How Jaime Camil Garza rescued Luis Miguel's career

On December 6, 2020, Jaime Camil Garza, who was recognized as one of the richest men in Mexico, died of a gallbladder problem . This was a businessman who, among other things, was the father of the renowned actor and model Jaime Camil. Issabela Camil, wife of deputy Sergio Mayer, is the businessman's stepdaughter.

It was known that Camil Garza was a friend of the Bushes, the presidential family of the United States, even before they became leaders of the most powerful country in the world. In the series on the life of Mexican singer Luis Miguel, "El Sol de México", it was revealed that in 1989, when the famous singer was facing problems with the Treasury, it was Camil Garza who supported him and lent him 10 million dollars that the singer needed to end the heavy debt. Later, it transpired, they distanced themselves, because Luis Miguel was interested in his stepdaughter, Issabela, what is said, the businessman did not like.

Another of the great artists of the Mexican music scene who was known to have helped was the singer José José , because in 2008 he supported the Prince of Song to move his wife to the Mexican capital, after she suffered a stroke.

Also, after the death of the singer in September 2019, the businessman was one of those who raised his voice to express his support for the children of José José so that the remains of the interpreter were brought to Mexico. Another effort made by the Camil family was to bring the Irish band U2 to Mexico.

His son Jaime is the best known of the Camil family, who gained great fame after appearing in renowned soap operas such as Just Hunted, Love at First Sight and 7 days. Jaime was the product of the businessman's first marriage, with Cecilia Saldanha-Da Gama Pérez, and when he was five years old they divorced, which marked the actor, as he has repeatedly stated.

Shortly after, the millionaire met Tony Starr at the Mexican Bankers Club. They fell in love and married in 1978. By then Starr already had a daughter from his first marriage, Erika Sotres Starr, better known as Issabela Camil. It is thought that the latter changed her name and surname to have greater recognition in the world of entertainment, since she also decided to become an actress.

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Issabela has appeared in films such as Hours with you and Flying Low, and she participated in Capadocia, Teresa, Mujeres Asesinas and almost a dozen other television programs.

It is not known how much Jaime Camil Garza's fortune amounted to, since he was very reserved on these issues, but it was known that he was one of the wealthiest businessmen in the country.

Scandals in the life of Camil Garza

In life, Camil Garza was a controversial figure in Mexican politics and business, as he helped some people, but he was also involved in some scandals. It was in 2013 that his name appeared in a corruption scandal, as he was accused of being the consultant who had allegedly paid bribes on behalf of the German company Siemens to the Mexican oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX).

The US Securities and Exchange Commission . referred only to “a politically connected business consultant” in a 2008 lawsuit, which Siemens settled by paying $1.6 billion and pleaded guilty to one criminal charge. However, Pemex identified Camil as the intermediary in the payments in a separate lawsuit against Siemens that same year, which was dismissed by the US courts. This was revealed in the documents called Swiss Leaks, where thousands were exposed. of characters who received money illicitly through HSBC banks.

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