ''Sofia López-Haro'' in the 2013 Mexican adaptation, '' Gossip Girl: Acapulco''. *
Chavela Vargas Isabel Vargas Lizano (17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012), better known as Chavela Vargas (), was a Mexican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres of ...
(1919 – August 5, 2012) was a Costa Rican singer who lived in Cuernavaca. * Jack Wagner (1891–1963) was an American filmmaker. In 1945 Wagner and friend
John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social ...
visited Cuernavaca, which inspired the latter to write both a book and a screenplay about
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the ins ...
. * Rosemarie Bowe Stack (1932 – 2019) was an American model, best known for her appearances in several films in the 1950s who lived in Villa del Sole, Cuernavaca.


Athletes


Football

* Sindey Balderas (born in Cuernavaca in 1976) was a footballer with the
Tigres UANL Club de Fútbol Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, simply known as Tigres UANL or Tigres, is a Mexican professional football club based in San Nicolás de los Garza, a city in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León. Foun ...
and
Indios de Ciudad Juárez Club de Fútbol Indios de Ciudad Juárez, commonly referred as Indios de Ciudad Juárez or simply Indios, was a Mexican football club. Founded in 2005 when CF Pachuca moved its Pachuca Juniors to Ciudad Juárez, it was promoted to the Primera Div ...
. * Germán Camacho Pacheco (born 1995 in Jojutla) is a professional footballer who currently plays for
C.F. Monterrey Club de Fútbol Monterrey, often known simply as Monterrey or their nickname Rayados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Monterrey, Nuevo León which currently plays in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. Founded on 28 ...
. *
Raúl Cárdenas Raúl Cárdenas de la Vega (30 October 1928 – 26 March 2016) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager. He represented Mexico at the 1948 Olympics. Playing career Club Born in Mexico City, Cárdenas began playing football with Real C ...
(b. 1928 in Mexico City, d. 2016 in Cuernavaca), footballer ( Zacatepec) and coach (
Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
,
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). *
Lucero Cuevas Lucero Ximena Cuevas Flores (born 22 January 1996) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for Club León. Club career Prior to turning professional, Cuevas played in the amateur Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil with Ballenas Galeana an ...
Flores (born 1996 in Cuernavaca) is a footballer who plays for
Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
. *
Rafael Cuevas Rafael Cuevas Sánchez (born 16 June 1980) is a Mexican retired football goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeper coach for Club America's first team under Ricardo LaVolpe. He is known to teammates and fans as "Higuita", due to his resembla ...
Sánchez (born 1980 in Jiutepec) is a retired football goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeper coach for
Club America Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...
. * Diana Fierro Delgado (born 1995 in Cuernavaca) is a professional football midfielder who currently plays for América of the
Liga MX Femenil The Liga MX Femenil, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Mexico. Supervised by the Mexican Football Federation, this professional league has 18 teams, each coincidi ...
. * Gerardo Flores Zúñiga (born 1986 in Xochitepec) is a professional footballer who plays for
Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally ...
. *
Gerardo Galindo Gerardo Gabriel Galindo Martínez (born 23 May 1978) is a Mexican former professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Playing career Club Gerardo debuted in a victory 1–0 over Atlante. ''El Jerry'' was a vital part in UNAM Pum ...
Martínez (born 1978 in Cuernavaca) is a former professional footballer (1997–2013). * Gienir García Figueroa (born 1989 in Zacatepec) is a former professional footballer (2008–2014). *
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Figueroa (born 1980 in Zacatepec) is a Mexican footballer, who plays as a defender for San Luis F.C. * Ángel Gaspar Hernández (born 1994 in Zacatepec) is a professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for Zacatepec. * Carlos Alberto Hurtado Arteaga (born 1984 in Zacatepec) is a professional footballer who currently plays for
Correcaminos UAT Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, simply known as Correcaminos UAT, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. It currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. The team wa ...
on loan from Necaca. *
Pablo Larios Pablo Larios Iwasaki ( ja, パブロ・ラリオス・イワサキ, July 31, 1960 – January 31, 2019) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed "El Arquero de la Selva" (The Goalkeeper of the Jungle), bo ...
Iwasaki (b. 1960 in Zacatepec d. January 31, 2019) was a football goalkeeper from 1980 to 1999. He played on the Mexico National Team from 1993 to 1991. * Manuel Mariaca (born 1986 in Cuernavaca) is a former Mexican footballer. He last played for
Cruz Azul Hidalgo Club Deportivo Cruz Azul Hidalgo, also known as Cruz Azul Hidalgo, was a professional football club in Mexico who last played in the Liga Premier league of Mexico. Their stadium was the Estadio 10 de Diciembre located in Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz ...
as a defender in Mexico's Primera Division. * Roberto Nurse Anguiano (born 1983 in Zacatepec) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for
Mineros de Zacatecas Club Deportivo Mineros de Zacatecas is a Mexican football club from Zacatecas that compete in the Mexican Liga de Expansión MX. They are currently managed by Omar Alexis Moreno. History In December 2012, Grupo Pachuca purchased the Estudiant ...
on loan from
Dorados de Sinaloa Dorados de Sinaloa, or Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club based on Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. History Dorados de Sinaloa was founded on August 9, 2003. The Dorados was the youngest team to play on First Division de México, hav ...
and the
Panama national football team The Panama national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Panamá) represents Panama in men's international football and is governed by the Panamanian Football Federation. The team represents all three FIFA, CONCACAF and the regional UNC ...
. *
Mónica Ocampo Mónica Ocampo Medina (born 4 January 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. Club career From 2006 to 2009, Ocampo played with W-League club FC Indiana. In 201 ...
Medina (born 1987 in Jojutla) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for
Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whic ...
and the
Mexico women's national football team The Mexico women's national football team represents Mexico on the international stage. The squad is governed by the Mexican Football Federation and competes within CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Associatio ...
. *
Sergio Orduña Sergio Orduña Carrillo (born 4 April 1954) is a Mexican football manager and was a former manager Altamira of Ascenso MX. Career Orduña was a star football player for Tigres before becoming a manager. See also *List of people from Morelos ...
(born 1954, in Xochitepec) is a Mexican football manager and was a former manager
Altamira F.C. Altamira Fútbol Club, or Estudiantes de Altamira (previously known as Estudiantes de Santander) was a Mexican football team that was based in Altamira, Tamaulipas. History On July 12, 2001, the expansion club ''Estudiantes de Santander'' announc ...
(2014–2015) of Ascenso MX. * Jesús Ortega Benítez (born 1997 in Cuernavaca) is a professional Mexican footballer who currently plays for Zacatepec. * José Eduardo Pavez (born 1969 in Tehuixtla) is a retired professional footballer from Mexico. He played as a midfielder during his career. He was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in Barcelona, Spain. * Jair Pereira Rodríguez (born 1986 in Cuautla) is a Mexican football defender who currently plays for Liga MX team C.D.
C.D. Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divi ...
. * Ignacio Rodríguez Bahena (born 1956 in Zacatepec) is a former Mexican football goalkeeper who played for Mexico in the
1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...
. * Boris Romero (born in Cuernavaca in 1997) is a Mexican football defender who currently plays for
Deportivo Toluca Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the Primera División de México, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega ...
of the
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. * Moctezuma Serrato Salinas (born 1976, Cuernavaca) is a Mexican retired professional football striker (1999–2012). *
Pamela Tajonar Pamela Tajonar Alonso (born 2 December 1984) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish Primera División club Villarreal and the Mexico women's national team. Club career FC Indiana Tajonar signed for FC Indi ...
Alonso (born in Cuernavac in 1984) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for
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(2018–). * Alan Vidal Solís (born 1993 in Zacualpan) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Athletic Morelos. The club was founded in 2007 and currently plays in Mexico's Third Division.


