Dave BautistaDavid Michael Bautista, Jr

Biography of Dave Bautista

Dave Bautista is an American wrestler, mixed martial artist, producer and actor who starred in the films Iron Fist, Riddick, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Blade Runner 2049.

Former wrestler and actor Dave Bautista
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Dave Bautista's childhood and youth

David Michael Bautista Jr. was born in Washington on January 18, 1969. His mother, Donna Ray (before her marriage, Mullins), is of Greek descent, and his father, David Michael Bautista, is the son of Filipino immigrants and a hairdresser. Dave's parents are divorced. In 2020, Batista spoke openly about his mother's gay sexuality, calling himself the "proud son of a lesbian."

Dave Batista as a child Batista lived in a poor and dangerous area of ​​Washington - as a child, three murders occurred right in front of his house, and at the age of 13, Dave began stealing cars. At the age of 17, Batista began living separately from his parents and worked as a bouncer in nightclubs. One day, Dave got into a serious fight with two guys, one of whom was seriously injured, and the other was unconscious for several days. For the fight, the court sentenced the guy to one year probation. He realized that the innate tendency to violence must be curbed, given a “legal” outlet. His choice fell on combat sports.

Professional wrestling career[edit | edit code]

Training[edit | edit code]

Batista was trying out for the WCW Power Plant, but one of the trainers, Sergeant Buddy Lee Parker, told him that he had no future in professional wrestling.[3] After this, he came to the World Wrestling Federation and was sent to the Wild Samoan training center under the leadership of Afa Anoa'i[4].

World Wrestling Entertainment[edit | edit code]

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2000-2002)[edit | edit code]

He debuted in Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2000 under the ring name Leviathan. He became a member of the Disciples of Synn group and remained invincible in the ring for a long time, until he lost to Kane at the Christmas Chaos show, who was helped by Stone Cold Steve Austin[5]. He later became the OVW Heavyweight Champion, taking the title from Doug Bashman. Shortly after losing the title to Prototype, he left OVW for World Wrestling Entertainment.[6]

Debut and “Evolution” (2002-2005)[edit | edit code]

Batista made his debut on May 9 on SmackDown! as Divon's assistant. Dave’s debut fight was a team fight with Divon against Ron Simmons and Randy Orton, where Batista held Randy. Batista's first loss was to Rikishi after his Divon accidentally attacked Dave. After which their union broke up and Batista signed a contract with the RAW brand. Where he immediately formed an alliance with Ric Flair. At Armageddon (2002), Batista defeated Kane.

In January 2003, Batista joined the new group Evolution, which included The Player, Ric Flair and Randy Orton. But he left almost immediately due to a triceps injury. Batista returned on October 20 by attacking Goldberg during his match with Shawn Michaels, injuring him. The entire Evolution group immediately came out and gave Dave $100,000. On the November 10 edition of Raw, Goldberg defeated Batista by disqualification after interference from The Player.

After the events of Armageddon (2003), all members of the group began to go with titles, Batista and Flair became WWE tag team champions, Orton became the Intercontinental champion, and Player became the World Heavyweight Champion. On the February 16 episode of Raw, Flair and Batista lost the titles to Rob Van Dam and Booker T, but regained the titles a few weeks later.

At Survivor Series (2004), Team Randy (Orton, Jericho, Maven and Benoit) defeated Team Player (The Player, Batista, Edge and Snitsky). Over the following months, the relationship between Batista and Player began to deteriorate. After Player lost to Chris Jericho, he verbally abused Batista. After which Batista left Evolution to beat other wrestlers, but later stated that he was still in Evolution. Despite this, Batista began to behave like a face. Despite this, Batista continued to assist Player and Flair in their matches.

In early 2005, Player began to realize that Batista was becoming the main threat to the world heavyweight title. The Player even suggested that Dave not take part in the 2005 Royal Rumble, but Batista did not listen to the Player and won the battle, earning the right to be in the main event of WrestleMania 21. The Player tried to convince Batista to fight against John "Bradshaw" Layfield, the WWE Champion. The Player and Flair came up with a plan to attack John's car, but Dave wanted to fight John fairly for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21, but then Dave overheard the Player and Rick talking about how they wanted to screw him; He then wanted to sign a contract for a match against John "Bradshaw" Layfield and had already given Player and Flair a thumbs up, but then gave a thumbs down and attacked both, then performed a Batista Bomb on Player on the table.

