Antonio Luis Alfredo Ferre Ramírez de Arellano (February 6, 1934 – June 16, 2024) was a Puerto Rican businessman. He was Chairman of the Board of the Ferré-Rangel business emporium which owns Puerto Rico's largest newspaper, ''

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'', as well as ''Primera Hora'' newspaper. Ferré was the son of former

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, Don

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, and Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano. His sister was writer and essayist

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. Ferré served as member of the

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in the 1960s, and managed his father's political campaigns. From 1965 to 1966 he was president of the

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. Following semi-retirement, Ferré and his wife, Luisa Rangel, delegated to their sons and daughters the day-to-day operations of his businesses and non-profit entities, including the Ponce Museum of Art and the Ferré Foundation created by his father. Antonio Luis Ferré died in

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on June 16, 2024, at the age of 90.

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