Son of J. M. Cortez and V. C. Camarillo. Husband of Genoveva Valdez. Mr. Cortez has a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_A._Cortez
Mr. Cortez was honored by Google on October 17, 2023, with their daily doodle dedicated to his 118th birthday.
https://www.google.com/doodles/raoul-a-cortezs-118th-birthday
Raul Cortez is dead at 66
A San Antonian who pioneered Spanish language radio and television in the United States died Friday morning in Baptist Memorial Hospital following a heart attack.
Dead at 66 is Raul Cortez, whose career began as a salesman and reporter and led to establishment of radio and television stations here.
A native of Jalapa, Veracruz, Cortez was born Oct. 17, 1905. He came to San Antonio with his parents at an early age. Among his first jobs was that as a reporter for La Prensa and sales representative for Pearl Brewing Co.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Cortez operated a theatrical agency that introduced some of the top entertainers of Mexico and Latin America to the United States.
The radio station which still bears a portion of his name, KCOR, was launched by Cortez in 1946. At that time, it was the first fulltime Spanish language TV outlet in the country.
Within the radio industry, Cortez also organized the Sombrero Network, a chain of Spanish language radio stations, to promote and improve broadcast programs.
During this time, Cortez also was active in civic affairs. He served two consecutive terms as national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. He also was active in early legal battles with the late Gus Garcia fighting discrimination against persons of Mexican descent.
A sports fan, Cortez became so engrossed with the "Cinderella" baseball team fielded by the Missions in 1951 that he promised the team $10,000 if they won the Dixie Series. When the team won, Cortez distributed that amount among the players.
A rosary for the radio-television pioneer will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday in the Angelus Funeral Home chapel. Funeral services were not completed Friday morning.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Genoveva Valdez Cortez; two daughters, Mrs. Irma Nicolas and Mrs. Rosa Maria Toscano; a son, Raul Cortez Jr., all of San Antonio; three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Garza of Monterrey, Mrs. REyna Garcia and Mrs. Asuncion Polanco, San Antonio; five brothers, Juan Manuel of Laredo, Francisco, Jose, Mauro, and Luis, all of San Antonio; and 17 grandchildren.
- San Antonio Evening News
December 17, 1971
Mr. Cortez was honored by Google on October 17, 2023, with their daily doodle dedicated to his 118th birthday.
https://www.google.com/doodles/raoul-a-cortezs-118th-birthday
Raul Cortez is dead at 66
A San Antonian who pioneered Spanish language radio and television in the United States died Friday morning in Baptist Memorial Hospital following a heart attack.
Dead at 66 is Raul Cortez, whose career began as a salesman and reporter and led to establishment of radio and television stations here.
A native of Jalapa, Veracruz, Cortez was born Oct. 17, 1905. He came to San Antonio with his parents at an early age. Among his first jobs was that as a reporter for La Prensa and sales representative for Pearl Brewing Co.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Cortez operated a theatrical agency that introduced some of the top entertainers of Mexico and Latin America to the United States.
The radio station which still bears a portion of his name, KCOR, was launched by Cortez in 1946. At that time, it was the first fulltime Spanish language TV outlet in the country.
Within the radio industry, Cortez also organized the Sombrero Network, a chain of Spanish language radio stations, to promote and improve broadcast programs.
During this time, Cortez also was active in civic affairs. He served two consecutive terms as national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. He also was active in early legal battles with the late Gus Garcia fighting discrimination against persons of Mexican descent.
A sports fan, Cortez became so engrossed with the "Cinderella" baseball team fielded by the Missions in 1951 that he promised the team $10,000 if they won the Dixie Series. When the team won, Cortez distributed that amount among the players.
A rosary for the radio-television pioneer will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday in the Angelus Funeral Home chapel. Funeral services were not completed Friday morning.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Genoveva Valdez Cortez; two daughters, Mrs. Irma Nicolas and Mrs. Rosa Maria Toscano; a son, Raul Cortez Jr., all of San Antonio; three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Garza of Monterrey, Mrs. REyna Garcia and Mrs. Asuncion Polanco, San Antonio; five brothers, Juan Manuel of Laredo, Francisco, Jose, Mauro, and Luis, all of San Antonio; and 17 grandchildren.
