Juan Armando Hinojosa

Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantú (born 3 January 1956) is a Mexican construction contractor and business tycoon.[2][3][4][5]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hinojosa and the second or maternal family name is Cantú.
Juan Armando Hinojosa
Born (1956-01-03) January 3, 1956
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico[1]
NationalityMexican
Occupation(s)Construction contractor and business tycoon
Known forClosely connected to the President, Enrique Peña Nieto

He is closely connected to President Enrique Peña Nieto,[5] who serves as his son's godfather.[2] He was named in the Panama Papers in 2016 and the Pandora Papers in 2021.[6][7]

A native of Reynosa, he moved to the State of Mexico in the 1980s and founded Grupo Higa.[5]

References
  1. "152 Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantú" (in Spanish). Líderes Mexicanos. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. Johnson, Tim (4 April 2016). "A well-connected Mexican tycoon stashes a fortune overseas". McClatchy DC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. "Juan Armando Hinojosa, entre los exhibidos en los 'Papeles de Panamá'" (in Spanish). El Financiero. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  4. "Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantú Archives - Huellas". Huellas.mx. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  5. Villegas, Paulina; Robles, Frances (30 July 2015). "Mexican President's Ties to Contractor Raise Questions". The New York Times (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. "JUAN ARMANDO HINOJOSA | ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database". offshoreleaks.icij.org. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. Fuentes López, Guadalupe (4 October 2021). "Juan Armando Hinojosa, el de la "casa blanca", ahora aparece en los Pandora Papers". Sin Embargo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2022.


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