'La jaula de oro' lleva drama de inmigrantes a Cannes

De izquierda a derecha el actor guatemalteco Brandon López, el director Diego Quemada-Diez, Karen Martínez, también de Guatemala, y el actor Rodolfo Domíguez, posan para un retrato para promover la película "La jaula de oro" en la Ciudad de Mexico, el lunes 13 de mayo de 2013.

'La jaula de oro' lleva drama de inmigrantes a Cannes

La película sobre el duro paso de los inmigrantes centroamericanos por México compite en la selección Un Certain Regard.

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

AP10ThingsToSee - Amalia Lopez, who is 114-years-old, sits for a portrait inside her home on Mother's Day in Mexico City, Friday, May 10, 2013. Lopez was honored by the city on Mother's Day for being the oldest living woman in Mexico City. Born on July 10, 1898, she has survived her four chi…

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Amalia Lopez, 114 years young, was honored Friday, Mother's Day in Mexico, as the oldest woman in Mexico City. Lopez has survived her four children, and has 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was born on July 10, 1898.

Teachers Protest in Mexico

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Sufre México, Panamá es líder

El "Chicharito" Hernández se lamenta después de fallar una oportunidad de gol durante el partido que México empató a cero con Estados Unidos.

World Cup qualifying: USA 0, Mexico 0: Goalie helps Americans escape with tie

U.S. goalkeeper Brad Guzan collides with Mexico's Jesus Zabala, left, to foil a goal during the visiting Americans' World Cup qualifying match.

Peña Nieto: Wait a year to judge strategy against cartel violence

Enrique Peña Nieto

Guns making music in Juarez

This drumlike instrument is among those that Mexican sculptor Pedro Reyes creates from parts of seized weapons.

Guns making music in Juarez

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Talancón: Siempre he tenido instinto materno

La actriz Ana Claudia Talancón en una conferencia de prensa para promover su película "El Sueño de Iván" en la Ciudad de México, el miércoles 30 de enero de 2013.

Poll: Most favor pathway to citizenship for migrants

Migrants' rights activists demonstrated at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on inauguration day. "Courage, migrants," says the sign at right.

Photos: Animal shots of the week

A dog waits to be blessed by a Catholic priest during the Day of Saint Anthony of Abad in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The yearly ceremony to ensure the health of their livestock and pets by having them sprinkled with holy water and sanctified is known as the Benediction of Beasts. …

Photos: Animal shots of the week

A woman have her cat blessed by a Catholic priest during the Day of Saint Anthony of Abad in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The yearly ceremony to ensure the health of their livestock and pets by having them sprinkled with holy water and sanctified is known as the Benediction of Beast…

Photos: Animal shots of the week

People wait to have their pets blessed by a Catholic priest during the Day of Saint Anthony of Abad in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The yearly ceremony to ensure the health of their livestock and pets by having them sprinkled with holy water and sanctified is known as the Benedictio…

Photos: Animal shots of the week

A woman holds a dog to have it blessed by a Catholic priest during the Day of Saint Anthony of Abad in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The yearly ceremony to ensure the health of their livestock and pets by having them sprinkled with holy water and sanctified is known as the Benedictio…

Mexico City looks to meters to solve parking chaos

Concrete blocks and buckets block off parking spaces along a street in Mexico City's trendy Condesa neighborhood. The parking-meter idea has vocal support and stiff opposition.

Photos: Animal shots of the week

Belgian shepherd mix, Pay de Limon or Lemon Pie, utilizes his prosthetic front legs on the grounds of the "Milagros Caninos," sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs, in Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Sanctuary owner Patricia Ruiz, right, says Pay de Limon, who was fitted with prostheti…

Law aims to aid victims of Mexico's drug war

People hold up images of victims as President Enrique Peña Nieto signs the bill.

Killings of feral dogs in Mexico open debate

A policeman practices lassoing in anticipation of roping a stray dog, as he and other officers search for them in the Iztapalapa district of Mexico City.

Unafraid, Mexico's 'grand warlock' sticks his neck out again for 2013

Tarot cards see all and tell all, according to Antonio Vasquez, the "grand warlock." But his record indicates otherwise.

Best Wire Photos of 2012

Pope Benedict XVI waves from the pope-mobile wearing a Mexican sombrero as he arrives to give a Mass in Bicentennial Park near Silao, Mexico.

Singer feared dead in Mexican plane crash

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2012, file photo, singer and singing coach Jenni Rivera speaks during a press conference promoting the second season of reality show, "La Voz Mexico" in Mexico City. The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera wa…

Mexico's new president takes office amid protests

Riot police take away a protester during clashes near the National Congress building in Mexico City. The violence erupted Saturday as Enrique Peña Nieto of the PRI took office as president.

