Enrique Ros
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Enrique Ros | |
|---|---|
| Born | Enrique Emilio Ros y Pérez 1924 Cienfuegos, Cuba |
| Died | April 10, 2013 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Children | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
| Relatives | Rodrigo Lehtinen (grandson) |
Enrique Emilio Ros y Pérez (1924 – April 10, 2013) was a Cuban-American businessman, author, and activist opposed to Cuban president Fidel Castro.[1]
Enrique Ros was born in 1924 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. He left the island for the United States shortly after the Cuban Revolution and settled in the Miami area, where he became active in the Cuban exile community.[2][3]
Career
Ros hosted radio shows on Radio y Televisión Martí, a U.S. government-funded broadcaster aimed at Cuba.[4] He was a strong advocate of retaining the United States embargo against Cuba. He was the author of Revolucion de 1933 en Cuba. He is also a Bay of Pigs veteran and historian of the exile struggle.[5]
Personal life
Ros was married to Amanda Adato (1926–2011) and they had two children, Enrique Jr. "Henry" and retired U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen,[6] and four grandchildren: Jennifer and Katherine Ros, and Patricia and Rodrigo Lehtinen.
Ros died on April 10, 2013, in a South Miami, Florida hospital from respiratory complications. He was 89.[7]
