1994 in Mexico
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Events in the year 1994 in Mexico
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Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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Incumbents
- PresidentPresident of MexicoThe President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
- Carlos Salinas de Gortari until November 30, Ernesto ZedilloErnesto ZedilloErnesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
Events
- January 1 – The North American Free Trade AgreementNorth American Free Trade AgreementThe North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement...
(NAFTA) between Mexico, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
goes into effect - January 1 – The Zapatista Army of National LiberationZapatista Army of National LiberationThe Zapatista Army of National Liberation is a revolutionary leftist group based in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico....
goes public in response to NAFTA - August 11 – Hurricane JohnHurricane John (1994)Hurricane John formed during the 1994 Pacific hurricane season and became both the longest-lasting and the farthest-traveling tropical cyclone ever observed...
starts in southern Mexico - August 21 – Presidential electionsMexican general election, 1994General elections were held in Mexico on 21 August 1994. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for Ernesto Zedillo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, whilst the PRI won 300 of the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 95 of the 128 seats in the Senate...
- October 11 – Hurricane RosaHurricane RosaThe name Rosa has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.* 1978's Hurricane Rosa* 1982's Tropical Storm Rosa* Hurricane Rosa * 2000's Tropical Storm Rosa* Tropical Storm Rosa...
kills four in NayaritNayaritNayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
and DurangoDurangoDurango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja... - December – economic crisis in Mexico1994 economic crisis in MexicoThe 1994 Economic Crisis in Mexico, widely known as the Mexican peso crisis, was caused by the sudden devaluation of the Mexican peso in December 1994....
with the pesoMexican pesoThe peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...
losing a third of its value - December – The FobaproaFobaproaFOBAPROA is a contingencies fund created in Mexico in 1990 to attempt to resolve liquidity problems of the banking system in that country. The Fobaproa was applied in 1995 during the economic crisis to protect all Mexican banks from going bankrupt, and thus destroying the Mexican Economy...
is applied in response to the economic crisis - December – El BarzónEl BarzónEl Barzón is a movement of low and low-middle class private business and farming interests in Mexico.A Barzón, in terms of agriculture, is the yoke-ring to which a rope or chain is attached to pull a farm plow; a hitch-ring, connecting-ring, a pull-ring. The name comes from a Mexican revolutionary...
is created in response to the economic crisis
Sports
- July 5 – Mexico loses 1-3 versus BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and is eliminated from the Football World Cup 1994
Film
- June 6 – The XXXVI edition of the Ariel AwardAriel AwardThe Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...
by the Mexican Academy of FilmAcademia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias CinematográficasThe Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas was founded on July 3, 1946 in Mexico City.-History:The following people were present before a notary public during the signing of the document:...
takes place at the Palacio de Bellas ArtesPalacio de Bellas ArtesThe Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico...
in Mexico CityMexico CityMexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... - El callejón de los milagrosEl callejón de los milagrosEl callejón de los milagros is an award-winning 1994 Mexican film adapted from the novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, written by Vicente Leñero and directed by Jorge Fons...
of Jorge FonsJorge FonsJorge Fons Pérez is a Mexican film director.He belongs to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad , is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema... - Bienvenido-Welcome of Gabriel RetesGabriel RetesJosé Ignacio Gabriel Jorge Retes Balzaretti is a Mexican film director. His 1977 film Paper Flowers was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.-Filmography:*Arresto domiciliario...
- Dos crímenes of Roberto Sneider
- Hasta morir of Fernando Sariñana
- El jardín del edén of María Novaro
- La reina de la nocheLa Reina de la Noche"La Reina de la Noche" is a dance-pop song by Venezuelan singer Mayré Martínez and the first single from her studio album of the same name, it was released on her official website on May 25, 2008.-Song information:...
of Arturo RipsteinArturo RipsteinArturo Ripstein y Rosen is a Mexican film director.-Life and career:Ripstein got his break into movies working as an uncredited assistant director for Luis Buñuel. In 1965, he directed his first feature, Tiempo de Morir... - Mujeres insumisas of Alberto IsaacAlberto IsaacAlberto Isaac was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.-External links:...
- Dulces compañías of Oscar Blancarte
- Un volcán con lava de hielo (short) of Valentina Leduc
- El árbol de la música (short) of Sabina BermanSabina BermanSabina Berman is a many faceted writer. Playwright, storyteller, essayist, film and theater director. She is recognized as the most prolific, original, and daring playwright of her generation in the Spanish language...
& Isabel Tardán - Del otro lado del mar (short) of Marcela Arteaga
Telenovelas
- Dos mujeres, un caminoDos mujeres, un caminoDos mujeres, un camino is a Mexican telenovela, produced by Televisa, which originally aired from August 2, 1993, to July 1, 1994, on Canal de las Estrellas...
, on TelevisaTelevisaTelevisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract... - Marimar, on Televisa
- Volver a empezarVolver a empezarVolver a empezar is the name of two things.*Volver a Empezar, a popular Mexican soap opera of the 1990s*Volver a empezar, an award-winning Spanish film of 1982 also known as Begin the Beguine....
, on Televisa
Notable deaths
- March 23 – Luis Donaldo ColosioLuis Donaldo ColosioLuis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta was a Mexican politician, and PRI presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the Mexican Presidential campaign of 1994.-Political history:...
(43), candidate to the Presidency of MexicoPresident of MexicoThe President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces... - September 28 – José Francisco Ruiz MassieuJosé Francisco Ruiz MassieuJosé Francisco Ruiz Massieu was a Mexican political figure. He was governor of Guerrero from 1987 to 1993. He then served as the secretary-general of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1994...
(48), politician