Rómulo O'Farril
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Rómulo O'Farril is a multi-millionaire Mexican businessman.
He founded the newspaper Novedades and owned the first commercial TV station (XHTV, Canal 4) through his company Televisión de México and is the honorary consul of Ireland in Mexico. He later partnered with engineer Guillermo González Camarena and businessmen Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta and Miguel Alemán Valdés to create the company Telesistema Mexicano, S.A. (currently Televisa). Married to Hilda Avila Camacho (r.i.p.), daugter of general Maximino Avila Camacho for 60 years, he fathered 6 children, only four survived. Victor Hugo, Hilda Gloria, Jose Antonio and Roberto, have him 10 grand children Victor Hugo jr. Lorenza, Ana Paula, Caroline, Jose Antonio Jr. Christian, Francesca, Romy, Patrick and new born Roberto Jr.
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A bridge and a street in Mexico City are named after him.
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Trough his life, Romulo helped numerous institutions, as the red cross, orphanages, and children's hospitals etc.
