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Mexico City cemetery draws tributes to stars of classic Mexican cinema
The Panteón Jardín in Mexico City is a cemetery where many stars of Mexican film and entertainment are buried.
Its actors’ section, linked to the National Association of Actors, has more than 80 graves.
Visitors gather there on November 1 and 2 with flowers, candles and mariachi music to honor the dead.
Pedro Infante’s grave draws the largest crowds in the cemetery, with fans singing his songs and leaving offerings.
Other well-known figures buried nearby include Jorge Negrete, Tin Tan, Ramón Valdés and Joaquín Pardavé.
The cemetery opened in 1941, and Jorge Negrete helped secure the land for actors and other entertainment workers.
The annual tributes continue on November 1 and 2, when the cemetery is open from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Panteón Jardín in Mexico City draws visitors paying tribute to stars of classic Mexican cinema on November 1 and 2.
Its ANDA actors’ section contains more than 80 graves of performers from Mexico’s golden age of cinema.
Visitors bring flowers, candles and mariachi groups to honor the artists.
Pedro Infante’s grave draws the largest gathering in the cemetery.
Other figures buried there include Jorge Negrete, Germán Valdés, Blanca Estela Pavón and Joaquín Pardavé.
- Who
- Fans and visitors from different Mexican states, and the classic cinema figures they honor.
- What
- Visitors bring offerings and sing at the graves of Mexican film stars.
- When
- The number of visitors rises on November 1 and 2.
- Where
- Panteón Jardín, in the Álvaro Obregón borough of Mexico City.
- Why
- To pay tribute to figures of Mexican cinema and remember them.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Panteón Jardín was founded at kilometer 14.5 of Desierto de los Leones road.
Actor and singer Jorge Negrete promoted the purchase of land for members of the National Association of Actors.
Blanca Estela Pavón died in an aviation accident on the slopes of Popocatépetl.
Jorge Negrete died in Los Angeles, and his remains were later moved to Mexico City and buried at Panteón Jardín.
Visitor numbers rise as fans bring offerings and sing at the cemetery’s graves.
- Cemetery
- Panteón Jardín, Mexico City
- Founded
- 1941
- Actors’ section
- More than 80 graves
- Peak visiting days
- November 1 and 2
- Most visited grave
- Pedro Infante’s
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What people are saying
Represented one of the most cherished aspects of being Mexican. He was the outpouring heart, the vessel of songs, wounded in the midst of the guitar in the light of our galloping fields.