World Heavyweight Champion (2005-2008)[edit | edit code]

At WrestleMania 21, Batista defeated The Player to become the new World Heavyweight Champion. In a rematch at Backlash (2005), Batista again defeated The Player. At Vengeance (2005), Batista defeated The Player in a Hell in a Cell rules match.

Batista during SmackDown!

On June 30, Batista was transferred to the SmackDown! brand during the draft. Where he immediately began a feud with John "Bradshaw" Layfield and at The Great American Bash (2005), Batista fought against DBL, and lost by disqualification after the referee saw Dave using a chair. The rematch took place at SummerSlam (2005) in a No Holds Barred match, which Batista won. Dave then began a feud with Eddie Guerrero, but on November 11 on SmackDown! After being attacked by Big Show and Kane, Batista was injured and was unable to take part in the title match on November 18. After Eddie Guerrero's death, Dave paid tribute to Eddie and left the title on his car.

At Survivor Series (2005), Team SmackDown (Batista, Rey Mysterio, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Bobby Lashley and Randy Orton) defeated Team Raw (Shawn Michaels, Kane, Big Show, Carlito and Chris Masters). Batista then teamed with Rey Mysterio against Kane and Big Show, and at Armageddon (2005), Big Show and Kane defeated Dave and Rey.

On the December 16 edition of SmackDown, Rey and Dave defeated MNM to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions, a victory they dedicated to the late Eddie. Two weeks later, MNM regained the titles after Mark Henry interfered in the match. On January 6, the teams fought in a steel cage, but Henry intervened in the match again, attacking Batista. On January 9, it was announced that Dave had torn his left triceps. Because of this, Batista was stripped of his world heavyweight title.

Batista returned on June 7 on SmackDown! and continued his feud with Mark Henry. At Saturday Night Main Event, Batista teamed with Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley to defeat Booker T, Finlay and Mark Henry. At The Great American Bash (2006), a fight between Batista and Henry was supposed to take place, but Mark was injured and at the PPV itself, Batista made an open challenge, which was answered by Mr. Kennedy won this fight by disqualification after Dave did not want to let go of his opponent and grabbed his neck. In a rematch on SmackDown! Mr. Kennedy was again able to win, but only by report. But already on August 4th on SmackDown! Batista defeated Kennedy.

Batista with the World Heavyweight Championship for the second time.

During this time, Batista attempted to regain the World Championship, facing Big Show for his ECW World Heavyweight Championship at ECW, and Booker T for his World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam (2006) and on SmackDown!. At SummerSlam, Batista won by disqualification. At No Mercy (2006), Booker T was able to defend his title against Batista, Bobby Lashley and Finlay. It was only at Survivor Series (2006) that Batista was able to regain the title. At Armageddon (2006), Batista teamed with John Cena to defeat Finlay and Booker T. At Royal Rumble (2007), Batista defended his title against Mr. Kennedy. At WrestleMania 23, The Undertaker defeated Batista to become the new World Heavyweight Champion. After this, the feud with the Undertaker continued and at Backlash (2007) Batista faced the Undertaker in a last man standing match, but the match ended in a no contest. May 11 on SmackDown! the steel cage match was again a draw.

After Edge cashed his Money in the Bank on the Undertaker, the feud between Batista and Edge began. At Judgment Day, One Night Stand (a steel cage match) and Vengeance: Night of Champions, Batista suffered defeats. After the events at Vengeance, Batista could no longer fight for the title due to the stipulations of the fight.

But already at The Great American Bash (2007), Batista fought against Kane and The Great Khali for the world heavyweight title, but could not win. Batista defeated Khali by disqualification at SummerSlam after Khali used a steel chair, thus retaining the title again. Finally at Unforgiven (2007), Batista defeated The Great Khali and Rey Mysterio to become the new World Heavyweight Champion. The first title defense took place at No Mercy (2007) in a duel against The Great Khali under Punjabi Prison rules. After this, the Undertaker returned and the feud between them continued. At Cyber ​​Sunday (2007), Batista defeated The Undertaker in a match with special referee Steve Austin. In a rematch at Survivor Series (2007) under the rules of Hell in a Cell, Batista again won, after the intervention of Edge. At Armageddon (2007), Edge defeated Batista and Undertaker to become the new champion.

