Italian Mexican
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An Italian-Mexican or Italo-Mexican is a Mexican citizen of Italian
descent or origin. Most people of Italian ancestry living in Mexico arrived in the late 19th century, and have become generally assimilated into mainstream society.
to the Americas (under the pressures of economic transformation and the process of unification into a nation-state in 1871), and the establishment of communities, primarily in central and eastern Mexico. Only about 13,000 Italians emigrated to Mexico during this period, and at least half of them subsequently returned to Italy or went on to the United States. Most Italians coming to Mexico were farmers or farm workers from the northern districts. Most of these immigrants were from northern Italy, especially from the north-east regions of Veneto
, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Lombardy
and Sicily
. Others arriving in the early 19th c. included many from Southern Italy
. Significant numbers of Italian settlers arriving in the late 19th and early 20th centuries received land grant
s from the Mexican government. When Benito Mussolini
came to power, thousands of Italian families left Italy for Mexico.
Today, many Italo-Mexicans continue to reside in towns founded by their ancestors. Among these is Chipilo
, in the state of Puebla
, where a derivative of the Venetian
dialect is still spoken by its residents. Other towns founded by Italian immigrants lie in the states of Veracruz
(Huatusco
), San Luis Potosí
, and the Mexican Federal District. In the state of Aguascalientes
there is a large population of Mexicans of Italian descent - the result of the invasion of the French
and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire
. Smaller, but also notable, numbers of Italo-Mexicans can be found in Guanajuato
, Estado de Mexico, and in the towns of Nueva Italia
and Lombardia in the state of Michoacán
, which were founded by wealthy Italians who immigrated to Mexico after the 1880 diaspora and established large agricultural estates known as hacienda
s. Playa del Carmen
in the state of Quintana Roo
has also received a notable number of immigrants from Italy.
At present, the regions with the highest concentration of Mexican Italians are Mexico City, Puebla, and Veracruz.
and Monterrey
, many others live in, and strongly identify with, one of the original or spin-off communities that are almost entirely of Italian origin. These individuals still stridently claim an Italian ethnic identity (at least to a non-Mexican outsider), but generally note that they are Mexican as well. In the late 20th century, there were an estimated 30,000 Italian Mexicans in the original eight Italian communities. The total population, however, is uncertain due to the national census
not gathering information on any specific ethnicity, as it is done in other countries. Despite this, Italian surnames are not uncommon in parts of Mexico.
The majority of Italian Mexicans speak Spanish, but in Italian communities derived Italian
languages (usually mixed with Spanish) are used to communicate among themselves.
by their ancestors. Other cities founded by Italian immigrants
in the states of Veracruz
(Huatusco), San Luis Potosi, Mexico
and the Federal District.
If you get to travel to the state of Aguascalientes
, it can be noted that there exists
a large portion of Italian descent, the result of the time of the
emigration of French and Italian. Smaller, but notable, the
number of Italian-Mexicans who are in Guanajuato, State
Mexico, and the Ex-Hacienda (now cities) of Nueva Italia, Michoacán
and Lombardia, Michoacan
were both founded by Don Dante Cusi originating Gambar, Brescia
, and
subsequently inhabited by followers of Don Dante who emigrated from
Italy (who helped with the farm work and highly specialized
advanced at the time, along with the locals).
Today the management of Michoacan by Cusi remains
the object of study in English universities. Playa del Carmen
Mahahual and Cancun
in the state of Quintana Roo
has also received
a significant number of immigrants from Italy. Several families of Italian-Mexican descent were granted citizenship in the United States during the Bracero Program (which lasted from 1947 to 1964) to make up for a shortage of labor. One notable family of this emigration include the Juan Donato Family, who settled in the city of Santa Cruz in Central California from the state of Guanajuato.
It is estimated that some 300,000 Mexicans have Italian descent although almost
all have forgotten the Italian language, while mostly in the
capital is a community of nearly 13,000 Italians (passport
Italian) in 2008, who speak the Italian language
. It should be noted that the
Antonio Peconi student says they are over half a million descendants
of Italians in Mexico today, because you have to add all children
illegitimate since colonial times (especially with Indian women and
mestizo, not officially reported paternity).
The vast majority of Italian-Mexican has achieved a high social status in the
Mexican society today. One of the best known is Daniel Mastretta,
creator of the first sports car made and designed in Mexico industrially:
the Mastretta MXT
.
Recent Italian investment and business ventures in Mexico have developed, primarily in tourism and hospitality, sometimes resulting in settlement primarily in the resort locations of the Riviera Maya
, Baja California
, Puerto Vallarta
and Cancun
. They have acquired and generated sources of employment,
restaurants, hotels and entertainment centers; however, most have not become permanent residents of Mexico and live primarily as ex-pats.
s exist in Mexico. Besides the best known Chipilo Venetian dialect
, derivatives of the Venetian language
may also exist in Huatusco
and Colonia Gonzalez, Veracruz
.
To this we can also add other Italian
immigrant languages and dialects:
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
descent or origin. Most people of Italian ancestry living in Mexico arrived in the late 19th century, and have become generally assimilated into mainstream society.
