José Luis Manzano
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José Luis Manzano in 2011
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March 9, 1956 Mendoza, Argentina |
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 ARG Argentine
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| Occupation | Businessman |
José Luis Manzano (born March 9, 1956 in Tupungato, Mendoza province, Argentina) is an Argentine businessman and former politician. He is currently a partner in the second largest multimedia group in his country, Grupo Uno, and has investments in several economic sectors, including energy, wine, and apparel.
Born in Tupungato, department of Mendoza, he studied medicine at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo and specialized in occupational medicine. Later he completed two postgraduate programs at Georgetown University, USA: Executive Postgraduate in International Finance and Executive Postgraduate In International Business.
He had outstanding experience in the civil service. Between 1983 and 1989 he was national deputy for Mendoza; In the Lower House, presided over the block of the Justicialista Party with 27 years old, reason why they baptized "Chupete". Between 1989 and 1993 he was party secretary. Between 1989 and 1992 he was interior minister of the government of Carlos Saúl Menem.
In 1996 he began to collaborate with the media group of Daniel Vila, businessman, with whom in society acquired the channel porteño America TV, together with the politician and entrepreneur Francisco de Narváez. In turn, created with Vila the multimedia Grupo Uno, currently the second Multimedia Group in Argentina. Today, with the name Grupo América, is composed of 49 media from all over the country, including graphics, radio, television and digital.
Also, with its partner Vila created Andes Energy in 2007, an oil company in which also integrate the brother's board of Vila, Alfredo Vila, Luis Nofal and Jorge Aidar Bestene.
A native of Mendoza's department of Tupungato, he studied Medicine at the National University of Cuyo.
Dr. Manzano was a Visiting Scholar at both Georgetown University and the University of California at San Diego. He has lectured in prestigious universities in Argentine, Japan, Europe and the USA and has received several international awards.
He is also president of the Postgraduates Foundation of the Congress, in Mendoza, where he was a former member of its administration board.
Resettling in Argentina in 1996, Manzano and entrepreneur Daniel Vila, also from Mendoza, created UNO Medios, also known as Grupo Uno (Group One) or Group Vila-Manzano. They also established Supercanal Holding AS, now valued at more than $800 million.
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