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Irma Serrano first made a name for herself as a singer, becoming one of the most popular ranchera performers of the 1960s. She became famous for her trademark roaring style which earned her the nickname "La Tigresa de la Canción Ranchera" (The Tigress of Ranchera Music). She was born in central Chiapas to Santiago Serrano Ruiz, a local journalist and poet of Mayan ancestry, and María Castro Domínguez, a wealthy woman of Spanish descent who owned 17 haciendas. Raised in the lap of luxury, in her youth she decided to become a performer against her parents' wishes and journeyed to Mexico City, where she made her film debut in Santo vs. the Zombies (1962). Soon after, she signed with CBS Records and began her highly successful singing career. She rose to national prominence with hit songs such as "El puente roto", "Tierra mala", and "La Martina", which reached Billboard's Top Ten list for Mexico. With her fame as Mexico's new rising folk singer, she appeared in musical guest roles in films such as Gabino Barrera (1965), Antonio Aguilar, and El zurdo (1965), with Rodolfo de Anda.- Armando Acosta was born on 5 April 1925 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Invasion of the Dead (1973), Operation 67 (1967) and La tigresa (1973). He died on 16 May 1976 in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
- Carlos López was born on 4 November 1887 in Durango, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Cruz Diablo (1934), ¡Ay Jalisco... no te rajes! (1941) and El rayo de Sinaloa (1935). He was married to Agripina Anaya. He died on 13 February 1942 in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
- Bárbara Guillén was an actress, known for J-ok'el (2007), La primera noche (1998) and First Love (2000). She died on 9 December 2019 in Chiapas, Mexico.
- Gilberto González was born on 19 February 1902 in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Pearl (1947), Canaima (1945) and Vino el remolino y nos alevantó (1950). He was married to Lydia Pérez Martínez and Eliane Arcq Tournoret. He died on 21 March 1954 in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.
- Eraclio Zepeda was born on 24 March 1937 in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for El enfrascador de almas (una historia de Eraclio Zepeda) (2020), Figuras de la Pasión (1984) and Los libros tienen la palabra (1986). He died on 17 September 2015 in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico.