Jose Antonio Ortega Bonet (October 27, 1929 – September 19, 2009) was a Cuban-born entrepreneur and businessman who founded the Sazón Goya Food Company.
[1] The couple had two children during their marriage, María Elena and José Antonio Ortega Jr.[1] The family left Cuba in 1960[1] following the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro.
[1] Once in Miami, Ortega continued to run Sazón Goya, expanding its products into new markets in the United States with the growth of the Hispanic population throughout the country.
He devoted time and money to a number of local institutions, including Mercy Hospital, the José Martí scholarship program, the League Against Cancer and the Centro Mater Foundation.
[1] Jose Antonio Ortega Bonet died of cancer at his home in Coral Gables, Florida, on September 19, 2009, at the age of 79.