Rufino Tamayo

Rufino Tamayo

male, deceased (1991)
painter, modern painter, Mexican, Native American, opera house, Recipient of the Belisario Domínguez Medal…The Phillips Collection, Belisario Dominguez Medal of Honor, masters of Modern Art
Rufino Tamayo was a Mexican painter born in Oaxaca de Juárez, México, of Mestizo parents. In his paintings, Tamayo expressed what he believed was th...
Dr. Atl

Dr. Atl

male, deceased (1964)
painter, Landscape artist, Mexican, Amputee, socialist party, nahuatl…Recipient of the Belisario Domínguez Medal
Gerald Murillo was a Mexican painter who signed his work "Dr. Atl". He began to study painting at an early age in Jalisco, under Felipe Castro. At...
Jaime Torres Bodet

Jaime Torres Bodet

male, deceased (1974) (Mexico)
Miguel Alemán, Mexican, Recipient of the Belisario Domínguez Medal, President of Mexico, senate, secretary of education…Mexican Academy of the Language, Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexican Secretary of Education, Belisario Dominguez Medal of Honor, Secretary of Public Education
Jaime Torres Bodet was a prominent Mexican politician and writer who served in the executive cabinet of three Presidents of Mexico. A native of...
Heriberto Jara Corona

Heriberto Jara Corona

male, deceased (1968)
ambassador, Mexican, Recipient of the Belisario Domínguez Medal, President of Mexico, Mexican federal deputy, Governor of Veracruz…Belisario Dominguez Medal of Honor, Congress of Mexico, 1917 Constitution of Mexico
General Heriberto Jara Corona was a Mexican revolutionary and politician who served as Governor of Veracruz. Jara Corona was born in the town of...
Carlos Canseco

Carlos Canseco

male, 88 years old
University of Pittsburgh, From Mexico City, monterrey, uanl, allergy, Seoul National University…Belisario Dominguez Medal of Honor, Belisario Domínguez Medal, National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni, Recipient of the Belisario Domínguez Medal
Dr. Carlos Canseco González is a Mexican physician and philanthropist. In January 2002 he was honored as one of the "Public Health Heroes of the A...
Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes

male, 81 years old
latin american literature, Harvard University, aura, quito, University of Cambridge, panama city…Prince of Asturias Award winner, University of Pennsylvania, National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni, Recipient of the Belisario Domínguez Medal
Carlos Fuentes is one of Latin America's most prominent men of letters. He is an essayist and literary historian of the highest caliber, as well as...
Jaime Sabines

Jaime Sabines

male, deceased (1999)
Casa de las Americas prize, Xavier Villaurrutia Award, federal deputy, Mexican Writers Centre, Nuevo recuento de poemas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas…Belisario Dominguez Medal of Honor, Senate of Mexico, Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, Recipient of the Belisario Domínguez Medal
Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez was a Mexican writer born on March 25, 1926 in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, and died on March 19, 1999 in Mexico City. Sa...
Salvador Zubirán

Salvador Zubirán

male, deceased (1989)
Mexican, unam, physician, Recipient of the Belisario Domínguez Medal, National University of Mexico, Belisario Dominguez Medal of Honor…National Institute of Nutrition
Salvador Zubirán Anchondo was one of Mexico's most prominent physicians. He received his MD from the National University of Mexico (UNAM) and c...
Ignacio Chávez Sánchez

Ignacio Chávez Sánchez

male, deceased (1979)
Mexican, physician, Recipient of the Belisario Domínguez Medal, guerrero, from Guerrero, Zirándaro de los Chávez
Dr. Ignacio Chávez Sánchez (b. January 31, 1897 in Zirándaro, Guerrero - d. July 12, 1979 in Mexico City) was a prominent Mexican physician.