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Contact Us PEDROPÁNICOS-AT-A-GLANCE Alumni

A to C Example :

FULL NAME

Nickname

Address [NOTE : FOR LADIES, SINGLE LAST NAME IN PARENTHESIS AND MARRIED LAST NAME AFTERWARDS.]

For example:

MARÍA LUISA (GARCÍA) WILSON

or

ANA (FERNÁNDEZ) GONZÁLEZ School in Cuba .

Camp and/or family - Scholarship

Any significant personal or professional achievement.

Occupation and/or place of employment

[UNUSUAL OR UNIQUE FEATURE OR DESCRIPTION TO IDENTIFY PERSON]

HOBBIES.

A personal statement of your feelings about your experience, what you have learned, etc. Un grupo de unos 100 muchachos fuimos trasladados de Matecumbe a Kendall en Noviembre o Diciembre del 1961, cuando las muchachas salieron de Kendall para ir a otros lugares. En Enero o Febrero del 1962 volvimos a Matecumbe y la antigua cabaña frente a la piscina que servía de merendero, iglesia, salón de baile y recreo fué cerrada con ventanales de cristal y llenada con literas de tres pisos, convirtiéndose en la Cabaña de Armando. Muchos de los nombres aqui listados tuvimos ese breve intervalo de estar en el campamento de Kendall entre aproximadamente Noviembre del 61 a Febrero del 62 pero por la dificultad de averiguar (y la escasez de memoria a nuestra edad) hemos sido todos agrupados como habiendo estado en Matecumbe. Al poner Kendall entonces me refiero casi siempre a las muchachas que estuvieron casi todo el 61 allí; a los menores de trece que consiguieran quedarse, y a los que vinieron antes que Matecumbe se abriera. Si alguien quiere dar más datos, por favor háganlo al llenar su Biografía.

Como notarán, hay muchos individuos en nuestras malas memorias cuyos nombres se nos escapan y por lo tanto sólo les recordamos de nombrete. Estos están listados primero, para que un buen samaritano les recuerde y delate, y así poder darles cristiana identidad. Gracias.

Así mismo se les pide que si ven algún nombre o dato incorrecto nos ayuden a corregirlo.

ADD BIO HERE INVENTORY UPDATE

as of Sptember 09, 2020 = 15,200+/- Total number of children in program from official sources = 14,048??

This number was accepted by Monsignor Walsh and it's in the subtitle of Ivonne Conde's 1999 opus "Operatio Pedro Pan".

HOWEVER. . .

Ruby Hart Phillips [1898-1985] reported in the New York Times on March 9, 1962 that the number was 14,072. {Source: 'Operation Pedro Pan' by Yvonne Conde, pg 233, Notes}

Ruby Hart's numbers are closer to reality, as 40 to 45 children between months of age and 18 years old were arriving DAILY during March, April and the succeeding months.





Children identified i n this website to date shown above by (1) name, (2) date of arrival and (3) location assigned upon arrival through this program =

14,390

Boys 8,282

Girls 6,108

(*) plus 503 identified by other 'becados' or campers who knew them. Some were identified as well by Camp attended in South Florida, or 'beca' site (290) and some by name only (213), but no arrival date was available to be verified.

APPARENT TOTAL= at least 14,893

PLUS

NOTE: Most of the children arriving before July 2, 1961 were entered in the airport logs using only the parents' names. [ These entries number around 600.] Some were later identified by other pedropans, verified and listed here. Some may never be properly identified.

EVEN IF as many as one-half of them, an optimistic assessment, have been identified over the years, quite probably another 300 to 350 - or more! since so many parents sent more than one child! - our actual total WILL surpass 15,000!!! so

14,893 + 350 = 15,243

Known deceased 367



PPs with known City and/or State (or foreign Country) of residence = 2,104

These 2,104 grown children of Operation Pedro Pan represent us today in 44 U.S. States and in 19 foreign countries as follows:

FLORIDA 1,104 {52.8%}

Miami-Dade 793 {37.9%}

CALIFORNIA 202 {9.6%}

NEW YORK 75

TEXAS 61

NEW JERSEY 57

PUERTO RICO 50

ILLINOIS 34

LOUISIANA 29

GEORGIA 25

VIRGINIA 22

MARYLAND 18

INDIANA 18

NEW MEXICO 18

NORTH CAROLINA 18

NEBRASKA 16

WASHINGTON ST. 14

MINNESOTA 13

COLORADO 13

Washington, DC 13

MASSACHUSETTS 13

PENNSYLVANIA 12

MICHIGAN 12

OHIO 11

KANSAS 12

ARIZONA 11

OREGON 9

CONNECTICUT 8

NEVADA 7

KENTUCKY 6

DELAWARE 5

WEST VIRGINIA 6

TENNESSEE 6

IOWA 4

MISSOURI 4

WISCONSIN 4







The following States have three each:

ALABAMA



The following States have two each:

MONTANA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OKLAHOMA & UTAH



The following States have one each: OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, HAWAII, NEW ORLEANS & MAINE



And we have at least one Pedro Pan in each of these 19 foreign countries:

BRAZIL , COSTA RICA (4), PANAMA(2), SPAIN (7), FRANCE, ITALY , FINLAND, CANADA (3), VENEZUELA , CHILE(2), GUATEMALA , COLOMBIA (4) , ECUADOR, MÉJICO, SANTO DOMINGO, GERMANY, ENGLAND, CHINA AND THE VATICAN.



Most Unusual and uncommon last names among Pedro Pan children:

[Some surnames may come from different roots and those are shown as well, since the exact roots of the families are not known.]

SURNAME ORIGIN MEANING



Aymerich German Home Rule

Baz Arabic Falcon

Boe Swedish, Norwegian or

Danish Farm or dwelling

Bonet Catalan or French

Bosch Dutch or North German

Wood

Bou Catalan or Southern French

Herdsman

Boyar Eastern Ashkenazic Jewish

Bringas Basque

Brouwer Dutch Brewer

Bru Norwegian or Catalan

Buch German someone

who lived by a Beech wood

Cao Chinese or Portuguese

Capo Catalan, Slovak or Italian

Cardell Irish or Catalan Small Card?

Careaga Basque someone

who lived by a limestone quarry

Cato Scottish, Catalan or Swedish

Chaban Russian & Polish Bad man

Chao Chinese or Portuguese

Chea Cambodian

Crego English

Cue Irish or Asturian

Curi Middle English Curly

Denis French or Ukrainian

Dom Dutch Dumb

Durán Spanish or Catalan or

Polish or Czech

Eder South German Wasteland

Ehlers North German

Fei Chinese

Golla East German Bald

Golla Hindu Telugu Herdsman

Grau German and Ashkenazic

Jewish Gray-haired

French and Catalan

Guell German or Swiss or Catalan

Hinze German

Iser North German

Joo Chinese, Korean or Hungarian

Kaba Hungarian, Muslim, Czech or

Japanese

Hungarian Falcon

Muslim Fame or Glory

Japanese Birch tree

Lage French or Danish or Dutch

Lam Chinese or Vietnamese or

Dutch & North German or

Danish Lamb

Lama Tibetan/Nepalese Monk

Landa Norwegian or Czech or

Polish or Spanish & Basque

or Eastern Ashkenazy Jewish

Basque Meadow

Larger German someone

living near a stand of larches

Lau German or Dutch or Chinese

Lavin Connacht Irish or Spanish

Linde German or Dutch or Jewish

or Scandinavian

Ashkenazic Jewish Lime Tree

Lorenz German or Dutch or Jewish

or Northern Spanish

Marín Latin, then Spanish or French

or Slovenian or English or

Croatian or Romanian

Mas North German or Catalan or

Southern French or Dutch

Mier English or Spanish or

Dutch or Belgian

Belgian Bog or Marsh

Mira Galician or Catalan or

Portuguese or Italian or

Czech or Polish

Polish Quiet or Peace

Moll English or Catalan or

German or Dutch

Catalan Weak

German Plump person

Monge Portuguese or Norwegian

or French

Portuguese Monk

Morad Muslim or Jewish

Muni Indian or

Southern Italian Alone

or Hindu Sage or Hermit

Nadal Latin, then Catalan or

Occitan Southern French

Christmas

Nader Arabic Rare

or German Tailor

Nasser Muslim or German

Noy English, Israeli Jewish

or Catalan Boy or Lad

Jewish Decoration

Pin English or French & Dutch

or Cambodian

Rabel German Advice

Rado Catalan, Hungarian or

Italian

Rashpek Lithuanian

Rippe North German & English

Roch German and French or

Ashkenazic Jewish

Ros Catalan or Slovenian or

Swedish or Cambodian

Rosell Catalan or Swedish

Ruhi Sanskrit Soul

Sabat Ashkenazic Jewish or

Catalan or

French Nickname for

a noisy person

Samayoa Basque Someone who

lived by a gorge

Sar Dutch or Cambodian

Sera Catalan or Italkian or

Hungarian or Ryukyan

Japanese

Sing German or

Cantonese Chinese or

Guyana Hindu

Siu Chinese

Sosin Belarus Jewish

Spira Ashkenazic Jewish

Tano Italian or Spanish or

Japanese Many fields

Teller Ashkenazic Jewish or

Dutch or Catalan or

German or

English Linen weaver

Todoroff Bulgarian

Tur Catalan or Polish and

Byelorussian & Jewish

Valent Italian or Slovenian

Vilar Catalan, Portuguese and

Galician or Slovenian





If you know the origin and meaning of any of these surnames still missing, please tell us.



