Editing José Ortiz (basketball) (section)

==Other ventures==
===Entrepreneur===
Ortiz opened a restaurant called ''Patria'', in his hometown of [[Cayey]]. However, in 2003, the restaurant went bankrupt.<ref name="El derrumbe de Piculin Ortiz">[http://www.elnuevodia.com/elderrumbedepiculinortiz-1005309.html El derrumbe de Piculin Ortiz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717052413/http://www.elnuevodia.com/elderrumbedepiculinortiz-1005309.html |date=2011-07-17 }} on ''[[El Nuevo Día]]'' (July 1, 2011)</ref>

===Politics===
Ortiz became interested in politics, after meeting politician Ferdinand Pérez in 2000. Pérez sought Ortiz's advice for legislative measures related to sports. Ortiz eventually accepted to run for Senator, behind Pérez' campaign for [[Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico|Mayor of San Juan]], for the [[Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico|Popular Democratic Party]]. Ortiz ran for senatorial candidate from the district of San Juan-Guaynabo, in [[Puerto Rican general election, 2008|Puerto Rico's 2008 general elections]]. However, both their bids were unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceepur.org/elecciones2008/papeletas/Legislativas/San%20Juan%20002.JPG |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-08-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621220327/http://www.ceepur.org/elecciones2008/papeletas/Legislativas/San%20Juan%20002.JPG |archive-date=2011-06-21 }}</ref> Pérez has said that Ortiz distanced from politics after the defeat.<ref>[http://www.elnuevodia.com/derrotapoliticadesatosuderrumbepersonal-1006426.html Derrota política desato su derrumbe personal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705094818/http://www.elnuevodia.com/derrotapoliticadesatosuderrumbepersonal-1006426.html |date=2011-07-05 }} on ''[[El Nuevo Día]]'' (June 30, 2011)</ref>

===Social activism===
On May 28, 2011, Ortiz officially opened the Piculín Ortiz Basketball Institute, in Cayey. The former [[center (basketball)|center]] aimed to develop the basketball skills and performance of local children and teenagers.<ref>[http://www.elnuevodia.com/piculinortizcreainstitutodebaloncesto-978462.html Piculin Ortiz crea Instituto de Baloncesto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921032751/http://www.elnuevodia.com/piculinortizcreainstitutodebaloncesto-978462.html |date=2012-09-21 }} on ''[[El Nuevo Día]]''; Medina Gil, Alberto (May 29, 2011)</ref><ref name="ReferenceA"/>