On March 25, 1988, a human being was born on the border between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, United States of America. He was named and baptized Luis by the Catholic Church, in tribute to his maternal step-grandfather, rancher Luis Domínguez. His mother, Irma Nohemí “Mimi” Hernández Payán, was a nurse specializing in maternity care, head nurse of the newborn nursery, and an employee of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). His father, Dr. Homero Galindo Martínez, was an orthopedic specialist and founder of Clínica Central Médica, established in 1965 in Ciudad Juárez, where his parents first met. He was also a physician at the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) and an athlete in the disciplines of American football, swimming, and golf.