Jose Luis Manzano
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José Luis Manzano is an Argentine medical doctor, politician
and businessman. Born in the Mendoza’s district of Tupungato, he studied medicine in Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Currently, he is a partner in the second largest multimedia group in Argentina and has investments in the energy, wine, and clothing sectors, etc.
By the end of 1995, after having spent two years outside his country, he returned to Argentina with the intention to expand his business activity there.
Nowadays Grupo Uno comprises 40 media outlets throughout the country, including press, radio, television, and digital players. Among the major ones is channel América 2, of the Buenos Aires city, whose operation license was renewed during Néstor Kirchner
’s administration.
Thanks to its wide network of communications services, Grupo Uno reaches around 25 million people in Argentina and is, therefore, the second largest multimedia group in the country.
It is also a service supplier of Triple Play
(telephony, Internet and cable television) through company Supercanal. Given its presence in 14 Argentine provinces, some 450 thousand people contract its services.
The winery has 1533 hectares of fields which are located around 1200 - 1500 meters above sea level. Thirty hectares are used for the vineyards which produce raw materials for the high quality wines that are sold in domestic and foreign markets. The winery has an output capacity of 1 million liters of wine.
In the same facilities there is a restaurant called La Tupiña en Gualtallary which is also owned by Grupo Vitivinícola de Tupungato.
Manzano also has investments in the oil sector through the firm Ketsal/Kilwer. Within the last few years, the business has been awarded exploitation contracts in Southern Argentina, an area of great oil extraction potential.
, Manzano participated in the Argentine politics in the 80s and the 90s. Since 1983, he was a founder and an active member of group “La Renovación Peronista”, which consolidated and strengthened the party following the electoral defeat it went through when democracy returned to the country.
He was a national Deputy in 1989 and reached the peak of his political career in 1989 when he served as Ministry of the Interior of the Nation (Carlos Menem’s administration). After quitting his office he decided to abandon his political career.
Politician
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and businessman. Born in the Mendoza’s district of Tupungato, he studied medicine in Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Currently, he is a partner in the second largest multimedia group in Argentina and has investments in the energy, wine, and clothing sectors, etc.
Entrepreneur Life
From 1993 to 1995, Manzano resided in the USA where he started to work as an international consultant in the private sector.By the end of 1995, after having spent two years outside his country, he returned to Argentina with the intention to expand his business activity there.
The Media
In 1996, Manzano and Daniel Vila - another businessman born in Mendoza - founded multimedia group Grupo Uno in their province of birth. Since then, the business has grown until turning into the second largest multimedia group in Argentina. By the end of the 90s, it controlled the principal channels of the Cuyo region: Channel 7 (Mendoza), Channel 8 (San Juan) and Channel 6 (San Rafael).Nowadays Grupo Uno comprises 40 media outlets throughout the country, including press, radio, television, and digital players. Among the major ones is channel América 2, of the Buenos Aires city, whose operation license was renewed during Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Kirchner
Néstor Carlos Kirchner was an Argentine politician who served as the 54th President of Argentina from 25 May 2003 until 10 December 2007. Previously, he was Governor of Santa Cruz Province since 10 December 1991. He briefly served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations ...
’s administration.
Thanks to its wide network of communications services, Grupo Uno reaches around 25 million people in Argentina and is, therefore, the second largest multimedia group in the country.
It is also a service supplier of Triple Play
Triple Play
A triple play is a baseball play in which three outs are made as a result of continuous action without any intervening errors between outs.Triple play may also refer to:...
(telephony, Internet and cable television) through company Supercanal. Given its presence in 14 Argentine provinces, some 450 thousand people contract its services.
Wine Production
In 1998, Manzano made incursions into the wine industry. He created Grupo Vitivinícola de Tupungato with which the Tupungato-based Altus winery operates.The winery has 1533 hectares of fields which are located around 1200 - 1500 meters above sea level. Thirty hectares are used for the vineyards which produce raw materials for the high quality wines that are sold in domestic and foreign markets. The winery has an output capacity of 1 million liters of wine.
In the same facilities there is a restaurant called La Tupiña en Gualtallary which is also owned by Grupo Vitivinícola de Tupungato.
Investments in the Energy Sector
The Argentine businessman and his partner Daniel Vila also participate in the electricity sector through Andes Energía. They are shareholders of this private-public company which provides electricity to Mendoza province, EDEMSA (Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad de Mendoza S.A). They also control Hidroeléctrica Ameghino S.A. in the Chubut province. This electricity generating plant is connected to the Patagonic Electric System and provides an annual 174 Gwh of electricity.Manzano also has investments in the oil sector through the firm Ketsal/Kilwer. Within the last few years, the business has been awarded exploitation contracts in Southern Argentina, an area of great oil extraction potential.
Political Life
As a member of the Justicialist PartyJusticialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
, Manzano participated in the Argentine politics in the 80s and the 90s. Since 1983, he was a founder and an active member of group “La Renovación Peronista”, which consolidated and strengthened the party following the electoral defeat it went through when democracy returned to the country.
He was a national Deputy in 1989 and reached the peak of his political career in 1989 when he served as Ministry of the Interior of the Nation (Carlos Menem’s administration). After quitting his office he decided to abandon his political career.