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Iris Balbina Fontbona González (born 1942/1943) is a Chilean mining magnate, media proprietor, billionaire businesswoman, and the widow of Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, from whom she inherited Antofagasta PLC.
As of February 2025, Forbes estimated her net worth at US$25.8 billion. She is the wealthiest person in Chile, the fourth wealthiest in Latin America, and the ninth wealthiest woman worldwide in 2022 according to Forbes.
The bulk of her husband's business went to their three sons, Guillermo, Jean Paul and Andrónico. Jean Paul manages Antofagasta, Luksic Group's copper mining group and one of the largest mining companies in the world.
Following the death of her husband, business of her husband under her control, "Fontbona managed to make their family business grow and reach its new heights of success."
This included turning the business in the second biggest bank in Chile, the biggest brewer in the world, manager of the largest copper mines in the world and controlling the world's largest shipping company. Another one of her businesses is a pair of luxury hotel chains and a luxury resort in Croatia. One of her first major actions following her husband's death was to acquire a 70% stake in Chilean television station, Canal 13. Much of her power in the company appears to be indirect. Major business decisions impacting the company largely run by her son, Andrónico Luksic Craig, need to be approved of by Fontbona.
In 2016, she donated CL$4.4 billion (approximately US$5.5 million), which assisted in setting a record for the charity event in terms of funds raised.
She is a devout Roman Catholic. She keeps a low profile but garners much media attention annually during the Chilean Telethon. She has never given an interview with the media.
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