Rómulo O'Farrill
Mexican multi-millionaire businessman
Rómulo O'Farrill II (15 December 1917 – 18 May 2006) was a Mexican multi-millionaire businessman.2
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Born Dec 15, 1917, died May 18, 2006.1
About
His father, Rómulo O'Farrill, founded the Novedades newspaper and owned the first commercial TV station (XHTV, Canal 4) through his company Televisión de México.
With engineer Guillermo González Camarena and businessmen Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, Ernesto Barrientos Reyes and Miguel Alemán Valdés as partners, they created the Telesistema Mexicano, S.A. company. Later on, in partnership with Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and Miguel Alemán Velasco and Televisión Independiente de México, he created TELEVISA. He was the honorary consul of Ireland in Mexico.
He learned English and graduated from Saint Anselm College in 1937.
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Companies
- Telesistema MexicanoFounder10
Early life and education
- Date not recordedSaint Anselm College3
Career
Occupation: entrepreneur.6
- Date not recordedFounded Telesistema Mexicano4
- Date not recordedFounded Novedades de México5
Personal life
- CitizenshipMexico7
Married to Hilda Ávila Camacho, daughter of General Maximino Ávila Camacho, for 60 years, he fathered six children, only four of whom survived. He has 10 grandchildren.
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- 1WikidataRómulo O'Farrill on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRómulo O'Farrill on Wikipedia
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- 9Wikidataaward, as reported
- 10WikidataTelesistema Mexicano, Founder
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