Other sports

* Luis Avilés Ferreiro is a sprinter who won 2nd place in the 2019 Mexican Olympics in Chihuahua, Chihuahua. * Juan Ramón Ayala (born in Cuernavaca in 1989) is a professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division of the WBC. *
Francisco García Moreno Francisco García Moreno (born 1 June 1947 in Mexico City, died 26 March 2016 in Cuernavaca) was a Mexican Olympic water polo player (1968, 1972, 1976), and a former coach of the national team. ''El Panchote'', as Garcia Moreno was known, was a me ...
(1947–2016) was born in Mexico City. He was on the Mexican water polo teams at the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics. He ran a gym in Las Palmas, Cuernavaca, and was killed in 2016. * Juan Carlos Gonzales (born 1962 in Cuernavaca), better known under the ring name
El Hijo del Diablo Juan Carlos Gonzales (born November 4, 1962 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico), better known under the ring name ''El Hijo del Diablo'' (Spanish for "The Son of the Devil"), is a Mexican ''luchador'', or professional wrestler currently working on th ...
("The Son of the Devil"), is a Mexican professional wrestler. *
Ismael Hernández Ismael Alfredo Hernández Deras (born Victoria de Durango, February 20, 1964) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as Governor of the State of Durango from September 15, 2004 to Sept ...
(born in Cuautla in 1990) is a Mexican modern ''pentathlete''. He won a bronze medal at the
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. *
Idulio Islas Idulio Islas Gómez (born January 16, 1987 in Morelos) is a Mexican taekwondo practitioner. He won a silver medal for the 68 kg division at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, and bronze at the 2011 Summer Unive ...
(born 1987 in Morelos) is a Mexican
Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
practitioner. He won a silver medal for the 68 kg division at the
2009 World Taekwondo Championships The 2009 World Taekwondo Championships are the 19th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held at Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark from October 14 to October 18, 2009.Ricardo Lopez (born in Cuernavaca in 1966) is a retired undefeated Mexican professional boxer. "El Finito" López Nava is one of just fifteen world boxing champions to retire without a loss. * Uri Martins (born in Cuernavaca, 1990) is a Mexican cyclist riding for Amore & Vita–Prodir. * Laura Lorenza Morfin Macouzet (born 1982 in Cuernavaca) is a road cyclist. She represented Mexico at the 2006, 2008, and
2009 UCI Road World Championships The 2009 UCI Road World Championships were held in Mendrisio, Switzerland, between September 23 and September 27, 2009. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23. Qualification Schedule Individual time ...
. * Irving Adrián Pérez Pineda (born in
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
May 16, 1986) is a Mexican triathlete. He competed in the men's event at the
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
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Valeria Pulido Valeria Pulido Velasco (born 1 January 1990) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico. Biography Pulido, who comes from the Mexican state of Morelos, won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She receiv ...
Velasco (born in Jojutla, 1990) is a former professional tennis player. * Marcel Sisniega Campbell (1959–2013) grew up in Cuernavaca. He was a Mexican chess Grandmaster and film director. Sisniega was born in Chicago but grew up in Cuernavaca. Sisniega earned the Grandmaster title in 1992.


Criminals

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Daniel Arizmendi López Daniel Arizmendi López (born 22 July 1958) is a Mexican convicted kidnapper and serial killer. In 1998 Susan Ferriss of the Cox News Service wrote that Arizmendi was "Mexico's most notorious suspected criminal".Ferriss, Susan.Ear-cutter Arizmendi L ...
(born 1958) is a convicted Mexican kidnapper responsible for at least 18 kidnappings in Mexico. He was nicknamed ''El Mochaorejas'' ("The Ear Chopper"). *
Arturo Beltran Leyva Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer * Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), B ...
(1961—2009) was Number 3 on the Mexican government's Most Wanted List when he was killed by the Navy at his home in the "Altitude" apartments in Cuernavca on December 16, 2009. *
Amado Carrillo Fuentes Amado Carrillo Fuentes (; December 17, 1956 – July 7, 1997) was a Mexican drug lord who seized control of the Juárez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Amado Carrillo became known as "''El Señor de Los Cielos''" ( ...
(1956—1997) was a drug lord knows as ''El Señor de los Cielos'' (the Lord of the Skies). Born in
Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is d ...
, Carrillo Fuentes owed a good deal of his infamy to alleged ties to Governor
Jorge Carrillo Olea Jorge Carrillo Olea (born in Jojutla, Morelos, on November 19, 1937) is a Mexican politician and general, and a member of Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI. He served as governor of Morelos from October 1, 1994, to May 15, 1998. Early milit ...
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Sam Giancana Salvatore Mooney Giancana (; born Gilormo Giangana; ; May 24, 1908 – June 19, 1975) was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. Giancana was born in Chicago to Italian immigrant parents. He joined the 42 ...
(1908—1975) was a Chicago mobster who lived in Cuernavaca while he was on the lam from both the FBI and the mob, (1966–1974).


