**Exhibit 31.1**

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**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO**

**RULE 13a-14 AND 15d-14**

**UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF1934, AS AMENDED**

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I, Jose Daes, certify that:

 

1.          Ihave reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Tecnoglass Inc.;

 

2.          Basedon my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect tothe period covered by this report;

 

3.           Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, andother financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results ofoperations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.          I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosurecontrols and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relatingto the issuer is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared;

 

(b)           Designed such internal control over financialreporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonableassurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes inaccordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)           Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’sdisclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controlsand procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)           Disclosed in this report any change in theissuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (theissuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely tomaterially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.          I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluationof internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s boardof directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)          Allsignificant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting whichare reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;and

 

(b) 	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involvesmanagement or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  November 10, 2015