Most Common Last Names among Pedro Pan Children:

(Paternal Surnames only)

[surnames with more than 50 occurrences]



González 523

Rodríguez 512

García 455

Fernández 417

Pérez 405

Hernández 303

Martínez 264

López 236

Díaz 235

Álvarez 215

Sánchez 159

Suárez 131

Gómez 123

Valdés 108

Alonso 91

Gutiérrez 91

Ruiz 81

Menéndez 71

Blanco 68

Delgado 65

Morales 63

Jiménez 59

Núñez 57

Torres 54

Vázquez 51 PATRONÍMICOS INTERESANTES:

Translated for our grand-children.

No disrespect intended!



Andrea Araño Martí

Florida City (12/15/61 - )

She scratches the poet. Jaime Arrojo Águila

Florida City (3/31/62 - )

I'd vomit the eagle, too! José M. Blanco Verde

Florida City (5/17/62 - )

Pepe, make up your mind! David Caballero Barrionuevo

Florida City (3/23/62 - )

Always a gentleman in a new neighborhood! María T. Cabeza Rodríguez

(12/15/61) Miami

She's the head of the family. Silvina C. Conejero Bocanegra

(12/30/61) Miami

A black-mouthed rabbitteer. Anita Cortabarrias Melendreras

(12/27/61) Miami

Untranstable!



José Cuello Hernández

(12/29/61) Miami

Enjoys wearing ties and turtle-neck pullovers. Gavilán del Valle de los Reyes

(11/30/61) Miami

The sparrow from the valley of the kings! Antonio G. Duque de Abajo

Kendall (6/14/61)

Duke of the Lower Regions below. Manuel Fernández Seisdedos

(12/27/61) I.R.C.

Great piano player! Pura Guerra Dueñas

(8/23/61) Miami

When you want to wage Pure War. María C. Guisasola Sánchez

Kendall (7/25/61)

She stews by herself. José M. León Prestamo

(5/02/62) went with a relative

Really! Who wants to borrow one? Tomás F. León Delgado

(9/12/61) Miami

A thin lion indeed! Indalecio Matalobos Núñez

Matecumbe (9/01/62)

What about coyotes? Lorenzo Matamales Castellanos

Kendall (11/05/61)

He who kills Castillian evils. Bartolomé Matas Iglesias

Matecumbe (3/03/61)

Do you also kill Mosques? Armando Noble del Castillo

(12/14/61) Miami

Putting together a nobleman from the castle? Alina Pereda Telarroja

(3/07/62) Miami

The red clothes lady. Julio Regalado Hidalgogato

Matecumbe (2/13/62)

A gifted royal cat? Enrique A. Sobrino Rubio

(8/13/62) Miami

I, too, have a blond nephew. Mayra Veloz Araño

(10/02/61) Miami

I scratch fast!









MAJOR MIAMI TEMPORARY CAMPS FOR PEDRO PAN KIDS:

Of the 14,390 children fully identified so far, by date of arrival and Camp attended (or other location in Miami-Dade County or elsewhere) in the early 60s, the following entered as follows:

Florida City 2,837 children (20%)

Kendall Camp 2,121 children (15% +/-) ( *)

Camp Matecumbe 1,412 children (10% +/-) ( *)

45% +/-

[(*)Percentage errors may be +/- 5 to 10% due to the fact that some of the children went to more than one place during their stay. Several hundred boys originally stayed at Camp Kendall in 1961 and were later transferred to Camp Matecumbe in July of 1961 and again in February of 1962. Numbers shown herein show Point of Entry per George Guarch's Airport Log as haphazardly entered in the Miami Herald Pedro Pan database. It is suspected that several hundred pedropans were moved from Kendall to Matecumbe but appear as having gone to Kendall. The numbers shown for Matecumbe indicates only those who went there directly. Eventually, many more than 2,000 certainly went through the Infierno Verde!]

Additionally, over 400 of the children arriving before July 2, 1961, whose names were not registered by their parents, probably ended up in Kendall, Florida City or other sites - as Camp Matecumbe was not opened yet - or went with family.



The rest of the children (55% +/-) identified in this website went with family or friends, mostly in the Miami area or directly to a prepared site - such as Camp St. John near Jacksonville or Camp San Pedro near Orlando - or to a foster home. (455 children went to foster homes, directly or eventually, just over 3%. Another 17 went to foster homes from the San Pedro or St. John sites.)



For a complete list of these and other sites in the Miami area, please refer to the "Unaccompanied Cuban Children's Program Florida Camps and Group Homes 1960 through 1978" by CLEMENTE C. AMÉZAGA & ELOÍSA ECHAZÁBAL. (2010, with revisions)



AGE BREAKDOWNS

Of these 14,390 date-and-site-identified children, at least 3,606 (25.1%) arrived being under 10 years of age as entered in the Miami Herald Pedro Pan database. [In the database there are more than 50 children with age entered as n/a.]

Ages as follow:

1 year old or less=150

2 years old = 85

3 years old =138

4 years old =186

5 years old =242

6 years old =434

7 years old =644

8 years old =858

9 years old =876

Additionally, over 400 of the children arriving before July 2, 1961, whose names were not registered by their parents, did NOT register birth dates or ages.



SCHOOLS ATTENDED IN CUBA

Most pedropan children attended private Catholic schools. The following major private Cuban schools - Catholic or not - have pedropan alumni identified in this website: SCHOOL Number of Alumni

H. H. Maristas (Champagnat) 114

(mostly from La Víbora)

Escuelas Pias (Calasanz) 51

(mostly Escolapios from La Víbora)

Colegio de La Salle 43

Colegio de Baldor 27

Colegio de Belén 25

Nuestra Señora de Lourdes 21

Dominicas (Americanas y Francesas) 17

Instituto Edison 17

Colegio del Apostolado 8

Colegio La Luz 8

Nuestra Señora del Pilar (La Víbora) 6

Candler College 6



This is the only information currently available on the subject, based on alumni writing to the website or posting in the Miami Herald Pedro Pn database. As you can see, we need a LOT more information. If you do not find your info under your entry on the website, please write to me at accitenor2@att.net

Thanks, The Editor The first High School to graduate PP children in the USA was, appropriately, Matecumbe High School in 1963 with only one graduating class. These boys could now go to college and they did. The unique special graduating class of MHS 1963 is made up of the following 22 young men:



LEANDRO ÁLVAREZ PÉREZ (Matecumbe -

Miami) [R.I.P.]

ORESTES ÁLVAREZ DE LA PEÑA

DANIEL ARCO REYES (Matecumbe - Houston, TX)

ROBERTO BALBIS SOTO

CARLOS BALLOVERAS ZANGRONIS

WILFREDO BRACERAS CEBALLOS (Matecumbe - St. Edward's,

Austin, TX)

GERARDO CAAMAÑO VISO (Matecumbe - Stevens Pt., WI)

JOSÉ CARABALLO RUIZ

ANGEL CARBALLO DEL VALLE (Matecumbe - Villa Virgen del

Cobre, Albuquerque, NM)

ROLANDO CRESPO RAFULS

Dr. RAMÓN FAGUNDO HERNÁNDEZ (Matecumbe - St. Edwards,

Austin, TX)

PORFIRIO GRAMATGES FIGUERAS (Matecumbe - St. Edwards,

Austin, TX)

JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ LEÓN

ARTURO LARA FLORES

LUIS LÓPEZ CASTELLANOS

MARIO NARANJO GARCÍA

Dr. ERNESTO PERDOMO ABREU (Matecumbe - St. Edwards,

Austin, TX)

JESÚS ESTEBAN RAMIL RODRÍGUEZ

PABLO RUIZ FERNÁNDEZ (Matecumbe - St. Edwards,

Austin, TX)

Dr. HERIBERTO SEDEÑO SUÁREZ (Matecumbe - Houston, TX)

Dr. JOSÉ MANUEL VEGA ORTIZ (Matecumbe - St. Edwards,

Austin, TX)

ALFREDO WONG ALCÁZAR [R.I.P.] As you can plainly see, at least 4 of these pedropanes became doctors, almost 20%! [if you know of the others not listed here as to where they went, please write] In 2013, the graduating class had a special 50th year reunion in Matecumbe. Father Sergio García Miró officiated at the Mass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Pedro Pan children were placed at locations designated by the Catholic Church. As they attended school we referred to these sites as "becas" even though no actual scholarships were issued. Some of these schools, orphanages and sites are represented on this website by a number of alumni:



Albertinum School, Ukiah, CA 16

Blessed Sacrament Academy, San Antonio, TX 4

Boys' Haven, Louisville, KY 3

Boy's Home, Cold Spring, KY 1

Bretton Hall, Brooklyn, NY 1

Brondel Hall, Helena, MT 34

Brothers of the Holy Rosary, Sparks, NV 9

Camp Saint John, Green Cove Springs,(near Jacksonville)

FL 75

Camp San Pedro, Winter Park, (near Orlando)FL 56

(sometimes addressed as Maitland or Casselberry)

Campbell Lodge Boys' Home, Cold Spring, KY 1

Casa de Sallies, Wilmington, DE 59

Casa Ferré (Carrión), Miami, FL 31

Catholic Children's Home, Alton, IL 14

Catholic Orphanage in Mobile, AL 2

Cristo Rey, Lincoln, & David City, NE 149

Don Bosco's Boys Home, Cottonport, LA 2

Franco-American Orphanage, Lowell, MA 1

Gonzaga Prep/University, Spokane (Diocesis), WA 26

Guardian Angel Home, Peoria, IL 13

Holy Cross/Mother Cabrini Orphanage, Denver, CO 1

Holy Family Academy, Beaverville, IL 28

Holy Family Home, Marquette*, MI 54

(*) many went directly to Marquette without going through

Miami Camps

Holy Name, Spokane, WA 2

Hoosiers Boystown, Schereville, IN 5

Hope Haven, Marrero, LA 22

House of Providence Orphanage, Syracuse, NY 6

Immaculate Heart Academy, Tucson, AZ 4

Immaculate Heart of Mary Home, Buffalo, NY 7

John F. Kennedy Orphanage* , Bronx, NY 3

(*) recent research shows it might have been Joseph P.

