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individuals born in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Mexican dual nationality who live or lived in Mexico.

Arts and entertainment

;Actors * Dario Yazbek Bernal - actor, best known for his role as 'Julián de la Mora' in Netflix's The House of Flowers. *

Bichir family The Bichir family is a Mexican family of actors of Lebanese origin. They include: * Alejandro Bichir, husband of Maricruz * Maricruz Nájera, wife of Alejandro ** Bruno Bichir, son of Maricruz and Alejandro ** Demián Bichir, son of Maricruz a ...

** Alejandro Bichir - actor **

Bruno Bichir Bruno Bichir Nájera (born 6 October 1967) is a Mexican actor and one of the members of the Bichir family. Biography Bichir was born in Mexico City. He started his acting career at the age of five in several theater, film and television series. ...

- actor **

Demián Bichir Demián Bichir Nájera (; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in '' A Better Life''. Personal life Bic ...

- Academy Award-nominated actor **

Odiseo Bichir Odiseo Bichir Nájera (born May 3, 1960) is a Mexican actor and one of the members of the Bichir family. Filmography Selected films Television roles External links * 1960 births Living people Male actors from Mexico City M ...

- actor *

Capulina Gaspar Henaine (6 January 1927 – 30 September 2011), more commonly known by his pseudonym Capulina, was a Mexican comedian, actor, singer, film producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for partnering with Marco Antonio Campos as the do ...

- actor *

Edy Ganem Edurne Ganem, known professionally as Edy Ganem, is an American actress, known for her role as Valentina Diaz in the Lifetime comedy-drama series ''Devious Maids''. Life and career Ganem was born in Modesto, California and raised in Torre ...

- actress, starred in

Devious Maids ''Devious Maids'' is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry, produced by ABC Studios, and executive produced by Cherry, Sabrina Wind, Eva Longoria, Paul McGuigan, Larry Shuman, David Lonner, John Mass, P ...

Mauricio Garcés Mauricio Feres Yázbek (December 16, 1926 – February 27, 1989), known professionally as Erasmo Perez, was a Mexican actor and comedian. Personal life and career Garcés was of Lebanese descent and was born in the Mexican port of Tampico, Tama ...

- actor *

Astrid Hadad Astrid Hadad (born 1957) is a Mexican vocalist and performer, mostly known for her irreverent political cabaret performances where she uses her own body as the scenic stage for all the symbols of Mexicanness and excessive femininity through her ...

- actress *

Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...

- Academy Award-nominated actress * Emile Kuri - set decorator and two-time Academy Award winner *

Bárbara de Regil Bárbara de Regil (born in Mexico City, Mexico), is a Mexican actress. She debuted on television in the telenovela '' Bajo el alma''. Her most famous character to date is Rosario, in the Mexican adaptation of the Colombian action-thriller series ...

- actress * Emeraude Toubia - actress *

Carine Rizkallah Carine may refer to: Places * Carine, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth ** Electoral district of Carine, in the Western Australian parliament * Carine, Nikšić, Montenegro * Carine (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, now in Turkey Owl spe ...

- actress ;Music *

Susana Harp Susana Harp Iturribarria (born April 8, 1968) is a Mexican singer of traditional music. She currently serves as a senator in the LXIV Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing the state of Oaxaca. Biography Born in Oaxaca de Juáre ...

- singer *

Carlos Jiménez Mabarak Carlos Jiménez Mabarak (January 31, 1916 in Tacuba (Mexico), Tacuba, Mexico – June 21, 1994 in Mexico City) was one of the most prolific Mexican composers of the 20th century. His music belongs to the transition from the Mexican Nationalis ...

- musician *

Peso Pluma Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija (born 15 June 1999), known professionally as Peso Pluma, is a Mexican musician and singer. Learning to play the guitar during his teens, he developed his craft by writing songs inspired by regional Mexican music. ...

- singer ;Visual arts *

Charlotte Yazbek Carlotte Matta Rescala (1919 – 1989), known professionally as Charlotte Yazbek, was a Mexican sculptor. Life and career Rascála was born in Puebla in 1919 and was of Lebanese descent. She lived with her father since her mother had died early ...

- sculptor ;Writers *

Jaime Sabines Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez (March 25, 1926 – March 19, 1999) was a Mexican contemporary poet. Known as “the sniper of Literature” as he formed part of a group that transformed literature into reality, he wrote ten volumes of poetry, and his w ...

- poetJaime Sabines
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José Abella José Javier Abella Fanjul (born 10 February 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Atlas. Club career Abella made his Liga MX debut with Santos Laguna 26 July 2013 in a 3–2 home game win again ...

- professional footballer *

Jerónimo Amione Jerónimo Arturo Amione Cevallos (born 31 March 1990) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Mexico, Amione is Lebanese from his father's side, and Mexican from his mother's side. He represented Mexico at ...

