INTERVIEWS

You arrived in the U.S. with limited resources. What was the internal force that pushed you to build a real estate empire in Miami? What pushed me was very simple: nobody was going to build my future for me. I came to the U.S. in 1968 with education—a degree in economics, a master’s in urban […]

Can you reflect on your childhood or teenage years? Were there any experiences or moments that sparked your interest in fashion? When I was young and growing up in Lima, Peru, my mother was a seamstress. It fascinated me to watch her turn pieces of fabric into beautiful dresses. Then my sister became a model,