 The eldest of eight brothers and sisters, Juan Manuel was the CEO of Culiacán Sinaloa Mexico's Based Grupo Ley until his death, which comprises several companies going from Casa Ley SA de CV, one of Mexico's largest retail supermarkets (co-owned by California-based Safeway Inc.), Apparel Stores, Baseball Teams in both Mexican Leagues (Saraperos de Saltillo and Tomateros de Culiacán), Automobile Dealerships, and Del Campo y Asociados, one of the largest producers of fresh tomatoes for export into the United States.He was born February 17, 1933 in Tayoltita, Durango, Mexico and died January 22, 2016 at 82 years old in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.He was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.