History
Italo-Mexican identity rests on the common experience of migration from Italy in the late 19th century, a period characterized by a more general Italian diasporaItalian diaspora
The term Italian diaspora refers to the large-scale migration of Italians away from Italy in the period roughly beginning with the unification of Italy in 1861 and ending with the Italian economic miracle in the 1960s...
to the Americas (under the pressures of economic transformation and the process of unification into a nation-state in 1871), and the establishment of communities, primarily in central and eastern Mexico. Only about 13,000 Italians emigrated to Mexico during this period, and at least half of them subsequently returned to Italy or went on to the United States. Most Italians coming to Mexico were farmers or farm workers from the northern districts. Most of these immigrants were from northern Italy, especially from the north-east regions of Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
and Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. Others arriving in the early 19th c. included many from Southern Italy
Mezzogiorno
The Midday is a wide definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate the southern half of the Italian state, encompassing the southern section of the continental Italian Peninsula and the two major islands of Sicily and Sardinia, in addition to a large number of minor islands...
. Significant numbers of Italian settlers arriving in the late 19th and early 20th centuries received land grant
Land grant
A land grant is a gift of real estate – land or its privileges – made by a government or other authority as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service...
s from the Mexican government. When Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
came to power, thousands of Italian families left Italy for Mexico.
Today, many Italo-Mexicans continue to reside in towns founded by their ancestors. Among these is Chipilo
Chipilo
Chipilo is a small city in the state of Puebla, Mexico. It is located twelve kilometers south of the state capital Puebla, Puebla, at a height of 2,150 meters above sea level. Its official name is Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina...
, in the state of Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
, where a derivative of the Venetian
Venetian language
Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken as a native language by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy, where of five million inhabitants almost all can understand it. It is sometimes spoken and often well understood outside Veneto, in Trentino, Friuli, Venezia...
dialect is still spoken by its residents. Other towns founded by Italian immigrants lie in the states of Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
(Huatusco
Huatusco
Huatusco is the better known name of "Huatusco de Chicuellar", a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, on the Xalapa–Mexico City railroad...
), San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
, and the Mexican Federal District. In the state of Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....
there is a large population of Mexicans of Italian descent - the result of the invasion of the French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire
Second Mexican Empire
The Second Mexican Empire was the name of Mexico under the regime established from 1864 to 1867. It was created by Napoleon III of France, who attempted to use the Mexican adventure to recapture some of the grandeur of earlier Napoleonic times...
. Smaller, but also notable, numbers of Italo-Mexicans can be found in Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....
, Estado de Mexico, and in the towns of Nueva Italia
Nueva Italia, Michoacán
Nueva Italia is a city in the state of Michoacán, is located in the so-called Tierra Caliente Michoacana.- History :The town was founded in the year 1909 by Italian Dante Cusi to become the leading producer of cotton rice melon and maize of all of Mexico because it introduced these arid and...
and Lombardia in the state of Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
, which were founded by wealthy Italians who immigrated to Mexico after the 1880 diaspora and established large agricultural estates known as hacienda
Hacienda
Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
s. Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen is a balneario resort city just south of Cancún on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, in the northeast of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The city is the seat of the Solidaridad municipality. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 149,923 people and it is rapidly growing...
in the state of Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
has also received a notable number of immigrants from Italy.
At present, the regions with the highest concentration of Mexican Italians are Mexico City, Puebla, and Veracruz.
Society
Although many Italo-Mexicans now live in urban centers such as Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico 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...
and Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, many others live in, and strongly identify with, one of the original or spin-off communities that are almost entirely of Italian origin. These individuals still stridently claim an Italian ethnic identity (at least to a non-Mexican outsider), but generally note that they are Mexican as well. In the late 20th century, there were an estimated 30,000 Italian Mexicans in the original eight Italian communities. The total population, however, is uncertain due to the national census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
not gathering information on any specific ethnicity, as it is done in other countries. Despite this, Italian surnames are not uncommon in parts of Mexico.
The majority of Italian Mexicans speak Spanish, but in Italian communities derived Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
languages (usually mixed with Spanish) are used to communicate among themselves.
Italian Community
Today, many Italian-Mexicans continue to live in the cities foundedby their ancestors. Other cities founded by Italian immigrants
in the states of Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
(Huatusco), San Luis Potosi, Mexico
and the Federal District.
If you get to travel to the state of Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....
, it can be noted that there exists
a large portion of Italian descent, the result of the time of the
emigration of French and Italian. Smaller, but notable, the
number of Italian-Mexicans who are in Guanajuato, State
Mexico, and the Ex-Hacienda (now cities) of Nueva Italia, Michoacán
Nueva Italia, Michoacán
Nueva Italia is a city in the state of Michoacán, is located in the so-called Tierra Caliente Michoacana.- History :The town was founded in the year 1909 by Italian Dante Cusi to become the leading producer of cotton rice melon and maize of all of Mexico because it introduced these arid and...
and Lombardia, Michoacan
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
were both founded by Don Dante Cusi originating Gambar, Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
, and
subsequently inhabited by followers of Don Dante who emigrated from
Italy (who helped with the farm work and highly specialized
advanced at the time, along with the locals).