Farmers, landowners, entrepreneurs, investors

After the Spanish conquest and until the early 20th century, land ownership was centered largely on haciendas. Based on the Constitution of 1915, General Alvaro Obregon established the Ley de Ejidos in 1920 which essentially established communal ownership of rural lands. *Eugenio J. Cañas (?-1923), brought running water and electricity to Cuernavaca; surveyed the border between Morelos and Puebla *
José de la Borda José de la Borda (Joseph de Laborde in French; c. 1700 – May 30, 1778) was a Spaniard who migrated to New Spain in the 18th century, amassing a great fortune in mines in Taxco and Zacatecas in Mexico. At one point, he was the richest man in M ...
(c. 1699–1778) was a Spanish miner who made a fortune in
Taxco Taxco de Alarcón (; usually referred to as simply Taxco) is a small city and administrative center of Taxco de Alarcón Municipality located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Taxco is located in the north-central part of the state, from the cit ...
, Guerrero. In 1760 he built a large mansion in Cuernavaca. * Manuel de la Borda (baptized 1727–1791) was the son of José de la Borda. Born in Taxco, he became a priest and was in Cuernavaca in 1777, when he built the chapel of Guadalupe next to his father's mansion. In 1778 he initiated the transformation of the mansion into a botanical garden. Today the
Borda Garden Borda may refer to: *Qaṣīda al-Burda, a famous Sufi poem. * Borda (building) or borde, traditional cattle farmers' buildings in the Pyrenees, a barn, sheepfold, or stable * Places in India ** Borda, Goa, a town and suburb of the city of Margao ...
is a public park and museum. * Alberto Gómez was born in Tepecoacuilco, Guerrero. He was a rice farmer in
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who won a medal at the 1900 Paris exhibition for the "Best rice in the world." *
Dwight Morrow Dwight Whitney Morrow (January 11, 1873October 5, 1931) was an American businessman, diplomat, and politician, best known as the U.S. ambassador who improved U.S.-Mexican relations, mediating the religious conflict in Mexico known as the Cristero ...
(1873–1931) was an American businessman and diplomat. He had a home called ''Casa de Manaña'' in Cuernavaca and hired
Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the ...
to paint the murals on the Palace of Cortes. * Pedro Cortes Ramirez de Arellano (died 1629) was the grandson of
Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (; ; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of w ...
. He owned the Hacienda of San Nicolás in Pantitlán,
Tlayacapan Tlayacapan () is the name of a town and a municipality located in the northeast part of Morelos state in central Mexico. It is located 60 km east from the state capital of Cuernavaca and about 1.5 hours south of Mexico City. It is a rural are ...
. * Rosalia Del Socorro Castillon was born in Cuernavaca. Castillon has built her family's business, ''De Antaño Azucarillos'' into the most famous sweet shop in Morelos. It is a franchise operation that has recently opened in Guatemala. They sell fruit/based salad dressing, jellies, and jam. *
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(1532–1589) was born in Cuernavaca. He was the legitimate son of Hernán Cortés and ''Doña Juana de Zúñiga''. He founded and owned several haciendas. * Rose Eleanor King (b. in India, 1865) and Norman Robson King (d. 1907 in Mexico City) were British subjects who first arrived in Cuernavaca in 1905. They established their residence in Mexico City, but after her husband's death, Ms. King returned to Cuernavaca to live. In 1910 she purchased the ''Hotel Bella Vista,'' which hosted
Francisco I. Madero Francisco Ignacio Madero González (; 30 October 1873 – 22 February 1913) was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer and Public figure, statesman, who became the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until he was deposed in Ten Tragic Da ...
,
Felipe Ángeles Felipe Ángeles Ramírez (1868–1919) was a Mexican military officer and revolutionary during the era of the Mexican Revolution. Having risen to the rank of colonel of artillery in the Federal Army of the Porfiriato, Ángeles was promoted to ge ...
, Huerta, the
Guggenheim family The Guggenheim family ( ) is an American-Jewish family known for making their fortune in the mining industry, in the early 20th century, especially in the United States and South America. After World War I, many family members withdrew from th ...
, and others, only to abandon it in 1914. She returned to Cuernavaca in 1916 where she later died. She was the author of ''Tempest Over Mexico: A Personal Chronicle''. * Claudia Ríos is the administrative manager of ''La Walfaria'' franchise. Founded in 2003, there are nine franchises in Mexico, one in Ecuador, one in Guatemala, and one in Honduras. * Ricardo Sánchez (b. 1798) from
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
, Jalisco, moved to
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
on March 15, 1830, and in 1836 he introduced the cultivation of brown rice. He later became the first municipal president.


