singer living in northern California and born in the neighborhood (colonia/barrio) of Perros Bravos started with Grupo Los Juniors 1977- and one year later was a keyboardist of Grupo Zula founded with Ramon Hernandez Plodo (aka) "El Pato". Jimmy also was keyboardist of Grupo Parlamento in 1982. Arts / Shows Salvador Meza Mendez-Painter, known for his oil and pencil paintings about city's historical monuments Francisco Núñez Montes - músico Jimmy Gazcon (musician / singer /showman Marco Islas - Cantante de musica vernacula Ignacio Ortiz - Painter Vicente de P. Cano - Poet Josefina Baez- Poet José Gómez Rogil - Poet Carlos Alvarado Lang - Engraver Juan Rodríguez Vega - Musician Manuel Ayala Tejeda - Poet, writer, City's historian. (1913–1997) Heriberto Guízar Castro - Radio founder in La Piedad. (1918–2000) José García del Río - General's cousin Lázaro Cárdenas del Río drilled wells and provided the city with water. Lic. Rafael Reyes - Lawyer, he was always worried about education. Luis G. Ayala - Playwright, theater director, and teacher. Malena Padilla Alfaro - Children theater director, pastorelas, and traditional Christ Nativity wax representation artist, inherited from her mother's creations Mrs. Lupita Alfaro de Padilla. Rafael Padilla Alfaro - Teacher, decorator, and The Sagrada Imágen de Nuestro Señor de la Piedad fervous servant. Politics Jose Garcia del Río.- Economist, Industrialist, Capitalist, and Municipal President - Cousin to national president, Lazaro Cardenas Mariano Silva y Aceves.- Pedagogue, UNAM's first dean Jesús Romero Flores - Part of the group of people that formed the Mexican Constitution. Eduardo Villaseñor Peña - Michoacán's Governor (1992). María Guadalupe Sánchez Martínez - Federal Delegate, Secretary of Government, Michoacán State. Pedro Aceves Parra - Revolutionary Octavio Solis Ramirez - Politician - Mexico City Arnulfo Ávila Ávila - Politician Humberto Romero Pérez - Politician Guillermo Rizo Hernández - Politician and administrator Sports Yovani Gallardo - Baseball player - Milwaukee Brewers Patricia Mariscal - Won medals in Tae kwon do world championships Hector Pulido - Soccer player, he was part of the national team and coach of Cruz Azul Club (finalist in season 1986–1987) Gustavo Vargas - Soccer player Ramón Morales - Soccer player, he has been part of the national team and played in the World Cup 2002 in Korea-Japan Carlos Morales - Soccer player, he has been part of the national team Fernando Lopez - Soccer player Jorge Flores - Basketball Player - 1976 Summer Olympics for National Team