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Jorge Kahwagi Gastine, Grupo Crónica President, Dies at 85

Tributes highlight his influence across media, business, education.

Overview

  • Kahwagi Gastine’s newspaper, La Crónica de Hoy, said he died Monday, March 23 in Mexico City at age 85.
  • His family has not disclosed a cause of death.
  • He founded Inmobiliaria Layla and owned Cosmocolor, a company that prints secure identity documents for public agencies.
  • He led business groups including CANACINTRA, CANACO, and CONCANACO, and he created the Premio Crónica to honor work in science and culture.
  • He served on governing bodies for CONALEP and CINVESTAV, public figures shared condolences, and his grandson Fernando Marón Kahwagi is a vice president at La Crónica de Hoy.