Military figures

*Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras (?-1820), ''Insurgente'' who died in
Tetecala Tetecala is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with which it shares a name. The toponym Tetecala comes from a Nahuatl name and means "place of stone houses". The full na ...
, December 28,
1820 Events January–March *January 1 – Nominal beginning of the Trienio Liberal in Spain: A constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament (March 7). *January 8 – General Maritime T ...
* Colonel Francisco Ayala (d. 1812) was the first Insurgent leader in Morelos state. His hometown,
Ciudad Ayala Ciudad Ayala is a city in the east-central part of the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at , at a mean height of above sea level. The city is named for Coronel Francisco Ayala (1760-1812) who fought with José María Morelos during the 1812 Si ...
, is named for him. * General
Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda Ezquerra (; 9 November 1926 – 26 May 2015) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a f ...
(died 1926) was born in the hacienda of Cuauchichinola and joined the ''Zapatista'' forces in March 1911 under the orders of General Lorenzo Vásquez. He participated in the capture of
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
and
Tlaquiltenango Tlaquiltenango is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is south of Mexico city and southeast of Cuernavaca, the state capital via Mexican Federal Highway 95D. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with wh ...
, on March 24, 1911. In 1921 he was elected Federal Deputy for the first district of the State of Morelos. Later he was municipal president of
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
and died there on July 22, 1926. There is a town named for him in the municipality of Jojutla. *
Leonardo Bravo (general officer) Leonardo Bravo (1764 in Chilpancingo, Guerrero – September 13, 1812 in Mexico City) was a liberal Mexican, landowner, and general. He was the brother of Máximo Bravo and father of Nicolás Bravo. Bravo participated with the insurgent faction du ...
(1764–1812) was an Insurgent who fought at the
Siege of Cuautla The siege of Cuautla was a battle of the War of Mexican Independence that occurred from 19 February through 2 May 1812 at Cuautla, Morelos. The Spanish royalist forces loyal to the Spanish, commanded by Félix María Calleja, besieged th ...
with brothers Miguel and Victor, as well as his son, Nicolas Bravo. * Nicolás Bravo (1776–1854), Insurgent, fought at Siege of Cuautla, List of heads of state of Mexico, president of Mexico three times between 1839 and 1846. * Félix María Calleja del Rey (1755–1828). Born in Medina de Campo, Spain, Calleja arrive in New Spain in 1789. He became an able fighter for the Royalist cause, defeating Miguel Hidalgo in San Jerónimo Aculco in 1811 and stopping Jose Maria Morelos's offensive in 1812. He was Viceroy from 1813 to 1816. * Sidronio Camacho was a ''Zapatista'' general who killed Eufemio Zapata in Cuautla in 1917 and then joined Venustiano Carranza. *
Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (; ; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of w ...
(1485–1547) was a Spanish ''Conquistador'' (1519–1521) who lived in Cuernavaca from 1530 to 1540 and built the Palace of Cortés, Cuernavaca. He was named ''Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca'' in 1529. * María Estrada (c. 1475 or 1486 – between 1537 and 1548) was a Spanish woman who participated in the expedition of Hernán Cortés to Mexico in 1519–24. The Dominican historian Diego Durán claims that she led a force of conquistadors into the area around Popocatépetl, where she defeated the Nahua Indians of Hueyapan, charging head first and screaming "Santiago!" * Genovevo de la O (1876–1952) was born in Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Cuernavaca. He joined the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and joined Zapata in 1911. He won the ''Siege of Cuernavaca'' (1914) and was elected Governor of Morelos. * Maria Fermina Rivera (died 1821) was born in Tlaltizapán. Guerrilla of the troops of Vicente Guerrero, died on the battlefield. * Hermenegildo Galeana (1782–1814) was an Insurgent who fought at the Siege of Cuautla. * General Julián González Guadarrama (1890–?) was born in the town of Mazatepec on November 30, 1890. He joined the Mexican Revolution in Chontalcoatlán in March 1911 under the command of General Joaquín Miranda of the forces of General Ambrosio Figueroa. Julián González died in Cuernavaca after dedicating himself to agriculture in the same municipality. * Rubén Jaramillo (1900–1962) was a military and peasant leader born in
Tlaquiltenango Tlaquiltenango is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is south of Mexico city and southeast of Cuernavaca, the state capital via Mexican Federal Highway 95D. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with wh ...
who was gunned down by federal police in Xochicalco. * Gildardo Magaña, Gildardo Magaña Cerda (1891–1939 in Mexico) was born in Zamora, Michoacán. In 1911 he moved to Morelos and in 1916 he became chief of staff to Emiliano Zapata. On September 4, 1919, in Huautla, Morelos, Magaña was proclaimed the leader of the Liberation Army of the South. * Mariano Matamoros (1770–1814) was the priest of Jantetelco who fought at the Siege of Cuautla. The Cuernavaca Airport is named for him. * Narciso Mendoza (1800–1888) or the''Niño artillero'' (Child Gunner). During the
Siege of Cuautla The siege of Cuautla was a battle of the War of Mexican Independence that occurred from 19 February through 2 May 1812 at Cuautla, Morelos. The Spanish royalist forces loyal to the Spanish, commanded by Félix María Calleja, besieged th ...
in 1812, 12-year-old Mendoza lit and fired a cannon at Spanish troops to protect the barrio of San Diego, Cuautla. * Mixcoatl Camaxtl was a warrior and the father of Quetzalcóatl in Tepoztlan, Amatlán. * Otilio Montaño Sánchez (1887–1917) was a ''Zapatista'' general born in Ciudad Ayala, Villa Ayala. He was a co-author of the Plan de Ayala. He was executed as a traitor to Zapata. * José María Morelos y Pavón (1765–1815) was a priest who led the Siege of Cuautla (September–May 1812). He was held prisoner in the Palacio de Cortes (November 1815). The state was named after him in 1869. * Felipe Neri Jiménez (1884–1914) was a soldier and general in the Mexican Revolution. He was born in the neighborhood of Gualupita, in Cuernavaca. He became part of Emiliano Zapata, Zapata's ruling Revolutionary Junta in May 1913. He was killed in January 1914, by the ''Zapatista'' forces of Antonio Barona Rojas while returning from a campaign in Tepoztlan. * Amador Salazar Jimenez (1868–1916) was a cousin of Emiliano Zapata who became a revolutionary general. He was born in Cuernavaca and is buried in Tlaltizapán. *Tezcapotzin, warrior from Cuauhnáhuac who caught Cuautzinten, ''tlatoani'' of Xiutepec. * Pablo Torres Burgos (1877–1911) was born in Ciudad Ayala. Torres Burgos founded the liberation club called Melchor Ocampo in 1909 and became a general in 1911. He is remembered for the phrase, "Down with the haciendas! Long live the people!" *Tzontecomatl, leader of Tlahuica groups of the Chicomostoc tribe who first arrived in Cuauhnáhuac * Leondro Valle (1833–1861) was born on February 27, 1833, in Mexico City and grew up in Jonacatepec. He fought at the Battle of Calpulalpan. He was executed on June 23, 1861. * Emiliano Zapata (1879–1919) was the leader of the southern army during the Mexican Revolution He was born in Anenecuilco and assassinated in Chinameca, Morelos, Chinameca, both in
Ayala Ayala may refer to: Places * Ciudad Ayala, Morelos, Mexico * Ayala Alabang, a barangay in Muntinlupa, Philippines * Ayala Avenue, a major thoroughfare in the Makati Central Business District, Philippines * Ayala, Magalang, a barrio in Magalang ...
. He is buried in Cuautla, Morelos, Cuautla. * Eufemio Zapata (1873–1917) was Emiliano Zapata's brother and a participant in the Mexican Revolution. He was killed by Sidronio Camacho in Cuautla.


