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Corripio Estrada born in 1934 in the Spanish village of Arroes, in Asturias, to Sara Estrada and Manuel Corripio García (<!--8 February-->1908–<!--9 November-->2004). In 1938, the Dominican Republic became his new home amid the Spanish Civil War.<ref name=Nader/>
Corripio Estrada born in 1934 in the Spanish village of Arroes, in Asturias, to Sara Estrada and Manuel Corripio García (<!--8 February-->1908–<!--9 November-->2004). In 1938, the Dominican Republic became his new home amid the Spanish Civil War.<ref name=Nader/>


Corripio studied at the [[De La Salle School]] in [[Santo Domingo]], wherein he directed its monthly [[Periodical literature|periodical]];<ref name="elDia">{{cite news|last1={{Smallcaps|Féliz}}|first1=Yanet|last2={{Smallcaps|de la Rosa}}|first2=José Miguel|title=Grupo Corripio inaugura nuevas instalaciones de periódicos El Día, Hoy y El Nacional|url=http://www.eldia.com.do/grupo-corripio-inaugura-nuevas-instalaciones-de-periodicos-el-dia-hoy-y-el-nacional/|accessdate=31 May 2016|publisher=[[El Día]]|date=17 June 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160531234707/http://eldia.com.do/grupo-corripio-inaugura-nuevas-instalaciones-de-periodicos-el-dia-hoy-y-el-nacional/|archivedate=31 May 2016|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish}}</ref> he graduated in 1951.<ref>{{cite web|title=Promoción De La Salle 1951: Lista de Egresados|url=http://www.lasalle.edu.do/portal/promocion-dls-1951/|website=lasalle.edu.do|accessdate=31 May 2016|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160531235055/http://www.lasalle.edu.do/portal/promocion-dls-1951/|archivedate=31 May 2016|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish}}</ref>
Corripio studied at the [[De La Salle School]] in [[Santo Domingo]], wherein he directed its monthly [[Periodical literature|periodical]];<ref name="elDia">{{cite news|last1={{Smallcaps|Féliz}}|first1=Yanet|last2={{Smallcaps|de la Rosa}}|first2=José Miguel|title=Grupo Corripio inaugura nuevas instalaciones de periódicos El Día, Hoy y El Nacional|url=http://www.eldia.com.do/grupo-corripio-inaugura-nuevas-instalaciones-de-periodicos-el-dia-hoy-y-el-nacional/|accessdate=31 May 2016|work=[[El Día (Dominican Republic)|El Día]]|date=17 June 2013|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160531234707/http://eldia.com.do/grupo-corripio-inaugura-nuevas-instalaciones-de-periodicos-el-dia-hoy-y-el-nacional/|archivedate=31 May 2016|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish}}</ref> he graduated in 1951.<ref>{{cite web|title=Promoción De La Salle 1951: Lista de Egresados|url=http://www.lasalle.edu.do/portal/promocion-dls-1951/|website=lasalle.edu.do|accessdate=31 May 2016|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160531235055/http://www.lasalle.edu.do/portal/promocion-dls-1951/|archivedate=31 May 2016|location=Santo Domingo|language=Spanish}}</ref>


On 16 August 1963, Corripio married Ana María Alonso, a native of [[Piloña]] (Asturias), at the [[Holy Cave of Covadonga]] (Asturias).<ref name=LNE-GarciaFaya>{{cite web|last1=GARCÍA FAYA|first1=Elisa|title=Los Corripio-Alonso, medio siglo juntos|url=http://www.lne.es/oriente/2013/08/17/corripio-alonso-medio-siglo/1456784.html|publisher=La Nueva España|accessdate=11 August 2014|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140811061514/http://www.lne.es/oriente/2013/08/17/corripio-alonso-medio-siglo/1456784.html|archivedate=11 August 2014|location=Covadonga, Asturias, Spain|language=Spanish|date=17 August 2013}}</ref>
On 16 August 1963, Corripio married Ana María Alonso, a native of [[Piloña]] (Asturias), at the [[Holy Cave of Covadonga]] (Asturias).<ref name=LNE-GarciaFaya>{{cite web|last1=GARCÍA FAYA|first1=Elisa|title=Los Corripio-Alonso, medio siglo juntos|url=http://www.lne.es/oriente/2013/08/17/corripio-alonso-medio-siglo/1456784.html|publisher=La Nueva España|accessdate=11 August 2014|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140811061514/http://www.lne.es/oriente/2013/08/17/corripio-alonso-medio-siglo/1456784.html|archivedate=11 August 2014|location=Covadonga, Asturias, Spain|language=Spanish|date=17 August 2013}}</ref>

