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'''Rómulo O'Farrill Jr.''' (15 December 1917 – 18 May 2006) was a [[multi-millionaire]] [[Mexico|Mexican]] businessman.
{{Short description|Mexican multi-millionaire businessman}}
[[File:Romulo O'Farrill Jr.jpg|thumb|Romulo O'Farrill II in 1974]]
'''Rómulo O'Farrill II''' (15 December 1917 – 18 May 2006) was a Mexican [[multi-millionaire]] businessman.


His father Rómulo O'Farrill Senior founded the newspaper ''[[Novedades]]'' and owned the first commercial [[TV station]] ([[XHTV]], Canal 4) through his company [[Televisión de México]] partnered with engineer [[Guillermo González Camarena]] and businessmen [[Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta]] and [[Miguel Alemán Valdés]] to create the company ''Telesistema Mexicano, S.A.''later on Mr. Rómulo O'Farrill Jr became partner with Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and Miguel Alemán Velasco and Televisión Independiente de México they created TELEVISA also he was the honorary [[consul]] of [[Ireland]] in [[Mexico]].
His father, Rómulo O'Farrill, founded the ''[[Novedades]]'' newspaper and owned the first commercial [[TV station]] ([[XHTV-TV|XHTV]], Canal 4) through his company Televisión de México.


With engineer [[Guillermo González Camarena]] and businessmen [[Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta]], Ernesto Barrientos Reyes and [[Miguel Alemán Valdés]] as partners, they created the ''Telesistema Mexicano, S.A.'' company. Later on, in partnership with Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and Miguel Alemán Velasco and Televisión Independiente de México, he created TELEVISA. He was the honorary [[consul (representative)|consul]] of [[Ireland]] in [[Mexico]].
Married to Hilda Avila Camacho (r.i.p.), daughter of General [[Maximino Ávila Camacho]] for 60 years, he fathered six children, only four of whom survived.
Víctor Hugo, Hilda Gloria, José Antonio and Roberto, have him 10 grand children
Víctor Hugo Jr., Claudia Lorenza, Ana Paula, Caroline, José Antonio Jr., Christian, Francesca, Patrick, Hilda Romy and newborn Roberto Jr. He learned English and graduated [[Saint Anselm College]] in 1937.


He learned English and graduated from [[Saint Anselm College]] in 1937.
==External references==

*[http://www.irlandeses.org/dilab_ofarrillr.htm O'Farrill, Rómulo Antonio (Jr.) (1917-2006), media entrepreneur in: ''Irish Migration Studies in Latin America'' 5:1 (March 2007), pp. 82-83.]
==Family==
Married to Hilda Ávila Camacho, daughter of General [[Maximino Ávila Camacho]], for 60 years, he fathered six children, only four of whom survived. He has 10 grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lesdel&id=I474|title=RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: BINDER family of Bukovina & Washington State & CAMPEAU family of Canada & Washington State.|website=wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
A bridge and a [[:Category:Streets in Mexico City|street in Mexico City]] are named after him.
A bridge and a street in [[Mexico City]] are named after him.


==References==
Through his life, Romulo helped numerous institutions, as the red cross, orphanages, and children's hospitals etc.
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==External links==
*[http://www.irlandeses.org/dilab_ofarrillr.htm O'Farrill, Rómulo Antonio (Jr.) (1917-2006), media entrepreneur in: ''Irish Migration Studies in Latin America'' 5:1 (March 2007), pp. 82-83.]


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Latest revision as of 18:56, 23 October 2024

Romulo O'Farrill II in 1974

Rómulo O'Farrill II (15 December 1917 – 18 May 2006) was a Mexican multi-millionaire businessman.

His father, Rómulo O'Farrill, founded the Novedades newspaper and owned the first commercial TV station (XHTV, Canal 4) through his company Televisión de México.

With engineer Guillermo González Camarena and businessmen Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, Ernesto Barrientos Reyes and Miguel Alemán Valdés as partners, they created the Telesistema Mexicano, S.A. company. Later on, in partnership with Emilio Azcárraga Milmo and Miguel Alemán Velasco and Televisión Independiente de México, he created TELEVISA. He was the honorary consul of Ireland in Mexico.

He learned English and graduated from Saint Anselm College in 1937.

Family

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Married to Hilda Ávila Camacho, daughter of General Maximino Ávila Camacho, for 60 years, he fathered six children, only four of whom survived. He has 10 grandchildren.[1]

Trivia

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A bridge and a street in Mexico City are named after him.

References

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  1. ^ "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: BINDER family of Bukovina & Washington State & CAMPEAU family of Canada & Washington State". wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
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