What requirements must a house meet to be a mansion? Well, mansions can be towers, villas, palaces, or multi-story homes. They can come with large gardens, swimming pools, jacuzzis, and smart systems that control the entire house. They can be built from sustainable, organic materials (like Javier Senosiain’s organic houses); rest on heights, underground, or in exclusive areas; be built next to iconic, historical, natural sites like parks, beaches, forests, deserts…
Or perhaps we can find mansions with all of the above. These homes must offer all possible comforts, be luxurious, tasteful, located in a privileged, safe area, and provide you with a large number of amenities to ensure your comfort.
In Mexico there are many mansions belonging to different celebrities who stamp their tastes and personality on them. Today, we’ll dive in and explore some of these.
1. Villa Florinda
Villa Florinda is the house where Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito, spent his last days. Today it is owned by Florinda Meza—his widow, an actress known for her role as Doña Florinda in El Chavo del Ocho— and is for sale with a value of over two million dollars, according to data from Bershire Hathaway Properties in Cancun.
It is located in one of the most exclusive areas of Cancun, Quintana Roo, a residential condominium called Isla Dorada within the hotel zone. The land of the villa is 1,356.56 m², with 1,060 m² of construction, built in Tuscan style with Mexican finishings. This property boasts seven bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room, family room, bar, TV room, office, laundry room, storage room, garage for four vehicles, pool, balconies, and large outdoor areas. Fine wood, decorative mosaics, artisan blacksmithing, dome-shaped ceilings, artistic stained-glass windows, views of the garden, a fountain, a kiosk with a view of the nautical canal, a private pier with access to the Nichupté lagoon (ideal for sailing on a yacht) all make up this luxurious mansion.
The Chavo mansion also has amenities such as a clubhouse, gym, spa with a view of the lagoon, tennis and paddle courts, a pool with a wading pool, and a snack bar, among others.
2. Slim Mansion
The house of engineer Carlos Slim Helú is located in Lomas de Chapultepec, one of the most exclusive and expensive areas in Mexico City, with an average cost of 66 thousand pesos per square meter. It is located to the west and surrounded by forest, just 1.8 miles from his office.
The property is on one level and houses six spacious rooms so that the family can live together without feeling isolated. Slim Helú has resided there for many years. He lived there with his wife, Soumaya Slim Domit (died in 1999), in addition to his six children, Patrick, Carlos, Marco Antonio, Soumaya, Johanna, and Vanessa Slim Domit.
It is raised by a structure but is also surrounded by greenery. The mansion has large tracts of garden, bonsai trees (representing each of his children), and a vast art collection with works by Rodin, Bonet, El Greco, Pissarro, and some paintings representing the Virgin of Guadalupe.
3. The home of Luis Miguel in Punta Diamante
This Luis Miguel mansion in Punta Diamante was the pinnacle of social life in Acapulco due to the big names in the entertainment industry of Mexico it attracted. Today, unfortunately, it is abandoned and in ruins.
Among its features are a pool, jacuzzi, tennis court, spiral staircase, elevator, the main room with a closet with an adjoining room on two floors, large windows, and a terrace with a privileged view of the sea.
The property is currently in the hands of the real estate agency of the legendary tenor and director Plácido Domingo in partnership with actor Jaime Camil, who will develop luxurious apartment complexes there.
4. Memo Ochoa’s home
The house of the goalkeeper of the Mexican soccer team, Memo Ochoa, his wife, and their three small children is located in one of the most luxurious areas of Mexico City. It is valued at approximately $1.9 million.
His mansion has a swimming pool and a huge garden with fountains, greenery, and of course, a soccer field. Its decoration is highly elegant. Memo and his wife illuminate their house with soft lights that create a calm home environment.
Memo Ochoa made a small Hall of Fame in his house, where the prizes, trophies, recognitions, and awards he has obtained throughout his career can be found. Next to this trophy room is his videogame room.
5. Hugo Sánchez’s home
The mythical Hugo Sánchez, for many, the best Mexican soccer player, has a mansion off the beach. It is an immense house located in the exclusive hotel zone of Cancun, Quintana Roo, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
In approximately 900 m2 of construction, Hugo Sánchez’s house has eight levels, seven swimming pools (two on the beach), and several jacuzzis distributed throughout the property. All levels have enviable views. The mansion has direct access to the beach. In the highest area of the building there are two statues of the soccer player. One recalls his way of celebrating goals, with both fists raised, and the other, the bicycle kicks that made him famous in the world of soccer.
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