Today the management of Michoacan by Cusi remains
the object of study in English universities. Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen is a balneario resort city just south of Cancún on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, in the northeast of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The city is the seat of the Solidaridad municipality. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 149,923 people and it is rapidly growing...
Mahahual and Cancun
Cancún
Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
in the state of Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
has also received
a significant number of immigrants from Italy. Several families of Italian-Mexican descent were granted citizenship in the United States during the Bracero Program (which lasted from 1947 to 1964) to make up for a shortage of labor. One notable family of this emigration include the Juan Donato Family, who settled in the city of Santa Cruz in Central California from the state of Guanajuato.
It is estimated that some 300,000 Mexicans have Italian descent although almost
all have forgotten the Italian language, while mostly in the
capital is a community of nearly 13,000 Italians (passport
Italian) in 2008, who speak the Italian language
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. It should be noted that the
Antonio Peconi student says they are over half a million descendants
of Italians in Mexico today, because you have to add all children
illegitimate since colonial times (especially with Indian women and
mestizo, not officially reported paternity).
The vast majority of Italian-Mexican has achieved a high social status in the
Mexican society today. One of the best known is Daniel Mastretta,
creator of the first sports car made and designed in Mexico industrially:
the Mastretta MXT
Mastretta MXT
The Mastretta MXT is the first high performance sport automobile produced by the Mexican car maker Mastretta, and is notable for being both completely produced and designed in Mexico, as well as the first fully Mexican made sports car...
.
Recent Italian investment and business ventures in Mexico have developed, primarily in tourism and hospitality, sometimes resulting in settlement primarily in the resort locations of the Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya, also known as the Mayan Riviera, is a tourism district following the coastal Highway 307 which parallels the Caribbean coastline of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican balneario resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas.The 2010 census reported Puerto Vallarta's population as 255,725 making it the sixth-largest city in the state of Jalisco...
and Cancun
Cancún
Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
. They have acquired and generated sources of employment,
restaurants, hotels and entertainment centers; however, most have not become permanent residents of Mexico and live primarily as ex-pats.
- 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...
, MexicoMexicoThe 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... - ChipiloChipiloChipilo is a small city in the state of Puebla, Mexico. It is located twelve kilometers south of the state capital Puebla, Puebla, at a height of 2,150 meters above sea level. Its official name is Chipilo de Francisco Javier Mina...
, PueblaPueblaPuebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla.... - Colonia Manuel Gonzalez, VeracruzVeracruzVeracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
- Gutierrez ZamoraGutiérrez ZamoraGutiérrez Zamora is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Gutiérrez Zamora is bordered by Papantla, Tuxpan, Poza Rica and Coatzintla, and it is served by both the railway and Federal Highways 180 and 190....
, VeracruzVeracruzVeracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is... - Colonia Diez Gutierrez, San Luis PotosiSan Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
- Rioverde, San Luis Potosí
- San PedroSan Pedro Garza GarcíaSan Pedro Garza García is a city-municipality of the Mexican state of Nuevo León and is part of Monterrey's Metropolitan Area, based on the suburban North American model...
(MonterreyMonterreyMonterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
), Nuevo LeonNuevo LeónNuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S... - Nueva Italia, MichoacánNueva Italia, MichoacánNueva Italia is a city in the state of Michoacán, is located in the so-called Tierra Caliente Michoacana.- History :The town was founded in the year 1909 by Italian Dante Cusi to become the leading producer of cotton rice melon and maize of all of Mexico because it introduced these arid and...
- Lombardia, MichoacanMichoacánMichoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
- Arandas, Jalisco
- Guadalajara, JaliscoGuadalajara, JaliscoGuadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
- Guanajuato, GuanajuatoGuanajuato, GuanajuatoGuanajuato is a city and municipality in central Mexico and the capital of the state of the same name. It is located in a narrow valley, which makes the streets of the city narrow and winding. Most are alleys that cars cannot pass through, and some are long sets of stairs up the mountainsides....
- Aguascalientes, AguascalientesAguascalientes, AguascalientesThe city of Aguascalientes is the capital of the state of Aguascalientes in western central Mexico. It stands on the banks of the Río Aguascalientes, 1880 meters above sea level, at...
- Calvillo, Aguascalientes
- Playa del CarmenPlaya del CarmenPlaya del Carmen is a balneario resort city just south of Cancún on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, in the northeast of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The city is the seat of the Solidaridad municipality. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 149,923 people and it is rapidly growing...
, Quintana RooQuintana RooQuintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal.... - Majahual, Quintana RooQuintana RooQuintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
Derived Italian languages
Since most Italian immigration occurred by way of the establishment of colonies, derivatives of Italian languageItalian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
s exist in Mexico. Besides the best known Chipilo Venetian dialect
Chipilo Venetian dialect
Chipilo Venetian or Chipileño is a diaspora language currently spoken by the descendants of some five hundred Venetian 19th century immigrants to Mexico. The Venetians settled in the State of Puebla, founding the city of Chipilo...
