<sod>Gómez was born on January 8, 1932 to a wealthy cattle-ranching family in the tropical [[Beni Department]] of [[Bolivia]].<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2000/jul/24/local/me-58236</ref> His parents were Nicomedes "Cattle King" Suarez and Blanca Gomez Roca. Gómez was the descendent of the Suárez brothers "[[rubber]] barons", who had been responsible for the extermination of the Caripuña people on the [[Madeira River]] in Bolivia.<ref>Tully, p.&nbsp;404</ref><eod>
<sod>nan<eod>