Years of killing hard to add up in Mexico

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon gives his State of the Nation address at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, Friday Sept. 2, 2011. Calderon said Friday that he will fight to the last day of his term to defeat the drug cartels that have taken over towns, police forces and i…

Years of killing hard to add up in Mexico

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, left, and poet turned peace activist Javier Sicilia embrace during a meeting with victims of violence in Mexico City, Thursday June 23, 2011. Calderon says he doesn't regret his strategy to fight organized crime, despite calls to end a confrontation that h…

Panel: Remove statue of dictator

The Azerbaijan Embassy paid for the statue of autocrat Geidar Aliyev, which sits on Mexico City's Reforma boulevard.

Peña Nieto, declared official victor, vows leadership openness

Mexico's President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto holds a document certifying his presidential victory. He's with Jose Luna Ramos of the Federal Electoral Tribunal.

Mexico Mega Torta

A cook shows the inside of a 52 meter "mega torta" sandwich after it was assembled during a Torta Festival in a plaza Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in an attempt to make the largest torta in Mexico's history. Pieces of the sandwich were given away free to the public. (AP Photo/Eduard…

Mexico recounting over half of ballot boxes

Election officials and party representatives in Mexico City decide which ballot boxes will be recounted. With 99 percent of the vote tallied in the preliminary count, the PRI's Enrique Peña Nieto led with 38 percent of the vote.

Mexican troops arrest man thought to be drug boss' son

Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar was coordinating the majority of the drug shipments sent to the United States by the Sinaloa cartel, reporters were told on Thursday.

Manuel Lopez Obrador, Javier Sicilia

Manuel López Obrador, candidato presidencial del Partido de la Revolución Democrática (derecha) abraza al poeta mexicano Javier Sicilia, líder del Movimiento por la Paz con Justicia y Dignidad, a su arribo a una reunión con Sicilia y familiares de víctimas de la guerra contra las drogas en e…

Mexico front-runner says he'll focus on drug violence

Enrique Peña Nieto, presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party, has pledged an increase in the number of federal police officers from 36,000 to 50,000.

MEXICO-ESTUDIANTES

Una estudiante participa en una protesta por el posible regreso del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) en las elecciones nacionales de Julio próximo y por lo que los estudiantes perciben como una cobertura parcial de las campañas por parte de las principales cadenas de televisión mex…

MEXICO-ESTUDIANTES

Estudiantes corean lemas durante una protesta por el posible regreso del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) en las elecciones nacionales de Julio próximo y por lo que perciben como una cobertura parcial de las campañas por parte de las principales cadenas de televisión mexicanas, el …

Mexico Elections

People watch the first televised presidential debate at Mexico City's main Zocalo plaza, Sunday, May 6, 2012.

Will Farrell, Diego Luna

U.S. actor Will Farrell, left, and Mexican actor Diego Luna attend a press conference promoting their new movie "Casa de mi Padre" in Mexico City, Tuesday April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Javier Sicilia, Teresa Carmona

Mexican poet Javier Sicilia, left, leader of the "Peace with Justice and Dignity" movement, and fellow member of the movement Teresa Carmona, mother of a murdered daughter, attend a meeting between family members of victims of drug gang related violence with senators in Mexico City Monday, A…

Pope Benedict XVI in Mexico

ALTERNATIVE CROP OF MXEV101 .- A woman holds up an image of Pope Benedict XVI as she stands near the Colegio Miraflores where the pope will reside during his stay in Leon, Mexico, Friday March 23, 2012. Benedict's weeklong trip to Mexico and Cuba is his first to both countries. (AP Photo/Edu…

Heart of Catholic Mexico readies for pope

An image of Pope Benedict XVI is taped to a wall, topped with a Vatican-colored bow, in Leon, the largest city in the state of Guanajuato.

Celeb shots of the week

U.S. pop singer Selena Gomez holds a golden record as a recognition for her over 30,000 records sold, as she poses for pictures in Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Gomez will perform a show Thursday in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Protestan franceses por nombramiento a Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek

El último adiós personalidades fallecidas en el 2011

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Celeb shots of the week

Mexico's pop star Paulina Rubio blows a kiss during a news conference promoting her newest album, "Brava!" in Mexico City, Monday Nov. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Celeb shots of the week

Actor Antonio Banderas, from Spain, right, poses with the film character "Puss In Boots" during a news conference promoting the film in Mexico City, Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Celeb shots of the week

La actriz mexicana Salma Hayek y el actor espa�ol Antonio Banderas durante una conferencia de prensa sobre su nueva pel�cula �El Gato con Botas� en M�xico el martes 15 de noviembre de 2011. (Foto AP/Eduardo Verdugo)

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton poses for a photo with fans during her autograph signing session at a Sears in the Perisur Mall of Mexico City, Mexico, Tuesday March 29, 2011. Hilton is in Mexico to promote her new shoe line. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Crash kills Mexico's top Cabinet secretary

was traveling to a meeting.

Celeb shots of the week

Puerto Rico's singer Ricky Martin performs during the closing ceremony of the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)