Panteón de Dolores
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The Panteón Civil de Dolores is a cemetery located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City. Numerous famous people are buried there. In particular, many national heroes and people that have exceeded in their lifes have been honored with interment in its Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres.
Some of the notables interred in the Rotunda include:
- David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974) painter, muralist
- Pedro Rodríguez (1940-1971) F1 race car driver
- Diego Rivera (1886-1957) painter, muralist
- Dolores del Río (1905-1983) stage and film actress
- Carlos Pellicer (1899-1977) writer, philanthropist
- Gerardo Murillo ("Dr. Atl"), (1875-1964) artist<>
- Tina Modotti (1896-1942), actress, photographer, communist
- Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada (1823-1889), President of Mexico
- Agustín Lara (1897-1970) composer
- José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) painter, muralist
- Octavio Paz (1914-1998) poet, diplomat, Nobel Laureate
- Felipe Villanueva (1862-1893) composer
- Julián Carrillo Trujillo (1875-1965) composer, discoverer of the Thirteenth Sound
- Nabor Carrillo Flores (1911-1967) scientist
- Heberto Castillo (1928-1997) civil engineer and political activist
- Francisco González Bocanegra (1824-1861) Poet, wrote the lyrics to Mexico's national anthem
- Jaime Nunó (1824-1908) Composer, composed the music for Mexico's national anthem
- Mariano Azuela (1873-1952) Author, novelist of the Mexican Revolution
