Some of the finer sets were done by prominent Mexican artists, such as Miguel Cabrera, Luis de Mena, and Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz.
In June 2005 he sold one of his companies, Especialidades Cerveceras, S.A. (the makers of premium beer Casta) to Fomento Económico Mexicano (FEMSA), world's second-largest Coca-Cola bottler.