There is a significant Colombian diaspora in Mexico. According to the 2020 census, there were 36,234 Colombian citizens residing in Mexico, making them the second largest

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immigrant community in

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Migration history

After Mexico's independence from Spain, the presence of Colombian people in Mexico was almost nonexistent, although over the years there was an increase of some Colombian immigrants for various reasons in Mexican territory. In the 1895 Census, sixty-seven Colombia-born individuals were counted as residents. It was not until the 1970s when the presence of Colombians increased under the protection of political asylum as refugees by the Mexican government because of the Colombian guerrilla problems fleeing from their country during the 80s and many of them were protected and kept anonymous to avoid persecution. Both countries share the

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; their historical origins are common (part of the

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Notable individuals

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Álvaro Mutis Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (August 25, 1923 – September 22, 2013) was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence '' The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll'', which revolves around the character o ...

, writer * Fernando Botero Zea, politician *

Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás (born March 26, 1948) is a Mexican comedian, actor, film director, screenwriter, television producer and host. He is the son of actors, the Cuban Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and Mexican Lupita Pallás, and has appeared ...

, actor * Diana Golden, actress *

Harry Geithner Harry Geithner Cuesta ( Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca; March 9, 1967), known as Harry Geithner, is a Colombian actor, film director and producer known for being CEO of Geithnerland productions Inc., a production company, talent agency and content cre ...

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Aura Cristina Geithner Aura Cristina Geithner (born March 9, 1967, in Bogota, Colombia) is a Colombian actress, model, singer and philanthropist. In her teens, she lived in Mexico and studied painting and international public relations. Her twin brother, Harry Geithne ...

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Miguel Calero Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez (14 April 1971 – 4 December 2012) was a Colombian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 50 times for the Colombia national team between 1995 and 2007. While playing in Colombia, Calero ...

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Rómulo Rozo Rómulo Rozo Peña (1899 Bogotá – 1964 Mérida, Yucatán) was a Colombian-born Mexican sculptor. Some sources state that he was born in Chiquinquirá, Boyacá Department, Boyacá. He lived a major part of his life in Mexico. Rozo married ...

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Fernando Vallejo Fernando Vallejo Rendón (born 1942 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian-born novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He obtained Mexican nationality in 2007. Biography Vallejo was born and raised in Medellín, though he left his hometown early in ...

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Daniel Arenas Daniel Arenas Consuegra (born March 30, 1979) is a Colombian- Mexican actor. He became known for participating in the reality show ''Protagonistas De Nuestra Tele'' in 2002 and becoming the finalist. He has worked on both Colombian television ...

, actor and model * Sofía Álvarez, actress and singer * Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia, singer *

María Elisa Camargo María Elisa Camargo (; born in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian actress and activist. She started out as a contestant on The X Factor Colombia. She began appearing in musical telenovelas after studying theatre as a child. Her first leading pa ...

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Juan Pablo Gamboa Juan Pablo Gamboa (born November 24, 1966) is a Colombian actor. He was born in Cali. The second of four children, Juan Pablo Gamboa Cook was raised in a bi-cultural, bilingual household due to his mother, Sandra Cook - originally from Boston who w ...

, actor * Julián Quiñones, footballer

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