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Antonio Prío

Antonio Prío

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Prío and the second or maternal family name is Socarrás.

Antonio Prío Socarrás (June 29, 1905 – September 6, 1990) was a Cuban banker and minister of housing (1948–1950), and minister of finance during the presidency of his brother Cuban President, Carlos Prío Socarrás.[1]

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In 1950, he ran for Mayor of Havana but lost to the incumbent, Nicolás Castellanos. He was married to Rosario Páez (1906–1988) and they had two daughters, Rosario Zoé and Ileana Prío Páez. He is buried in Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (now Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum) in Miami, Florida.

References

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    "Motivos y Culpables de la destruccion de Cuba" (PDF). latinamericanstudies.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  • Time magazine - The Bathtub Election, June 12, 1950
  • Miami New Times - Dynasty, October 10, 1996
  • Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1949, (Editorial Lex) (in Spanish)
  • Libro de Oro de la Sociedad Habanera 1950, (Editorial Lex) (in Spanish)


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