Rómulo O'Farril
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Rómulo O'Farrill Jr. was a multi-millionaire Mexican
businessman.
His father Rómulo O'Farrill Senior founded the newspaper Novedades and owned the first commercial TV station (XHTV, Canal 4) through his company Televisión de México partnered with engineer Guillermo González Camarena
and businessmen Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta
and Miguel Alemán Valdés
to create the company Telesistema Mexicano, S.A.later on Mr. Rómulo O'Farrill Jr became partner with Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and Miguel Alemán Velasco and Televisión Independiente de México they created TELEVISA also he was the honorary consul
of Ireland
in Mexico
.
Married to Hilda Avila Camacho (r.i.p.), daughter of General Maximino Ávila Camacho
for 60 years, he fathered six children, only four of whom survived.
Víctor Hugo, Hilda Gloria, José Antonio and Roberto, have him 10 grand children
Víctor Hugo Jr., Claudia Lorenza, Ana Paula, Caroline, José Antonio Jr., Christian, Francesca, Patrick, Hilda Romy and new born Roberto Jr. He learned English and graduated Saint Anselm College
in 1937.
Through his life, Romulo helped numerous institutions, as the red cross, orphanages, and children's hospitals etc.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
businessman.
His father Rómulo O'Farrill Senior founded the newspaper Novedades and owned the first commercial TV station (XHTV, Canal 4) through his company Televisión de México partnered with engineer Guillermo González Camarena
Guillermo González Camarena
Guillermo González Camarena , was a Mexican engineer who was the inventor of a color-wheel type of color television, and who also introduced color television to Mexico....
and businessmen Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta
Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta
Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta or Emilio Azcárraga Sr. was a Mexican businessman son of Basque immigrants Mariano Azcárraga and Emilia Vidaurreta....
and Miguel Alemán Valdés
Miguel Alemán Valdés
Miguel Alemán Valdés served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.-Life:Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz as the son of General Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma...
to create the company Telesistema Mexicano, S.A.later on Mr. Rómulo O'Farrill Jr became partner with Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and Miguel Alemán Velasco and Televisión Independiente de México they created TELEVISA also he was the honorary consul
Consul
Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire. The title was also used in other city states and also revived in modern states, notably in the First French Republic...
of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Married to Hilda Avila Camacho (r.i.p.), daughter of General Maximino Ávila Camacho
Maximino Ávila Camacho
Maximino Ávila Camacho was the wilder brother of Manuel Ávila Camacho who was President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946...
for 60 years, he fathered six children, only four of whom survived.
Víctor Hugo, Hilda Gloria, José Antonio and Roberto, have him 10 grand children
Víctor Hugo Jr., Claudia Lorenza, Ana Paula, Caroline, José Antonio Jr., Christian, Francesca, Patrick, Hilda Romy and new born Roberto Jr. He learned English and graduated Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a nationally ranked, private, Benedictine, Catholic liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889 by Abbot Hilary Pfrängle, O.S.B. of Saint Mary's Abbey in Newark, New Jersey, at the request of Bishop Denis M. Bradley of Manchester, New Hampshire, the...
in 1937.
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Trivia
A bridge and a street in Mexico City are named after him.Through his life, Romulo helped numerous institutions, as the red cross, orphanages, and children's hospitals etc.