“Dreams do come true,” says the federal deputy of Morena, Antonio Perez Garibay, who maintains that the victories of his son, Sergio “The Czech” Perez they also favor him in his aspirations to be President of the Republic; “We went up eight little points in the polls, after my son’s championship in Monaco.”
Pérez Garibay was not born in a golden cradle, his past is humble. It is the story of someone who was forged in the culture of effort, being a baker and taxi driver in his youth, among other jobs.
The current federal deputy in the 65th legislature, came into the world on July 11, 1959 thanks to a midwife, since his mother did not have the resources to go to a hospital, as Antonio Pérez himself has narrated.
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In his childhood, to pay for school and household expenses, he worked as a baker with one of his uncles, who awakened his passion for cars. From the age of 8, Garibay was already driving a truck that was used to work at the La Espiga de Oro bakery.
In his adolescence and youth, he also worked as a milkman, bolero, taxi driver, and even as a mechanic.
According to Checo’s father, the boss of the workshop where he worked also put him to wash cars, many of them racing cars, which is when he began to make friends with people dedicated to driving.
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In 1987, after practicing for a couple of years, Antonio Pérez began his life as a pilot in professional races, which led him to become the national champion of the Marlboro Cup.
His career was barely on the rise, he competed in other circuits such as Daytona, however, a back injury resulting from an accident he had during an exhibition race put a stop to his ambitions as a driver.
The businessman is now a federal deputy since August 29, 2021. As part of his legislative work, he is secretary of the National Defense and Navy commissions of the Chamber of Deputies. As well as a member of the Citizen Security Commission.
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Additionally, in 2015 he ran for the municipal presidency of Guadalajara, Jalisco and in 2018, he ran for senator.
Today, the also president of the Checo Pérez Foundation, maintains public his intentions to compete in 2024 for the Presidency of the Republic.
As a fan of motorsports, he remembers that his son has already won races by going last, which the 62-year-old from Guadalajara intends to replicate.
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