Panteón Francés

The Panteón Francés de la Piedad ("French Cemetery of the Mercy") is a cemetery in Mexico City in which several notable people are interred.[1]

It is located in the southern section of the city, adjacent to the medical center, the Centro Medico Metro station, and the Colonia Buenos Aires neighborhood.[1] Note that there is another "Panteón Francés" in the northwest section of the city, near Panteones metro station; not the same cemetery.

Notable burials

• Coronel Pedro Amaro with his siblings. Brother of Gen.Joaquín Amaro Domínguez; Secretary of War, Military Reformer, Military Educational Reformer, Publisher
• María Félix – actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema
• Ricardo Flores Magon – political activist during the Mexican Revolution
• Mauricio Garcés – Prominent actor of the Mexican scene, which played a major role on the "galan" scenario, acting primarily in comedy.
• Roberto Gómez Bolaños[2] – renowned humorist more commonly known by his pseudonym Chespirito
• Amalia Hernandez – leader of the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico.
• Miroslava – Czechoslovakian born actress who made her career in Mexico, then committed suicide in 1955.
• Alfonso Ortiz Tirado – doctor and opera singer
• José Revueltas – writer
• Mariano Riva Palacio – prominent political leader in the 19th century
• Carmen Romero Rubio – wife of Porfirio Díaz and First Lady of Mexico
• José Sulaimán – boxing official; president of the World Boxing Council
• Miguel Zacarías – film director
• José José – singer, musician and occasional actor

References

1. "Panteon Francés". Retrieved 29 July 2011.
2. "Despiden a Chespirito en Panteón Francés de La Piedad". El Universal. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

External links

• Wikimapia for Panteon Frances