title: Juan Beckmann Vidal
text: # Juan Beckmann Vidal
  
  Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal (born February 1940) is a Mexican billionaire businessman, the owner of 70% of the José Cuervo tequila brand.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Juan Beckmann Vidal was born in Mexico City, and grew up in Tijuana.
  
  ## Career
  
  In 1970, Beckmann Vidal took charge of the tequila maker José Cuervo, which has been owned by his family for 11 generations.
  
  In 2011, Beckmann Vidal was still president of José Cuervo.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  He is married to Maria de Jesus Dora Legorreta Santos, they have three children, and live in Mexico City. Together with his son, through Fambech Luxco, a Luxembourg company, he owns three apartments on the 31st floor of New York's Trump Tower. In 2020 it was revealed by the New York Times that the owner of 84B 438 Park Avenue, an anonymous member of the Beckmann family, had settled out of court with developers regarding a "catastrophic water flood" in 2016 that affected floors 83–86. The apartment was reportedly worth $84 million (USD).
  
  His son Juan Domingo Beckmann, is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Jose Cuervo.
  
  