San José Insurgentes is a neighborhood located in southwest

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Location

San José Insurgentes is located in the

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. The neighborhood is bordered by: *Av. Río Mixcoac on the north, across which is Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac *Av. Revolución on the west, across which is Colonia Merced Gómez and Mixcoac *Barranca del Muerto on the south, across which is Guadalupe Inn in the

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* Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur, across which is Colonia Crédito Constructor

Description

San José Insurgentes is a mixed neighborhood, with both residential zones as well as office buildings, hotels and commerces. The neighborhood is home to the iconic theater

Teatro de los Insurgentes Teatro de los Insurgentes () is a Theater (structure), theater located on Mexico City's Avenida de los Insurgentes. Opened in 1953, the theater seats 959 spectators. History The construction of Teatro de los Insurgentes was funded by José Mar� ...

. The colonia has a public park called Parque de la Bola (English: Park of the Ball) which is located exactly at the center of the neighborhood, forming a roundabout that connects the two main avenues of the area: Félix Parra and Plateros.

History

The neighborhood was developed by the Alemán family (that of Mexico's president

Miguel Alemán Valdés Miguel Alemán Valdés (; 29 September 1900 – 14 May 1983) was a Mexican politician who served a full term as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952, the first civilian president after a string of revolutionary generals. His administ ...

) in the late years of the 1930s. Since then, San José Insurgentes has been home to several public figures including president

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines ( 30 December 1889 – 3 December 1973) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he previously served as Governor of Vera ...

, actress

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 and ...

and singer

Jorge Negrete Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno (; 30 November 1911 – 5 December 1953) was a Mexican singer and actor. He specialized in the musical genre of ranchera. His posthumous album "Fiesta Mexicana Volumen II" has been ranked by critics at No. 163 on t ...

. There is a statue of Jorge Negrete located in a roundabout at the streets of Capuchinas and Del Ángel.

Transportation

Public transportation

The area is served by the

Mexico City Metrobús The Mexico City Metrobús (former official name Sistema de Corredores de Transporte Público de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal), simply known as Metrobús, is a bus rapid transit, bus rapid transit (BRT) system that has served Mexico City since ...

Metrobus stations

* Teatro Insurgentes

References

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