, derivatives of the Venetian language
Venetian language
Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken as a native language by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy, where of five million inhabitants almost all can understand it. It is sometimes spoken and often well understood outside Veneto, in Trentino, Friuli, Venezia...
may also exist in Huatusco
Huatusco
Huatusco is the better known name of "Huatusco de Chicuellar", a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, on the Xalapa–Mexico City railroad...
and Colonia Gonzalez, Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
.
To this we can also add other Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
immigrant languages and dialects:
- Lower Bellunese, dialect of the Venetian language from the Province of BellunoProvince of BellunoTheThe Province of Belluno is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno.It has an area of 3,678 km², and a total population of 214,026 .-Geography:...
(in Colonia Diez Gutierrez in San Luis PotosíSan Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
), - Lombard (in SinaloaSinaloaSinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
and Colonia Manuel González too, but mainly in Nueva ItaliaNueva Italia, MichoacánNueva Italia is a city in the state of Michoacán, is located in the so-called Tierra Caliente Michoacana.- History :The town was founded in the year 1909 by Italian Dante Cusi to become the leading producer of cotton rice melon and maize of all of Mexico because it introduced these arid and...
and Colonia Lombardia in the state of MichoacánMichoacánMichoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
) - Trentino dialects of the Lombard and Venetian languages (like in Colonia Manuel González, VeracruzVeracruzVeracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
and TijuanaTijuanaTijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaBaja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
), - Piedmontese languagePiedmontese languagePiedmontese is a Romance language spoken by over 2 million people in Piedmont, northwest Italy. It is geographically and linguistically included in the Northern Italian group . It is part of the wider western group of Romance languages, including French, Occitan, and Catalan.Many European and...
(in Gutierrez ZamoraGutiérrez ZamoraGutiérrez Zamora is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Gutiérrez Zamora is bordered by Papantla, Tuxpan, Poza Rica and Coatzintla, and it is served by both the railway and Federal Highways 180 and 190....
, VeracruzVeracruzVeracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
which remains the oldest Italian colony in Mexico as such which was called the Model ColonyModel ColonyModel Colony is one of the neighbourhoods of Malir Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Malir Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. Over 98% of the population is Muslim and 2% Christians,...
, and in La Estanzuela, JaliscoJaliscoJalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
another Italian colony), - Sicilian languageSicilian languageSicilian is a Romance language. Its dialects make up the Extreme-Southern Italian language group, which are spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands; in southern and central Calabria ; in the southern parts of Apulia, the Salento ; and Campania, on the Italian mainland, where it is...
(mainly 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...
).
Notable Italo-Mexicans
- Tina ModottiTina ModottiTina Modotti was an Italian photographer, model, actress, and revolutionary political activist.- Early life :Modotti was born Assunta Adelaide Luigia Modotti Mondini in Udine, Friuli, Italy...
Model, fotographer - Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician and 21st President of Mexico.
- Juan Bottesini, maestroMaestroMaestro is a title of extreme respect given to a master musician. The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera. This is associated with the ubiquitous use of Italian vocabulary for classical music terms...
- Jared BorgettiJared BorgettiJared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría is a retired Mexican footballer. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, Borgetti was renowned for his heading ability...
, all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national football team - Caesar CardiniCaesar CardiniCesare Cardini was an Italian American restaurateur, chef, and hotel owner, who is credited with creating the Caesar salad....
, inventor of Caesar saladCaesar saladA Caesar salad is a salad of romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and black pepper. It may be prepared tableside.-History:... - Sasha MontenegroSasha MontenegroSasha Montenegro is a Mexican-Italian born actress.Aleksandra Aćimović Popović ,as a child she moved to Argentina with her parents before relocating to Mexico. She became an actress in the 1970s and made several lucha libre movies, some of them with superstar El Santo...
, Mexican-Italian born actress. - Manuel NeriManuel NeriManuel Neri is an American sculptor, painter, and printmaker and a notable member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement.- Biography :...
, American-born artist to Mexican parent of Italian descent. - Rodolfo Neri VelaRodolfo Neri VelaRodolfo Neri Vela is a Mexican scientist and astronaut who flow aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in 1985. He is the first and only Mexican, and then the second Latin-American, to have traveled to space.-Personal :...
, Engineer and astronaut. - Giuseppe Garibaldi IIGiuseppe Garibaldi IIBrigadier-General Giuseppe Garibaldi II was an Italian soldier, grandson of Giuseppe Garibaldi.Garibaldi was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of Ricciotti Garibaldi....
, Italian soldier who helped Mexico for Mexican Revolution. - Carmen RomanoCarmen RomanoCarmen Romano de López Portillo was the First Lady of Mexico from 1976 - 1982. She was the spouse of Mexican president José López Portillo....
, First Lady of Mexico from 1976 - 1982. - Maite PerroniMaite PerroniMaite Perroni Beorlegui is a Mexican actress and singer/songwriter, who is best known for starring in Rebelde, Cuidado con el Ángel, Mi Pecado and Triunfo del Amor. She gained international fame as a member of the Latin Grammy nominated pop group RBD...
, Mexican actress and singer. - Francisco Romano GuilleminFrancisco Romano GuilleminFrancisco Romano Guillemín was a Mexican artist born in Tlapa, Guerrero. He is considered to be one of the few Mexican Impressionists. He started his art studies in Puebla and then continued at the Academia de San Carlos under the direction of Antonio Fabres, German Gedovius and Leandro Izaguirre....
