Panteón Francés
Historic cemetery in Mexico City, Mexico
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The Panteón Francés de la Piedad ("French Cemetery of the Mercy") is a cemetery in Mexico City in which several notable people are interred.[1] It is located in the southern section of the city, adjacent to the medical center, the Centro Medico Metro station, and the Colonia Buenos Aires neighborhood.[1]
Notable burials
- Pina Pellicer – Actress
- Pedro Amaro – brother of General Joaquín Amaro Domínguez and former Secretary of War of Mexico
- Ricardo Flores Magón – political activist during the Mexican Revolution
- Mauricio Garcés – actor and comedian
- Roberto Gómez Bolaños[2] – humorist, more commonly known by his pseudonym Chespirito
- María Félix – film actress and singer
- Amalia Hernández – leader of the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
- Alfonso Ortiz Tirado – doctor and opera singer
- José Revueltas – writer
- Carmen Romero Rubio – wife of Porfirio Díaz and First Lady of Mexico
- José Sulaimán – boxing official, president of the World Boxing Council
- Miguel Zacarías – film director
