People from Matamoros

Rigoberto Tovar García (March 29, 1946 – March 27, 2005), better known as Rigo Tovar, was a Mexican musician, singer and actor. Famous for his cumbias, Tovar infused traditional Mexican and Latin music with modern instruments like the electric guitar and synthesizer and popular styles such as rock and soul music.
Tovar was born and raised in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. After moving to the neighborhood of East End, Houston, his musical career began to take off in the early 1970s. Blending cumbia, tropical, and modern pop rock, he quickly gained a large following. In 1971, Tovar released his first album entitled Matamoros Querido which garnered two hits, "Matamoros Querido" and "Lamento De Amor".
During his career, Tovar broke several attendance records in Mexico and throughout Latin America (many of which still stand to this day), sold over 30 million albums, and continues to influence countless artists of all genres.

Nelson Terán (born 5 November 1968) is a Mexican singer and composer who has excelled in genres such as folk songs and Latin American folklore, modern and contemporary trova and regional Mexican music.

Osvaldo de León (born May 6, 1984, in Brownsville, Texas, United States) is an American actor and model. He debuted on television in 2007 in the Mexican telenovela Palabra de Mujer, playing Ariel Castellanos. Osvaldo has participated in several plays and Mexican movies, and since its inception with Televisa has participated in several soap operas such as Juro que te amo, Niña de mi Corazón, Una familia con suerte, Lo que la vida me robó, La Malquerida and Sueño de amor and La candidata

Carlos Humberto Cascos (born September 18, 1952) is an American Certified Public Accountant and politician who was the 110th Secretary of State of Texas. He was appointed by his fellow Republican, Governor Greg Abbott, and was confirmed by the Texas State Senate on February 18, 2015.

Enrique Cárdenas Del Avellano (born 4 September 1957) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. He currently serves as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Tamaulipas. He also served as Deputy during the LX Legislature.

Miguel Barrenechea (born 17 October 1947) is a Mexican former sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Elvia Ardalani or Elvia García Ardalani (born June 4, 1963, in Heroica Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico), is a Mexican writer, poet, and storyteller. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Modern languages and Literatures at the University of Texas–Pan American, where she teaches creative writing and Spanish literature.

Andrés Marco Antonio Bernal Gutiérrez (born 30 November 1953) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. As of 2013 he served as Deputy of both the LX and LXII Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Tamaulipas. He also served as Senator during the LVII Legislature.

Sara María Aldrete Villareal (born September 6, 1964) is a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of murder while heading a drug-smuggling and human sacrifice cult with Adolfo Constanzo. The members of the cult, dubbed by the media as The Narcosatanists (Spanish: "Los Narcosatánicos"), called her The Godmother ("La Madrina"), with Constanzo as "The Godfather" ("El Padrino"). The cult was involved in multiple ritualistic killings in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, including the murder of Mark Kilroy, an American student killed in Matamoros in 1989. She received a sentence of 62 years.