The last years of Fernando Fernandez Tapias They have been marked by their health problems, mainly related to their coronary deficiencies. The businessman, who died this Wednesday, October 25, at the age of 84, has been surrounded until the end of his days by Nuria Gonzalez (51) and for his two children with the socialite, Ivan who is already 26 years old, and Almaa 16-year-old teenager who today mourns the loss of her father.
He was not so close to the rest of his children. It must be remembered that Fernando, Borja, Sandra, Íñigo y Juan Carlos They sued him in 2021 to legally incapacitate him and thus challenge the transfer of powers that he had initiated months before in his business conglomerate. The court finally agreed with him and dismissed the lawsuit considering that the shipowner continued to have full use of his powers. Fernando, Borja and Íñigo are the fruit of his first marriage with Chiqui de la Rivaa relationship from which the deceased was also born Bosco. Sandra y Juan Carlosfor their part, were born from his second marriage with Juana García Courel. It is said that the divorce with García-Courel was one of the most expensive in the history of Spain: it amounted to 12 million euros and several real estate properties. It resulted in a large monthly pension for the ex-wife.
If there is something he could never recover from, it was the sad loss of his son. Bosco, who disappeared in 2010 at the age of 40. Her body was not found until two years later. It was in 2012 when a Civil Guard diver extracted the remains of the corpse from the bottom of the Playa Chica cave (Lanzarote). Very close to his offspring, Fernández-Tapias never got over the loss of the young man, with whom he had a very special relationship.
Founder of the naval companies Amura SA and Roda SA, of Fernández-Tapias SA, of Conservas Peña SA and Conservas Portonovo SA, of the maritime section of Bureau Veritas SAF or Viajes Sandra’s SA among other companies, Fernández Tapias also stood out as president of the Madrid Business Confederation-CEOE between 1985 and 2002.
Nuria González and her young children
In April of this year, González went to La Maestranza with his two children to enjoy the afternoon of bullfighting that was held in the Sevillian bullring on Easter Sunday. Ivan He studies at the prestigious University College of Financial Studies of Madrid (CUNEF), the same center that Alonso Aznar and the brothers Carlos and Felipe Cortina have attended. Alma, Fernández-Tapias’ little girl, is focused on her school years. Like her brother, she is a very dedicated young woman.
Nuria González, for her part, has not separated from her husband during his health problems. The problems have been constant and have been mainly related to coronary deficiencies. The businessman had implanted more than half a dozen stents (vascular endoprostheses). He also suffered from pneumonia and other mishaps for which he was hospitalized on several occasions over the past few years.
Fernando and Nuria were married on October 14, 2002 in a wedding held in Jerez de la Frontera with guests such as Isabel Preysler, Terelu Campos, Cari Lapique, Marisa de Borbón and the Duchess of Montoro, close friends of Nuria. Despite the exceptional guests who attended the wedding, the ceremony was held secretly from the press.
Before strengthening her relationship with the businessman, Nuria González was public relations for a bar – nightclub located in the Santa Engracia area in Madrid. There she shared work and confidences with the woman of the white legend Raul Gonzalez, Mamen Sanz. They also worked together at an important modeling agency, which also allowed them to meet prominent personalities on the social scene.