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Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta

Mexican entrepreneur
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  • A person holds a smartphone displaying the TelevisaUnivision logo in front of a screen with the company's website and the text "The world's leader in Spanish-language media."
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    / Origins and early expansion

    originated with Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, a Mexican media entrepreneur, in the 1950s. Azcárraga launched his first TV station in Mexico in 1951, and soon began exporting programs to other Spanish-speaking countries. He sent an employee, Rene Anselmo, to look for business prospects in the U.S., with the…

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    originated with Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, a Mexican media entrepreneur, in the 1950s. Azcárraga launched his first TV station in Mexico in 1951, and soon began exporting programs to other Spanish-speaking countries. He sent an employee, Rene Anselmo, to look for business prospects in the U.S., with the…

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