Various feuds and injury (2008–2009)[edit | edit code]

Batista appeared at the 2008 Royal Rumble and stood at the end against Player and Cena, but lost. At No Way Out (2008), Batista fought in the Elimination Cage on the SmackDown brand, and eliminated Big Daddy V, who was behind in a one-on-one with The Undertaker and lost to him. At the WrestleMania XXIV PPV, Batista defeated Umaga. After Shawn Michaels ended Ric Flair's career, Batista began a feud with Shawn. At Backlash (2008), Shawn defeated Batista in a match with a special referee. At One Night Stand (2008), Batista defeated Michaels, ending his feud with him.

On June 23, Dave was drafted to the Raw brand. On the August 4 edition of Raw, Batista became the World Tag Team Champion for the third time, this time teaming with John Cena to defeat Legacy. But on the next Raw, Legacy again took the titles back, because of this, Cena and Dave began a feud that resulted in a duel at SummerSlam (2008), in which Dave won.

At Cyber ​​Sunday (2008), Batista defeated Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship with special referee Steve Austin. But Dave lost the title eight days later to Jericho in a steel cage match.

Batista in November 2008.

Dave then began feuding with Randy Orton and at Survivor Series 2008, Team Orton (Randy Orton (captain), William Regal, Shelton Benjamin, Cody Rhodes and Mark Henry) (with Layla, Manu and Tony Atlas) defeated Team Batista (Batista (captain) , CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy and R-Truth). But at Armageddon (2008), Batista defeated Randy Orton. On the next RAW, Batista fought against Legacy in an unequal match and suffered greatly. WWE.com later reported that Dave would require surgery for a hamstring injury and a neck injury. Return time is 6-8 months.

WWE Champion and dismissal (2009–2010)[edit | edit code]

Batista returned on the April 6 edition of Raw where he assisted Triple H, Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon in their confrontation with Legacy. Vince subsequently entered Batista into a 3-on-3 match at Backlash (2009). At the PPV itself, Batista took a chair and wanted to attack Legacy and the Player got distracted, and it cost him the title. On the following Raw, Batista defeated Big Show to become the first challenger for the WWE Championship at Judgment Day (2009), where Batista lost, but at the following PPV, Extreme Rules, Batista defeated Orton to become the first WWE Champion. On the following RAW, Batista was brutally attacked by Legacy, causing Dave to injure his left bicep and the title becoming vacant. Dave returned on September 14 and attacked Randy Orton, but then announced that he was leaving for SmackDown.

After moving to SmackDown! Dave began a feud with Team Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show), losing to them in an unequal match, he teamed up with Rey Mysterio and at PPV Hell in a Cell (2009) Team Jeri-Show defended their titles from Mysterio and Batista. At Bragging Rights (2009), The Undertaker defeated Rey Mysterio, CM Punk and Batista to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. After the fight, Batista attacked Rey Mysterio, explaining that Rey did not allow him to become the champion, thereby Dave became a heel for the first time in the last 5 years. At Survivor Series, Batista defeated Rey Mysterio by stoppage when the latter was unable to continue. But on December 11th on SmackDown! Dave defeated Ray in a street fight. Two weeks later, Rey defeated Batista in a match for the first contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009), Undertaker defeated Batista in a tables match.

At Elimination Chamber (2010), John Cena defeated Ted DiBiase, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Triple H and Kofi Kingston to become the new WWE Champion, after which Vince McMahon came out and stated that John Cena should defend his title against Batista right now. Batista won and became the WWE Champion for the second time. At Wrestlemania 26

Batista lost his WWE Championship to John Cena.
At Extreme Rules 2010,
a Last Man Standing match took place between Batista and Cena, in which Cena won.
Over the Limit
PPV, a match was held between Batista and Cena under the rules of "I Quit" in which Batista lost.
Batista wanted a rematch with Cena and after that, new RAW general manager Bret Hart scheduled Dave for a match with Randy Orton, but Batista refused due to the injuries he received in the fight with Cena and Orton was automatically qualified for WWE Fatal 4. Way
. Batista did not accept this and immediately announced his dismissal from WWE, saying the same words as during the fight - “I give up.”

