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Who is Carín León, the Mexican voice of the World Cup...
It's no coincidence that both Carín León and Mexican regional music have soared in popularity internationally. They both have given a lot to each other.
Made in Mexico: Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez designed Estadio Azteca, Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology, and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in a long and amazing career.
Official World Cup song features Mexican Grammy winner Carín León, with...
With one of its singers from Mexico, the other from the United States, and its producer born in Canada, the official 2026 song "Lighter" is being touted by FIFA as "reflecting the shared cultural energy of North America."
Why is there always a full moon during Easter in Mexico?
There's a full moon over Mexico for Easter each year. Why does this happen? It has to do with a decision by Christian leaders over 1,700 years ago, before they even knew there was a Mexico.
Mexico’s ‘hot’ cop is the latest merch sensation
Security Minister Omar García Harfuch is the new face of miniature dolls, plush toys nicknamed “Harfuchitos” and blankets, as Mexico's "crush" gains even more admirers after orchestrating the high-stakes killing of cartel boss "El Mencho."
With 9,500 participants, Mexico City holds world’s largest-ever soccer class
Mexico City established a Guinness World Record for the largest soccer class ever on Sunday as 9,500 futbolistas filled the Zócalo as part of a series of promotional events ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
Meet TONO Festival: Time-based performance, video, music and dance
TONO Festival introduces a general audience to experimental contemporary art through major museums in Mexico City and Puebla.
A history of the Maya: The myth of ‘collapse’
Maya culture never collapsed. It simply adapted to changing circumstances in the centuries leading up to the Spanish colonization of Mexico.
San Pedro Cajonos: The silk sanctuary of Oaxaca
The Silk Sanctuary of San Pedro Cajonos in Oaxaca turns out some of the world's most beautiful silk, courtesy of Indigenous Zapotec artisans and of course native silkworms.
Netflix will develop another Frida-Diego offering, this time as a streamed series
Frida has had her commercial Hollywood moment with Salma Hayek and her contemplative and challenging Mexican cinematic exploration with Ofelia Medina. Soon it will be TV streaming's turn.
How Mexico reshaped Hollywood — and then outgrew it
Mexican directors like Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu were lauded with Oscars, but a new generation of Mexican fillmmakers may have a greater impact.
Nogales train construction uncovers pre-Columbian town and petroglyphs
The finding offers evidence that the Trincheras people of Sonora had contact with the Hohokam, whose descendants include the Pima and Tohono O’odham people of Arizona.
‘La Muerte Niña’: Why do Mexican families keep pictures of their deceased children?
La Muerte Niña, the Mexican funerary practice of preparing deceased children for photographs or paintings, dates back centuries — and there's a reason behind it.
Thousands will descend on Mexico City’s Zócalo on Sunday for the world’s largest soccer class
If all goes according to plan, the mega-class will break France's current record by a factor of 10, and also bolster Mexico's standing as a major international tourist destination.
4-plus cool things to do in Mexico this March
Every state in Mexico has cool things to do in March, but new MND contributor Wendy Rosenfeld picks her favorite four-and-a-half for the entire country.
Mexico mourns Pedro Friedeberg, a major figure in contemporary art
Like other Mexican "surrealists," he shunned the label but still managed to leave an international legacy after more than six decades of exuberant and often ironical painting and sculpture.
