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To: marron

"Our" Cizneros?


41 posted on 03/13/2005 8:43:35 PM PST by Atchafalaya (When you're there, thats the best!)
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To: Atchafalaya; nypokerface

The Cisneros family is probably the leading family of Venezuela, they are billionaires, they own a media empire. They were leading the opposition to Chavez, but have recently (with Carter's help) made their peace with Chavez.

They own too much to run, so if they can't beat him, they have to join him.

Quoting:

http://www.cisneros.com/en/default.htm?

The Cisneros Group’s holdings include majority and minority interests and may be held, directly or indirectly, through partnerships, joint ventures or alliances. Some of the Group’s holdings include interests in: Venevisión, the leading broadcast television channel in Venezuela; Venevision International, a Spanish-language entertainment company with specialization in TV programming; Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN), the number one provider of Spanish-language content to the U.S. Hispanic audience; Claxson Interactive Group Inc. (XSON), an integrated Ibero-American media and entertainment company; AOL Latin America Inc. (NASDAQ: AOLA), one of the leading Internet and interactive service providers in Latin America; DIRECTV Latin America, a direct-to-home satellite TV provider with operations across the region; Cervecería Regional, the second-largest brewery and beer distributor in Venezuela; Backus & Johnston, the largest brewer in Peru and the sixth-largest in Latin America; and Pueblo, one of the leading supermarket chains in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


51 posted on 03/14/2005 9:29:30 AM PST by marron
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