Marcos Rodolfo Bisonó Haza is a Dominican businessman and lawyer. Bisonó is currently the President of ''Asociación Dominicana de la Industria del Cigarrillo'' (ASOCIGAR).

Early life

Marcos Bisonó was born in

Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...

, and is the son of

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

Victor Bisonó Pichardo, born into a prominent family from Villa Bisonó in the foothills of the Northern Mountain-Range in Santiago Province, and

Ivonne Haza Sara María Ivonne Haza del Castillo (25 December 1938 – 16 June 2022) was an operatic soprano from the Dominican Republic. In a career of more than 50 years, she appeared at the National Theatre, and also in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, ...

, a renowned national

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from

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. He completed elemental school at Colegio Santa Teresita and graduated

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from the

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’s Law School. He also completed some courses at the Lawyers Yale School of Management. Bisonó is descended from Domingo Daniel Pichardo,

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from 1857 to 1858, and

Fernando Valerio Fernando Valerio Gil (1806 – 2 November 1863) was an agriculturalist and soldier from the Dominican Republic. He is considered a hero of the battles of Santiago —together with José María Imbert—, and Sabana Larga —together with Ju ...

, who is considered a hero of the

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External links

"Marcos Bisonó Haza"
Oficina Bisonó: Abogados & Notarios.

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