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Fontbona was born in 1942 and attended a
Catholic high school. When she was 17 she met Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, who was 15 years older than her, and who married him by the time she was 20. Luksic had five children by his first wife, Patricia Lederer, who died before he did. Fontbona became the
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This included turning the business in the second biggest bank in Chile, the biggest brewer in the world, manager of the largest copper mines in the world and controlling the world's largest shipping company. Another one of her businesses is a pair of luxury hotel chains and a luxury resort in
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In 2015, Fontbona donated a record CL$ 3.1 billion (approximately US$ 3.9 million) to the annual
Chilean Telethon, which seeks to help children with physical disabilities. She appeared on television for a telethon, which also takes place before a live audience.
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The bulk of her husband's business went to their three sons, Guillermo, Jean Paul and Andrónico. Jean Paul manages
Antofagasta, Luksic Group's copper mining group and one of the largest mining companies in the world.
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Liechtenstein. She is a devout Roman Catholic. She keeps a low profile but garners much media attention annually during the Chilean Telethon. She does not grant interviews.
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368:"The 10 richest women in the world aren't entrepreneurs, but heiresses"
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702:"Guillermo Luksic of Chile's Richest Family Dies of Lung Cancer"
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