Samuel Beníquez

In 2018 Samuel founded the multiplatform newspaper Tribunal del Pueblo which has the exclusivity of the Borikwood section to inform about the film and music industry of Puerto Rico.

In 2015, Beniquez and AVFA, received the award for business excellence "Beyond Success 2015" and recognition of "Inspirational Enterprise" awarded from WORLDCOB (World Confederation of Businesses). The company also won the honorary title of "World Business Leader". Also, Samuel Beníquez won the honorary title of "World Business Leader", "Excellence in Business Leadership" and "Excellence in Quality Management".

As such, Aarón was officially summoned to appear at the Histocompatibility Institute of the Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico on March 11, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. to take a DNA test together with Samuel Beníquez Méndez and Antonia Beníquez Seguí.

The parties, including Samuel Beníquez Méndez, his vilified mother, Antonia Beníquez Seguí, and the lawyer who had brought the paternity suit for 10 years, Nicolás Nogueras, were summoned to the Court of San Juan to hear the reading of the DNA test on March 25, 2013, by Judge Arlene Sellés Guerrini.

His experience in fields such as technology, innovation and academia took him, approximately from 2013 to 2017, to be part (along with the icons of the industry in Puerto Rico) of the Videogame Cluster of the government agency "Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO)", of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This cluster was commissioned by this period to promote the Puerto Rico video game industry internationally with a plan that bet on talent and the strengthening of the competitiveness of companies and the academy of said archipelago.

Their achievements led to them becoming voting members of the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy, and in 2012, he received a recognition reading “In acknowledgment and recognition of 10 years of membership, and for supporting the Recording Academy’s mission of improving the climate for music and the lives of all the members of our creative community.” The recognition was signed by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, George Flanigen IV, and the president/CEO, Neil Portnow.

On June 10, 2012: Beníquez and his firm AVFA received the award for business excellence “The Peak of Success 2012″ and the recognition of “Inspirational Company”, awarded by WORLDCOB (World Confederation of Businesses). In addition, the firm earned for second year the honorary title of “World Business Leader”. Also, for the second consecutive year, Samuel Beniquez won the honorary title of "World Leader Businessperson", "Excellence in Business Leadership" and "Excellence in Quality Management".

On October 17, 2012: Samuel Beniquez and Samuel Ortiz, from AVFA, were nominated for an Emmy® Award for the category “COMMUNITY / PUBLIC SERVICE (PSAs),” for public service commercial that produced entitled: Date Cuenta... Orientate Deten el Bullying!

On November 2012: Samuel and his firm won two MarCom Awards for public service campaign marketing/public relations/communications entitled "Date Cuenta... ¡Oriéntate! Detén el "Bullying", and another, for the social media campaign prepared for Atlantic University College institution.

On June 25, 2011: Samuel Beníquez and his firm received the award for business excellence “THE BIZZ 2011″, the recognition of “Inspirational Company” and the honorary title of “World Business Leader”. Also, Samuel Beniquez won the honorary title of "World Leader Businessperson", "Excellence in Business Leadership" and "Excellence in Quality Management".

On November, 2011: Beníquez and his firm won the acclaimed Platinum Statuette at the MarCom Awards for the outstanding and successful social media campaign which it created for Atlantic University College (http://facebook.com/AtlanticUniversity), which is incidentally recognized as the leading university for digital arts in the Caribbean.

Later, on November 4, 2004, Beníquez Seguí and Beníquez Méndez filed a second claim regarding nullity of adoption procedures and declaration of filiation in which the petitioners alleged that Beníquez Seguí, when she was still pregnant with Beníquez Méndez, was coerced, threatened, and subjected to “mental, moral, emotional, and religious pressures” to give her consent for the Beníquez-Méndez couple to adopt her son.

Additionally, under the pseudonym Miguel Amadeus, he wrote the bestselling book Tu alto precio ... Mi gran valor in 2004, and in 2015, he wrote and published his most recent book, El niño versus la bestia, which was displayed on the big screens in Times Square in New York.

About thirty years later, on May 13, 2003, Beníquez Méndez and his mother, Beníquez Seguí, filed a motion before the Court of First Instance to nullify the adoption. They largely argued that Beníquez Seguí was coerced and intimidated by the Beníquez–Méndez couple to consent to the adoption of her son. Consequently, they alleged that her consent was unlawful, which rendered the resolution issued February 21, 1973, null and void. Unlawful consent deprives the Court of jurisdiction, making the resolution issued nonexistent.

On September 13, 2003, the Court of First Instance overruled the petitioners’ motion with an unsubstantiated resolution. This decision was never appealed or revised, becoming final and enforceable.

Beníquez Méndez is the cowriter and composer (with Samuel Ortiz) of songs such as "Histeria," "Dame de ti," "Inevitable," "Todo fue por," and "Si a ti te gusta," as well as another 24 sets of lyrics and musical pieces. Also in collaboration with Samuel Ortiz, he produced the albums Histeriha and Off Da’ Hook, winning the Paoli Award for Best New Artist in 2002. In 2005, the songs off his album Off Da' Hook were again distributed on the world market under the label Critique, this time on the album Viper Boyz, sharing credits with artists as big as Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, D-Roc, DJ Smurf, Kaine, Los TNT, and Ludacris.

Beníquez Méndez has studied music since age six and excels on instruments such as the clarinet, flute, and saxophone. He was a member of Mita Congregation's wind band until 1995 and received a scholarship to study music at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus.

Beníquez Méndez had always intended to build a career and after succeeding, start his own company. He therefore founded the financial institution First Home Financial with his brother Samuel Ortiz in 1995, which has locations in several towns in Puerto Rico and the US state of Pennsylvania. He held the position of CEO of the bank and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the corporation. Following this, he was the CEO of successful companies such as ER Remodeling & Construction Co., Imperial Music Studio, Imperial College, Black Dot Records, BD Authors, Imperial Recording Studios, and Imperial Artists, among others, while he continued his studies at SMC University, where among other obtained degrees, he graduated from a mini MBA in Business Hacker; a very important degree for him, because he has always been involved in everything related to technology, innovation and information systems. As founder of these companies, in addition to administration, he was also directly involved in marketing and media relations.

Beníquez was born at Doctors' Center Hospital in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. His biological mother is Antonia Beníquez Seguí. He was adopted by his maternal uncle and aunt, Félix Beníquez Quiñones and Ada Méndez Castro, on February 21, 1973.

Samuel Beníquez Méndez (born October 28, 1971), is a Puerto Rican businessman, musician, composer, producer, communication strategist and author of several books such as: "Tu alto precio... Mi Gran Valor" and “El Niño Versus la Bestia”.

Since taking the reins of the company, Beníquez Méndez has worked to expand and position it for success in the 21st century, focusing on growth and new business areas. Its portfolio focuses on protecting the company from taking too many risks while maximizing its opportunities for growth.