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Azcárraga Family
The Azcárraga family is a wealthy Mexican media dynasty. The center of their business empire, Televisa, is the main television network in Mexico and the largest producer and broadcaster of Spanish language media in the world. Notable members * Raúl Azcárraga Vidaurreta. Founder of XEW. *Emilio Azcárraga: ** Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, brother of the former. Founder of Televisa. **Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, son of Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta. ** Emilio Azcárraga Jean, son of Azcárraga Milmo. Current president of Grupo Televisa. * Gastón Azcárraga, fugitive from Mexican justice and former head of Grupo Posadas and Mexicana airlines. * Andrés Azcárraga, Olympic equestrian External links History of EAV and EAMat the Museum of Broadcast Communications The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is an American museum that showcases historic and contemporary radio and television content. It is headquartered in Chicago. Museum locations (1987–present) The Museum of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basque Country (greater Region)
The Basque Country (; ; ) is the name given to the home of the Basque people.Larry Trask, Trask, R.L. ''The History of Basque'' Routledge: 1997 The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay. Encompassing the Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Communities of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country and Navarre in Spain and the Northern Basque Country in France, the region is home to the Basque people (), their Basque language, language (), culture and traditions. The area is neither linguistically nor culturally homogeneous, and certain areas have a majority of people who do not consider themselves Basque, such as the south of Navarre. The concept is still highly controversial, and the Supreme Court of Navarre has upheld a denial of government funding to school books that include the Navarre community within the Basque Country area. Etymology The name in Basque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastón Azcárraga
Gastón Azcárraga Andrade is a Mexican businessman and current fugitive of the Mexican justice system, who has controlled Grupo Posadas and Mexicana Airlines, and is wanted for financial crimes linked to the latter company prior to its bankruptcy. The order for his arrest was overturned, but in late 2018 was reaffirmed, and Azcárraga remains at large, living in luxury in the United States, having requested asylum there. Embezzlement Azcárraga has been accused of financial fraud related to his administration and ownership of Mexicana Airlines. On February 19, 2014, Mexico issued an arrest warrant for money laundering. In 2006, Mexicana created a trust, “Fideicomiso 589”, to benefit employees, but instead, the fund was used to purchase Mexicana Airlines shares from Grupo Posadas. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Azcárraga, Gastón Fugitives wanted by Mexico Living people Mexican business executives Year of birth missing (living people) Azcárraga family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Mass Media Owners
Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico ** Being related to the State of Mexico, one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico ** Culture of Mexico *** Mexican cuisine *** historical synonym of Nahuatl, language of the Nahua people (including the Mexica) Arts and entertainment * "The Mexican" (short story), by Jack London * "The Mexican" (song), by the band Babe Ruth * Regional Mexican, a Latin music radio format Films * ''The Mexican'' (1918 film), a German silent film * ''The Mexican'' (1955 film), a Soviet film by Vladimir Kaplunovsky based on the Jack London story, starring Georgy Vitsin * ''The Mexican'', a 2001 American comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts Other uses * USS ''Mexican'' (ID-1655), United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azcárraga Family
The Azcárraga family is a wealthy Mexican media dynasty. The center of their business empire, Televisa, is the main television network in Mexico and the largest producer and broadcaster of Spanish language media in the world. Notable members * Raúl Azcárraga Vidaurreta. Founder of XEW. *Emilio Azcárraga: ** Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, brother of the former. Founder of Televisa. **Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, son of Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta. ** Emilio Azcárraga Jean, son of Azcárraga Milmo. Current president of Grupo Televisa. * Gastón Azcárraga, fugitive from Mexican justice and former head of Grupo Posadas and Mexicana airlines. * Andrés Azcárraga, Olympic equestrian External links History of EAV and EAMat the Museum of Broadcast Communications The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is an American museum that showcases historic and contemporary radio and television content. It is headquartered in Chicago. Museum locations (1987–present) The Museum of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of Broadcast Communications