Return to WWE (2013-2014)[edit | edit code]

Batista and Randy Orton on the April 7 Raw
On December 23, 2013, a short promo was aired during the Raw show that Batista was scheduled to return on the January 20 Raw. On January 6, it was announced that Batista would take part in the Royal Rumble at Royal Rumble 2014.

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Batista's return to WWE took place on January 20, and on the same day he entered into a confrontation with Randy Orton, stating that after winning the Royal Rumble, he would challenge Orton for the championship. Royal Rumble
show as number 28 and, having eliminated Roman Reigns at the end of the match, became the winner of the Royal Rumble for the second time in his career. After winning the Royal Rumble, he continued his confrontation with Del Rio. At Elimination Chamber (2014), Batista defeated Alberto Del Rio. On the February 28 Smackdown, he made the heel turn, saying that he didn't come back to please everyone. At WrestleMania XXX, Daniel Bryan defeated Batista and Randy Orton to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

On the April 7 edition of Raw, The Shield attacked Batista, Kane, Orton and The Player during their title match against Bryan. On the following Raw, Batista, Orton and The Player attacked The Shield, making it clear that Evolution was back, thus setting up a match between The Shield and Evolution at the Extreme Rules PPV. At the Extreme Rules PPV (2014), The Shield defeated Evolution after Roman Reigns pinned Batista. At PPV Payback (2014), a fight took place between “Evolution” and “Shield” according to 3x3 rules without elimination restrictions. After receiving a harpoon from Roman Reigns, he was pinned by Seth Rollins and was eliminated first. On the June 2 edition of Raw, Evolution gathered at ringside and Batista was unhappy that he still had not received his match for the main WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but Triple H turned him down. After this, Batista said: “I understand and i quit” and left the arena.

Second return to WWE (2018–2019)[edit | edit code]

Batista's return to WWE occurred on October 16, 2020, on the 1000th episode of SmackDown Live, along with other members of the Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton and Ric Flair).

On the February 25, 2020 edition of RAW, during Ric Flair's 70th birthday celebration, Batista made a surprise appearance and attacked Flair backstage. This led to a No Holds Barred match against Triple H at WrestleMania 35, which Batista lost. Immediately after the match, Batista announced his retirement from wrestling[7].

Dave Batista in the ring

Before getting into wrestling, Batista got in good shape by diligently doing bodybuilding. “I became big, very big – I weighed about 160 kilos,” Batista recalled. At one of the sports shows, Dave met promoters from World Championship Wrestling, who told him that they don’t take just anyone to the championship.

Dave Batista in his youth Then Batista turned to the promotion company World Wrestling Entertainment, but was refused there too - they did not hold trial matches. Dave went to the Wild Samoan private training camp and was finally allowed to play an exhibition match.

The judges liked the assertive and powerful Batista, and the young fighter became a member of Ohio Valley Wrestling: “And so I became a monster named Leviathan.” The judges liked the assertive and powerful Batista, and the young fighter became a member of Ohio Valley Wrestling: “And so I became a monster by the name of Leviathan.” nickname Leviathan.” Having won many victories in the ring, Batista still ended up in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he began performing under his real name Batista. He joined the Evolution group, which included fighters Player (Jean-Paul Levesque), Ric Flair and Randy Orton.

In 2005, Batista defeated Levesque twice to become the new world heavyweight champion. The following year, after a disqualification and one failure, Dave was able to regain the title back.

Dave Batista's height is 198 cm. In 2007, at the annual Unforgiven competition, Batista defeated The Great Khali (Indian wrestler Dalip Singh Rana) and American Rey Mysterio and became the new world heavyweight champion.

In 2008, during an unequal fight with the Heritage wrestling alliance, Batista suffered a hamstring and neck injury and was out of the sport for six months. In 2010, Dave became the WWE Champion for the second time, but due to subsequent failures and disagreements with his superiors, the fighter announced his dismissal from WWE.

