Sodi family

Sodi is a well-known Mexican family who are descendants of Demetrio Sodi Candiani born May 9, 1837 and died March 30, 1904, major landlord of the Mexican southern state of Oaxaca and federal senator for the state of Michoacán for about 25 years, during the government of General Porfirio Díaz.

Among others, some notable members of that family are:

Demetrio Sodi Guergue, a lawyer who defended José de León Toral, the killer of President Álvaro Obregón, he was also Chief Justice President of the Court of the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice and the last Secretary of Justice in the government of President Porfirio Díaz. Federico Sodi Romero, (Demetrio's half brother) a well known criminal lawyer, famous in the early and mid '20s, author of several books, El Jurado Resuelve or the Jury Decision.

• • Demetrio Sodi Pallares, a cardiologist son of Sodi Guergue
    • Demetrio Sodi de la Tijera, a politician son of Sodi Pallares, a well known "trapecista" (a politician that frequently changes political party, or figuratively trapezes between different affiliations).
  • Maria Elena Sodi Pallares, daughter of Demetrio Sodi Guergue. Humanist, journalist, writer "Demetrio Sodi y su tiempo" book explaining the historical conditions and legal process of José León Toral.

She was one of the first advocates for women rights in Mexico. Married with Alfonso Pallares del Portillo, architect; son of jurist Jacinto Pallares.

• • Ernesto Sodi Pallares, a criminologist, son of Sodi Guergue and grandson of jurist Jacinto Pallares
    • Thalía Sodi, a famous singer and actress, daughter of Ernesto
    • Ernestina Sodi, a writer daughter of Ernesto and Miss Distrito Federal in 1977
      • Camila Sodi, an actress, daughter of Ernestina Sodi and Diego Luna's wife.
      • Giovanni Sodi, an actor, singer, adopted son of Ernestina Sodi.
      • Lorena Sodi, motorcycle and speedboat designer.
    • Gabriela Sodi, a famous artist daughter of Ernesto, famous oil painter and important art historian, mother of famous Mexican banker.
    • Carlos Sodi, son of Federico Sodi, a famous civil, commercial and family litigation lawyer and also a journalist.
  • Adriana Sodi Talavera, photographer and writer
  • Fernando Sodi Pallares, philosopher and professor.
  • Federica Sodi Miranda famous archeologist who specializes in iconography, Director of the Chichen Itza archeological zone in 2005-2006, and Director of the National Institute of Antropology and History in the Yucatán State in Mexico City in 2006-2009

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