Frank Fouce

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Frank Fouce, went on to found Spanish International Communications Corp., named after his Spanish International Theater Company (which included the Million Dollar Theatre and the Mayan Theater located in Downtown Los Angeles). Founded by Don Emilio Azscarraga, Vidaurreta, Fernando Diez Barroso, Frank Fouce Sr., and his son, Frank Louis Fouce, this company comprised the first group of Spanish language and UHF television stations in the United States; KMEX Channel 34 in Los Angeles (and, indirectly, the Univision television network) can trace its roots to the Million Dollar Theatre. The Million Dollar Theatre and the Fouce Family were pioneers in the then unheard of Spanish entertainment industry. Frank Fouce was awarded El Aguila Azteca (Order of the Aztec Eagle), Mexico's highest civilian award, by President Miguel Alemán Valdés. The theater and Frank Fouce were also honored by the Mexican actors union ANDA for their contributions to the Mexican film, recording, and entertainment industry. In addition to its very successful stage productions, the theater was the most prominent Spanish language cinema in the United States. Every major Mexican motion picture premiered at the Million Dollar.