, Mexican artist of Italian descent. - Sergio Pitol DemeneghiSergio PitolSergio Pitol Demeneghi is a prominent Mexican writer, translator and diplomat. In 2005 he received the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world....
, writer - Bernard StasiBernard StasiBernard Stasi was a French politician. He is the son of Italo-Mexican immigrants. Stasi served as Minister for Overseas Departments and Territories from 2 April 1973 to 27 February 1974....
, French politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
(Italo-Mexican-French) - Betty Zanolli Fabila, pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
- Alejandro CiangherottiAlejandro CiangherottiAlejandro Ciangherotti was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1953 and 1999.-External links:...
, Mexican actor - Aldo de NigrisAldo de NigrisJesús Aldo de Nigris Guajardo is a Mexican footballer of Italian descent who currently plays for Monterrey in the Primera Division and the Mexico national football team.-Early career:...
, soccer player - Antonio de NigrisAntonio de NigrisAntonio de Nigris Guajardo was a Mexican footballer who played as a striker.During his career, which was cut short at 31 by a fatal heart attack, he played in six different countries, also representing twelve clubs in nine years.-Club career:Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, de Nigris became...
, soccer player - Adolfo DolleroAdolfo DolleroAdolfo Dollero , son of Tancredi Dollero and Ernestina Cane, was an Italian Mexican historian who travelled and lived in many countries in Latin America. He married Maria Luisa Paoletti, countess of Rodoretto, from the region of Piemonte in Italy...
, Italian-born of Mexican historian. - Carina RiccoCarina RiccoCarina Ricco is a Mexican actress, singer, musician, and composer. She is the widow of Eduardo Palomo.-Biography:...
, Mexican actress, singer, musician, and composer. - Adolfo GillyAdolfo GillyAdolfo Atilio Gilly Malvagni , is an author of various books on the history of and politics of Mexico and Latin America and professor of History and Political Science at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City where he has been...
, author, professor of History and Political Science. - Itatí CantoralItatí CantoralItatí Cantoral, is a Mexican actress.-Early life and education:Cantoral is the daughter of Mexican composer and songwriter, Roberto Cantoral, and Argentine actress of Italian descent, Itatí Zucchi.A child actress, at 13, Cantoral was accepted into the Televisa actors' academy, Centro de Educación...
, Mexican-Argentine actress to Argentine mother of Italian descent and Mexican father. - Nicky MondelliniNicky MondelliniNicoletta Edna Mondellini Hammond is a Mexican actress.Nicky Mondellini was born to a British mother, Joan, and an Italian father, Mario. She moved to Mexico City with her family when her father was transferred by his employer...
, Italian-born Mexican Actress. - Dionisio Pérez-Jácome FriscioneDionisio Pérez-Jácome FriscioneDionisio Pérez-Jácome Friscione . Pérez-Jácome obtained an MA in Economics from ITAM and holds an MA in Public Administration from ITAM and an MA in Public Policies from the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University...
, Mexican politician. - Fernando CiangherottiFernando CiangherottiFernando Ciangherotti is a Mexican television soap opera actor. He is the son of Fernando Lujan and Martha Mariana Castro.-External links:* on the Internet Movie Database...
, Mexican television soap opera actor. - Susana PaganoSusana PaganoSusana Pagano is a narrator, and an author of various novels and short stories.Susana Pagano studied at the Sociedad General de Escritores de Mexico , the Mexican writers’ guild and one of the oldest schools of creative writing in Mexico...
, Mexican author of novels. - Manuel ValdésManuel ValdésManuel "El Loco" Valdés is a Mexican actor and comedian, member of the Valdés family. He is the brother of Ramón Valdez , from the sitcom "El Chavo", and Germán Valdez...
, Mexican actor and comedian. - Alicia Gironella D'AngeliAlicia Gironella D'AngeliAlicia Gironella D'Angeli is a well-known Mexican chef. She has published many cook books. She is married to Jorge D'Angeli.-External links:...
, Mexican chef and published cook books. - Oscar MorelliOscar MorelliOscar Morelli, born Oscar Bonfiglio Mouet , was a Mexican actor....
, Mexican actor. - Francesca GargalloFrancesca GargalloFrancesca Gargallo is a Mexican writer and poet. She studied philosophy in her native country at the Universitá delgi Studi di Roma and then in the National Autonomous University of Mexico...
, Italian-born Mexican writer and poet. - Antonio DeMarcoAntonio DeMarcoAntonio de Marco Soto is a Mexican professional boxer and the current WBC Lightweight Champion. Antonio is a cousin of three division world champion Humberto Soto.-Lightweight:...
, professional boxer of Italian descent. - Mónica DossettiMónica DossettiMónica Dossetti Merlo is a Mexican actress. She made her debut as an actress as the rich and socialite Karla Greta Reyes Retana y de las Altas Torres in Volver a Empezar, role which she had reprised in El Premio Mayor and Salud, Dinero y Amor.-Filmography:*Camaleones ......
