American Mexican

George W. Romney was a  Republican Party politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. He was a front runner for the Republican nomination for president of US in the 1968 election, but he lost to Richard Nixon. Also a businessman, he was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962.

Initially the CEO of Coca-Cola Mexico, Vicente Fox increased the sales of the soft drink in Mexico by 50%. He later focused on politics, joining the National Action Party and leading the country as its president. He has a rare condition called polydactyly, meaning he has 6 toes in both feet.

Stephen Austin, also known as the Father of Texas, was born to a lead-mining businessman in Missouri who later bought a piece of land from the Mexican government. Austin developed the land and mediated between American and Mexican people for control over it, eventually leading to the Texas Revolution.

Lila Downs is a Mexican actress and singer-songwriter best known for recording songs in indigenous languages like Mayan, Purépecha, Nahuatl, Mixtec, and Zapotec. Hence, she is credited with popularizing Mexico's indigenous peoples' cultures, heritages, and styles. Downs has won several prestigious awards, including a Grammy Award. She is also known for her humanitarian efforts that benefit Latin America's indigenous population.

Born in Paris, to a Polish-French father and a mother with Mexican origins, author Elena Poniatowska had begun her career as a journalist. Her iconic work Massacre in Mexico won her an award, which she refused to accept. She also became the first female to win Mexico’s National Journalism Prize.

Eduardo Bours is a Mexican businessman and politician best known for his service as governor of Sonora from 2003 to 2009. His term as the governor of Sonora witnessed the tragic ABC Day Care Center Fire in Hermosillo, Sonora, and his supposed negligence in the investigation of the fire, which killed 44 toddlers, is often criticized.