Always an innovator.
Raul Pérez Peña (El Bacho) was the man who made people aware of how much the sancocho stew is a part of the lives of Dominicans. For years, he organized sancocho-making competitions. He drove home the point that a sancocho here is synonymous to celebration and family and friends gathering.
For many years, he managed a large real estate marketing effort at the Listin Diario in its hey days as a leading print media. He is also remembered for his anti-Trujillo crusade.
He was a politician and even presidential candidate in the 2004 elections for the Party for Authentic Democracy (PAD).
He was an important social leader in the movements to allocate 4% of the GDP to pre-university education and the Green March, which fought against corruption and impunity in the country between 2017 and 2019.
He practiced opinion journalism in the Listín Diario, El...
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