, Mexican actress. - Ambra PolidoriAmbra PolidoriAmbra Polidori is a artist, who through diverse forms of plastic production such as photography and video, makes a call for attention to the situations of human suffering that arise as a result of the present conflicts.The work of Ambra Polidori has been exposed in various places, in which they...
, Mexican artist. - Cristhian PresichiCristhian PresichiCristhian Presichi is a Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the summer Mexican Baseball League and the Algodoneros de Guasave of the Mexican Pacific League...
, Mexican professional baseball. - Alfonso de NigrisAlfonso de NigrisAlfonso de Nigris Guajardo , aka Poncho de Nigris, is a Mexican actor and model. His brothers are the late football player Antonio de Nigris and Aldo de Nigris. He has been the subject of controversy for firing Yanixan...
, Mexican actor and model. - Adela Navarro BelloAdela Navarro BelloAdela Navarro Bello is a Mexican journalist. She is the general director of the weekly magazine Zeta, which is published in the northern city of Tijuana. Zeta, which was founded in 1980, is one of the few publications that frequently reports on organized crime, drug trafficking, and corruption in...
, Mexican journalist. - Germán ValdésGermán ValdésGermán Genaro Cipriano Gomez Valdés Castillo , better known as Tin-Tan, was an actor, singer and comedian who was born in Mexico City but was raised and began his career in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. He often displayed the pachuco dress and employed pachuco slang in many of his movies, some with his...
, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, singer and comedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. - Uberto ZanolliUberto ZanolliUberto Zanolli , the son of Amelia Pìa Balugani Vecchi and Luigi Zanolli Marcolini, was an Italo-Mexican composer, conductor and writer;...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and writer - Fernando BalzarettiFernando BalzarettiFernando Balzaretti was a late Mexican actor.-External links:...
, Mexican actor. - Martinez del RioMartinez del Rio-The Martinez del Rio Family:The Martinez del Rio family is one of the leading patrician families, prominent in entrepreneurship and cultural circles. The family has helped to shape Mexico's politics, economy and society from the time of Mexican independence from Spain, until the present day...
family, PiedmontPiedmontPiedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
and MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,... - Victoria RuffoVictoria RuffoVictoria Ruffo is a Mexican actress. Ruffo, the surname she uses professionally, is actually her maternal grandfather's surname.- Biography :...
, Mexican Actress. - Mireille RoccattiMireille RoccattiMireille Roccatti Velásquez born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, is a Mexican scholar and jurist who served as President of the country's National Human Rights Commission.-Personal life and education:...
, Mexican scholar and jurist. - Montserrat OlivierMontserrat OlivierMontserrat Oliver is a Mexican fashion model, business entrepreneur, actress, and talk-show host.-Life and career:Oliver started her modeling career at the age of 16...
, Mexican actress, television presenter and former fashion model. - Riccardo DalmacciRiccardo DalmacciRiccardo Dalmacci is an Italian-Mexican actor of film and telenovelas. He is sometimes credited as Ricardo Dalmacci....
, Italian-born Mexican actor of film and telenovelas. - Antonio Attolini LackAntonio Attolini LackJosé Antonio Attolini Lack is a Mexican architect.- Biography :Attolini graduated at the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City in December 1955. He has designed several recognized commercial and religious buildings, as well as accommodation buildings...
, Mexican architect. - Luz María ZetinaLuz María ZetinaLuz María Zetina Lugo is a Mexican actress and former Miss Mexico Universe. She represented her country in the 1995 Miss Universe pageant, held in Windhoek, Namibia on May 12, 1995. She later studied acting in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística...
, Mexican Actress and former Miss Mexico UniverseNuestra Belleza MexicoNuestra Belleza México is a Mexican national beauty pageant held annually since 1994. It is currently responsible for selecting the country's delegates to three of the most relevant international beauty contests, Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International.In association with Televisa, the...
. - Alberto AgnesiAlberto AgnesiAlberto Agnesi is a Mexican telenovela and stage actor. He has acted in Barrera de amor and most recently in Llena de amor.-Telenovelas:* "Llena de amor"... as Andres...
, Mexican Actor. - Mario PaniMario PaniMario Pani Darqui was a Mexican architect and urbanist, one of the most active under the rule of president Miguel Alemán Valdés...
, Mexican architect and urbanist. - Kat Von DKat Von DKatherine Drachenberg , known professionally as Kat Von D and who has given her name as Katherine von Drachenberg in two German interviews is an American tattoo artist and television personality...
, tattoo artistTattoo artistA tattoo artist is an individual who applies permanent decorative tattoos, often in an established business called a tattoo shop, tattoo studio or tattoo parlour...
, Mexican-born to Argentinian parent of Italian-German descent. - Giovanni AloiGiovanni AloiGiovanni Timeus Aloi is a Mexican race car driver who drove 3 races for GA Motorsports for part of the 1990 International Formula 3000 season, but was not able to collect points. He finished twice fifteenth in a Reynard-Cosworth at Silverstone and Jerez. In 1990 he also tested for the...
