Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal (born February 1940) is a Mexican

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businessman, the owner of 70% of the

José Cuervo Jose Cuervo is the best-selling brand of tequila,Dana Cimilluca, Paul Sonne and Simon Zekaria“Diageo Ends Its Attempt to Buy Jose Cuervo Tequila,”''Wall Street Journal'', December 11, 2012. selling a fifth of the tequila consumed worldwide. ...

tequila brand.

Early life

Juan Beckmann Vidal was born in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, and grew up in Tijuana.

Career

In 1970, Beckmann Vidal took charge of the tequila maker

, which has been owned by his family for 11 generations. In 2011, Beckmann Vidal was still president of José Cuervo.

Personal life

He is married to Maria de Jesus Dora Legorreta Santos, they have three children, and live in

. Together with his son, through Fambech Luxco, a Luxembourg company, he owns three apartments on the 31st floor of New York's

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. In 2020 it was revealed by the

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that the owner of 84B 438 Park Avenue, an anonymous member of the Beckmann family, had settled out of court with developers regarding a "catastrophic water flood" in 2016 that affected floors 83–86. The apartment was reportedly worth $84 million (USD). His son

Juan Domingo Beckmann Juan Domingo Beckmann Legorreta (born July 1967) is a Mexican businessman, the chief executive officer (CEO) of José Cuervo. He also owns 30% of the company, giving him a net worth of US$1 billion, as of 2016. His father Juan Beckmann Vidal ...

, is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Jose Cuervo.

References

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