Kennedy Jr. instead.

La Orden del Buen Pastor, Louisville, KY 1

Lady of the Lake, Erie, MI 1

Ladywood Academy, Indianapolis, IN 10

Lafon Home for Boys, New Orleans, LA 4

Lawrence Hall Home for Boys, Chicago, IL 2

Madonna Manor Orphanage, Marrero, LA 1

Mariana Children's Home, Wichita, KS 46

Maryvale Catholic Orphanage, San Gabriel, CA 8

Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, Mount Loretto

Staten Island, NY 14

Mission San Jose orphanage, San Jose, CA 10

Monague Monastery, Reno NV 14

Mount Saint John Academy, Gladstone, NJ 10

Mount St. Joseph Academy, Maple Mount, KY 1

Mount St. Vincent's Home for Boys, Denver, CO 8

Our Lady of Angels Academy, Clinton, IA 1

Our Lady of Grace Academy, Beech Grove, IN 3

Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Nogales, AZ 9

Our Lady of Victory, San Antonio, TX 2

Parmadale Catholic Orphanage, Cleveland, OH 3

Piarist Fathers, Buffalo, NY 2

Queen of Heaven Orphanage, Denver, CO 44

Rockville Center, Long Island, NY 2

Sacred Heart Academy, Tucson, AZ 4

Sacred Heart Academy, Andover, MA 1

Sacred Heart Orphanage, Denver, CO 2

Sacred Heart Home orphanage, Pueblo, CO 13

Sacred Heart Orphanage, Kearney, NJ 2

St. Agnes School for Children, Sparkill, NY 16

St. Aloysius, Cincinnati. OH 5

St. Aloysius Home, Greenville, RI 5

St. Anne's Orphanage, Worcester, MS 1

St. Anthony's Home, Sioux City, IO 7

St. Anthony's Villa Orphanage, Toledo, OH 9

St. Edward's, Austin, TX 22

St. Frances Cabrini Home, Philadelphia, PA 1

St. Francis Home orphanage, Orwigsburg, PA 14

St. James, Duluth, MN 3

St. John's Academy, Colfax, WA 19

St. John's Orphanage, Philadelphia, PA 1

St. John's Orphans Asylum, Philadelphia, PA 1

St. John Berchman Home for Girls, N Orleans, LA 6

St. John Villa, Carrolton, OH 7

St. Joseph Academy, Jacksonville, FL 1

St. Joseph Academy Boarding School,

St. Augustine, FL 1

St. Joseph's Home, Alexandria, LA 7

St. Joseph's Home, Brooklyn, NY 1

St. Joseph's Home for Boys, Washington, DC 10

St. Joseph's Home for Children, Green Bay, WI 36

St. Joseph's Home for Girls, Dallas, TX 7

St. Joseph's Orphanage in Helena, MT 33

St. Joseph's Orphanage in Dayton, OH 2

St. Joseph's Villa orphanage, Miami, FL 3

St. Joseph's Villa, Richmond, VA 8

St. Mary's Orphans Home, Dubuque, IO 9

St. Mary's Home for Boys, Portland OR 4

St. Mary's Home for Girls, Mobile, AL 1

St. Mary's of the Palms Orphanage, San Jose, CA 1

St. Mary's School orphanage, Newark, NJ 2

St. Mary's School for Children, New Bedford, MA 16

St. Patrick's Academy, Momence, IL 5

St. Patrick's Home for Children, Sacramento, CA 16

St. Raphael's, Miami, FL 159

St. Vincent's Home, Saginaw, MI 17

St. Vincent's Home, Brooklyn, NY 1

St. Vincent's Home, Philadelphia, PA 5

St. Vincent's Home for Girls, Wash. DC 10

St. Vincent's Home for Orphans, Lansing, MI 29

St. Vincent's Orphanage, Freeport. IL 13

St. Vincent's Orphanage, Denver, CO [see Mt. Vincent's Home for Boys]

St. Vincent's Villa, Fort Wayne, IN 52

St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage, Vincennes, IN 25

St. Vincent de Paul, Wheeling, WV 5

Stella Niagara Seminary, Lewiston, NY 9

Villa Maria, San Antonio, TX 22

Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM 77

Whitehall, Miami, FL 72





other Orphanages in

Allentown, PA 1

Jackson, MI 1

Moxee City, WA 1

Totowa, NJ 1





and other sites in

Albuquerque, NM (foster homes) 93

Anaconda, MT 4

Austin, TX 12

Evansville, IN (foster homes) 10

Fort Knox, DC 4

Portland, OR (foster homes) 27

Richland, WA 17

Rockford, IL 4

Rome, NY 1

San Antonio, TX (foster homes) 4

Sparks, NV (foster homes) 24

Superior, WI (foster homes) 3

Whitefish, MT (foster homes) 3

Yakima, WA (foster homes) 12



[We would like more information on these and other sites. Anything you can clarify, add or name would be appreciated.]

The names listed are not always the names of the orphanages or children's homes, but the names of the schools they attended. Some of the younger children did not fully know "where" they were and the information received may be sketchy. Any additional information is surely welcome!

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS listed as destinations:

CWB Catholic Welfare Bureau

CWS Church World Services

IRC International Red Cross





WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Most unusual and uncommon FIRST names among current Cuban children:

(We often tend to mock the modern names that some Cubans come wearing today, perhaps a result of some applied brujería in the destroyed island. Real first names that currently show up in Cuban news such as:

Angenis Araldis Beyre Diesbelis Driulis Ediyax Erislandy Everlayn Feinelis Fidalges Idolidia Leudis Lliliam Mayumi Obeimis Odaimis Odelin Odlanier Osleydis Osle Uziel



y el batallón de las Y-griegas:



Yadiel Yanaite Yanelkis Yargelis Yaumara Yoandri Yodanka Youkilis Yudeli Youlieski Yunier Yunieski Yuriorkis Yurisely Yusmani Yusvani But the truth is that OUR very own parents back in the 50s and 60s were already naming some of us PP children by some very uncommon names:

Adianez Adoración Amalio Anores Anulación Asela Aymara Ayxa Bethamia Cristoblina Dasmara Eda Elida Elidivina Elisol Eridania Evodio Fluira Fraxedes Galya Gliceria Gordiana Guavalure Hebe Heracilio Hersilia Horlirio Ibelisis Idania Ildemaro Ilona Iraida Isaura Ivelise Ixia Jerbulo Lídice Lodisvel Menelia Mirvia Nayda Niorra Noila Nuvia Odilia Oilda Omaida Omaira Omelio Orieta Orietta Ormelia Osmara Othniel Quibus Roymi Salfa Swanilda Venerando Xénix Xois Yalily Yamel Yamile Yasmina Yilliam Zalmiro Zebina Zonia Zoramy Zunilda Zuxina



This is not meant to be in any way a mockery or criticism of anyone's choice of names,- in fact, some of the names are really very beautiful! - it is simply to mention the rare uniqueness of the sounds that does not allow the name to roll from our tongues like a Carlos or an Elena would. COMPETING FOR BEING THE MOST POETIC AND THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY-ARRANGED AND MOST ORIGINAL PEDRO PAN NAME:



ALMA MARINA Ceballos Gutiérrez, who arrived on July 23, 1962 and went to a foster home in Kendall, FL.

LUZ MARINA Iglesias García, who arrived on July 28, 1962 at age 11 and went to Florida City.

ESTRELLA LUMINADA Rodríguez Pérez, who arrived on July 7, 1962 at age 9 and went to Florida City.

CÁNDIDA ROSA Gómez Hernández, who arrived on March 17, 1962 and went to Florida City.

PERLA AMADA Felipe Álvarez, who arrived on December 6, 1961 and went to Coral Gables.

ROSA DE JESÚS Bru Barrios, who arrived on April 12, 1962 at the age of 9 and went with her uncle in Miami.

Most imaginatively descriptive nicknames given to Pedro Pan children - by other PP children!

[Real name will not be given to protect certain feelings! ]

The samples shown below - all real - denote the versatility and imagination of the Cuban youth when describing the looks or actions of others as they see them. One can almost "see" the young fellow once again and for posterity!