- San Antonio Evening News
December 17, 1971
Son of J. M. Cortez and V. C. Camarillo. Husband of Genoveva Valdez. Mr. Cortez has a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_A._Cortez
Mr. Cortez was honored by Google on October 17, 2023, with their daily doodle dedicated to his 118th birthday.
https://www.google.com/doodles/raoul-a-cortezs-118th-birthday
Raul Cortez is dead at 66
A San Antonian who pioneered Spanish language radio and television in the United States died Friday morning in Baptist Memorial Hospital following a heart attack.
Dead at 66 is Raul Cortez, whose career began as a salesman and reporter and led to establishment of radio and television stations here.
A native of Jalapa, Veracruz, Cortez was born Oct. 17, 1905. He came to San Antonio with his parents at an early age. Among his first jobs was that as a reporter for La Prensa and sales representative for Pearl Brewing Co.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Cortez operated a theatrical agency that introduced some of the top entertainers of Mexico and Latin America to the United States.
The radio station which still bears a portion of his name, KCOR, was launched by Cortez in 1946. At that time, it was the first fulltime Spanish language TV outlet in the country.
Within the radio industry, Cortez also organized the Sombrero Network, a chain of Spanish language radio stations, to promote and improve broadcast programs.
During this time, Cortez also was active in civic affairs. He served two consecutive terms as national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. He also was active in early legal battles with the late Gus Garcia fighting discrimination against persons of Mexican descent.
A sports fan, Cortez became so engrossed with the "Cinderella" baseball team fielded by the Missions in 1951 that he promised the team $10,000 if they won the Dixie Series. When the team won, Cortez distributed that amount among the players.
A rosary for the radio-television pioneer will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday in the Angelus Funeral Home chapel. Funeral services were not completed Friday morning.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Genoveva Valdez Cortez; two daughters, Mrs. Irma Nicolas and Mrs. Rosa Maria Toscano; a son, Raul Cortez Jr., all of San Antonio; three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Garza of Monterrey, Mrs. REyna Garcia and Mrs. Asuncion Polanco, San Antonio; five brothers, Juan Manuel of Laredo, Francisco, Jose, Mauro, and Luis, all of San Antonio; and 17 grandchildren.
- San Antonio Evening News
December 17, 1971
Mr. Cortez was honored by Google on October 17, 2023, with their daily doodle dedicated to his 118th birthday.
https://www.google.com/doodles/raoul-a-cortezs-118th-birthday
Raul Cortez is dead at 66
A San Antonian who pioneered Spanish language radio and television in the United States died Friday morning in Baptist Memorial Hospital following a heart attack.
Dead at 66 is Raul Cortez, whose career began as a salesman and reporter and led to establishment of radio and television stations here.
A native of Jalapa, Veracruz, Cortez was born Oct. 17, 1905. He came to San Antonio with his parents at an early age. Among his first jobs was that as a reporter for La Prensa and sales representative for Pearl Brewing Co.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Cortez operated a theatrical agency that introduced some of the top entertainers of Mexico and Latin America to the United States.
The radio station which still bears a portion of his name, KCOR, was launched by Cortez in 1946. At that time, it was the first fulltime Spanish language TV outlet in the country.
Within the radio industry, Cortez also organized the Sombrero Network, a chain of Spanish language radio stations, to promote and improve broadcast programs.
During this time, Cortez also was active in civic affairs. He served two consecutive terms as national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens. He also was active in early legal battles with the late Gus Garcia fighting discrimination against persons of Mexican descent.
A sports fan, Cortez became so engrossed with the "Cinderella" baseball team fielded by the Missions in 1951 that he promised the team $10,000 if they won the Dixie Series. When the team won, Cortez distributed that amount among the players.
A rosary for the radio-television pioneer will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday in the Angelus Funeral Home chapel. Funeral services were not completed Friday morning.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Genoveva Valdez Cortez; two daughters, Mrs. Irma Nicolas and Mrs. Rosa Maria Toscano; a son, Raul Cortez Jr., all of San Antonio; three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Garza of Monterrey, Mrs. REyna Garcia and Mrs. Asuncion Polanco, San Antonio; five brothers, Juan Manuel of Laredo, Francisco, Jose, Mauro, and Luis, all of San Antonio; and 17 grandchildren.
- San Antonio Evening News
December 17, 1971
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