Mirta de Perales

Mirta de Perales (September 2, 1922 – May 3, 2011), born Mirta Raya Casanova in Rancho Veloz, Las Villas Province, Cuba[1] was a hairdresser, cosmetologist and businesswoman. She owned an eponymous brand, Mirta de Perales beauty care products,.[2]

Biography

De Perales owned a beauty parlor at El Vedado, Havana, which advertised on local cinema[3] and lived comfortably there until Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, after which she was forced, during 1962,[4] to leave the country along with her children, with only $5 dollars in her pocket.[5]

De Perales also had a Sunday evening television show in Cuba, named "Luzca Bien con Mirta" (literally speaking "Look Good With Mirta")[6]

Personal

De Perales was a fervent Catholic.[7]

Death

She died on May 3, 2011, of Alzheimer's disease.[7]

External links

  1. ↑ Vizcaíno, María Argelia. "Mirta de Perales ejemplo de esfuerzo, bondad y patriotismo". mariaargeliavizcaino.com (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ http://www.mirtadeperales.us/
  3. ↑ https://vimeo.com/44568765
  4. ↑ http://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/fallecemirtadeperales-503088/
  5. ↑ http://www.latina.com/beauty/skin-nails/legendary-cuban-beauty-icon-mirta-de-perales-passes-away
  6. ↑ http://www.ladivalatina.com/mirtadeperales.html
  7. 1 2 Cruz, Alberto de la (May 10, 2011). "Mirta de Perales dead at 88". Babalúblog.
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