First prize : "Cuerpo Extraño" & "Albóndiga Mal Envuelta".

1st runner-ups: "Caja de Muerto", "Techo de Guagua", "Cabeza de Martillo" y "Cara de Trucha".

2nd runner-ups: "Buche de Plomo" y "Pomo de Leche"

3rd runner-up: "Gallo Ronco" (2!)

Most nombretes/nicknames:

There is only one gentleman worthy of this dubious honor, ROQUE JUAN ANDRÉS ALVARIÑO DONESTÉVEZ, (Maristas de Cienfuegos - Matecumbe - Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, WA) who single-handedly garnered 3 first names and at least 7 nicknames, as follows:

"Ratón Blanco"

"Amargado"

"Rubio"

"Palmira"

"Americano"

"Rocky #7"

"Mario"

Since he was known as "El Guajiro" or "El Chivo" at Los Maristas de Cienfuegos, and the girls in Spokane called him "Andy" he actually managed TEN nicknames in his lifetime!



Can anyone else top this?



PEDRO PAN ALUMNI

SI SOLO SE SABE EL NOMBRETE

(these shown below do NOT count on the totals mentioned above)

"Argelino, El" Kendall - "Baby Face" Kendall - Michigan (hermano de Baby face) Kendall - Michigan "Bola, El" "Bejuco, El" Matecumbe (2/62- "Brazo Corto" Matecumbe (62-

[GUAJIRO FUERTE QUE HABÍA TENIDO POLIO EN SU JUVENTUD] "Caja de Muerto" Matecumbe - "Cara de Huevo"

Miami, FL Matecumbe -

(61- "Charles Atlas" "Colunga" Matecumbe - "Conejito" "Culo de Goma" - Camp St. John Jacksonville, FL "Curita, El" Matecumbe - Camp St. John, Jacksonville, FL

[FLAQUITO BAJITO QUE UN DÍA PREDICABA CON FERVOR Y EL OTRO BLASFEMABA!] "Cowboy, El" Kendall -

[FLACO DESTARTALADO QUE ERA MUY SIMPÁTICO] "Damisela" Matecumbe -

[BLANCO Y FLACO] "Elvis Presley" - St. Mary's School for Children, New Bedford , MA "Enano, El" Matecumbe - ( - 9/61) "Enano, El" - Camp St. John Jacksonville, FL "Globito" "Foca, El" - Mariana Children's Home, Wichita KS "Foca, La" - Spokane, WA "Guajiro, El" Kendall - Matecumbe -

(62-

[CHIQUITO CON CARITA DE LOCO QUE ANDABA CON UNA HOZ EN SU MALETA] "Herculito"

Miami, FL Matecumbe-(late 61)

[LIBRA POR LIBRA, EL TIPO MÁS FUERTE QUE SE CONOCIÓ] (hermano de Herculito) Matecumbe - "Horqueta" Mencionado en el libro de Yvonne Conde "Jabao, El " "Mandrake" Matecumbe (62 - "Marciano, El" Matecumbe (61- "Mejicano, El" Matecumbe - "Mofeta" Matecumbe [carpa de Alejandro] 1962 "Mosquito, El" Matecumbe-Carson City, NV

(61-

[FLACO DE ESPEJUELOS QUE "PICABA" CIGARROS CONTINUAMENTE!] "Mula Ciega" Matecumbe -

(61-

[FLACO ALTO DE ESPEJUELOS QUE ESTUVO EN UN HOSPITAL VARIAS SEMANAS] "Nanguetia" "Narices" - Mariana Children's Home, Wichita KS "Patilla" La Víbora

Matecumbe (7/61- ) "Pato Donald, El" - Mariana Children's Home, Wichita KS "Pingüino Chiquito" Florida City (casa Arias) - "Pingüino Grande" Florida City (casa Arias) - "Prity, El" - St. Mary's School for Children, New Bedford, MA "Profesor, El" Matecumbe -

[UN FLAQUITO DE ESPEJUELOS QUE NOS DELEITABA CON SUS CONOCIMIENTOS DEL BOXEO A FINALES DEL 61 EN MATECUMBE] "San Lázaro" Matecumbe -

Los hongos lo llenaron de llagas. "Sapo, El" "Siete Pisos" Matecumbe (62- "Tibor" Matecumbe - Carson City, NV

Sobrino del instructor Sordo "Watusi" Mencionado en el libro de Yvonne Conde. Se escapó de Cuba en bote en un grupo donde dos fueron muertos a tiros al escaparse. "Zurdo, El" Matecumbe -

[PITCHER ZURDO DEL EQUIPO DE KENDALL A FINALES DEL 61- Alto y Fuerte] "Zurdo Imbécil, El" Matecumbe -

[OTRO ZURDO (flaco) EN KENDALL, SU NOMBRETE FUÉ CREADO POR YOYI TRIANA PARA QUE NO SE CONFUNDIERA CON EL DEL PITCHER ESTRELLA!]



SI NO SE CONOCE EL

APELLIDO PATERNO

(Alphabetized by first name)



Only the names in bold type are counted for the totals, as they are being researched for completion

ADRIANA 1/1/62 ALEIDA Kendall - Albuquerque, NM

foster family Baca ANA _________ PARENT

Bloomfield, IL - Ukiah, CA ANA MARÍA Kendall - ANDRÉS (hermano de Jorge) {CASABLANCA?] - Hoosier Boystown, Schererville, IN CARLOS Florida City - Chicago

In April of 1962 this 12-year-old boy helped little Lourdes Álvarez - then 6 - as an older brother would. It meant a lot to her, alone and scared. She is always grateful! CATALINA

NJ - St. John Berchman Home for Girls, New Orleans, LA CONCHITA - St. Patrick's Home in Sacramento, CA (1/10/62 - ) EDUARDO - Duluth, MN ELENA _____ MANNING

CA FELIPE - Duluth, MN HILDA __________ BRENNAM

Lafayette, LA - Queen of Heaven Orphanage, Denver, CO JORGE Florida City (Casa Arias) - LIA ___________ (10/27/62) Miami LUCHO

"El Bodeguero" - Austin, TX MARÍA ____________ ALONSO Esposa de Jorge Alonso MARTA (hermana de Nivia) Florida City (Sivilla Family) 12/61 MARTA ___________ROMÁN Esposa de FREDDY ROMÁN MARUJA ___________ NORRIS

Miami, FL MIGUEL Florida City (10/24/62 - ) MIGUELITO - St. Joseph Villa Orphanage, Richmond, VA MIRIAM - foster home in West Orange, NJ MIRIAM - Rockford, IL - (3/62) MIRIAM - St. Patrick's Home in Sacramento, CA (1/10/62 - ) NIVIA (hermana de Marta) Florida City (Sivilla Family) 12/61 RAMÓN

Chicago, IL Matecumbe -

DECEASED hermanito de Ramón Matecumbe - RAÚL ___________ ZARAZA - St. Raphael's RAYMUNDO

"El Japonés" Casa Ferré - St. Raphael's SANDRA - Albuquerque, NM VICKIE - Spokane, WA VIRGINIA _____________ SCHOFIELD

DC YOLI_________ REDERO

Miami, FL YOYI - Queen of Heaven orphanage, Denver, CO



LOS QUE TIENEN

MÁS COMPLETA IDENTIFICACIÓN



The alphabetization of Names follows this order:

First, the last name or surname.(apellido)

Second , the first name by Baptism, whether a single or compound name, single names will precede compound names, and initialized names will precede spelled-out names.

Third, the maternal or second last name.

Thus the following order is attained:

ALBERTO SALAZAR

ALBERTO SALAZAR ÁLVAREZ

ALBERTO SALAZAR PÉREZ

ALBERTO A. SALAZAR BENGOCHEA

ALBERTO ANTONIO SALAZAR

ALBERTO JOSÉ SALAZAR RODRÍGUEZ.

ALBERTO M. SALAZAR GARCÍA

ALBERTO P. SALAZAR ARENAS

ALBERTO ROLANDO SALAZAR

ALFREDO SALAZAR RODRÍGUEZ

etc.



NOTE: The original Spanish custom of joining the paternal and maternal last names with the conjunction "y" has currently largely been abandoned although many names remained that way as evidenced in some of the entries.

So "Juan Fernández y Pérez" is now - and still correct - Juan Fernández Pérez.

Also, compound surnames such as Zayas-Bazán are always alphabetized herein by the first portion thereof.

Sources:

Registrations sent to the website link by individuals.

Other names provided by registering individuals.

Queries to Newsletter.

Yvonne Conde's "Operation Pedro Pan" book.

Articles in magazines or newspapers.

Google's search for key words such as "Pedro Pan" or "Camp Matecumbe"

Miami Herald's Pedro Pan database (started 5/21/2009) culled mostly from the Guarch Airport Log (which started in May of 1961) and its attempted completion by researching data of children arriving prior to May of 1961, an on-going process.



NOTE: THE ACCURACY OF THE SPELLING OF NAMES AND SURNAMES OBTAINED FROM THE MIAMI HERALD DATABASE DEPEND SOLELY ON THE NEWSPAPER'S STAFF ACCURATE COPYING OF SAID NAMES FROM GEORGE GUARCH'S AIRPORT LOG.

