Overview
- Canal 22 and Radio Educación air special programming curated by the Secretaría de Cultura featuring his songs with commentary and retrospectives.
- Centenary events included a Plaza Garibaldi concert featuring Mariachi Los Gavilanes, María Elena Leal, Gabriel Solis and Percy.
- In Madrid, Guanajuato governor Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo led a tribute at the Mexican embassy with Ambassador Quirino Ordaz Coppel and family members present.
- The federal morning press conference on January 19 closed with a performance of José Alfredo Jiménez’s anthem “El Rey.”
- Archival initiatives opened at CENART, the Biblioteca de las Artes and the Fonoteca Nacional, while authorities are studying renaming the Bajío airport in his honor.