Dave Batista in the ring Dave's return took place three years later. Then, for the second time in his career, Batista became the winner of the WWE Royal Rumble, but the title of world champion was eventually given to 32-year-old American Daniel Bryan. Shortly after this, Batista ended his WWE career and has not appeared in the ring since.

Since October 2012, Batista has been participating in mixed rules fighting (MMA). He made his debut against Vince Lucero. According to the athlete, he does this for the sake of interest, not money, realizing that in the UFC he will never earn as much as in WWE. “I just love it. If getting punched in the face is the worst thing that awaits me in the ring, I’m ready.” MMA fight Dave Batiste vs. Vince Lucero

Sports career

Dave Bautista didn't get into wrestling right away. At first he trained hard. By visiting the gym, I tried to become not just big, but very big. As a result, I gained 160 kilograms. Luck smiled on Dave during one of the sports shows, which he came to as a spectator. He approached promoters from the wrestling world to offer to sign a contract. However, the answer was a refusal. They stated that they were not going to take the first people they came across to the championship.

Dave did not lose heart. He decided to go through the agencies. However, I heard refusals everywhere. After this, the man went to a training camp, where his first exhibition fight took place. The judges paid attention to the assertive and powerful fighter. He eventually signed a contract with Ohio Valley Wrestling. Subsequently he entered the ring under the pseudonym Leviathan.

After several fights, he moved to another organization, in which he began to compete without pseudonyms. Joined the "Evolution" team. In 2005 he won the championship for the first time. To get the title, I had to enter the ring against Levesque several times. Naturally, our hero managed to win both fights.

Then there were disqualifications and several unsuccessful fights. But a few years later Dave regained his title. In 2008, he suffered a serious injury, due to which he did not enter the ring for several months. After his return, he had several successful fights, once again becoming a Champion. However, then a scandal followed, after which Dave terminated his contract with WWE. After 3 years, he returned to the ring, but could not become a champion, after which he finally ended his career in WWE.

In 2012, Dave had several MMA fights. In his debut fight he came out against Vince Lucero.

Dave Bautista at the movies

Batista received his first film role in 2006 – in the comedy “Strange Relatives” he played a small role as a wrestler. Dave then appeared in season 6 of Smallville (episode 8), and three years later in a small role in the thriller My Son, My Son, What Have You Done, in which he played a police officer.

Dave Bautista in the series “Smallville” In 2011, Bautista played the main role in the action film “House of the Rising Sun”, in which he appeared as an ex-cop trying to start a new life.

In the fantasy film The Scorpion King 3: Book of the Dead (2012), Dave played Agromail, a powerful and hulking warrior tasked with killing the Scorpion King Metaes (Victor Webster) and destroying the resistance.

Dave Bautista and Chris Pratt followed with roles in the action film Iron Fist (2012), set in ancient feudal China, and the acclaimed sci-fi action film Riddick, starring Vin Diesel.

After the release of the action-comedy film Guardians of the Galaxy from Marvel (2014), the whole world learned about Batista. In this film, which was very warmly received by the audience, Dave played Drax, a super-strong and resilient hero from another planet, experiencing intergalactic adventures with Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), the living plant Groot and the evil raccoon Rocket.

Dave Bautista in the film Guardians of the Galaxy The following year, Bautista again found himself on the big screen, this time as a villainous agent in the film 007: Specter and appeared in the leading role in the thriller Speed: Bus 657. In 2020, Batista got one of the leading roles in the sports drama Kickboxer and the adventure film Warriors' Gate.

Dave Bautista in the film “007: Spectre” In 2020, the sequel “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Part 2" and the action movie "Bushwick" starring Batista.

Filmography

Personal life of Dave Bautista

In the early 1990s, Batista was married - his wife Glenda gave birth to two daughters: Keilani (born 1990) and Athena (born 1992). Soon after the birth of their daughters, the couple divorced.

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In 1998, the second wedding took place - he was married to his second wife Angie Batista until 2006.

By the age of 40, Batista became the grandfather of two grandchildren: Jacob and Aiden, whom his first daughter gave birth to.

