Bernardo Gómez Martínez

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name = Bernardo Gómez Martínez
birth_date = birth date and age|1968|7|24
birth_place = Mexico City, DF
occupation = Executive VP, Grupo Televisa

Bernardo Gómez Martinez (b. 1968) is the executive vice president of Grupo Televisa and Emilio Azcárraga Jean’s closest and most important adviser. Overseeing the news department, he has full authority in overall content, newscasts, political satire, and anchors; vice president of news Leopoldo Gomez reports to him. Mr. Gómez Martinez is also in charge of government relations, where he deals directly with the President and the First Lady. He handles affairs with the legislative branch, and has been Televisa’s only liaison with the past two presidential campaigns, successfully securing the company’s interests.

Until recently, Gómez was president of the Mexican National Chamber of Radio and Television Industry, where he headed the repeal of several regulations enacted during the '60s that restricted the liberty of electronic media. He is a highly regarded intellectual and political analyst among Mexico’s business elite. His close bond with Azcárraga, his closest friend, goes back to childhood; and although Azcarraga's father didn't approve of their relationship, as soon as he died, Emilio Jr. brought him into the company, where he has surpassed expectations.

However, many are mystified by their relationship, unable to explain the many attributions and liberties that El Tigrillo grants to Gómez, which range from harmless excesses with the company’s funds and assets to more serious responsibilities. Mexico’s weekly magazine "Proceso" has written extensively about the executive, with a clear intention of a smear campaign against him, but his true friends—like Eduardo Medina Mora, a high government official, former director of CISEN (Mexico’s intelligence service), and now Secretary of Security—trust him and deny any allegations of misconduct. Mr. Medina Mora visits the offices of Televisa frequently and is expected to join their ranks as soon as President Fox leaves government. Within Televisa, he works closely with Alejandro Quintero, a board member and group vice president of sales.

External links

* [http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mexico/broadcaster.htm Executive Has Firm Grip on Mexico's Top Broadcaster]