Salgado Brito was born in
Tlaltizapán, Morelos, on 29 February 1948. He earned a law degree from the
Autonomous University of Morelos (UAEM), followed by a master's and a doctorate from the
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Representing the PRI, he served two terms in the
Congress of Morelos (1973–1976 and 2003–2006) and two terms in the federal
Chamber of Deputies:
1982–1985, for
Morelos's 1st district, and
1994–1997, for
Morelos's 3rd. In 1985–1988, he served as
municipal president of
Cuernavaca, Morelos. At the start of his time in office as mayor, he had to deal with reconstruction following the
19 September 1985 earthquake. He also launched the Cuernavaca Flower Festival, built three public markets in the municipality, and undertook construction of a cultural centre in
Teopanzolco opposite the
archaeological site. He ran for
governor of Morelos on the PRI ticket, but lost to
Sergio Estrada Cajigal of the
National Action Party (PAN), who became the state's first governor from an opposition party since the position was re-established in the aftermath of the
1910 Revolution. Salgado acted as
Andrés Manuel López Obrador's campaign coordinator in Morelos during his unsuccessful
2006 presidential bid and, in the 2010s, he was a founding member of López Obrador's
National Regeneration Movement (Morena). ==Personal life==