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Happy Hour en el Escuadrón!
29 Julio 2022


At the 2020 Chicago Auto
Show 6 FEB - Press Day -- Pepe Forte, Pablo Lotter, Al Vásquez

Breakfast at the
Ford Super-duty event — with Pepe Forte, Luis Fernández, Al
Vázquez, Pepe Delfino, and Javier Mota at Wigwam Creek South,
Litchfield Park, Arizona. Jan 2020

2020
Ford Mustang GT 500 Shelby presentation in Las Vegas October 27,
2019

Ricardo Rodríguez-Long,
Luis Fernández, Pepe Delfino, Javier Mota, Al Vásquez, Joaquín Ruhi,
Fredy Wiles @ Hotel Delano Las Vegas
VW Atlas Cross
Sport Reveal — with Javier Mota, Jorge J. Koechlin, Pepe Forte &
Pepe Delfino at The Edwin Hotel, Autograph Collection -
Chattanooga TN. 10 OCT 2019

At Louisville, KY Airport
going home from the 2020 Ford Escape Event - SEP 2019 -

Sandra Muñoz, Pepe Forte, Pepe
Delfino, Jaime Florez
Standing: Ricardo Garage Latino, Luis Fernández, José Carlos De
Mier

At The Kreeger Museum. 22
Jul 2019

Cadillac Event - Javier
Mota, Lauren Fix, Al Vásquez, Paul Brian

Zingerman's Roadhouse - FCA
Event - June 2019

March 2019 Luncheon at
the Curtiss Mansion in Miami Springs. Sponsored by RAM 3500 HD and Jeep
Gladiator.
21 March 2019 - Juan Robbin,
Marlen Bedoya, Pepe Delfino, Tony Serrato, María Ravani, Blanca Riglos,
Kimberly Shultz, Angelo Serrato, Angélica Willard, David Tamariz, Nacho
García.

José Carlos De Mier, Tony Serrato & Angelo Serrato
at Baptist Hospital car show in Kendall
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A look at the first Rolls-Royce SUV, a tour of the Acqualina
Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, and the election of officers for 2019
all were features of SAMA’s November luncheon on Nov. 29.
The
Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV was unveiled to the global press just
weeks ago in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and is included among the
amenities for the $38 million, move-in-ready “Palazzo del Cielo”
Penthouse at the Acqualina Resort on Collins Av
Avenue.
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Pepe Forte, Ariel
Garcia Linares, Maria Ravani, Fredy Wiles, Pepe Delfino |
Lunch stop around
Park City, Utah, nearby restaurant during the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe
Launch - August 22. 2018 |
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Lotter & Al Vásquez July 2018
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Wonderful luncheon with
great friends and SAMA colleagues, a big thank you to Kimberly for the
invitation 2/NOV/2017 Shuckers Miami Beach
Eduardo Hapke, Kim Shultz, Marcello Serrato, Jaime Florez, Paul Borden,
Bill Adam, Pepe Delfino
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Daniel Alvarez -
Angelo Serrato - Freddy Wiles - Pablo Lotter - Pepe Delfino
SAMA October
26 -
2017 Lunch - Subaru Crosstrek - Rusty Pelican Key Biscayne |
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Jaime
Gabaldoni , Al Vásquez y Javier Mota en la presentación del Bugatti
Chiron en Miami - 29 APR 2016
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Enjoying a wonderful lunch with the SAMA Board and our good friends
Ariel Linares and Yvonne Lorie representing Hyundai and Genesis!! —
with Ariel Garcia-Linares, Paul Borden, Al Vázquez, Jose Delfino,
Yvonne Bonilla Lorie, Marcello Serrato and Bill Adam at The Fish
House.
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Marcello
Serrato at Embarcadero 41 Miami.
Yesterday 23-Nov-2015 at 9:25pm · Instagram · Edited ·
Enjoying a wonderful dinner with Mecum Auctions and our dear Automotive
Media friends!
#mecum #mecumauctions #alvazquez #javiermota @jaime_gabaldoni
#gabaldoni #prestigeautous #prestigefamilia
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TBT Looking at old photos, & came across this
one from the Sonata Southern Media Event in Memphis, TN. What a great
time! —
with Familia
SobreRodas,Simón
Gómez Vásquez, Josh
Lewis, Jonathan
Brownfield, Chris
Brewer, Angelica
Willard, Jose
Delfino and Enrique
Kogan. |
SAMA
members at the 2015 Ford Edge presentation - W Hotel Scottsdale AZ -
Second week of March 2015 |
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SAMA board members join
VW's John Schilling for dinner at Mandarin Oriental - 26 FEB 2015 |
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SAMA
executive board members joined Volkswagen of America product communications
general manager John Schilling for dinner recently at the La Mar by
Gaston Acurio restaurant at
the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Brickell Key. - Photos by Ron
Beasley
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Board
Meeting at Lesters Diner , Saturday Morning Feb/7/2015 |
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Welcome to Miami, Patrick!
- SAMA board members meet GM's new East
Coast Communications Manager
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SAMA
officers and board members gathered with General Motors officials at the
La Mar Restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to welcome Patrick
Hernandez to Miami as GM's new East Coast Communications Manager.
Pictured (l-r) are Ron Beasley, Paul Borden, Kim Carpenter, Bill Adam,
Hernandez, Pepe Delfino, Marcello Serrato, Jaime Florez, Jaime Gabaldoni
and Leslie Hettinger Warnke. October- 7 - 2014
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Kim Carpenter, Bill Adam and Patrick Hernandez.
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Jaime Gabaldoni and Leslie Hettinger Warnke.
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Jaime Florez, Jaime Gabaldoni and Patrick Hernandez. |
Pepe Delfino and Marcello Serrato.
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Paul Borden, Kim Carpenter
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Paul Borden, Kim Carpenter and Bill Adam |
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Kim Carpenter and Bill Adam |
Leslie Hettinger Warnke, Pepe Delfino and Marcello Serrato. |
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2015
Hyundai Sonata Event at Memphis - July 2014 |
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Porsche Event -
Interview with Maria Sharapova ---
March 2014
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SAMA
board members dine with Lincoln execs. |
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February 26,
2014 - SAMA board members dined with Lincoln Motor Co. executives
recently at Il Gabianno in the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown
Miami. Pictured (l-r) are SAMA members Javier Mota and Simon Gomez,
SAMA President Bill Adam, SAMA Secretary Pepe Delfino, Lincoln Design
Communications Manager Francesca Montini, SAMA Treasurer Marcello
Serrato, Lincoln Director of Design David Woodhouse and SAMA board
member Ron Beasley. The Lincoln executives were in Miami for a panel
discussion on designing luxury at the American Institute of
Architects.
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SAMA
SAMA
members at Hyundai Santa Fe Event - Virginia, May 2013
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SAMA
members at Scion iQ event - Omphoy Resort in Palm Beach, December
7 -8, 2011

