Emilio Azcárraga Milmo

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Emilio Azcárraga Milmo
Born	September 6, 1930 San Antonio, Texas, USA
Died	April 16, 1997 (aged 66) Miami, Florida, USA
Occupation	Chief executive officer

Emilio Azcárraga Milmo or Emilio Azcárraga Jr. (September 6, 1930 in San Antonio, Texas - April 16, 1997 outside Miami, Florida^[1]) was a Mexican businessman and the son of Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, Sr. He was educated at Culver Military Academy, he graduated in 1948. He was married four times, most recently to Paula Cussi and then his former mistress, a past representative to Mexico in the Miss Universe pageant, Adriana Abascal. 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 (newspaper)," 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 U.S.-based Spanish language TV network "Galavisión". He was also involved in publishing, video rental, and real estate ventures. He died on April 16, 1997 ob board his yacht ECO outside Miami. His Business passed to his son Emilio Azcárraga Jean, daughters and his last mistress, Adriana Abascal, a former Miss Mexico. He has been quoted by Robert W. McChesney as having said, ""Mexico is a country of a modest, very fucked class, which will never stop being fucked. Television has the obligation to bring diversion to these people and remove them from their sad reality and difficult future."^[2]