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The Panteón de Dolores is a cemetery in Mexico City. Numerous famous people are buried there. In particular, many national heroes have been honored with interment in its Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres.
Some of the notables interred here include:
- 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, discover of the Thirteenth Sound
- Nabor Carrillo Flores (1911-1967) scientist
See also: List of famous cemeteries