Famous people who grew up or lived in Mexico
4 notable people grew up or lived in Mexico. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
Benito Juárez1806–1872
📍 Oaxaca, Mexico
I was born Pablo Benito Juárez García on the 21st of March 1806 in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, a Zapotec Indian village in the mountains. I was orphaned at three and raised by my uncle. I…
Diego Rivera1934–1957
📍 Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, Avenida Altavista, San Ángel, 01060 Mexico City, Mexico
I was born in Guanajuato, a silver-mining town, and as a small child I drew on every wall of our home until my father covered them with canvas and chalkboards for me. I studied in Europe…
Frida Kahlo1907–1954
📍 Londres 247, Col. Del Carmen, Coyoacán, 04100 Mexico City, Mexico
I was born in La Casa Azul and I will die here — this was both prophecy and fact. My father was a photographer and taught me to see. At eighteen a bus accident shattered my spine and my…
Lorena Ochoa1981–2000
📍 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Lorena Ochoa was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in November 1981 and grew up in a family home that overlooked the swimming pool and grounds of the Guadalajara Country Club, a leafy, green…