Career
He was a very active entrepreneur of his time, acquiring magnesium mines scattered in Sierra Tarahumara, which provided more than 5,000 men with a job, in a time where it was very scarce. The wages paid in his mines were higher than most other places, earning himself a good reputation for being humane in a time where the rich weren"t concerned about the lower classes. He also brought the first television antenna to Chihuahua state, transmitting only stations from United States of America, since it was closer to the border than to the existing Mexican television stations of the time, which were in Mexico City.
Raúl Saenz married Maria Eustolia Nevarez, a young girl from a positioned family, and together they gave birth to 11 children, from which the three first were Armando, Rodolfo and Javier.
They had only two daughters, Teresa and Maria del Socorro. The Saenz Nevarez family was known for having the first gadgets and commodities of the time in northern Mexico, such as a television, a washing machine, an electric iron, or a fridge.
People from all social levels were welcomed inside their house to take a look at the new technology brought to town by Mr Saenz. They earned the care of the peasants and bourgoise alike, and soon their last name became a signature of wealth and prosperity.
Raul then was at the peak of his success, he had amounted a large fortune, so he felt it safe to sell some his business to put weight off his shoulders.
Among those business, he sold the bottling plant, and half of the mines. Little did he know it was going to be his downfall. His name is still remembered all over Chihuahua, specially among the descendants of those of wealthy families in the 50"son
Raul"s descendants amount to more than a hundred at this date.
He worked for the most important agency for immigrants in the nordic country, Alþjóðahús as a translator and interpreter, besides his active role on the advancement of the expatriates in Iceland, specially people from Thailand. He had first made himself acquainted with the diplomats at the Royal Thai Embassy in Mexico City.
He presently works in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security of Iceland.