KEEP IN MIND ALSO THAT THEY DID NOT USE ACCENTS OR TILDES BUT THE VERSIONS SHOWN ON THIS WEBSITE ATTEMPT TO MAKE UP FOR IT.



Quotes cited hereon were edited from entries to the website, articles in magazines or newspapers or as published in the Miami Herald Pedro Pan Network database, with source identified. A ALBA JOSEFA ABAD ARIAS (10/15/61) Miami [age 5] RITA ABAD LORENZO (3/01/62) Miami [age 8] JOSÉ J. ABADÍN MOLINÉ (6/03/62) Miami - St. Raphael's CARLOS ABALLI RAMÍREZ-OLIVELLA

Miami, FL (1/04/61) St. Joseph's Villa orphanage, Miami, FL LOURDES ABALLI RAMÍREZ-OLIVELLA (1/04/61) Miami - Assumption Academy, Miami - orphanage in NW Miami ELENA M. ABALO LATOUR Florida City (3/02/62 - ) [age 8] GRACIELA E. ABALO LATOUR Florida City (3/02/62 - ) ANA MARÍA ABASCAL CEPERO (2/02/62) Miami MARÍA L. ABASCAL CEPERO (2/02/62) Miami JOSÉ ABDALA MIRANDA (11/09/61) Miami CARLOS ABDALA MIRANDA (11/09/61) Miami ARIEL J. ABELAIRAS CORTÁZAR (11/30/61) Miami HÉCTOR S. ABELAIRAS CORTÁZAR (11/30/61) Miami JESÚS P. ABELAIRAS GÓMEZ

Pembroke Pines, FL Matecumbe (3/27/62 - ) ENRIQUE A. ABELLA Kendall (9/20/61 - ) ESTRELLA (ABELLA DELGADO) SIMPSON

"Yara"

Cincinatti, OH Colegio Academia Roberts

Florida City (2/06/62-7/62) - Richland, WA (7/62-6/63)

Secretary

"I would love to hear from any of the kids who were in Washington State back in 1962."[3/14/05] DECEASED REBECA ABELLA DELGADO "Becky" Florida City (2/06/62 - ) - Richland, WA RODOLFO ABELLA ÁLVAREZ (3/04/62) Miami [age 8] ZORAIDA C. ABELLA ÁLVAREZ (3/04/62) Miami TERESA ABELLAN RODRÍGUEZ Florida City (5/10/62 - ) ESTER F. C. ABELLEIRA HAUTRIVE (1/05/62) Miami MARGARITA ABELLEIRA HAUTRIVE (1/05/62) Miami [age 8] SILVIA B. ABELLEIRA HAUTRIVE (1/05/62) Miami [age 9] JORGE L. ABICH CHABAN

CA (11/20/61) Flushing, NY ANTONIO A. ABIGANTUS NIETO

Miami, FL Matecumbe (7/20/62 - ) OLGA HAYDÉE ABILLEIRA DEL ALCÁZAR

Miami, FL (6/4/62) Miami - Florida City (11/27/62) - Queen of Heaven Orphanage, Denver CO EMMA M. ABÍN VALDIVIA Florida City (5/26/62 - ) JOSÉ A. ABÍN VALDIVIA Florida City (5/26/62 - ) [age 9] CARLOS ABLANEDO LÓPEZ Florida City (12/21/61 - ) [age 8] ARMANDO M. ABRAHANTE SASTRE Kendall (4/3/62 - ) DANIEL I. ABRAHANTES TOVAR (4/20/62) Tampa ARAMIS ABREU GÓMEZ (3/6/62) Miami ARMANDO ABREU GÓMEZ (5/23/62) Miami AURELIO E. ABREU CAÑIZARES Florida City (8/24/62 - ) [age 7] CARIDAD DE LOS A. ABREU MOREIRA (5/10/62) Miami ELSA I. ABREU ÁLVAREZ (6/18/62) went with her mother in Miami ENRIQUE G. ABREU RIVERO (8/14/61) Bronx, NY HERIBERTO ABREU MOREIRA (5/10/62) Miami FULGENCIO V. ABREU MONTES

Miami, FL Florida City (4/18/62 - ) [age 9] ILEANA C. ABREU CAÑIZARES Florida City (8/24/62 - ) IVO B. ABREU GÓMEZ

Miami, FL (5/23/62) Miami JESÚS A. ABREU MOREIRA (5/10/62) Miami JOSÉ G. ABREU HERNÁNDEZ (1/05/62) Miami [age 7] JUAN ANTONIO F. ABREU ALBERT

Miami, FL La Salle de Sancti-Spiritus

Matecumbe (3/31/62 - 7/62) - went with parents

Married to pedropan SARA MOREJÓN DECEASED

Worked for AT&T in Ojus. LEONARDO E. ABREU CUERVO (11/13/61) Miami MARGARITA D. ABREU FONT (3/9/62) Hialeah MARTA C. ABREU PÉREZ (1/24/62) Hialeah MARTA M. ABREU ÁLVAREZ (7/18/62) went with her mother in Miami MARTA Y. ABREU BARBÁN Florida City (2/6/62 - ) [age 9] MIGUEL A. ABREU ESTÉVEZ Kendall (1/06/62 - ) OMELYS ABREU NAVARRO (6/26/62) Miami ORMELIA ABREU MONTES Florida City (4/18/62 - ) RAÚL H. ABREU RODRÍGUEZ (9/22/61) Hialeah SERGIO ABREU ALBERT Florida City (3/31/62 - ) [age 9] SONIA A. ABREU HERNÁNDEZ Florida City (5/21/62 - ) VICENTE J. ABREU GONZÁLEZ (9/28/61) Miami ANDRÉS? ACEITUNO FRANKLIN (5/29/61) Miami [Camp?] CARMEN ACEVEDO ESTÉVEZ Florida City (6/11/62 - ) JAVIER F. ACEVEDO MARTÍNEZ Matecumbe (11/8/62 - ) JORGE F. ACEVEDO MARTÍNEZ Matecumbe (11/8/62 - ) JOSÉ ACEVEDO PÉREZ (8/19/62) went with father in Miami MANUEL ACEVEDO FUENTES Kendall (8/23/61 - ) - New Orleans, LA - Matecumbe MARTA J. ACEVEDO ARENCIBIA (3/02/62) Miami MYRIAM ACEVEDO PÉREZ (8/19/62) went with father in Miami RAÚL L. ACEVEDO LÓPEZ

CA (10/28/61) Miami - foster home in Miami - foster home in Burbank, CA

US Army 1964-1966

Information Systems and MBA degrees from LACC, Cal State University in Los Angeles.

IT Architect at IBM CARLOS ACHINEA SUÁREZ Florida City (3/5/62 - ) [age 7] MIGDIA ACHINEA SUÁREZ Florida City (3/5/62 - ) GUILLERMO ACHONG UN JON

"El Chino" Matecumbe (3/19/62 - )- Whitehall, FL RAFAEL ACHONG UN JON

"El Chino" Matecumbe (3/19/62 - ) - Whitehall, FL ABELARDO E. ACOSTA FUERTE Florida City (3/9/62 - ) ALBERTO ACOSTA GINORA Kendall (1/07/62 - ) ALDARA D. ACOSTA CÁRDENAS (6/21/62) Hialeah ALICIA DE LOS A. ACOSTA DENNIS CWB (8/26/62 - ) ANA E. ACOSTA MACIA Florida City (4/26/62 - ) ANA M. ACOSTA GONZÁLEZ (11/15/61) Miami [age 5] ANGEL M. ACOSTA PÉREZ Florida City (2/17/62 - ) [age 9] ANTONIO ACOSTA [not on Miami Herald PP database - added by ROSE (DE LESCURA) BAGLEY in 2017) CLARA (ACOSTA MACÍA) GONZÁLEZ Florida City (4/26/62 - ) CONCEPCIÓN M. ACOSTA PÉREZ Florida City (2/17/62 - ) DOLORES A. ACOSTA GRACIA (2/06/62) Miami [age 9] DULCE G. ACOSTA PÉREZ Florida City (2/17/62 - ) JORGE A. ACOSTA GONZÁLEZ (11/15/61) Miami JORGE L. ACOSTA FUERTE Florida City (3/9/62 - ) [age 7] JORGE L. ACOSTA GALINDO (10/13/62) Miami [age 7] JOSEFA ACOSTA ÁLVAREZ (6/27/62) Miami JOSEFINA ACOSTA FERNÁNDEZ Kendall (10/28/61 - ) LOURDES ACOSTA ÁLVAREZ Kendall (8/4/61 - ) MARGARITA ACOSTA DENNIS CWB (8/26/62) [age 8] MIGUEL ACOSTA GARCÍA (4/11/62) Miami MIGUEL EMILIO ACOSTA SAN GIL Matecumbe (9/6/62 - ) MIRIAM C. ACOSTA HERNÁNDEZ Florida City (2/09/62 - ) MIRIAM T. ACOSTA PÉREZ Florida City (10/6/62 - ) NORBERTO ACOSTA DÍAZ (8/9/62) Miami OMAR R. ACOSTA CÁRDENAS (6/21/62) Hialeah OSCAR MIGUEL ACOSTA VALLINA

