“Today many have to swallow their words”

As he anticipated Informalia A few months ago, the relationship between the Mexican businessman and collector of Asturian origin Juan Antonio Pérez Simón and the lawyer Teresa Bueyes has not only grown, but It has become one of the most consolidated relationships that it has ever had. official at the opening of the exhibition ‘Seventy Great Masters’ held in the central hall of Madrid City Hall.

It is a selection of seventy works of art (including works by Rubens, Murillo, Goya, Dalí, Picasso, Frida Kahlo, António López…) that form part of what is considered the best private art collection in the world and that could remain permanently in Madrid if negotiations with the City Council are successful. There could be around 200 works that could be installed in the Serrería Belga if everything goes as it seems.

It was precisely the mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida who accompanied Pérez Simón at the opening ceremony. of this exhibition that will remain open until January 12. So far the official and cultural part but The news parallel to the exhibition was the one that was announced months ago Informalia and that many questioned, the same ones who today have to eat their words.

And the close friendship that the businessman has with the lawyer has not only grown but has been consolidated in a summer where they have been able to get to know each other perfectly while sailing. together by the Mediterranean or enjoying pleasant Asturian evenings in the mansion that Pérez Simón has in his homelandSince they first met (they met through mutual friends) they have always tried to remain discreet and away from the spotlight. In addition, it was in the middle of summer when Josefina Carrera, the businessman’s wife, passed away in Mexico. He never divorced her despite having a thirteen-year relationship with the Spanish Silvia Gómez Cuetara, a relationship that was not definitive in breaking his bond with his late wife.

That’s why Pérez Simón wanted to be with his daughter at the farewell of the woman who encouraged him to create his impressive collection. The unbelievers who question our information today have to eat their words and especially those who thought that Pérez Simón was going to get back with Silvia with whom she had ended her relationship months before.

Sources close to her say that Silvia believed that after the summer the relationship could be resumed but she did not count on the appearance of Bueyes in the life of her ex. and the excitement with which they are living this relationship. But if there was any doubt, this week the new couple has shown that everything is progressing more than adequately. First it was at the party held at the Mexican Embassy for Independence Day and then at the opening of this exhibition where all the guests, from the mayor to the ambassador, could see how they walked hand in hand and were delighted as they looked at these impressive paintings that are just a sample of the four thousand works that they have in their collection.