The Museum of Broadcast Communications (MBC) is an American museum that showcases historic and contemporary radio and television content. It is headquartered in Chicago. Museum locations (1987–present) The Museum of Broadcast Communications was founded in 1982 but didn't open until June 1987 in the River City condominium complex, located at 800 S. Wells St. It remained there until June 1992, when it moved to the Chicago Cultural Center. The MBC then left the Cultural Center in December 2003, with plans to open in a new building of its own at 360 N. State St. in 2005. Subsequently, construction of the new MBC experienced various delays and setbacks, with construction stopping in 2006 and the half-completed building slated to be sold in December 2008, which MBC founder and president Bruce DuMont blamed on a lack of $6 million in state funding that had reportedly been promised to the museum three years earlier. On November 7, 2009, DuMont announced that funding for the museum fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrés Azcárraga
Andrés Azcárraga Rivera Torres (born 7 April 1993) is a Mexican Olympic equestrian. He competed in the individual jumping event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He is a member of the Azcárraga family. References External links * Andrés Azcárragaat the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ... 1993 births Living people Mexican male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Mexico Show jumping riders Equestrians from Mexico City Equestrians at the 2024 Summer Olympics Azcárraga family 21st-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-equestrian-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexicana De Aviación (1921–2010)
Compañía Mexicana de Aviación S.A. de C.V., usually shortened to Mexicana de Aviación, was Mexico's oldest airline and one of the oldest continuously single-branded airlines, inaugurated in 1921. It was Mexico's biggest airline and flag carrier before ceasing operations on August 28, 2010, leaving competitor Aeroméxico as a ''de facto'' monopoly. A revival airline is operated by Secretariat of National Defense, SEDENA – the Mexican Ministry of Defense, as a state-owned airline. It began operations in December 2023 under the legal name Aerolínea del Estado Mexicano using the Mexicana brand. History Mexicana was Mexico's first airline, and North America's oldest airline and the world's List of airlines by foundation date, fourth oldest airline operating under the same name, after the Netherlands's KLM, Colombia's Avianca, and Australia's Qantas. In addition to domestic services, Mexicana operated flights to various international destinations in North America, Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grupo Posadas
Grupo Posadas, S.A.B. de C.V. or Posadas is a hospitality company based in Mexico City. It owns, leases, operates and manages hotels, resorts and villas with its several different brands. As of 2020, the company operates more than 150 hotels with 24,000 hotel rooms. Aviation In 2005, Grupo Posadas took control of Mexicana de Aviación, Mexico's second largest airline group. Over the next few years, the new owners shifted their business focus from the airline group's largest but least profitable airline, Mexicana, toward its two smaller but more profitable affiliates, MexicanaClick and MexicanaLink. The Mexicana unit was eventually stripped and sold after a long dispute with the airline's unions failed to produce any significant givebacks by unions. Mexicana, MexicanaClick and MexicanaLink are also now defunct. Hospitality Groupo Posadas appears to have refocused on its core business in the hospitality industry and continues to operate several large Mexican hospitality bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo or Emilio Azcárraga Jr. (September 6, 1930, in San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas – April 16, 1997, outside Miami, Miami, Florida) was a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta and Laura Milmo Hickman. Biography He was educated at Culver Military Academy, he graduated in 1948. He was married four times: to French citizen Nadine Jean, French aristocrat Pamela de Surmont (died in 2001), Mexican actress Paula Cusi, and Mexican model Adriana Abascal – a former Miss Mexico – in 1990. He worked in various positions in television such as owner of Univision, a twelve-station Spanish-language network in the U.S., and in the 1960s and 1970s as a controlling shareholder of Televisa, S.A. He was the owner of ''The National (sports newspaper), The National'', an American daily newspaper centered on sports that was published from January 31, 1990, to June 13, 1991. He also owned major Mexican television stations and was the chairman of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XEW-AM
XEW-AM (900 kHz) and XEW-FM (96.9 MHz) are commercial radio stations in Mexico City, Mexico, simulcasting a news/talk radio format branded as ''W Radio''. XEW serves as the flagship for other "W Radio" stations around Mexico that carry some or all of its programs. The stations feature frequent news segments, talk and sports shows, with some music heard overnight and weekends. XEW-AM is a Class A clear channel station broadcasting at 100,000 watts, one of the highest powered AM stations in North America. The non-directional antenna is off Avenida Independencia in the La Magdalena Atlicpac neighborhood in La Paz. XEW-FM is a Class C1 station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 51,190 watts. History XEW-AM XEW began regular broadcasts at 20:00 CST on . Broadcasting from a room (later to become a proper studio) at the Olympia Cinema on 16 September Street in Mexico City, it initially was powered at only 5,000 watts. This was increased to 50,000 watts by 1934. With th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
