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 las Personas Ilustres.

Some of the notables interred in the Rotunda include:

Lupe Velez (1908-1944), actress
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
Cantinflas (1911-1993), actor Pepe
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