Jose Morelos y Pavon: Saga of a warrior priest (1765 - 1815)
It is inevitable that comparisons will be drawn between José Morelos y Pavón and his mentor and predecessor, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. Both were Roman Catholic priests of casual vocation who ...
View ArticleA Mexican Odyssey: Escape to Paradise by William Reed with Sylvia Garces de Reed
William Reed tells us his own personal story and what a tale it is. Most of the action takes place in Puerto Vallarta where Reed has lived since his move to the beach in '72. He seems to have met...
View ArticleDolores del Rio, a Mexican beauty
In a magazine interview, I was asked who had the most beautiful face of all time. I unhesitatingly answered, "Dolores Del Rio." Not Garbo, Dietrich, or Elizabeth Taylor can compare with Dolores Del Ri...
View ArticleEmilio Fernandez, one of a kind
Just when you think you know everything about the golden age of movies, along comes still more information to snap you back to reality. You may not have ever heard of him yourself, but one of the most ...
View ArticleCantinflas: super comic, super star, super man
Mario Mareno Reyes was the sixth son of 15 children, who became a world-wide cinema super star, was married to the same woman for more than 30 years, and made enormous financial contributions to the Me...
View ArticleCesar Millan: America's greatest Mexican import
During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the American people, desperately in need of relief from fears about the future, turned for escape to movie stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers for champagne a...
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Rolly Brook 1931 - 2015
On February 25th, 2015 a dear friend and loyal supporter of Mexconnect and many ex-pats died. He will be missed and we have a few loving words for Rolly Brook...
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One more win
Victor Espinoza, 43, calls himself the luckiest Mexican alive. He was the jockey aboard American Pharoah, winner of the U.S. triple crown of horse racing – the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont...
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