La Historia de CIGATAM | ING. CARLOS SLIM en Cracks Podcast #351

4 Oct 2025 · 7 min
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This is a Spanish-language podcast interview (Cracks Podcast #351) in which Ing. Carlos Slim recounts the history and turnaround of CIGATAM (Sigatam), strategic support for Marlboro (Philip Morris), distribution and marketing choices, and opportunistic acquisitions during depressed markets. Key points: Slim’s purchases (including a ~40% stake in La Moderna around 1981), partnering with Philip Morris to grow Marlboro to roughly 40–50% market share, the impact of rising prices and advertising restrictions (cited fall from ~52 billion cigarettes sold and an estimated ~60% fall in per-capita consumption), and several bargain acquisitions (e.g., 23% of Firestone for $160,000).

Questions this video answers

Around 1981 (he says “en 81 compramos... compré el 40 de la moderna”).

About 17 years ("Sigatam llevaba 17 años sin dar dividendo").

About 52 billion cigarettes ("Más o menos en esa época se vendían como 52 mil millones de cigarros").

Around a 60% decline ("Pues bajamos como 60% del consumo per cápita").

Approximately 40–50% of the market (he cites reaching 40% in six years and later ‘como al cincuenta’).

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