Political figures

* Juan Pablo Adame Alemán (born in Cuernavaca, 1985) was a federal deputy (, 2012–2015). He is the son of Governor Marco Adame. * Marco Antonio Adame Castillo (born in Cuernavaca, 1960) is a doctor and politician who was Governor of Morelos (, 2006–2012). * Juan N. Álvarez (1790–1867) supported the Plan of Ayutla and was President of Mexico for two months while Cuernavaca was the capital (1855). * Sergio Álvarez Mata (born in Cuernavaca, 1962) was a federal senator (, 2006–2012). * Cuauhtemoc Blanco (born 1973) is a former professional soccer player turned politician. He was the ''Presidente Municipal'' (mayor) of Cuernavaca from January 2016 to April 2018, and he became Governor of Morelos () on October 1, 2018. *Plutarco Elías Calles (1877-1945), president (1924-1928) and ''Jefe Máximo'' (Maximum Chief) of the Revolution (1928-1934) ruled Mexico with an iron fist from his home in Cuernavaca Municipality, Colonia Reforma, Cuernavaca. * Lázaro Cárdenas (1895–1970) was a Mexican president (1934–1980) who owned a home in Palmira, Cuernavaca. He donated land to construct a boarding school, ''Internado de Palmira'' for young women. *
Jorge Carrillo Olea Jorge Carrillo Olea (born in Jojutla, Morelos, on November 19, 1937) is a Mexican politician and general, and a member of Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI. He served as governor of Morelos from October 1, 1994, to May 15, 1998. Early milit ...
(born 1937) is a general, politician, and journalist from Jojutla. He was governor from 1994 to 1998 (). *Francisco de Contreras (¿?-1610), governor of Xochimilco de Cuauhnáhuac *Cuauhtototzin, ''tlatoani'' of Cuauhnahuac in 1400, father of Chichimecacihuatzin I * Fidel Demédicis Hidalgo (born 1956) is a politician from Temixco. He was a federal senator from 2012 to 2018. * Domingo Diez (b. in Cuernavaca December 3, 1881 d. April 16, 1934) was a politician during and after the Mexican Revolution. There is a street in Cuernavaca named after him. * Luis Echeverría (born 1922), former President of Mexico ( 1970–1976) lives in Cuernavaca. As ''Secretario de Gobernacion'' (Secretary of the Interior) under President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Echeverria is considered responsible for the October 2, 1968 Tlatelolco massacre. * Sergio Estrada Cajigal (born 1961 in Cuernavaca) is a politician and former Governor of Morelos (, 2000–2006). His grandfather, Vicente Estada Cajigal, was governor from 1930 to 1934. *Jorge Arturo García Rubí, (b. Cuernavaca, November 21, 1952) is a lawyer and politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party who was Governor of Morelos from May 18 to September 30, 2000. * Ángel García Yáñez (born 1967) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the New Alliance Party (Mexico), New Alliance Party (''Nueva Alianza''). He serves as a senator in the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress (2018–2021) from the state of Morelos. From 2015 to 2018, he represented the Fifth Federal Electoral District of Morelos, centered on Yautepec. *Flora Guerrero, environmentalist and activist *Huitzilihuitl (?-1425), ''tlatoani'' (ruler) of Cuauhnáhuac (1403-1425) *Itzcoatzin de Cuauhnáhuac, Tlahuica ''tlatoani'' of Cuauhnahuac in 1519. * Armando León Bejarano (1916–2016) was born in Cuautla and served as Governor of Morelos (, 1976–1982). * Maximilian I of Mexico (1832–1867) was the List of heads of state of Mexico, Second Emperor of Mexico (1866–1867). He had two homes in Cuernavaca, the ''Borda Garden'' and ''El Olvido'' in Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca, Acapantzingo. * Lucía Meza Guzmán (born in Cuautla, 1975) is a politician and senator to the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress from the state of Morelos. Meza Guzmán is affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). * Gisela Mota Ocampo (1982 – 2016 in Mexico) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution, PRD. As of 2013, she served as a plurinominal deputy in the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing Morelos. After winning the elections in June 2015, Mota Ocampo became mayor of Temixco on January 1, 2016, serving until her assassination the following day, on January 2, 2016. * Claudia Ochoa Carrillo from Xochitepec was the first female municipal president in Morelos (1967–1969). * Lauro Ortega Martínez (1910–1999) was a veterinarian and a politician who served as Governor of Morelos (1982–1988) who lived in Xochitepec. *Epigmenio de la Piedra (1792-1873), Deputy from Cuernavaca who signed the 1824 Constitution of Mexico * Graco Ramirez (born June 26, 1949) is a politician who was Governor of Morelos (PRD, 2012–2018). * Antonio Riva Palacio (1926–2014) was a politician and Governor of Morelos (PRI, 1988–1994). He was Ambassador to Ecuador (1994–1998). *Tehuehuetzin (¿?-1504), lord, king of Cuauhnáhuac in 1491. * Tezcacohuatzin (b. 1359) was Lord of Cuauhnáhuac and grandfather of Moctezuma I. His daughter Miahuaxihuitl (b. 1385) married Huitzilihuitl (b. 1379), Aztec emperor. * Juan Antonio Tlaxcoapan (d. 1813) was an Indigeous and citizen of Spain native of
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
who served as alderman in
Tlaquiltenango Tlaquiltenango is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is south of Mexico city and southeast of Cuernavaca, the state capital via Mexican Federal Highway 95D. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with wh ...
during the Mexican War of Independence. He had talks with Vicente Guerrero and Nicolas Bravo prior to the Congress of Chilpancingo. He was executed by firing squad in the atrium of the church of Santo Domingo in Tlaquiltenango in late 1813. *Yoatzin, last ''tlatoani'' of Cuauhnahuac. Surrendered to Hernán Cortés on April 3, 1521. His baptismal name was Hernando Cuauhnáhuac Cortés y Sandoval.


