Fakes news: Corona beer founder has not turned Spanish villagers into millionaires

Fakes news: Corona beer founder has not turned Spanish villagers into millionaires

Antonino Fernández, the founder and chairman of Corona Beer brewery Grupo Modelo, died a billionaire aged 99 in August. He came from humble beginnings in the small village of Cerezales del Condado in the north-western Spanish province of Leon. After marrying his wife Cinia González Díez in Spain, the couple moved to Mexico where they began working for the Grupo Modelo brewery, owned by her uncle. By 1971 Fernández was CEO of the company, turning Corona into an export phenomenon. Now hes giving back to the village where he was raised. Nov 25, 2016