, Mexican race car driver. - Katie BarberiKatie BarberiKatie Barberi is a Mexican actress best known for her work in telenovelas.-Early life:Barberi was born in Saltillo, Coahuila, to a Mexican father of Italian descent and an American mother. Because of the nature of the careers of both her parents, Katie Barberi attended many different schools...
, Mexican actress. - Luis MiguelLuis MiguelLuis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...
, pop singerPop Singer"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies... - Ramón ValdésRamón ValdésRamón Gómez Valdés de Castillo often credited as Ramón Valdéz, was a Mexican actor. He was born in Mexico City...
, Mexican actor. - Leobardo CardiniLeobardo CardiniLeobardo Cardini was a Mexican Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1932 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Mexican Olympic fencer. - Tito GuízarTito GuízarFederico Arturo Guízar Tolentino was a Mexican singer and actor. He was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico....
, Mexican singer and actor. - Antonio GrisiAntonio GrisiAntonio Grisi was a Mexican Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Mexican Olympic fencer. - Fernando Ferrari-PérezFernando Ferrari-PérezFernando Ferrari-Pérez was appointed head of the Mexican Geographical and Exploring Commission in the early 1880s, with a commission to catalogue the native mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, and plants of Mexico. He was the author of the Catalogue of Animals collected by the Geographical and...
, Mexican Geographical and Exploring Commission. - Ana BárbaraAna BárbaraAna Bárbara is a Mexican Latin Grammy Award winner, songwriter, producer, and Grammy-nominated recording artist.-Early life and early career:...
, Singer, Songwriter, and Actress. - Teresa PicciniTeresa PicciniTeresa Piccini is a Mexican ten-pin bowler. She finished in 15th position of the combined rankings at the 2006 AMF World Cup.-References:...
, Mexican ten-pin bowler. - Raúl ServínRaúl ServínRaúl Servín Monetti is a retired Mexican footballer, who played for UNAM Pumas and the Mexico national football team. He played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where he scored a goal in the second round match against Bulgaria....
, retired Mexican footballer. - 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:...
, Mexican politician, and PRI presidential candidate. - Leona VicarioLeona VicarioLeona Vicario, also less commonly known as Leona Vicario de Quintana Roo was a supporter of the Mexican War of Independence. From her residence in Mexico City, she was able to provide intelligence and money to the rebel movement.She married fellow insurgent Andrés Quintana Roo...
, a supporter of the Mexican War of Independence, Italian descent. - Michelle ArvizuMichelle ArvizuMichelle Arvizu is a television and film actress, having a recurring role on the show Kevin Hill.Born on a May 24 in Mexico to an Italian mother and a Mexican father, she originally studied architecture with the idea of staying as close as possible to the stage...
, television and film actress. - Emilio AmeroEmilio AmeroEmilio Amero was among the zeitgeist of the Mexican Modern art movement. He was also a member of the first group of muralists commissioned during Post-Revolutionary Mexico, working side by side such luminaries as José Clemente Orozco, Carlos Mérida, and Diego Rivera...
, Mexican artist. - Xavier MassimiXavier MassimiXavier Massimi is a Mexican actor. He first acting role was as Bruno in the film La primera noche.-Filmography:* Machos TV Series .... Adolfo Mercader* La Heredera TV Series .......
, Mexican actor. - Carlos Torre RepettoCarlos Torre RepettoCarlos Torre Repetto was a chess grandmaster from Mexico.Torre won the Louisiana championship at New Orleans 1923. He was first at Detroit 1924, followed by Samuel Factor, Herman H. Hahlbohm, Norman Whitaker, Samuel Reshevsky, etc., and at Rochester 1924...
, Mexican chess grandmaster. - Fabio MorabitoFabio MorabitoFabio Morábito is a Mexican writer and poet.Born in Egypt to Italian parents, he spent his childhood in Milan...
, Mexican writer and poet. - Salvador Toscano, was Mexico's first filmmaker of director, producer and distributor of early Mexican cinema films.
- Ángeles MastrettaÁngeles MastrettaÁngeles Mastretta is a Mexican author and journalist. She is well known for creating inspirational female characters and fictional pieces that reflect the social and political realities of Mexico in her life.-Background:...
, Mexican author and journalist. - Rafael VelascoRafael VelascoRafael Velasco was an Italian Mexican film/television actor. He participated in the Cinema of Mexico from 1980 to 2004.-Biography:...
, Mexican film/television actor of Italian descent. - Rodolfo UsigliRodolfo UsigliRodolfo Usigli was a Mexican playwright. He was called the "playwright of the Mexican Revolution."Usigli born to an Italian father and a Polish mother in Mexico City. He studied drama at Yale from 1935-1936 on a Rockefeller scholarship, later becoming a professor and diplomat...
, Mexican playwright. - Vicente Matías VuosoVicente Matías VuosoVicente José Matías Vuoso is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a striker for América.-Early Career:Matías Vuoso began his career in Argentina with Independiente. Playing alongside Diego Forlán, Vicente scored seven goals in 29 games for Independiente in 2000-01 and another seven in 35...
, Argentine-born Mexican football striker of Italian descent. - Vanessa ZambottiVanessa ZambottiVanessa Zambotti-Barreto is a judoka from Mexico.-Biography:Vanessa was born in Parral, Chihuahua what is region of very good wine. She lives in Mexico City and trains judo in CONADE....
