MEXICO · BUSINESS AND POLITICS
A public feud between the son of Mexico’s former president and the owner of broadcaster TV Azteca escalated on Monday, 9 November. Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, known as Andy, answered Ricardo Salinas Pliego with a video of more than 30 minutes and a list of questions about Salinas’s business history.
Key Facts
- Power Index Mexico ranks 2nd of 14 in
The Rio Times Latin America Power Index, with 70.8 points (November 2026 edition). - What Andy López Beltrán, the former president’s son, answered TV Azteca’s owner in a video of over 30 minutes.
- When Monday, 9 November 2026, in a video posted on social media.
- The questions He put a list of questions to Salinas Pliego, including how TV Azteca was bought.
- Background Salinas Pliego had put questions to him before, and López Beltrán says he is the target of a defamation campaign.
- Not known No reply from Salinas Pliego or TV Azteca was available; the points are López Beltrán’s claims.
Who Is Involved
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán is a member of Morena, Mexico’s governing party, and the son of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who was president until 2024. Ricardo Salinas Pliego owns TV Azteca, one of Mexico’s...