Religious figures

*Bernardino Álvarez de San Hipólito, founder of the Hospital de la Santa Cruz in Oaxtepec *Agustina Andrade (1695-?), discovered the Virgen de Tlaltenango on August 30, 1720 *Domingo de la Anunciación (16th century), evangelizer of Tepoztlán who destroyed the ídol of Ometochtli de Tepoztlán * Fray Jorge de Avila (ordained 1526, died 1547) was an Augistinian monk who founded monasteries in Atlathucan, Tlayacapan, Ocuituco, Yecapixtla, and Totolapan. All these monasteries are part of the Monasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl, UNESCO World Heritage Sites. * Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos (b. 1816 in Zamora, Michoacán), Roman Catholic archbishop and Mexican politician who served as regent during the Second Mexican Empire (1863–1864) (d. 1891 in Oacalco, Yautepec District, Yautepec) *Diego Durán (c. 1537 – 1588) was a Dominican friar best known for his authorship of one of the earliest Western books on the history and culture of the Aztecs, ''The History of the Indies of New Spain.'' Durán became vicar at the convent in Hueyapan (1581). *Jacobo Grinberg (born 1946; disappeared December 8, 1994) is/was a ''shaman'' who frequently studied in Tepoztlan and mysteriously disappeared in Cuernavaca. * Ivan Illich (1926–2002) was a Catholic priest & philosopher who co-founded the Centro Intercultural de Documentación in Rancho Tetela in 1965. *Gregorio Lemercier (1912-1987), founder of the monastery of ''Santa María de la Resurrección'' in Santa María Ahucatitlán * Baltasar López Bucio (born 1938) is a Catholic priest. He was a promoter of Liberation Theology and a follower of bishop Sergio Mendez. As the pastor of the church in Tlatenango, Cuernavaca, he commissioned Roberto Martínez García to paint a mural that reflected that tradition of veneration of the Virgin Mary at the old church (said to be the oldest church in continental America). The mural includes Emiliano Zapata, Diego Rivera, Hernán Cortés, and Baltasar on pilgrimage to the church. Later he served as pastor of the parish in
Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca Acapantzingo (Spanish: ka pan ˈzɪn go is a ''barrio'' (borough or neighborhood) in the southeastern part of the City of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 2 km from the city center. The Nahuatl name means ''on the slope of the reeds'' (': reed; ...
. * Manuel Pío López Estrada (1891–1971). Priest born in
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
, 6th bishop of Veracruz, and first archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Xalapa, Xalapa (1939–1968). * José Agapito Mateo Minos Campuzano (1852–1938), priest and historian from
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
. * Sergio Méndez Arceo (1907-1991) was a Bishop of Cuernavaca, 1953–1982. He was a leading proponent of Liberation Theology. *Florencio Olvera Ochoa, (1933–2020), Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca (2002–2009). *Ozomatzintentli, lord of Cuauhnáhuac, Shamanism, shaman * Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (1856–1920) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Cuernavaca (1898–1911) and an Archbishop of Monterrey. He is best known for his work as an archaeologist. * Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (1926–1993) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Cuernavaca (1983–1987) and an Archbishop & Cardinal of
Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
(1987–1993). *Antonio de Roa (1491-?), Augustinian monk who lived in Totolapan. He walked on coals and left the Christ of Totolapan. *Angelo de San Alberto, Dominican monk who built the aqueduct of Santo Domingo
Tlaquiltenango Tlaquiltenango is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It is south of Mexico city and southeast of Cuernavaca, the state capital via Mexican Federal Highway 95D. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality, with wh ...
in 1760


Royalty

* Barbara Hutton (1912–1979) the ''Poor Little Rich Girl'' was an American heiress who had a home in Jiutepec. * Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy (b. 1943) was the youngest daughter of Umberto II of Italy. She lived in
Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca Acapantzingo (Spanish: ka pan ˈzɪn go is a ''barrio'' (borough or neighborhood) in the southeastern part of the City of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 2 km from the city center. The Nahuatl name means ''on the slope of the reeds'' (': reed; ...
, from 1971 until her husband's murder in 1999. * Frances Erskine Inglis, (1806–1882), Marquesa Calderón de la Barca, was a Scottish woman who married Ángel Calderón de la Barca. Calderon de la Barca was the first plenipotentiary prime minister of Spain in independent Mexico. Francis Erskine Ingles arrived in Cuernavaca in 1841 and went to Atlacumolco, Jiutepec. She wrote ''Life in Mexico'' in 1843, with a preface by the historian William H. Prescott. * Moctezuma I (1390–1469) was the 5th Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan and 2nd Aztec emperor (1440–1469). He established a palace in ''Pozo Azul'', Oaxtepec, Huaxtepec. Grandson of Tezcacohuatzin, Lord of Cuauhnáhuac. * Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the ''Shah of Iran'' (1941–1979). He lived in exile in Cuernavaca in 1979. He fell ill and was taken to New York City for treatment on October 22, 1979—two weeks before the Iran hostage crisis.


