Roberto Suárez
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Roberto J. Suárez de Cárdenas (March 5, 1928 – July 6, 2010) was the Cuba
n born American
President of The Miami Herald
and Publisher (founder) of El Nuevo Herald
.
Suárez was born in Havana, Cuba, and was educated and graduated from the Colegio de Belén in 1946.
He attended Villanova University
and the University of Havana
. He first went into exile in 1958 in connection with political activities against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista
. Suarez fled Cuba permanently in 1961 after Fidel Castro
came to power, arriving in Miami with just $5 in his pocket and a small duffel bag of clothes.
He started work in the mailroom at The Miami Herald loading newspapers in distribution trucks and inserting supplements by hand into the body of the paper. He subsequently worked his way up and left the Herald to become general manager of the Charlotte Observer in the 1970s. He returned to Miami and the Herald, continuing to work his way up until he became the president of the Miami Herald Publishing Co. In 1987, he started El Nuevo Herald, the Miami Herald's Spanish-language daily, with a separate staff that wrote in Spanish. He retired in 1995 as the both the Herald's president emeritus and the publisher of El Nuevo Herald.
Suárez was the son of Miguel Amado Suarez-de Leon (the owner of the Gran Stadium del Cerro) and Esperanza de Cardenas-Carricaburu, and was married to Miriam Camuzano. They had twelve children, Roberto (born 1952), Miriam, Elena, Antonio (died 2007), Miguel, Armando (1958 – 2007), Raul, Maria Teresa, Gonzalo, Esperanza, and Ana Maria.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n born American
United States
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President of The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company headquartered on Biscayne Bay in the Omni district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States...
and Publisher (founder) of El Nuevo Herald
El Nuevo Herald
El Nuevo Herald is a McClatchy newspaper published daily in Spanish in Miami, Florida, in the United States. El Nuevo Heralds sister paper is The Miami Herald, also produced by the McClatchy Company.-About El Nuevo Herald:...
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Suárez was born in Havana, Cuba, and was educated and graduated from the Colegio de Belén in 1946.
He attended Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
and the University of Havana
University of Havana
The University of Havana or UH is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas...
. He first went into exile in 1958 in connection with political activities against the regime of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was the United States-aligned Cuban President, dictator and military leader who served as the leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution....
. Suarez fled Cuba permanently in 1961 after Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
came to power, arriving in Miami with just $5 in his pocket and a small duffel bag of clothes.
He started work in the mailroom at The Miami Herald loading newspapers in distribution trucks and inserting supplements by hand into the body of the paper. He subsequently worked his way up and left the Herald to become general manager of the Charlotte Observer in the 1970s. He returned to Miami and the Herald, continuing to work his way up until he became the president of the Miami Herald Publishing Co. In 1987, he started El Nuevo Herald, the Miami Herald's Spanish-language daily, with a separate staff that wrote in Spanish. He retired in 1995 as the both the Herald's president emeritus and the publisher of El Nuevo Herald.
Suárez was the son of Miguel Amado Suarez-de Leon (the owner of the Gran Stadium del Cerro) and Esperanza de Cardenas-Carricaburu, and was married to Miriam Camuzano. They had twelve children, Roberto (born 1952), Miriam, Elena, Antonio (died 2007), Miguel, Armando (1958 – 2007), Raul, Maria Teresa, Gonzalo, Esperanza, and Ana Maria.