particularity with Aztec roots. Today it is part of the most common customs in Mexico. Italian dialects Most Italian immigration to Mexico occurred in the establishment of colonies. Dialects of Italian and languages of Italy which are still spoken include: Lower Bellunese, a dialect of the Venetian language from the Province of Belluno in Colonia Diez Gutierrez in San Luis Potosí Chipilo Venetian, a dialect of the Venetian language, as spoken in the province of Treviso, currently spoken in the city of Chipilo, Puebla Lombard in Sinaloa, Colonia Manuel González, Nueva Italia and Colonia Lombardia in the state of Michoacán Trentino dialects of Lombard and Venetian in Colonia Manuel González, Veracruz and Tijuana, Baja California Piedmontese in Gutierrez Zamora, Veracruz (the oldest Italian colony in Mexico) and La Estanzuela, Jalisco, another Italian colony Sicilian, primarily in Mexico City, Reynosa and Monterrey Notable Italian-Mexicans Marcelo Andreani, wrestler Rosángela Balbó, actress Katie Barberi, actress Óscar Bonfiglio, footballer Eder Borelli, footballer Jared Borgetti, footballer Caesar Cardini, restaurateur, chef, and hotel owner Horacio Carochi, priest and grammarian Arturo Brizio Carter, football referee Cassiano Conzatti, botanist Aldo de Nigris, footballer Antonio de Nigris, footballer Alberto Del Rio, wrestler Adolfo Dollero, historian Walter Erviti, footballer Isidro Fabela, judge, politician, professor, writer, publisher, governor of the State of Mexico, diplomat, and delegate to the now defunct League of Nations. Vicente Filísola, military and politician Pedro Friedeberg, artist and designer Francesca Gargallo, writer Luis Ghilardi, general Filippa Giordano, singer Guillermo González Calderoni, commander of the Mexican Federal Judicial Police, and one of the strongmen of the Attorney General of Mexico Eusebio Kino, missionary Claudio Linati, artist Manuel María Lombardini, President of Mexico in 1853 Teoberto Maler, explorer Tina Modotti, photographer Nicky Mondellini, actress Sasha Montenegro, actress Aldo Monti, actor Fabio Morábito, writer and poet Mario Pani, architect and urbanist Carlos Panini, businessman Giovanni Paoli, printer Pío Pico, politician, ranchero, and entrepreneur, famous for serving as the last governor of Alta California under Mexican rule Michael Ronda, actor and singer Alejandro Rossi, writer Martha Roth, actress Laurette Séjourné, archeologist Camila Sodi, singer, actress and model Luciano Spano, painter Fabrizio Tavano, footballer Thalía, singer and actress Gutierre Tibón, writer Rodolfo Neri Vela, scientist and astronaut Uberto Zanolli, composer See also Immigration to Mexico Italy–Mexico relations References Further reading Bohme, Frederick G. "The Italians in Mexico: A Minority's Contribution." Pacific Historical Review 28.1 (1959): 1-18 Gurwitz, Beatrice D. "Italian Immigrants and