Jesús de Polanco

Spanish publisher and businessman

Jesús de Polanco - Spanish publisher and businessman
Born

November 7th, 1929
96 years ago

Died

2007
18 years ago — 78 years old

Category

Leaders & Politicians

Country

Spain

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Founded Prisa, a major media group in Spain. Played a significant role in the development of Spanish media after Franco's regime. Expanded the company into various sectors including print, television, and radio. Instrumental in launching the newspaper El País, which became one of Spain's leading daily newspapers.

Founded Prisa, expanding it into a media conglomerate

Launched and developed the newspaper El País

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