General News

The best documentary award at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, which concluded last Sunday, went to Jose Villalobos’ directorial debut, “El Charro de Toluquilla,” a portrait of Jaime Garcia, a womanizing mariachi singer from Jalisco whose life is split between a fantasy world,  his battle with AIDS and the deep love for his small daughter.

The Jalisco Health Department (SSJ) Wednesday confirmed a second case of the Zika virus in the state. 

Next week, residents of San Martin de las Flores, a small suburb in Tlaquepaque, will stage their annual Judea, or Passion Play.

Only one in four sexually active teenagers in Jalisco always use a condom, according to the Jalisco youth survey.

Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval has come out firmly in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana, arguing that prohibiting the drug has led to more problems than resolutions.

National Geographic is promoting the town of Tequila with the launch of an interactive guide on its lauded Geotourism MapGuide platform. The project took eight months to develop and cost around US$120,000. Mexico’s tourism board, the Tequila Development Council and the Jose Cuervo Foundation collaborated closely with the U.S. institution to create the format. 

Scarves, mittens and heavy winter jackets were the order of the day this week, as an exceptional storm system battered north and central Mexico, with high winds, driving rain and unusually cold temperatures reported in more than 80 percent of Jalisco.

The state of Jalisco has the highest rate of identity theft in the country, according to data collected by the Guadalajara College of Certified Public Accountants (CCPG). There were 30,000 cases reported in 2015 out of a total of 92,000 complaints reported in the whole of Mexico. This represents a rise of seven percent compared to the previous year.