, Mexican judoka. - Carlos PaniniCarlos PaniniCarlos Panini was a wealthy Mexican businessman of Italian origin, from Mosio di Acquanegra sul Chiese in the province of Mantova in Lombardia region. He is credited with being the first pilot to fly a light plane around the world...
, wealthy Mexican businessman of Italian origin. - Daniel MastrettaDaniel MastrettaJuan Daniel Mastretta Guzmán is an Mexican engineer and designer. In 1987 he founded Mastretta Design, a design and automotive company...
, Mexican engineer and designer. - Cesáreo VictorinoCesáreo VictorinoCesáreo Victorino Mungaray is a Mexican footballer currently playing for Puebla FC on loan from Lobos BUAP. He is one of the Mexican footballers to have played in Europe and was a part of the Mexico national football team between 1998 and 2001...
, Mexican footballer. - Jorge VolpiJorge VolpiJorge Luis Volpi Escalante is a Mexican author best known for his 1999 novel En busca de Klingsor. Volpi was born in Mexico City. He studied law and literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and received a PhD in Spanish philology at the University of Salamanca in Spain...
, Mexican author . - Jesús Arturo PaganoniJesús Arturo PaganoniJesús Arturo Paganoni Peña is a midfielder currently playing for Atlas, in the Primera División de México.Paganoni began his playing career in the Atlas youth teams in 2006. He managed to break into the first team on April 14, 2007, during to 2-0 loss to Chivas de Guadalajara in the Clasico...
, Mexican football midfielder. - 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...
, Mexican film actor and director. - Rafael MercadanteRafael MercadanteRafael Mercadane Mena is an actor, television host, singer and radio DJ who has worked in both Mexico and the United States. In the 1990s he was cast in soap operas such as El Manantial and El Privilegio de Amar, as well performing in films and plays...
, Mexican Actor, television host, singer. - Father Kino, priest during New Spain.
- Julio ManninoJulio ManninoJulio Giovanni Mannino Pichardo is a Mexican actor, born in Toluca, Mexico.His parents are Giulio Mannino Bruno and Alicia Pichardo Martinez, his father is Italian...
, Mexican actor. - Samuel Castelán MariniSamuel Castelán MariniSamuel Castelán Marini is a singer who won the fifth season of the Mexican reality show La Academia.- External links :******...
, participated in the Mexican reality show La AcademiaLa AcademiaLa Academia is a Mexican reality musical talent show shown on TV Azteca, premiering in June 2002 and currently in its ninth installment...
and got fifth place in his season. Originally from Zentla in Veracruz. - Leandro AugustoLeandro AugustoLeandro Augusto Oldoni Stachelski , known simply as Leandro Augusto, is a Brazilian born, Mexican football midfielder, who plays for the Club Tijuana in the Mexican First Division.- Biography :...
, soccer player to Brazilian born of naturalized Mexican. - Dante Cusi, creator of the agricultural colonies in the state of Michoacán (Nueva ItaliaNueva Italia, MichoacánNueva Italia is a city in the state of Michoacán, is located in the so-called Tierra Caliente Michoacana.- History :The town was founded in the year 1909 by Italian Dante Cusi to become the leading producer of cotton rice melon and maize of all of Mexico because it introduced these arid and...
and Lombardia). - Felipe ColomboFelipe ColomboFelipe Colombo Eguía . His nickname is Feli, Felu or Pipe. Is a Mexican-Argentine actor , singer, songwriter and...
, Mexican actor, more popular in Argentina but also participates in Mexican films. Started out in 1991 as a child actor along fellow Mexican actors Gael García BernalGael García BernalGael García Bernal is a Mexican film actor and director.-Early life:García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Ángel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was...
and Ludwika PaletaLudwika PaletaLudwika Paleta is a Polish-Mexican actress. She is the daughter of musician Zbigniew Paleta and Barbara Paciorek Paleta, and the sister of actress Dominika Paleta.-Early Life and Career:...
. - Alejandro TommasiAlejandro TommasiAlejandro Tommasi is a Mexican television, stage and film actor.-Biography:He enrolled in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística , where he studied acting, dancing and singing. Throughout his successful acting career, Tommasi has participated in numerous telenovelas, plays and in some films...
, actor.
See also
- Chipilo Venetian dialectChipilo Venetian dialectChipilo Venetian or Chipileño is a diaspora language currently spoken by the descendants of some five hundred Venetian 19th century immigrants to Mexico. The Venetians settled in the State of Puebla, founding the city of Chipilo...
- Italian diasporaItalian diasporaThe term Italian diaspora refers to the large-scale migration of Italians away from Italy in the period roughly beginning with the unification of Italy in 1861 and ending with the Italian economic miracle in the 1960s...
- German MexicanGerman MexicanA German Mexican is a Mexican citizen of German descent or origin....
- French MexicanFrench MexicanA French Mexican is a Mexican citizen of full or partial French ancestry. Mexicans of French descent make up the second largest European descended group in Mexico, after the Spanish....