:This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cardenas and the second or maternal family name is Bocanegra. thumb Juan Patron (born Juan David Cardenas Bocanegra; September 5, 1991) is a social entrepreneur and founder of The 20/20 Effect Agency, an agency based in Miami, Florida. Early life At 12 years old, Patron and his family moved from Cali, Colombia. Driven out by a Civil War, the Patrons found safety in Miami, Florida. While still in high school, Patron hosted events in for people of all ages in venues like The Cove in Doral, Florida, Club Mekka in downtown Miami and founded Impact Music Festival, a production company in charge of producing all ages events. After high school, Patron attended Florida International University for Marketing. This later led to his direct involvement with the Life in Color Music Festival where he spent the next seven years developing marketing systems. After exponential growth of Life in Color, Patron left to pursue his own endeavors. The 20/20 Effect Agency In 2014, Patron founded the 2020 Agency, a one-stop shop for South and Central American companies who aim to develop and grow their market in the United States. Due to the DJ's popularity, hundreds of Miami residents took to the streets surrounding the Icon Brickell, violating social distancing rules put in place to reduce exposure and spread of COVID-19. On April 20, 2020, Patron publicly apologized saying to the Miami New Times that he understood that they were not following the proper rules of social distancing.
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