1977 in Mexico

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See also:	Other events of 1977 List of years in Mexico

Events in the year 1977 in Mexico.

Incumbents[]

Federal government[]

• President: José López Portillo
• Interior Secretary (SEGOB): Jesús Reyes Heroles
• Secretary of Foreign Affairs (SRE): Santiago Roel García
• Communications Secretary (SCT): Emilio Mújica Montoya
• Education Secretary (SEP): Porfirio Muñoz Ledo/Fernando Solana Morales
• Secretary of Defense (SEDENA): Félix Galván López
• Secretary of Navy: Ricardo Cházaro Lara
• Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare: Pedro Ojeda Paullada
• Secretary of Welfare: Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
• Secretary of Public Education: Porfirio Muñoz Ledo/Fernando Solana Morales
• Tourism Secretary (SECTUR): Guillermo Rossell de la Lama

Supreme Court[]

• President of the Supreme Court: Mario G. Rebolledo Fernández

Governors[]

Events[]

• The ubiquitous convenience store chain OXXO is founded.
• The Monterrey College of Music and Dance is established.
• April 13: Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes established.
• August 29 – September 4:Hurricane Anita
• September: Liceo Mexicano Japonés opens its doors in Mexico City.

Awards[]

• Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor –

Births[]

• January 4 – Irán Castillo, Mexican actress and singer^[1]
• February 28 — Rafael Amaya, actor.
• May 2 – Carlos Hermosillo Arteaga, Chihuauhua politician (d. 2017).
• June 29 – Eugenio Polgovsky, filmmaker, winner of Ariel Award (d. 2017).
• November 24 – David Alonso López, boxer (d. 2017).

Deaths[]

• October 1 — Victorio Blanco, movie actor (b. 1893)^[2]

Film[]

• List of Mexican films of 1977

Sport[]

• 1976–77 Mexican Primera División season
• Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo win the Mexican League
• 1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics are held in Xalapa.

References[]

External links[]

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