Background
Carrancá, Roberto was born on July 29, 1952 in Mexico City. Came to the United States, 1982. Son of Camilo and Consuelo (Diaz de la Vega) Carrancá.
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Roberto Carrancá
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Bachelor, University Mexico, Mexico City, 1976. Master of Business Administration, California We. University, Puebla, Mexico, 1979.
Career
Racing at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 3, 1978 Roberto Pineda was in an accident that took his life. Jockey Rudy Turcotte's horse went down which set off a chain reaction collision involving Pineda and jockey James Thornton who was injured. Turcotte suffered a broken neck and other bone fractures that ultimately ruined his career, but Roberto Pineda died from his injuries.
For the Pineda family, this was the second such racing tragedy.
Achievements
Membership
Campaign manager Mayor of Port Isabel, Texas, 1985-1988. Member Human Resources Management Association.
Connections
Married Blythe A. Carrancá, March 23, 1979 (divorced September 1985). Married Raquel Carrancá, October 25, 1991.
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