- professional footballer *

Salim Chartouni Nabih Salim Chartouni Kuri (born 20 December 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Liga MX club Puebla from 1997 to 1999, and is currently a sports commentator for Fox Sports Fox Sport ...

- former footballer, current sports TV analyst. *

Taufic Guarch Taufic Eduardo Guarch Rubio (born 4 October 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Liga Primera club Diriangén FC. Club career Estudiantes Tecos Guarch debuted on the Torneo Apertura 2010, assisted ...

- professional footballer *

Emilio Hassan Emilio Hassan Viades Slim (born 10 January 1978) is a Mexican former footballer who played for Toluca, Necaxa and Cruz Azul in the Mexican First Division. As defender, he made his debut on 6 September 1999 against Pumas UNAM, a game which re ...

- professional footballer *

Gibran Lajud Gibran Khalil Gibran ( ar, جُبْرَان خَلِيل جُبْرَان, , , or , ; January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran (pronounced ), was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist ...

- professional footballer *

Miguel Layún Miguel Arturo Layún Prado (born 25 June 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club América. Layún began his career in 2006 with Veracruz, and in 2009 signed for Italian club Atalanta, becoming the ...

- professional footballer *

Samer Omar Samer Haj-Omar Wade (born 20 January 1992) is a former Mexican footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American f ...

- professional footballer *

Miguel Sabah Miguel Sabah Rodríguez (born 14 November 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker. Throughout his career, he played for Guadalajara, Cruz Azul, Monarcas Morelia, and Club León. Sabah made his debut in the ...

- professional footballer

Business

* Pépé Abed - businessman * Arturo Elias Ayub - businessman *

Alfredo Harp Helú Alfredo Harp Helú (born 1944) is a Mexican businessman of Lebanese origin, and as of 2011, with a net worth of $1.5 billion, is according to Forbes the 974th richest person in the world. He is also the cousin of multibillionaire Carlos Slim. ...

- businessman; cousin of Carlos Slim Helú * Kamel Nacif Borge - businessman *

Carlos Slim Domit Carlos Slim Domit (born 1967) is a Mexican businessman and the son of Carlos Slim Helú. Early life Carlos Slim Domit was born in 1967 in Mexico and is of Lebanese origin from both his maternal and paternal families. He is the eldest son of Carl ...

- businessman; son of Carlos Slim Helú *

Carlos Slim Helú Carlos Slim Helú (; born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by the ''Forbes'' business magazine. He derived his fortune from hi ...

- businessman; at or near the top of lists of the world's wealthiest people since 2005 * Jean Succar Kuri - businessman

Politics

* Alfredo Elías Ayub - General Director of the

Comisión Federal de Electricidad The Comisión Federal de Electricidad ( en, Federal Electricity Commission) is the state-owned electric utility of Mexico, widely known as CFE. It is the country's dominant electric company, and the country's second most powerful state-owned comp ...

* Jorge Estefan Chidiac - politician *

María de Lourdes Dieck-Assad Dr. María de Lourdes Dieck-Assad is a Mexican economist who has held positions in academia, an international organization, government and business, including professorships in the United States and Mexico as well as serving as Mexico's ambassado ...

- economist of Belgian and Levantine descent *

Omar Fayad Omar Fayad Meneses (born 26 August 1962) is a Mexican politician from the state of Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo who has served as a federal deputy and senator. He served as the List of Governors of Hidalgo, Governor of Hidalgo from 2016 to 2022. He i ...

- politician * Humberto Hernandez-Haddad, Mexican lawyer, former Federal Senator and Congressman * Jesús Murillo Karam - politician *

José Antonio Meade Kuribreña José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

- politician * Ricardo Dájer Nahum - politician * Alfonso Petersen - mayor of Guadalajara * Daniel Karam Toumeh - director of the Mexican Social Security Institute (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) * Miguel Ángel Yunes - politician and lawyer of Lebanese ancestry * José Yunes Zorrilla - politician of Lebanese ancestry

Sports

- soccer player *

- soccer player * Raúl Chabrand - soccer coach * Bruce El-mesmari - soccer player *

- soccer player *

- soccer player * Daniel Lajud - soccer player *

Gibrán Lajud Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil (born 25 December 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Santos Laguna. Club career Early career Lajud joined the youth academy of Cruz Azul in 2009, and made his way ...

- soccer player *

José Sulaimán José Sulaimán Chagnón (May 30, 1931 – January 16, 2014) was a Mexican boxing official. He was the president of the World Boxing Council. Biography Sulaimán's father was of Lebanese descent and his mother of Syrian descent and he was bor ...

- President of the World Boxing Council *

Mauricio Sulaimán Mauricio Sulaimán Saldivar (born 30 December 1969) is a Mexican businessman and sports administrator. Sulaiman is, since February 11, 2014, the president of the Mexico based World Boxing Council, which is, along with the United States based I ...

- President of the World Boxing Council

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