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José Luis Corripio
Born (1934-03-12) 12 March 1934 (age 90)
Arroes, Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain
NationalityDominican, Spaniard[1][2]
Other namesPepín
Known forEntrepreneurship
Board member ofGrupo Corripio
SpouseAna María Alonso
ChildrenManuel, José Alfredo, Lucía, Ana
Parent(s)Manuel Corripio, Sara Estrada
RelativesRafaela Martínez (daughter-in-law, married to Manuel)[3]
AwardsDominican RepublicOfficer of the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and Mella[4][5]

Dominican RepublicGrand Cross of the Order of Christopher Columbus[4]
SpainGrand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit[4]

TaiwanGrand Cordon of the Order of Brilliant Star[4]
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José Luis ‘Pepín’ Corripio Estrada (born 12 March 1934, in Arroes, Spain) is a Dominican businessman of Spanish origin.

Born in 1934 as the only child in a poor family in Spain, Corripio’s family migrated to the Dominican Republic when he was still an infant, fleeing from the Spanish Civil War.[1] The Corripio family went from rags to riches: his father, Manuel Corripio García, founded a small shop, and by the time of the death of the strongman Rafael Trujillo in 1961, Corripio García was the third richest man in the Dominican Republic, only after Trujillo himself and Rafael Esteva Menéndez (the founder of IMCA S.A.).[6][7] The business grew and diversified, becoming in Grupo Corripio, an economic empire in the Dominican Republic creating over 12000 jobs; Corripio Estrada became the wealthiest man in the country.[1][4]

Early life

Corripio Estrada born in 1934 in the Spanish village of Arroes, in Asturias, to Sara Estrada and Manuel Corripio García (1908–2004). In 1938, the Dominican Republic became his new home amid the Spanish Civil War.[4]

Corripio studied at the De La Salle School in Santo Domingo, wherein he directed its monthly periodical;[8] he graduated in 1951.[9]

On 16 August 1963, Corripio married Ana María Alonso, a native of Piloña (Asturias), at the Holy Cave of Covadonga (Asturias).[10]

Business career

In the early 1960s, José Luis Corripio began a process of diversification and expansion of the family business. In 1973, he went into the media business.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pepín Corripio: "Mi padre vino a República Dominicana con la pobreza a cuestas"" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Panorama Digital. Retrieved 31 July 2014. 13 December 2013
  2. ^ "La boda de cuento de una asturiana en el Caribe" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. ^ Rosario, Fausto (2 March 2014). "La boda de Sara y Pelle, un acontecimiento para colocar a Manuel Corripio en la cumbre" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Acento. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Nader Correa, Emir. "José Luis Corripio Estrada "Pepín Corripio" el hombre más rico, más noble y más sencillo de la República Dominicana". Acontecerfinanciero.com (in Spanish). ¿Qué Pasa?. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. ^ "LF condecora a Pepín Corripio con orden de Duarte Sánchez y Mella" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: El Nuevo Diario. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  6. ^ Céspedes, Diógenes (26 September 2009). "Los viejos ricos y su cultura pre moderna" (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  7. ^ Ramírez, Juan M. (9 February 2008). "Celebran centenario de Manuel Corripio" (in Spanish). Hoy. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  8. ^ Féliz, Yanet; de la Rosa, José Miguel (17 June 2013). "Grupo Corripio inaugura nuevas instalaciones de periódicos El Día, Hoy y El Nacional". El Día (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016. {{cite news}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |last1= at position 1 (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |last2= at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Promoción De La Salle 1951: Lista de Egresados". lasalle.edu.do (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ^ GARCÍA FAYA, Elisa (17 August 2013). "Los Corripio-Alonso, medio siglo juntos" (in Spanish). Covadonga, Asturias, Spain: La Nueva España. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.


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