Scientists and inventors

* Carlos Arias Ortiz is a biochemist who lives in Cuernavaca and works at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM. *Ricardo Alberto Castañeda, traditional healer and author from Xoxocotla, Morelos * Ce Acatl Topiltzin (c. 895–947) was born in Amatlan and is often associated with Quetzalcoatl, who invented pulque. He was a Toltec king (977–999). * Alejandra Bravo de la Parra (born 1961 in Mexico City) is a biochemist who lives in Cuernavaca and works at the UNAM. * Hector Lamadrid Figueroa (born in Cuernavaca in 1976) is head of the Department of Perinatal Health at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP). He was a consultant with ''MEASURE Evaluation'' from 2011 to 2015, in Mexico, South Africa, India, and Nepal. He has been a collaborator of the ''Global Burden of Disease'' study since 2015. * Timothy Leary (1920–1996). American psychologist and counterculture figure conducted early experiments into the effects of psychedelic drugs in Cuernavaca from 1960 to 1964. * Susana López Charretón (born 1957 in Mexico City) is a Mexican virologist who lives in Cuernavaca and works at the UNAM. She is married to Carlos Arias Ortiz. * Andrés Eloy Martínez Rojas (born 1963) was born in Cuernavaca and lives in Jojutla. In 2006 he discovered and named the Jojutla (crater), Jojutla crater on Mars. From 2012 to 2015 he represented the 4th district (Jojutla) in the state legislature as a member of National Regeneration Movement, Morena. * Alfredo Quinto is a physicalchemical researcher at the National Technological Institute of Mexico, assigned to the Zacatepec de Hidalgo, Tec de Zacatepec. In 2016 he became the first Mexican scientist to win the Newton International Fellowship for studies at the University of Oxford. * Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was a Prussian naturalist who visited Cuernavaca in 1803 and nicknamed it the ''City of Eternal Spring''.


Visual artists

* David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974) was a Mexican muralist who lived and worked in Cuernavaca. His former studio is now a museum located in a public park named for him. * Lizette Arditti was born in Mexico City in 1947 and has lived in Tepoztlan since 1977. * Robert Brady (1928–1986) was an American art collector and heir to the Mayflower Transit, Mayflower Movers fortune. He bought and restored the former bishop's residence in Cuernavaca, which today houses the Robert Brady Museum. * Enrique Cattaneo y Cramer (born February 9, 1946) was born in Mexico City and lives in Cuernavaca. He teaches at the UAEM. *Cristina Cassy, Mexican painter who won the 3rd place medal in the ''Salon de Oro'' in Madrid, Spain, in 1960, lives in Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca. * Jorge Cázares Campos (b. Cuernavaca November 20, 1937, d. Cuernavaca January 11, 2020) landscape painter, studied at the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos where he taught since 1976 *Rafael Coronel, 87, painter (b. 1931 in Zacatecas, d. 2019 in Cuernavaca) * Vicente Gandia Sanz (1935–2009) was born in Barcelona, Spain, and died in Cuernavaca. * Alfredo Guati Rojo (1918–2003) was a Mexican painter who lived in Cuernavaca as a child. * Paula Lazos (1940–2010) was a Mexican painter who was born in Cuernavaca and who studied at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, UAEM. *Joy Laville, (b. 1923 in Mexico, 1923 in U.K., died 2018 in Mexico, 2018; nationalized Mexican painter and sculptor who lived in Jiutepec. * Liliana Mercenario Pomeroy was born in Mexico city in 1955 and has lived in Cuernavaca since 1994. She teaches at the UAEM. * Wolfgang Paalen (1907-1959), Austrian-Mexican surrealist painter who lived and worked in Tepoztlàn during his last Mexican period (1954–59). *Sebastián Ortega (1628-?), religious painter Cuernavaca. "Notario de la Inquisición" in 1643 * Yolanda Quijano is a Mexican painter and sculptor who lives in Cuernavaca. * María Luisa Reid (born in 1943 in Zacatepec) is a Mexican sculptor. * Rius, Eduardo del Río "Ruis" (1934–2017) was a cartoonist and writer born in Zamora, Michoacan and who lived in Las Palmas, Cuernavaca and in Tepoztlán. *
Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the ...
(1886–1957) was a Mexican muralist. He lived in
Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca Acapantzingo (Spanish: ka pan ˈzɪn go is a ''barrio'' (borough or neighborhood) in the southeastern part of the City of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 2 km from the city center. The Nahuatl name means ''on the slope of the reeds'' (': reed; ...
from 1951 to 1957. *John King Edward Spencer (b. U.K. 1928 - d. Cuernavaca 2005), best known for designing the stone/iron fence of the church of the ''Reyes Magos' in Tetela del Monte, Cuernavaca. Upon his death he donated his home to the city of Cuernavaca as the
Casona Spencer
' cultural center. * Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991) was a Mexican painter. ''Calle 5 de Mayo'', where he lived in Cuernavaca, was renamed in his honor after his death. * Roger von Gunten (born 1933) was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1933. In 1957 he traveled to Cuernavaca and became a Mexican citizen in 1980. He lives in Tepoztlan.