"El Flaco", "El Raquítico"

Glendale, CA Baldor-Escolapios de la Víbora

Kendall-Matecumbe (1/1/62 - 3/26/62) - foster family Arenson, Rockford, IL (3/26/62-6/13/63)

Retired Mechanical Engineer

"Quisiera encontrar a todo Baldorista y Escolapio de La Víbora que conozco y no conozco, y a todos que estuvieron conmigo en Rockford, IL, y asistieron a Boylan Central Catholic High School in Rockford." [1/31/05) RAÚL ACOSTA__________

"Yema"

Miami, FL Matecumbe - Cristo Rey, Lincoln, NE

Engineer with FPL RENÉ A. ACOSTA PRADO (4/17/62) Miami RENIER ACOSTA PRADO (4/17/62) Miami [age 9] RICARDO E. ACOSTA SAN GIL Matecumbe (9/06/62 - ) RIGOBERTO A. ACOSTA FERNÁNDEZ Kendall (12/02/61 - ) SILVIA ACOSTA LANIO (7/28/61) Miami SILVIO ACOSTA PÉREZ (5/27/62) Opa Locka VICENTE F. ACOSTA GRACIA (2/06/62) Miami MARGARITA M. ACUÑA DUNN (11/10/61) Puerto Rico GEORGINA ADAIME VERDESA

Miami (4/30/62) Miami ANDRÉS S. ADAMS CASTELLS (9/04/61) Miami [age 5] JORGE ADAMS CASTELLS (9/04/61) Miami [age 8] ADALBERTO ADÁN AGRAMONTE Matecumbe (8/21/62 - ) - Opa Locka ALDO ANTONIO ADÁN AGRAMONTE

Miami, FL Florida City (8/21/62 - ) JORGE M. ADÁN FARIÑO

Miami, FL Matecumbe (10/10/62 - ) - St. Raphael's LUIS ADÁN RIVERO (8/27/62) Atlanta, GA JORGE LUIS ADAY PADRÓN (5/28/62) Miami [age 8] JOSÉ ADEGA ÍÑIGUEZ (5/25/62) Miami MERCEDES ADVOCAT BLANCO

NY LOURDES ADZEITIA CAPOTE (1/07/62) Miami JORGE P. AEDO

Staten Island, NY (9/29/61) Miami Beach JUAN C. AGRAMONTE GONZÁLEZ Kendall (4/04/62 - ) - Opa Locka ROBERTO AGRAMONTE GONZÁLEZ

Miami, FL (4/06/61) ??? - Camp San Pedro, Orlando, FL - Camp St. John, Jax, FL

Worked for the Department of Agriculture DECEASED ROBERTO V. AGRAS ALADRO Matecumbe (9/23/62 - ) MARÍA DE LOS A. AGRELO PARRA Florida City (6/29/62 - ) SERGIO AGRELO PARRA

OH Florida City (6/29/62 - ) ERNESTO A. AGUADO CARRAZANA (4/08/62) Miami MANUEL H. AGUADO MADRID (3/21/62) Miami MARTA G. AGUADO MADRID (5/12/62) Miami MIGUEL A. AGUADO LÓPEZ Kendall (10/30/61 - ) MIGUEL R. AGUADO MADRID (5/12/62) Miami [age 9] JUAN M. AGUAYO LIMIA (7/22/61) Miami [age 8] JACINTO R. AGUDO VALDÉS

CA Florida City (7/27/62 - ) [age 7] MANUEL AGUDO VALDÉS Florida City (7/27/62 - ) [age 8] CECILIA G. AGÜERO PÉREZ (7/20/62) went with CWS rep Mr. Agustín Lorie GEORGINA E. AGÜERO VILLA (4/04/62) GILDA M. AGÜERO VILLA

Salem, OR (3/24/62) Miami HILDA MARÍA AGÜERO GRAU

"Chury"

Miami, FL

Hija de Polita Grau IRMA SOFÍA (AGÜERO LÓPEZ) CRIST

"Cuqui"

Port St. Lucie, FL Colegio Teresiano de Camagüey

Florida City [casa Sivilla](7/20/62 - 4/64) - foster home with the Barreras family in Hialeah (4/64 - 4/66)

"I count my blessings every day, I do not regret the decision my parents made as they did it for my benefit. I will always be thankful to this wonderful country which opened its arms and made its resources available so we would not have to live under Communism."

(Miami Herald Pedro Pan database 2/16/10) MARIO AGÜERO PALAZUELOS Kendall (10/04/61 - ) ALBERTO J. AGUIAR VERDE (1/08/62) Miami ARTURO G. AGUIAR FUNDORA (11/09/61) Miami EDUARDO L. AGUIAR ÁLAMO (12/10/61) Miami GERARDO A. AGUIAR GONZÁLEZ (8/09/62) Miami GUIDO F. AGUIAR SANTIAGO

NJ (4/26/62) Miami JOSÉ F. AGUIAR MIRANDA Kendall (11/10/61 - ) [age 8] LUIS AGUIAR Matecumbe - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM MARÍA E. AGUIAR REYES (6/18/61) Miami MIGUEL A. AGUIAR IGLESIAS Kendall (9/03/61 - ) OSVALDO ARTURO AGUIAR ÁLAMO

Palmetto Bay, FL (12/10/61) Miami ANTONIO JOSÉ ÁGUILA MALAGÓN (9/21/61) Miami ESTEBAN D. ÁGUILA GONZÁLEZ

Miami, FL (4/09/62) Miami JOSÉ E. ÁGUILA GONZÁLEZ (4/09/62) Miami LOURDES ÁGUILA BERMÚDEZ (12/22/61) Miami MARÍA ANTONIA ÁGUILA RUIZ Florida City (6/01/62 - ) MARILYN ÁGUILA GONZÁLEZ (4/09/62) Miami [age 5] ANTONIO PEDRO AGUILAR CASTRO

"Tonito", "Aguilita"

Miami, FL Florida City [Ley] - (10/05/62 - 3/30/65)

Rinker Concrete CARLOS AGUILAR VIÑALS (2/08/62) Miami Beach FERNANDO R. AGUILAR MEDEROS (3/10/62) Pompano Beach [age 6] GUIDO F. AGUILAR SANTIAGO (4/26/62) Miami HUMBERTO J. AGUILAR GUTIÉRREZ (1/14/62) NY [age 9] JUAN M. AGUILAR GONZÁLEZ Kendall (8/14/61 - ) JUANA M. AGUILAR GUTIÉRREZ (1/14/62) NY LOURDES AGUILAR GONZÁLEZ

Miami , FL Dominicas Americanas de Cienfuegos

Kendall (8/14/61 - 9/61) - St. Vincent's Orphanage in Freeport, IL - foster home with the Langlois.

"Somehow, I survived. Raised one son who is now an attorney while I worked two jobs, took care of the household and went for undergraduate and graduate degrees. (Divorced when my son was 4 years old.)" (1/18/09) MARÍA ANTONIETA (AGUILAR CASTRO) BLANCO

"Marian"

Miami, FL Florida City (Casa Villar) (Casa Velazco) (10/5/62-3/65) MARÍA I. AGUILAR MEDEROS (3/10/62) Pompano Beach [age 9] MIGUEL A. AGUILAR GONZÁLEZ (7/30/62) Miami _______ AGUILAR GONZÁLEZ Florida City (11/6/62 - ) ROBERTO AGUILAR GÓMEZ Matecumbe (3/18/62 - ) - Hoosier Boys Town, Schererville, IN SANTIAGO AGUILAR

"El Bruja"

Boynton Beach, FL [1/22/61] - Camp St. John, Jax, FL SARA CONSUELO (AGUILAR CASTRO) VALDÉS

Hialeah , FL Colegio Zayas de Camagüey

Florida City [Velazco & Villar](10/5/62-3/30/65)

"Even after all the suffering we endured, I still thank my parents for the sacrifice they made so that we could live in this free country that I consider my home, where I have made my life and my family; daughters, grandchildren, and even a great granddaughter. I will never forget and love my Cuba very much, though I have never been back since the day I left, I would love for one day to be able to take my children and family to see the free Cuba, in which I was born and raised.

May God bless the United States for the opportunities given to us. May God bless Monsignor Walsh for all his efforts and dedication to all the Cuban children he helped and may he rest in peace in the Glory of God where he belongs." [Miami Herald Pedro Pan database 8/09] AMADA DE LAS M. AGUILERA LÓPEZ (8/5/62) Miami ENRIQUE AGUILERA [1/06/61] - St. Raphael's MANUEL G. AGUILERA CUETO Matecumbe (2/12/62 - ) MARÍA DE LOS A. AGUILERA SAAVEDRA (4/22/62) Miami MARINA AGUILERA CONSUEGRA (7/8/62) Miami NORMA E. AGUILERA OLIVA (7/23/62) Miami ROSALÍA AGUILERA SAAVEDRA (4/22/62) Miami TERESA J. AGUILERA LAGRADA (9/26/61) Miami THANIA AGUILERA MEDINA Florida City (5/29/62 - ) BENIGNO E. AGUIRRE LÓPEZ

Doral, FL (10/26/61) Miami

"I have nothing new to say or to add to our collective story in exile. Initially, it was waiting to return; it is a story of great losses and also of great gains and opportunities. Which of the two sides of the coin is emphasized is a matter of psychological adjustment. For me, I feel both; some days I long for Cuba, other days I am involved in doing what I need to do in my new life. So many years have passed, so much change in those years, I wonder what I would feel if I ever returned to Cuba. I have never returned while the Castro dictatorship continues, and I know that the Cuban people in the island have changed as much if not more than I have changed. I am afraid I do not know them very much. Still, I hope when the opportunity comes I will be ready for it." [Miami Herald Pedro Pan database] EDUARDO AGUIRRE REYES JR.

