Álvaro Lloreda Caicedo (15 October 1903 — 10 April 1985) was a Colombian industrialist, newspaper publisher, and politician.
In 1949 Lloreda, along with his brothers Mario and Alfredo, founded the newspaper El País, which continues in print today.
A Conservative party politician, he was elected as Mayor of his hometown of Santiago de Cali.
[1][2][3] He married Mercedes Caicedo de Lloreda of Costa Rica.
They had three children together: Elvira, Álvaro Jose and Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo.