Alfonso Garcia-Robles, Diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize 1982

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Coordinated the Tlatelolco Treaty in 1967 that kept Latin America and the Caribbean a nuclear weapon-free zone

He was admitted to the National College of Mexico in 1972

He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982


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Carlos Carsolio. Mountain climber. Climbed all mountains over 26,000 feet

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He was the fourth mountain climber, and the youngest of them, to climb all fourteen mountains over 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) above sea level:

Mountain	Height (m)
Nanga Parbat	8.128	1985
Shisha Pangma	8.027	1987
Makalu	8.463	1988
Monte Everest	8.848	1989
Kangchenjunga	8.586	1992
K2	8.611	1993
Cho Oyu	8.201	1994
Lhotse	8.506	1994
Broad Peak	8.047	1994
Annapurna	8.091	1995
Dhaulagiri	8.167	1995
Gasherbrum II	8.035	1995
Gasherbrum I	8.068	1995
Manaslu	8.163	1996

He received the National Prize for Sports of Mexico in 1985

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Rufino Tamayo. Painter. Belisario Dominguez medal 1988, Officer of the Legion of Honor of France 1970

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Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France, 1957

Honorary member of the American Academy and the National Institute of Arts and Letters of the United States, 1961

National Prize of Arts and Sciences in Fine Arts of Mexico, 1964

Officer of the Legion of Honor of France, 1970

Knight Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 1971

Honorary doctorate by the National University of Mexico, 1978

Honorary doctorate by the University of Southern California, 1985

Gold medal of Merit in Fine Arts of Spain, 1985

Belisario Domínguez Medal granted by the Mexican Senate, 1988

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 1989

Honorary member of the National College of Mexico, 1991

Watermelon slices (sold for 2.2 million dollars in 2011)

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Fernando Valenzuela. Pitcher. Best pitcher NL MLB 1981

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Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea

In 1981 he received the Cy Young award as best pitcher of the National League of Major League Baseball
1981 Rookie of the Year of the National League
Silver Sluger Award in 1981 and 1983 (granted to pitchers for their batting)
In 1981, he won the World Series at Los Angeles Dodgers. He won and pitched the complete third game of the series
Was selected to the All-Star Game for six consecutive years from 1981 to 1986
In 1986 he won 21 games and led the National League in wins and complete games
In 1986 he received the Gold Glove for best fielding performance as pitcher at the National League
In 1990 he pitched a no-hitter game

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Ximena Navarrete Rosete. Fashion Model. Miss Universe, 2010

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She won the Miss Universe contest in 2010

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Ana Guevara. Track athlete. 400 m race World champion 2003

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Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza

Ranked Best 400 m. runner from 2001 a 2004

Winner in all 400 m. Golden League 2002 competitions

Gold medal in 400 m. in the 2002 International Association of Athetics Federations (IAAF) Grand Prix Final

Gold medal in 400 m. in the 2002 International Association of Athetics Federations (IAAF) World Cup

Gold medal in 400 m. in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics

Gold medal in 400 m. in the 2003 and 2004 International Association of Athetics Federations (IAAF) World Athletics Final

Silver medal in 400 m. in the 2004 Olympic Games

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Luis Miguel. Singer. 5 Grammy Awards, 1985-2006

Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri

5 Grammy awards granted by the The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States:
1985 Best Mexican-American Performance with Sheena Easton for “Me gustas tal como eres”
1994 Best Latin Pop Album for “Aries”
1995 Best Latin Pop Album for “Segundo Romance”
1998 Best Latin Pop Performance for “Romances”
2006 Best Mexican/mexican-american Album for “Mexico en la Piel”

4 Latin Grammy Awards granted by the Latin Recording Academy
2000 Album of the year for “Amarte es un Placer”
2000 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Tu mirada”
2000 Best Pop Vocal Album for “Amarte es un Placer”
2005 Best Ranchero Album for “Mexico en la Piel”

In 1996 the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce placed a star with his name  in the Hollywood Walk of Fame


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