The margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila mixed with orange-flavoured liqueur and lime or lemon juice, often served with salt on the glass rim. It is the most common tequila-based cocktail in the United States. The drink is served shaken with ice, on the rocks, blended with ice (frozen margarita) or without ice (straight up).

The IBA (IBA Official list of Cocktails) standard is 7:4:3, that is, 50% tequila, 29% Cointreau, 21% fresh lime juice.

Other orange-flavored liqueurs that might be used include triple sec or blue curaçao yielding the blue margarita. When sweeter fruit juices or freshly puréed fruits are added to the margarita, the amount of orange-flavored liqueur is often reduced or eliminated entirely. In addition to orange-flavored liqueurs, secondary liqueurs may occasionally be added to the cocktail, including melon-flavored or black raspberry-flavored.

Freshly squeezed lime juice is the key ingredient. The most common lime in the U.S. is the thick-skinned Persian lime. However, margaritas in Mexico are generally made with Mexican limes (Key limes). These are small, thin-skinned limes and have a more tart and an often bitter flavor compared to Persian limes. Margaritas made with lemon have a softer taste, especially when Meyer lemons are used.^{[citation needed]}

Sergio Basañez (born on May 4, 1970 in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico) is a telenovela actor. He is best known as "Diego Sanchez Serrano" in Cuando seas mía.

He started his acting career at an early age. Before he got leading roles in soap operas, he made special appearances in them, while he studied acting at the "Centro de Educación Artística" (Artistic Education Center) of Televisa in Mexico. Simultaneously, he also studied law and became a lawyer.

At age 22, Basañez got his first leading role in the Televisa soap opera: Sueño de Amor (1992–1993). In 1994, he moved to Miami to star in the soap opera Morelia, and in 1995, he returned to Mexico to perform a special appearance in Marisol.

Then, in 1998, his last performances for Televisa were in: La Usurpadora and La Mentira, as he moved to TV Azteca, in 1999, where he got the leading role of "Catalina and Sebastian", with Mexican actress Silvia Navarro, followed by La Calle de las Novias (2000), and Cuando seas Mía (2001), for which he was awarded as the best actor in a leading role. This particular dramatic series, was a remake of Café con Aroma de Mujer. Its original version was taped in Colombia.