Eugenio "Geny" Moreno Lopez Jr. (November 4, 1928 – June 28, 1999) was the chairman emeritus of
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by t ...
from 1997 to 1999. He was known within the
Lopez Group of Companies
Lopez Holdings Corporation (formerly Benpres Holdings Corporation until July 5, 2010) is a Filipino conglomerate founded by the brothers Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and Fernando Lopez, Sr. It has substantial holdings in the public service and utilities ...
as "''Kapitán''" (
Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
for "Captain"). His great-grandfather Eugenio J. Lopez (1839–1906) was known as "''Kapitán'' Eugenio" ("Captain Eugenio") during his time.
Early life
He was born as Eugenio Moreno Lopez in 1928 in
Iloilo City
Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of t ...
. His parents were
Eugenio Lopez Sr.
Eugenio is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name deriving from the Greek ' Eugene'. The name is Eugénio in Portuguese and Eugênio in Brazilian Portuguese.
The name's translated literal meaning is well born, or of noble status. Similar de ...
and Pacita Moreno. He was a nephew of former Philippine Vice President
Fernando Lopez
Fernando Hofileña Lopez Sr. (April 13, 1904May 26, 1993) was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential Lopez family of Iloilo, he served as Vice President of the Philippines, vice president of the Philippines for three terms – u ...
. He was educated at
San Beda College
es, Universidad de San Beda
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, latin_name = Universitas Sancti Bedæ
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, the
Ateneo de Manila
, mottoeng = Light in the Lord
, type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution
, established = December 10, 1859
, religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Jesuits)
, academic_affi ...
,
Virginia Military Institute
la, Consilio et Animis (on seal)
, mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal)
, established =
, type = Public senior military college
, accreditation = SACS
, endowment = $696.8 mill ...
where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, and
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
where he earned an MBA from
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...
.
In 1956, he purchased equipment for the radio and television stations of
ABS-CBN Corporation
ABS-CBN Corporation is a Filipino media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Lopez Holdings Corporation which is owned by t ...
, which his father owned. He would later lead ABS-CBN as its president until 1972. His father remained as the chairman and CEO.
Death
Lopez died of cancer on June 28, 1999, in
Hillsborough, California
Hillsborough is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is located south of San Francisco on the San Francisco Peninsula, bordered by Burlingame to the north, San Mateo to the east, Highlands-B ...
,
six months before the inauguration of the
Millennium Transmitter
The Millennium Transmitter is a tall mast owned by ABS-CBN Corporation and operated by Advanced Media Broadcasting System (AMBS) located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Mother Ignacia Street corner Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, Barangay South Trian ...
and the new office building and studio annex of
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center
The ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center (also called ABS-CBN Broadcast Center; formerly known as Broadcast Plaza from 1974 to 1979 and current edifice formerly spelled officially as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Centre) in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines is th ...
. The office building was named in his memory.
In popular culture
Lopez was portrayed by
Christopher de Leon
Christopher Strauss de León (born October 31, 1956) is a Philippine film actor and politician. He is recognized as the “''King of Philippine Drama''” has appeared in over 120 films since the early 1970s.
Regarded as an "acting genius" and ...
in the 1995 film ''
Eskapo
''Eskapo'' is a 1995 Filipino historical thriller film directed by Chito S. Roño and written by Roy Iglesias and Jose Lacaba. It stars Christopher de Leon and Richard Gomez as Eugenio "Geny" Lopez Jr. and Sergio "Serge" Osmeña III respectivel ...
''.
References
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1928 births
1999 deaths
López family of Iloilo
People from Iloilo City
Filipino prisoners and detainees
Ateneo de Manila University alumni
Harvard Business School alumni
San Beda University alumni
Virginia Military Institute alumni
Burials at the Manila Memorial Park – Sucat
Marcos martial law victims
Visayan people
Chairmen of ABS-CBN
Filipino chairpersons of corporations
ABS-CBN executives
Deaths from cancer in California
Filipino expatriates in the United States