1960 in Mexico


Events in the year [(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear|]1960 in Mexico.

Incumbents

Cabinet

Supreme Court

  • President: Alfonso Guzmán Neyra

Governors

Every governor was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI.

Population

  • 38,174,112

Events

Awards

Movies

Macario, a 1960 Mexican supernatural drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Ignacio López Tarso and Pina Pellicer is the first Mexican film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and the San Francisco International Film Festival.Pepe directed by George Sidney and starring Cantinflas is nominated for seven Academy Awards but is a failure at the box office.The Magnificent Seven is a western movie directed by John Sturges, set in a small village in Mexico, and filmed at Estudios Churubusco, Mexico City; in Cuernavaca and Tepoztlan, Morelos; in Durango, Durango; and localities in Sonora.To Each His Life, a drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Ana Luisa Peluffo, Emma Fink and Carlos Navarro.

Sports

Soccer

Music

Rock! was the debut album of Los Locos del Ritmo, recorded at Discos Orfeón. It was the first Spanish-language rock LP and included songs such as Nena no me importa by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and Pedro Pistolas by Henry Mancini.Los Teen Tops, which included singer Enrique Guzmán, released their first single in May, including La Plaga and El Rock de la Cárcel, recorded at Columbia Records.
  • Armando Manzanero recorded Voy a Apagar la Luz in 1960.
  • César Costa was a part of the group Los Camisas Negras, which recorded several singles and an LP on Musart, including El Tigre, Mona Lisa and Osito Teddy Elvis's
"Teddy Bear".Los Checkers were formed in 1960 and changed their name to Los Twisters in 1961.Los Crazy Boys began in January 1960 under the leadership of Jesús Martínez “Palillo”. In May they recorded their first single, with Leroy and Trátame Bien Their first LP was recorded in November, and it was called, Rock con los Crazy Boys.

Notable births

Notable deaths