Houston, TX Escolapios de la Víbora

Matecumbe [Baloyra] (12/07/61 - ) - Hope Heaven, Marrero, LA

Appointed by President Bush as Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Export-Import Bank of the US in 2001

Appointed US Ambassador to Spain and Andorra in 2006.

Currently (2012) Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Partners Group, L.L.C.

[See OTHER NOTABLE ALUMNI section] EUGENIO A. AGUIRRE-GÓMEZ CORTA RODRÍGUEZ Florida City (8/22/62 - ) GERARDO AGUIRRE CARBALLO (8/10/62) Miami JOSÉ AGUIRRE DEL CAMPO Kendall (10/27/61 - ) - St. Vincent's orphanage in Vincennes, IN [age 8]

LUIS GUSTAVO AGUIRRE REYES

Houma, LA Matecumbe (2/06/62 - ) - foster home, Marrero, LA

Periodista. Trabaja para la diócesis católica. LUIS J. AGUIRRE JOSÉ ADRIÁN AIYALÁ ORO (5/21/62) Miami MARÍA A. AGUIRRE-AURRECOECHEA VALDÉS (3/14/62) Miami MARÍA E. AGUIRRE GARCÍA ZAMORA (12/02/61) Miami MATILDE AGUIRRE DEL CAMPO Kendall (10/27/61 - ) - St. Vincent's orphanage in Vincennes, IN [age 9] SALVADOR AGUIRRE-AURRECOECHEA VALDÉS (3/14/62) Miami MAGGIE (AGUIRRECHU) CASTRO

Miami, FL Kendall (3/02/61-

Owns a Formal Clothes Shop with husband Freddie. IGNACIO AGUIRREGAVIRIA

Palm Bay, FL [3/21/61] - Camp San Pedro, Orlando, FL - Camp St. John, Jacksonville, FL DECEASED LOURDES AGUIRREGAVIRIA MONTERO (8/09/61) Key Bscayne [age 8] RUBÉN AGUIRREGAVIRIA [3/21/61] - Camp San Pedro, Orlando, FL - Camp St. John, Jacksonville, FL DECEASED JOSÉ M. AGUNDEZ GARCÍA (1/07/62) Miami [age 9] MARÍA DEL C. AGUNDEZ GARCÍA (2/10/62) Miami AIDA DEL P. AGUSTI RIVERA Florida City (4/13/62 - ) CELSO A. AHUMADA VALERA

Miami, FL Colegio de Belén

Matecumbe (8/13/62 - ) GLORIA S. AINZ GUTIÉRREZ

Miami, FL Florida City (12/08/62 - ) LUIS AJAMIL ANNRICH

Miami, FL (1/11/62) Coral Gables MARÍA T. AJAMIL ANNRICH (1/11/62) Coral Gables DECEASED ALBERTO N. ALADRO MARTÍNEZ Florida City (8/03/62 - ) JORGE S. ALADRO MARTÍNEZ Matecumbe (8/3/62 - ) - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM GUSTAVO R. ALAMEDA PENTON (4/21/62) Miami SARA L. ALAMEDA PÉREZ (10/7/61) Miami CARLOS ALAMILLA BESU

FL Kendall (11/17/61 - ) - Florida City OLIVIA R. ALAMILLA NÚÑEZ (8/10/61) Miami [age 5] ANA G. ÁLAMO RAMÍREZ (12/07/61) Miami GUSTAVO B. ÁLAMO CABRERA

Deltona, FL Florida City (8/15/62 - ) AMADO A. ALARCÓN GUTIÉRREZ Kendall (12/18/61 - ) LUIS F. ALARCÓN IGLESIAS Florida City (5/14/62 - ) [age 8] ROBERTO A. ALARCÓN GUTIÉRREZ Florida City (12/18/61 - ) JOSÉ M. ALARI CORBATO (1/05/62) Miami CARLOS ALAYETO CRUZ

Miami, FL (12/13/61) Miami [age 7] LEONOR ALAYETO CRUZ

Miami, FL (12/13/61) Miami [age 8] ALINA ROSA ALAYÓN ACOSTA Kendall (7/06/61 - ) ÁNGELA M. (ALAYÓN CABALLERO) FERRAIOLI

NJ Florida City [Carrión, Pérez-Plana, Villar & Castillo](8/20/62 - ) - Lincoln, NE

St. John's University, NJ

Manages a senior citizen building in Springfield, NJ as of 2014

"Aside from the occasional "blues" we all experienced as we missed our beloved parents & family, I have nothing but the best feelings of gratitude to all of those who helped us through those difficult years and made us believe in ourselves! May God's blessings be upon you all. Happy & Healthy 2014 Pedro Pan!!"

VIVIAN MARGARITA ALAYÓN ACOSTA Kendall (7/06/61 - ) YVONNE ALAYÓN MALAGÓN (12/17/61) Miami [age 7] ROSA MARÍA ALBA LAMELAS Kendall (9/16/61 - ) ALICIA (ALBACETE) ASTORGA

Naples, FL (12/26/60) Esclavas del Sagrado Corazón, PA

Retired Librarian ÁNGELA H. ALBAISA MOLINA (11/18/61) Miami JORGE ALBELO ZABALETA (10/03/62) Hialeah NOEMÍ DEL R. ALBERO BORGES (4/30/62) Pompano Beach, FL [age 8] ESPERANZA M. ALBERT RUIZ (9/28/61) Miami JORGE A. ALBERT GARCÍA (7/17/62) went with his father in Hialeah DAISY ALBERTI (8/22/61) Miami MARCOS ALBERTI GONZÁLEZ (2/22/62) Miami ALFREDO ALBERTO INTERIÁN (6/29/61) Coral Gables [age 8] JOSÉ ALBERTO GONZÁLEZ (6/29/61) Coral Gables PEDRO ALBERTO BERTRÁN Matecumbe (3/07/62 - ) ADELA C. ALBERU MENDOZA (8/25/62) Miami CLARA A. ALBERU MENDOZA (8/25/62) Miami HILDA ALBEZO FORTUNATO (9/30/61) Miami LUIS ALBISU LLANES Matecumbe (8/21/62 - ) LUIS ORLANDO ALBO FARIÑAS

"El Cácara"

San Juan, PUERTO RICO Colegio de Belén

Kendall (12/06/61 - ) - Cristo Rey, Lincoln, NE

Very successful CPA DECEASED ORESTES ALBO "Yayo"

Springfields, VA Matecumbe - Lincoln,NE CECILIA ALBUERNE BUDEGEN (9/03/61) Miami [age 8] FERNANDO ALBUERNE [1/20/61) Miami Hijo del cantante Fernando Albuerne ANA M. ALCALÁ PÉREZ (8/28/62) Miami [age 9] JOAQUÍN J. ALCALÁ PÉREZ

Miami, FL (8/28/62) Miami JORGE L. ALCALDE FIGAROLA (1/02/62) Miami ROBERTO I. ALCALDE IZQUIERDO (2/08/62) Miami AGUSTÍN C. ALCÁNTARA MARTÍNEZ

Pembroke Pines, FL (3/22/62) Hialeah ALFREDO ALCÁNTARA ZAMORA (3/01/62) Hialeah ARTURO E. ALCÁNTARA ECHENIQUE

Key Biscayne, FL Maristas de la Víbora (1955-1962)

Matecumbe (9/01/62 - 9/63 ) - Opa Locka

CPA/Owner of Tuxedo manufacturer

President of Incoco SA in Colombia (36 stores) EDUARDO ALCÁNTARA DE LA CRUZ (10/08/61) Miami MARCIA E. ALCÁNTARA TIMIRAUS (4/13/62) Miami ROBERTO ALCANTUD ARIAS Matecumbe (12/31/61 - ) - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM iDECEASED JORGE A. ALCORTA GRIMÓN (8/21/61) Miami MARÍA DEL C. ALCÁZAR ÁLVAREZ Florida City (5/05/62 - ) PABLO J. ALCÁZAR MERUELO

Miami, FL (8/19/61) Miami - Hartford, CT

MSEE from Villanova University

MBA from Thunderbird Graduate School of International Business

CFO/COO for a cigar manufacturer and reseller, and a professional career in the telecommunications industry RAFAEL J. ALCÁZAR ÁLVAREZ

Charlotte, NC Cienfuegos

Matecumbe (5/05/62 - 10/62 ) - foster home with the Crowleys, Richland, WA - Puerto Rico (64-66)

US Army 1966-1968 ANA MARÍA ALCEBO DE CÉSPEDES Florida City (12/21/61 - ) [age 5] ESTER M. ALCEBO NOVO (12/01/61) Miami GRACIELA M. ALCEBO CÉSPEDES Kendall (10/26/61 - ) MERCEDES M. ALCEBO NOVO (12/01/61) Miami RAÚL J. ALCEBO CÉSPEDES

