{"id":35291,"date":"2026-02-13T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/?p=35291"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:36:21","slug":"iowa-philanthropist-alfonso-medinas-impact-reaches-beyond-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/iowa-philanthropist-alfonso-medinas-impact-reaches-beyond-hospitality\/","title":{"rendered":"El impacto del fil\u00e1ntropo Alfonso Medina va m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de la industria restaurantera"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"holaa-1972439051\" class=\"holaa-before-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"728&#215;90\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg 728w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-696x86.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/><p><strong>Por Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSin amor, no hay tacos.\u201d<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-369222908\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2 holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/patient-care\/lead-exposure\/lead-exposure-in-children\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Web Ad July #1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1536x384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-2048x512.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-696x174.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1068x267.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1920x480.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"600\" height=\"640\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Es m\u00e1s que una frase pegajosa en <strong>La Carreta Mexican Grill<\/strong>: es la filosof\u00eda que gu\u00eda la vida y el negocio de Alfonso Medina. El restaurante, de propiedad familiar, ha usado el lema durante a\u00f1os y lo registr\u00f3 oficialmente como marca tras m\u00e1s de dos d\u00e9cadas al servicio de la comunidad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recientemente, Medina fue nombrado Fil\u00e1ntropo Vecino del A\u00f1o 2025 por la <strong>Asociaci\u00f3n de Restaurantes de Iowa<\/strong>, en reconocimiento a su campa\u00f1a \u201cSin amor, no hay tacos\u201d y a su apoyo constante a la comunidad. El propietario del restaurante en Marshalltown se ha asociado con numerosas organizaciones y ha contribuido a programas de becas, colectas de abrigos y alimentos y recursos comunitarios locales, incluida la House of Compassion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nacido en Roanoke, Virginia, Medina se mud\u00f3 a Iowa a los cinco a\u00f1os y tambi\u00e9n pas\u00f3 parte de su infancia en M\u00e9xico, lo que fortaleci\u00f3 su v\u00ednculo con sus ra\u00edces culturales. Creci\u00f3 en una familia de empresarios que operaba varios restaurantes en todo Iowa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEl negocio siempre fue parte de nuestra vida diaria\u201d, dijo Medina. \u201cSe hablaba de ello en la mesa durante la cena y todav\u00eda se habla hoy\u201d.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-727035008\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-up-for-progress-iowas-high-five\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"H5 Spanish 300 x 250 Progress Iowa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H5-Spanish-300-x-250-Progress-Iowa.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M\u00e1s tarde obtuvo un t\u00edtulo en gesti\u00f3n de hoteles, restaurantes e instituciones en la <strong>Universidad Estatal de Iowa<\/strong>, combinando la experiencia pr\u00e1ctica con formaci\u00f3n profesional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTodo esto ha moldeado la manera en que lidero, sirvo y crezco\u201d, dijo.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-2365268116\" class=\"holaa-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medina vive en <strong>Marshalltown<\/strong>, donde se ubica La Carreta. Su orgullo por la comunidad impulsa su compromiso de retribuir.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMi filantrop\u00eda se basa en el simple hecho de que tengo el privilegio de poder retribuir, as\u00ed que elijo hacerlo\u201d, dijo Medina. \u201cNo tienes que haber pasado por dificultades personalmente para preocuparte por los dem\u00e1s\u201d.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-1286753264\" class=\"holaa-content_2 holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.iowa.gov\/about-us\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"Davenport MBS26007_Spanish Fund for States Ads 300x250_F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-696x580.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1068x890.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En La Carreta, el apoyo a la comunidad no es algo ocasional: es parte de la cultura. Tras reabrir el restaurante en 2018, luego de un cierre de cuatro a\u00f1os, Medina se enfoc\u00f3 en darle un prop\u00f3sito renovado m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de servir comida. A trav\u00e9s de redes sociales, relaciones s\u00f3lidas con los clientes y profundas ra\u00edces comunitarias, el restaurante se ha convertido en un punto de encuentro para la conexi\u00f3n y el servicio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medina considera su reciente reconocimiento como un logro compartido.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEste reconocimiento refleja a nuestro equipo, a nuestros clientes y a la comunidad de Marshalltown\u201d, dijo. \u201cMe motiva a seguir creciendo de manera responsable y a crear m\u00e1s oportunidades para retribuir\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para Medina, el mensaje sigue siendo simple: sin amor, no hay tacos, y no hay \u00e9xito sin generosidad.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mantente informado con historias que importan: visita <a href=\"http:\/\/HolaAmericaNews.com\">HolaAmericaNews.com<\/a> para conocer las \u00faltimas noticias, cultura y actualizaciones de la 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