EXHIBIT 12.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

        I, Carlos Aguirre Gomez, certify that:

        1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Grupo Radio
Centro, S.A. de C.V.;

        2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

        3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of,
and for, the periods presented in this report;

        4. The company's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have:

                (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
        such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
        supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
        company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
        others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
        this report is being prepared;

                (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure
        controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
        about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of
        the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
        and

                (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the company's
        internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
        period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is
        reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control
        over financial reporting; and

        5. The company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the company's auditors and the audit committee of the company's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

                (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
        design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
        are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company's ability to
        record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

                (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
        or other employees who have a significant role in the company's internal
        control over financial reporting.


Date:  June 29, 2005

                                                        /s/ Carlos Aguirre Gomez
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                                                        Carlos Aguirre Gomez
                                                        General Director