Juan Antonio Pérez Simón and Silvia Gómez-Cuétara: who left who?

Juan Antonio Pérez Simón is a patron who owns one of the most important art collections in the world as well as the most relevant private library in Latin America. Born in Llanes, Asturias, 83 years ago, his family emigrated to Mexico when he was barely five years old and over time Fue cultivating the most influential friendshipsincluding that of the well-known businessman and magnate Carlos Slim, until creating his own imposing telecommunications empire.

An art collector since his youth, he always exhibited a privileged eye for acquiring works that would soon be revalued to infinity. He was married only once, with Josefina Carreras, mother of his daughter María José, and was never divorced. Despite the breakup, both maintain an excellent relationship, both personal and business. Affection and money are ties that always unite.

The appearance of Silvia Gómez-Cuétara

This philanthropic businessman always hated red carpet parties and was more frequent at premieres at the Teatro Real and visits to new collections. In the last decade and a half, he always appeared accompanied by her partner, the beautiful and elegant Silvia Gómez-Cuétara, 56, whom he met thanks to her close friend Carlos Slim and a certain Felipe González. The latter was a close friend of Luis García-Cereceda, discreet businessman and creator of the La Finca urbanization itself, today the residence of celebrities, athletes and other influential people. He died in 2010 leaving a fortune of 3,000 million euros and a grieving widow, named Silvia Gómez-Cuétara. The inheritance, in accordance with the will, was divided 50% for his daughter Yolanda and another 50% for her sister, Susana. And, of course, there was conflict. Silvia Gómez-Cuétara would in principle only receive the lifetime usufruct of the one-third improvement of her husband’s assets.

Be that as it may, and as she has always assured herself, shortly after becoming widowed, both she and Pérez Simón they started a relationship, although the information does not quite add up. They say they had been together for 15 years, but from 2010 until now 14 years have passed.

The separation

However, what seems certain is that they are no longer together, according to ‘Vanitatis’: “The philanthropist attended Teresa Bueyes’ birthday and that was when the breakup became more public. The information that day, in order to transmit good omens, assured that the couple was in waiting times.

This medium points out that in reality «The emotional agenda of both had ended in the month of March“, when the beautiful Silvia “was going through a difficult time in her personal and family life and had to change her priorities.” She decided to separate after years of living together, something that Pérez Simón seems to have not accepted, according to reports.

The two versions

And this is where the conflict of who left who and why comes in. “While Gómez-Cuétara’s circle of friends could not believe how the businessman had managed the sentimental story when she needed him most, Pérez Simón’s circle of friends denied the greatest,” explains ‘Vanitatis’. It was striking to see Silvia recently in the Pozuelo court discussing economic issues with a turban and with a very different appearance than usual.

Meanwhile, the version of his environment is quite different, according to the aforementioned media: “The situation between the two became impossible due to alleged betrayals who until March had been his partner. For Juan Antonio it was very sad to discover what the reality was. Time will prove him right because he is a good and generous man.

In this way, the tangle of leaks and divergent opinions It would look like this: around her she claims that the businessman was the one who left his girlfriend when she needed him most and after years of attention, while around him he slips that there was what some humorously describe as ‘an intervening person’.