José Luis Manzano

In July 2017, Andes Energía merged with Petrolera El Trebol (PETSA), an Argentine subsidiary of Switzerland's Mercuria. The merger created the new company Phoenix Global Resources and it has a strong presence in the country's most prolific conventional and non-conventional oil basins. Its main objective is the development of the Vaca Muerta field in both Neuquén and Mendoza.

On February 21, 2015, José Luis Manzano, who is Christian, married with Teresa Jordan, who is his partner since 2000. The event was held at his estate in Gualtallary, Tupungato. The businessman has 4 children: Juana Schindler, Silvestre Schindler, Maria de la Paz Manzano and Antonio Jordan.

In 2013, Vila and Manzano bought 49.9% of the UTE (Transitory Union of Companies) led by El Trebol to exploit the Chañares Herrados and Puesto Pozo Cercado deposits in Tupungato (concessioned until 2017). The operation was carried out with Mercuria, the holding company owner of El Trébol. They signed an agreement with a Brazilian oil company named Imetame Energia to explore their fields in Brazil.

In 2008 Manzano was honored in Argentina's parliament (the National Congress of Argentina) along with other former members for helping to reconstruct Argentina's returning democracy.

In 2007, Manzano and Vila founded Andes Energy, an oil company which includes Alfredo Vila, Luis Nofal and Jorge Aidar Bestene on its board.

As of 2001, the Vila-Manzano group, through Supercanal Holding SA and other firms, controlled the following cable-TV enterprises in the locations indicated:

The Vila-Manzano group have been accused of wrongdoing by competitors and other actors, but there has been little in the way of evidence. In 2000, for example, a competitor named tried to sue Manzano and Vila, alleging fraud and conspiracy after a business deal fell through. In another example, a former business associate reported Vila and Manzano to federal tax authorities in 2001, accusing the men of money laundering. Nothing came of the accusations.

In 1998, Manzano entered the wine industry. He created Grupo Vitivinícola de Tupungato, which operates Los Algarrobos estate in San Juan, and vineyards and a winery in Tupungato, Mendoza.

In 1996 Manzano joined with business partners to form a powerful media group, Grupo América, which quickly grew to its spot today as the second largest media company in Argentina. The firm owns 49 media outlets from all over Argentina and includes radio, TV, digital content, and graphics.

From 1993 to 1995 Manzano lived in California where he began to develop his career in the private sector acting as an international consultant. He lived in Washington, D.C in 1994 where he joined the Republican Party. In 1995, he studied English and American domestic policy at the University of San Diego, and created a consulting firm called Integra Investments S.A., where he serves as the company's president. Integra Investments has offices in Washington, Miami, Buenos Aires and Mendoza. In late 1995, after spending two years away from Argentina, he returned home with plans of pursuing a business career.

In 1991, as Minister of the Interior and leader of the federal security forces, he played a key role in investigating the abduction of the businessman Mauricio Macri.

His defense of the possibility of marrying after separation and of individual liberties was documented in a speech he gave on August 19, 1986, where he affirmed his belief in the importance of responsible liberty:

He is known for his work on El pico (1983), El pico 2 (1984) and Policía (1987).

Manzano was active in Argentinian politics during the 1980s and 90s. He was a founder and an active member of the Peronist ("La Renovación Peronista") political party. When democracy returned to Argentina, the party was defeated at the ballot box, after which Manzano helped consolidate and strengthen the party. One source describes him as "the symbol of the late-80s renewal of Peronism."

The Vila-Manzano group also bought into cable operations abroad. In 1977 it acquired 25% of Procono in Spain, and in 1997 formed Supercanal Cable Spain. The group also purchased VVC, Alvarez & Alvarez, Video Selimn, MEG, Electro Audio and Imagem Teresopolis, CATV Sat LITD, and Televisao Spectrum Systems, all in Brazil. In addition, the group owns cable operations in Bolivia and owns Dominican Supercanal in the Dominican Republic. The group owns or has owned part of the magazine Primera Fila, the newspapers La Capital de Rosario and New Time, Paraná, and various radio stations.

José Luis Manzano was born on December 30, 1963 in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain as José Luis Manzano Agudo.

José Luis Manzano (born March 9, 1956 in Tupungato, Mendoza province, Argentina) is an Argentine businessman and former politician. He is currently a partner in the second largest multimedia group in his country, Grupo América, and has investments in several economic sectors, including energy, wine, and clothing.