The Most Famous

Actors from Mexico

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This page contains a list of the greatest Mexicans Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 165 of which were born in Mexico. This makes Mexico the birth place of the 13th most number of Actors behind Spain and Australia.

Top 10 Actors

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Mexicans Actors of all time. This list of famous Mexicans Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Mexicans Actors.

  1. #1
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    Cantinflas

    1911 - 1993

    HPI 68.1550 langs

    Cantinflas is most famous for starring in the film "El Presidente," which was the first Mexican movie to win an Academy Award.

  2. #2
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    Silvia Pinal

    1931 - 2024

    HPI 66.6032 langs
    Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress and producer who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Mexican cinema....Read moreShow less

    Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress and producer who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Mexican cinema. She is particularly famous for her collaborations with the director Luis Buñuel, including the classic films "Viridiana" and "The Exterminating Angel."

  3. #3
    Photo of Pedro Armendáriz

    Pedro Armendáriz

    1912 - 1963

    HPI 66.0640 langs

    Pedro Armendáriz is most famous for his role as the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa in the 1940 Hollywood film Viva Villa!

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Mexicans Actors grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.

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