Writers, educators, and journalists

* José Agustín (born 1944) is a Mexican writer who lives in Cuautla, Morelos, Cuautla. * Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834–1893). Author of ''El Zarco'', set in Yautepec de Zaragoza between 1861 and 1863. * Agustín Aragón León (1870–1954) was an educator who founded the ''Revista Positiva''. He was born in Jonacatepec. *Pedro Castera, 20th century novelist (''Carmen''), which takes place in Cuernavaca. *María Isabel Cacalpotitla (?-1560), woman who taught Nahuatl to the Augustinians of Ocuituco. *Lucio Carpanta, Nahutl teacher and author from Xoxocotla, Morelos * Antonio Díaz Soto y Gama (1880–1967) was born in San Luis Potosí. He was an agrarian leader during the Mexican Revolution who supported the Plan de Ayala. He encouraged the establishment of schools in Jantetelco and Zacualpan de Amilpas. * Isidro Fabela (1882–1964) was a writer, journalist, and diplomat who was born and died in Cuernavaca. * Erich Fromm (1900–1980). Psychoanalyst and humanist who lived in Cuernavaca from 1956 to 1976. * Joaquín García Icazbalceta (1824–1894) was a Mexican philologist and historian who published the newspaper ''La Voz de Morelos'' in defense of the state in 1873. *Juan Antonio Lobato (18th century) writer from Tetecala, provincial leader of the Mercedarians. *Miguel López de Nava (b. in Jonacatepec1858-1942), poet and musician *Sergio Jimenez Bénitez, novelist from Xoxocotla, Morelos * Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957) was an English writer who lived in the ''Casa de la Bola'' in Cuernavaca. He wrote ''Under the Volcano'', a novel set in ''Quauhnahuac'' on the Day of the Dead in 1938. *Juan Francisco Miranda (1720-1759), Jesuit writer born in Jiutepec, Atlacomulco, died in Rome *Celia Muñoz Escobar (b. in Cuernavaca 1912-1976), educator, poet, and writer. There is a street in Cuernavaca named after her. * :es:Helena Paz Garro, Helena Paz Garro (1938–2014) was a poet who was born in Mexico City, lived most of her life in Switzerland because of her participation in the Tlatelolco massacre, student movement in 1968, and who died in Cuernavaca. * Manuel Mazari Puerto (1891–1935) was born in
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
. He was a homeopathic doctor, writer, and historian (''Bosquejo Histórico del Estado de Morelos''). * Gerardo Horacio Porcayo, Gerardo Horacio Porcayo Villalobos (born 1966 in Cuernavaca), is a Mexican science fiction and fantasy writer. Porcayo's novel, ''La primera calle de la soledad'' (Solitude's ''First Road'') is an example of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. *Musito Primo (b. in Jantetelco, 1839-?), Indigenous writer famous for a comedy. * Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959) was a humanist and writer who lived in Cuernavaca, 1947–1959. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. * Armando Salgado, (1938-2018), photojournalist who captured the Corpus Christi massacre of 120 students in 1971. * René Orta Salgado (ca. 1969 – May 13, 2012) was former Mexican journalist, lawyer, and political activist for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was killed in Cuernavaca during the election season of 2012; the murder could have been linked to his past in journalism and the Mexican Drug War. * Alma Karla Sandoval (born 1975) is a poet born in Zacatepec. She writes for ''La Jornada Morelos'' and works as a professor at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey Morelos Campus. *Arnulfo Soriano, an indigenous poet from Xoxocotla, Morelos, Xoxocotla *
John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social ...
(1902–1968) was an American writer. He visited Cuernavaca in 1945, where he was inspired to co-write the screenplay for ''Viva Zapata'' with Jack Wagner *Gutierre Tibon (1905-1999) was an Italian-Mexican author who lived in
Acapantzingo, Cuernavaca Acapantzingo (Spanish: ka pan ˈzɪn go is a ''barrio'' (borough or neighborhood) in the southeastern part of the City of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 2 km from the city center. The Nahuatl name means ''on the slope of the reeds'' (': reed; ...
, from 1959 until his death at 93 in 1999. *José Urbán Aguirre (b. Cuautla, January 13, 1888), elementary school teacher in eastern Morelos (1906-1930) and politician (1930-1958) * Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a French writer who described Cuernavaca in his short story ''A Drama in Mexico'' (1851).


Other

* Daniela Álvarez (model), Daniela Álvarez (born in Cuernavaca in 1993) is a Mexican beauty pageant titleholder who won the title at the Nuestra Belleza México 2013, "Nuestra Belleza Mexico" pageant in 2013. She represented Mexico at the Miss World 2014 beauty pageant held on December 14, 2014 in London. *Chicomoyollotzin Pilliciuatzin, wife of Tlaltecatzin, ''tlatoani'' of Cuauhnáhuac. *Chichimecacihuatzin I, wife of Moctezuma I, daughter of Cuauhtototzin * Samir Flores Soberanes (1989 – February 19, 2019) was born in Amanalco, Temoac. He was a radio announcer and activist murdered in his hometown during the leadup to the referendum on construction of the thermoelectric plant in Huexca, Yecapixtla. * The Jojutla crater was discovered on Mars in 2006 by astronomer Andres Eloy Martínez Rojas. * Modesta Lavana Pérez (1929–2010) was an indigenous Nahuas, Nahua healer and activist from the town of Hueyapan. She was recognized as an important activist for indigenous rights and women's rights in Morelos, where she worked as a healer and as a legal translator of the Nahuatl language for the state of Morelos. * Roberto Francisco Miranda Moreno (born 1955 in Morelos) is a Mexican General officer who served as the last chief of the Estado Mayor Presidencial (EMP), the institution charged with protecting and safeguarding the President of Mexico and the First Lady of Mexico. The institution was disbanded on December 1, 2018 by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. * Graciela Soto Cámara (born in Cuernavaca) is a model who represented Mexico in Miss International 1999 in Tokyo.


See also

* Municipalities of Morelos * Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca * Anglican Church of Mexico * Battle of Cuautla (1911) * Plan of Cuernavaca * Plan of Ayala * Casino de la Selva


References

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Artists born in Cuernavaca (Spanish)



People representative of Cuernavaca (slide show, Spanish)
People from Morelos Lists of Mexican people