Jean-Louis Musy was born September 25, in 1940 in Fribourg (Switzerland). His father, Pierre Musy, was a great sportsman, Colonel Brigadier (General) in the Swiss Army and the chief of the Swiss Intelligence and Defense division in Bern. His mother, Erna Mende-Musy, was the grand-daughter of the famous General Horace Porter, who distinguished himself during the American civil war.  Jean-Louis Musy's grandfather was Dr. Jean-Marie Musy who was a Swiss Federal councilor and twice elected President of Switzerland.

After finishing his secondary studies at the St. Michel college in Fribourg, Jean-Louis Musy received an agricultural engineering diploma from Grangeneuve. He started his agronomic career by working in Texas (U.S.A.) during several years. Afterwards, he perfected his agricultural techniques in Mexico and marries Irma Ballesteros in 1966. They had three children: Caroline, François and Philippe (Musy family genealogy).

Upon his return to Switzerland in 1967, Jean-Louis developed the agricultural land of his parents in Fribourg (Switzerland). In 1972 he started agricultural development and cattle operations on his ranch in Veracruz (Mexico). He also established several commercial enterprises in Veracruz. 

In 1984, with his wife Irma, sister Anne-Marie Musy-Turrian and brother-in-law "Executive Chef," Paul Turrian, they open a Swiss gastronomic restaurant, the "Hosteria Suiza" in Veracruz.  Jean-Louis'daughter, Caroline Musy, studied in Mexico, Switzerlnad is currently in hotel management in Cancún - Mexico. François Musy, an agronomist, is managing the family ranch in Veracruz, with his younger brother Philippe Musy pursuing an engineering career in Spain.

Unfortunately, after an illness, Jean-Louis Musy died in 1997.