Uruguayans in Mexico

Uruguayan Mexicans
uruguayo-mexicanos

Total population
(3,528 Uruguayan nationals residing in the country (2010) Unknown number of Mexicans of Uruguayan descent)
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Uruguayans, Uruguayan diaspora, Argentine Mexicans

Uruguayan Mexicans are people born in Uruguay who live in Mexico, or Mexican-born people of Uruguayan descent. There are lots of Uruguayan-born persons living in Mexico, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the Spanish language; the historical origins of both nations is common (part of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century); Mexico has a much bigger economy, which attracted Uruguayans in search of opportunities; and, from the political point of view, during the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985), ideological affinity made Mexico attractive as an exile destination for several Uruguayans.

Uruguayan residents in Mexico have their own institutions, for instance, the Consultative Councils in Mexico City, Cancun, Puebla, and Toluca.

Notable people

• Pietro Ameglio (born 1958 in Uruguay), civil rights and peace activist
• Marcelo Buquet (born 1963 in Montevideo), actor and model
• Nery Castillo (born 1984 in San Luis Potosí), footballer who started his career in Uruguay
• Edgardo Codesal (born 1951 in Montevideo), football referee
• Carlos Miloc (born 1932 in Montevideo), football coach
• Bárbara Mori (born 1978 in Montevideo), actress
• Kenya Mori (born 1976 in Mexico City), actress
• Rodrigo Plá (born 1968 in Montevideo), screenwriter and film director
• Alejandro Zaffaroni (born 1923 in Montevideo), serial entrepreneur in the biotechnological field

See also

• Mexico–Uruguay relations
• Mexicans in Uruguay
• Immigration to Mexico