Pepe Forte and Javier Mota get close up and personal with the Scion iQ

Automotive press members look over Scion iQ at Omphoy Resort in
Palm Beach
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SAMA members Angelo Serrato and Mark Elias at the Scion iQ preview
in Palm Beach

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Miami Auto Show 2011 - Pictures by Marlen Bedoya -
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Al Vásquez &
Jaime Gabaldoni working at the Chicago Auto Show Feb 2011 - Photo
from Facebook - Liz Ward , Jorge Koechlin , Javier Mota at Bentley
Event in Miami Beach |
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Jaime Florez &
Pepe Delfino at the Nissan Commercial Vans Event ------- Pepe Forte &
Ricardo Rodriguez Long at the Hyundai Event y Alabama
PHOTO GALLERY (Click
on pictures to enlarge)
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SAMA
member Pepe Forte lines up a shot on the new Hyundai Genesis
Coupe 2010 during the
recent Atlanta preview of the new vehicle. |
Ford’s Mark Fields talks about the future of the industry with members of the Southern Automotive Media Association |
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Baltimore's John
Peige is all smiles after joining SAMA during the recent Kia
Soul press preview in Miami |
SAMA member
Ariel Linares shows off the lineup of new Genesis
Coupes during the recent Las Vegas national press preview for
the hot new Hyundai offering |
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Al Vazquez with
Kia Motors America public relations director Alex Fedorak during the recent Miami preview of the new Kia Soul |
AutoMundo
publisher Jorge Koechlin lines up a shot on a new Kia Soul
during a rest stop at North Dade's Highlands Hammock Park |
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FAMA Publisher
Al Vazquez lines up a shot on the new Kia Soul during the
recent Miami preview of the new vehicle at the Mandarin
Oriental Hotel |
Marcello Serrato
chats with friends during the recent Kia Soul event |
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Tony
Lesesne and Cadillac's David Schiavone at Cadillac
Hybrid event on South Beach |
AutoMundo’s Jorge Koechlin and Paulina Muro enjoy a moment in the sun during their recent sojourn to the Suncadia Resort in Cle Ellum, WA for the Kia introduction of its new Borrego SUV. |
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Pepe Forte wins a Flex for a week.-
Sourrounded by members of the Ford Flex development team, Pepe Forte is all smiles after his name was drawn from the pile at a recent Ford preview for the new vehicle at Segafredo’s Restaurant in Miami. Pepe won the use of a new Flex for a week. |
Batanga shoots the Flex.-
Sergio Tacchella lines up a shot on what’s under the hood of the new Ford Flex during a recent preview of the vehicle at Segafredo’s Restaurant in Downtown Miami’s Brickell area.
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ESPN
journalist Dalia Duran received Joel Casamayor Pasion Award
from Marcello Serrato, president of Prestige Auto Specialists. The
Pasion Magazine Cuban Sports Award sponsored by GM, Prestige
and others.
Photo by Angelica Willard
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Nissan USA
Ron Beasley, Emilio Lezcano and Jaime Florez are all smiles after taking a test drive in a Nissan Moca during the recent Nissan 360 event in Cascais Portugal.
Photo by:
Katherine Zachary
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SAMA
member Jose Delfino watching the "Roads of the Incas-
Peruvian Grand Prix", a one week long rallye in the
Andes. In the picture, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo on the first
racing day, 16 Set, 2007 driven by former World Rallye
Champion, Juha Kankhunen from Finnland.
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Here's
SAMA member Bill Adam hard at work doing the job he likes best –
racing an Audi R-8 at Sebring.
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Arturo
Duran (left) and Ron Beasley obviously enjoyed their
test drive of a new Corvette convertible at the recent
General Motors press preview of the company's 2008 product
line. |
SAMA
member Jaime Gabaldoni lines up a shot on the new Infiniti
EX35 during a recent ride-and-drive through Southern
California's Santa Monica Mountains. Gabaldoni says
Infiniti has a winner with its new crossover entry.
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SAMA members Dick
Kelley, Javier Mota, Fredy Wiles and Pepe Forte relax on
the front porch of the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds Plantation
Lodge following Toyota's recent press preview of the
all-new Highlander SUV at the eastern Georgia resort.
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Jaime
Flores, Guillermo de la Corte and Arturo Duran were just
three of the SAMA members who attended the General Motors 2008
product preview in Nashville, Tennessee in early September. GM
quartered press members at the sprawling Gaylord Opryland.
Among the vehicles showcased were the new Chevrolet
Malibu and Cadillac CTS, as well as the exciting new
hybrid-powered Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon SUVs. |
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