Not everyone has the economic capacity to rent three pavilions of the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions of Seville for a birthday. Nor is it that Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, Ángel Acebes, Rocío Monasterio, Susana Díaz, Ortega Cano, Susanna Griso or Miguel Ángel Silvestre come to congratulate you in the first person. In fact, all this is quite unthinkable, unless you are the nougat maker.
José Luis López Fernández is one of the best-known businessmen in all of Andalusia. Born in Ubrique (Cádiz), his popularity and economic capacity allow him to organize one of the festivals of the year, with more than fourteen hours of activity and around 3,500 guests. And, surprisingly, this potential does not come from working in the field of Christmas candy par excellence. -yes, his parents did-, but he is dedicated to the real estate sector.
In addition, he is also known for having created, together with his wife, the López Mariscal Foundation 2015 with the objective of “channel his philanthropic character and that of his family always with the aim of helping those who need it most and generating value for society”. Supported by Education, Art, Culture, Social Assistance and Industrial Development, the non-profit organization supports “the most disadvantaged sectors” and tries to “promote equality of opinion”.
Guests from all sectors
Being such a successful businessman has led El Turronero to have contacts and friends throughout Spain. This is the only way to explain why almost 3,500 people have come to his party. And, beyond the political sphere, where public representatives of any sign have been present in Sevillealso illustrious of bullfighting, music or even the world of football have accompanied López Fernández on his sixtieth birthday.
Laporta, Joaquin SanchezLos Morancos, José Mercé, Father Ángel, Cayetano Rivera, Poty, Pitingo, Manu Tenorio, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Bertín Osborne, Ortega Cano, Juan José Padilla, Rosa López, Fernando EstesoCarlos Sobera, Falete, Chenoa, Santiago Segura, Ana María Aldón or Carlos Herrera have been several of the illustrious present at a birthday party that has lasted 14 hours and that had everything from musical performances to fairground attractions.
There was even time for a gala dinner with twenty starters, a main course and five different desserts carried out by the catering company agape 360. The guests were able to delight themselves with portions of cecina croquettes, Chicken tears, Cádiz cockerel, fried monkfish or rice with prawns. The culinary feast ended with nougat ice cream, assorted fruit and Sevillian French toast.
legal problems
The record of one of the most powerful people in all of Andalusia has two stains in the form of judicial problems. In 2008, he was involved in Operation Karlos and was sentenced to two years in prison as a cooperator in a crime of documentary falsification. by acting as an intermediary between Carlos Carretero and María José Campanario to obtain a disability pension. Even so, having no criminal record, he did not go to prison.
Nine years later he was forced to pay a million euros for a fine for issuing false invoices within the framework of Operation Lobo. However, he again avoided jail despite being sentenced to one year in prison.