Dave Batista with his wife Angie and grandson. Batista later dated Mexican-American wrestler Melina Perez and American wrestler and dancer Barbara Jean Blanc, who performed under the name Kelly Kelly. In a 2009 interview, Batista admitted that he also had a short relationship with Canadian wrestler Rosa Mendes.

In October 2020, Batista married for the third time to pole dancer Sarah Jade.

Dave Bautista and his wife Sarah Jade Bautista are avid collectors of... antique metal lunch boxes. His favorite box was released in 1967 and has a photo of Bruce Lee printed on it.

In October 2007, Batista released his autobiography, Batista Unleashed, in which he spoke warmly of Canadian wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son and then committed suicide. “I liked this guy. I despise him for what he did, but it won’t erase him from my life,” Dave wrote.

Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer Batista has many tattoos, including a large dragon on his back and the flags of the Philippines and Greece.

Life off the set

How does an actor live outside of work? He doesn't like to talk much about his personal life. His first wife was Glenda. The marriage produced children Keilani and Athena. The relationship fell apart after the birth of their second daughter. But Dave wasn't alone for long. In 1998 he marries a second time. His wife was Angie Batista. This relationship lasted until 2006. When Dave turned 40, he became a grandfather. Keilani gave birth to two children.

After breaking up with his second wife, Dave tried to build relationships with Melina Perez and Barbara Jean Blanc. Both girls were wrestlers. However, the novels did not last long, as did the relationship with Rosa Mendes. A couple of years later, Dave marries again. This time his chosen one was Sara Jade.

There is a very strange hobby in the life of a popular actor and athlete. He collects a collection of antique lunch boxes made of metal. My favorite item was the box, which was released back in 1967. This lunch box features a photo of famous movie star Bruce Lee.

Dave Bautista now

In October 2020, the sci-fi action film Blade Runner 2049 was released on big screens, which became a sequel to the 1982 film Blade Runner. In addition to Bautista, who plays the imposing but very modest replicant Sapper Morton, Denis Villeneuve's film also stars Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright and Jared Leto. Interview with Dave Baista about Blade Runner 2049 More are expected to be released in the coming years 6 films with Batista's participation, including Avengers: Infinity War. Part 1”, in which Dave will again appear as Drax.

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Biography

The businessman, who is 51 years old today, has built his entire life and career in a prescribed manner. His assets amount to 6.6 billion US dollars. He lives in Brazil. The main business is the mining of iron ore and logging. The famous businessman is divorced and has two children.

Eike Batista photography

He studied at the University in Aachen, but dropped out.
It started out as a gold mine, then moved on to prospecting for iron ores. A man who dropped out of school now makes billions doing what he loves. He also invested in gas and oil exploration. Logistics, energy generation, coal-fired power plants - all these are areas in which the famous businessman has had his say. He attracted many executives and promised them positions in his company and equal shares if the overall business was organized at the level he wanted. This successful businessman has 6.6 billion US dollars in his account. Batista, the son of a famous Brazilian miner, lost the gold mine he had built before turning his attention to iron ore mining. He was once married to a Playboy cover girl. Eik Batista was supposed to be an engineer, but the son of a Brazilian who works in the iron ore industry decided to try the Indiana Jones story in the Brazilian jungle. Mr. Batista, now the owner of MMX Mineração e Metálicos SA, a large iron ore industrial conglomerate in Brazil, began paying attention to diamonds during his student years, but he did not focus on gold until 1979. “I heard about a gold rush in the Amazon jungle,” as - that’s what he said, and this is not alien to me.” In the 1980s they produced $70 billion worth of gold. I returned to Rio and got two jewelers to give me 500,000 to buy gold and that was the start of my career. Not everyone would be able to pull off such a deal, but I did it, and I’m glad that I succeeded, because it was luck that gave me hope for the rest of my life,” the famous businessman often says. Batista was very attached to his father. Eliezer Batista de Silva was a highly respected man in Brazil for his activities in the iron ore industry. Thanks to Hélio Batista, there were 5 more gold ores in Brazil, and the largest silver vein in Chile appeared. Advertising:

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