CT Kendall (10/26/61 - ) DECEASED JORGE F. ALCOBER LEE (12/21/61) Miami LOURDES T. ALCORTA GRIMÓN (10/19/61) Miami [age 8] CARLOS L. ALCOVER BAEZA

Miami Beach, FL Matecumbe (7/8/62 - ) HÉCTOR M. ALDANA ÁNGEL (3/17/62) Miami JUANA F. ALDANA ESCOBAR (2/02/62) Miami JUAN ALDASORO PONCE

NJ (9/29/61) Ft. Lauderdale, FL LUIS GABRIEL ALDIN PÉREZ

IN Kendall (6/12/61 - 8/61) - St. Vincent's, Ft. Wayne, IN (8/61 - ) DECEASED JULIÁN A. ALDIRAK ALFONSO (3/07/62) Miami JOSÉ J. ALDRICH CASELLA (4/20/62) Miami MARÍA R. ALDRICH CASELLA (4/20/62) Miami LUZ DEL C. ALDUNCÍN HERRERA Florida City (3/25/62 - ) [age 7] SILVIA M. ALDUNCÍN HERRERA Florida City (3/25/62 - ) [age 8] ESTRELLA A. ALECH VALDÉS Florida City (1/18/62 - ) FRANCISCO J. ALECHA ERLANZ

New Orleans, LA Kendall (10/02/61 - ) ALBERTO J. ALEGRET ALEA Florida City (4/4/62 - ) - St. Anthony's Home, Sioux City, IO [age 9] ALINA (ALEGRET QUINTANA) VISCHAK

IN Baldor

Florida City (5/10/62 - ) - foster home with the Nilan family in Oakland, NJ

Retired.

" I am thankful to my mother and grandparents that they had the fortitude and wisdom to send us to this great nation, and to the adults of Operation Pedro Pan and the government of the U.S. "[Miami Herald Pedro Pan database 6/09] GEISHA M. ALEGRET ALEA

FL Florida City (4/04/62 - ) St. Anthony's Home, Sioux City [age 7] JORGE R. ALEGRET ALEA

FL Florida City ( 4/04/62 - ) - St. Anthony's Home, Sioux City, IO [age 8] RAFAEL ALEGRET QUINTANA

Miami, FL Baldor

Matecumbe (5/10/62 - )

Electrical Engineer graduated from the University of Miami HÉCTOR DE LA C. ALEGRÍA DELGADO

Ontario, Canada Kendall (1/29/62 - ) Homestead - Opa Locka - St. Joseph's Orphanage in Dayton, OH JUAN ALEGRÍA DELGADO

Cerritos, CA Kendall - Opa Locka - St. Joseph's Orphanage in Dayton, OH (12/01/62 - 5/64) (5/64 - 10/64) BRAULIO ALEMÁN PUERTA (10/10/61) Broohlyn, NY [age 3] FERNANDO E. ALEMÁN RODRÍGUEZ (6/26/62) Hialeah FRANCISCO ALEMÁN GELPI

"El Ingeniero"

Miami, FL [4/24/61] Camp San Pedro, Orlando, FL

La Salle graduate.

BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Miami in 1970

Ran his own consulting firm F. R. Aleman & Associates.

DECEASED HUMBERTO O. ALEMÁN LEYVA Florida City (3/17/62 - ) JAVIER ALEMÁN PUERTA (10/10/61) Brooklyn, NY [age 5] JOAQUÍN ALEMAÑY VILLA Kendall (6/01/61 - ) JOSÉ M. ALEMAÑY VEGA (3/08/62) Miami MARGARITA ALEMAÑY VILLA Kendall (5/31/61 - ) CARMEN L. ALEN RICARDO (9/16/62) went with CW rep Mr. A. Lorie [age 6] JOSÉ A. ALEN RICARDO (9/16/62) went with CW rep Mr. A. Lorie NORMA C. ALEN DÍAZ (5/17/62) Miami FRANCISCO J. ALEOHA ERLÁNIZ Kendall (2/10/61 - ) [age 9] ANDRÉS EMANUEL ALEU PAVON (8/22/61) Miami EMILIO R. ALEU PAVON

FL (11/17/61) Miami MADELINE E. ALEU PAVON (11/17/61) Miami [age 9] REINALDO F. ALEU RODRÍGUEZ

Miami, FL Florida City (5/28/62 - ) DECEASED ÁNGELA ALEXANDER GONZÁLEZ (11/18/61) Miami IVONNE A. ALEXANDER MARTÍ (9/21/61) Miami JORGE ALEXANDER GONZÁLEZ (11/18/61) Miami ÁNGEL R. ALFARO SOUTO

Miami, FL (4/09/62) Miami CLARA ALFARO OTERO Florida City (8/03/62 - ) GILBERTO DE J. ALFARO BENÍTEZ (11/03/61) Miami JULIO ALFARO DEMEER (9/26/61) Miami RENÉ ALFARO SALÓ (8/03/62) Miami RUBÉN M. ALFARO SOUTO (4/09/62) Miami ALBERTINA ALFONSO PEÑA (12/27/61) Miami ANTONIO D. ALFONSO BELLO (8/08/62) Miami ARTURO SERGIO ALFONSO MARCOS (12/06/61) Miami [age 6] AUGUSTO A. ALFONSO CASTELLÓ (12/12/61) Guttenburg, NJ [age 9] CARLOS M. ALFONSO GRANDA

West Palm Beach, FL Florida City (1/08/62 - ) - Miami ????? ALFONSO {Hermana de Carlos y Emilio] CARMEN B. (ALFONSO ORTIZ) WRIGHT Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, la Víbora, La Habana, CUBA

Florida City (7/01/62 - 9/62) - foster home in Richland, WA (9/62 - 10/64) - went wth parents to NYC, NY CARMEN BLASA ALFONSO LÓPEZ Florida City (6/23/62 - ) CARMEN M. ALFONSO MORENO (7/05/62) went with mother in Miami [age 5] ELENA ALFONSO AMADOR (1/21/61) Miami EMILIO ALFONSO GRANDA Florida City (1/08/62 - ) ESTEBAN E. ALFONSO FAJARDO (10/23/61) Miami [age 5] EVARISTO ALFONSO GRANDA Kendall (1/08/62 - ) GILBERTO ALFONSO FLORES (8/25/61) Miami IGNACIO A. ALFONSO VILLANUEVA (7/23/62) Miami JORGE ALFONSO FARIÑA (2/16/62) Miami JOSÉ A. ALFONSO RAMÍREZ (7/21/61) Miami JUAN MIGUEL ALFONSO SEGUI Matecumbe (3/15/62 - ) LILLIAN ALFONSO RODRÍGUEZ Florida City (5/10/62 - ) LUIS M. C. ALFONSO GONZÁLEZ (8/18/62) Miami MARÍA A. ALFONSO VILLANUEVA (7/23/62) Miami MARÍA E. ALFONSO ARZOLA (7/27/62) Miami MELISA J. ALFONSO RAMÍREZ (7/03/61) Miami MIREYA ALFONSO ARZOLA (7/27/62) Miami PEDRO A. ALFONSO SUÁREZ Matecumbe (7/05/62 - ) PEDRO RAFAEL ALFONSO GONZÁLEZ Kendall (7/23/61 - ) RAFAEL D. ALFONSO GONZÁLEZ (7/30/62) Miami DECEASED RAFAEL E. ALFONSO FERNÁNDEZ (6/30/62) Miami RAÚL ALFONSO

Dow City , IO Matecumbe - Lincoln, NE RAUL J. ALFONSO CASTELLÓ (12/08/61) NY [age 2] REINALDO E. ALFONSO ÁGUILA (10/21/61) Miami REINALDO F. ALFONSO OROPESA Matecumbe (3/02/62 - ) REINALDO FRANCISCO ALFONSO MADOZ

"Camagüey"

Miami, FL Colegio Pinson & Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza, Camagüey

Kendall (6/21/61 - 8/61) - St. Vincent's Villa Orphanage in Fort Wayne, IN (8/61 - )

Insurance Agent

"It was a big adjustment in my Life, specially at the beginning but had to be done in view of political life in Cuba. I feel I managed fairly well and other than my stoic and sometimes indifferent approach to life's events, I feel I have no particular trauma to speak of... I got a good and solid start due to Operation Pedro Pan and life and education in Indiana.

I thank my fellow friends at Kendall and St. Vincent's for their friendship and companionship through this journey in life. We are blessed more like brothers than friends. And I thank all the people who had anything to do with Operation Pedro Pan and my parents for having the vision and courage to send me overseas to escape from Cuba and come to a democratic country and society in the good old USA . To all, my many thanks!" [5/19/09] ROBERTO ALFONSO LÓPEZ (9/30/61) Miami ROBERTO L. ALFONSO ORTIZ Maristas de la Víbora

Florida City (7/1/62 - 9/62) - foster home in Richland, WA (9/62-10/64) - went with parents to NYC [age 8]

DECEASED SILVIA ALFONSO ORTIZ Florida City (11/27/62 - ) -Villa María, San Antonio, TX SONEA B. (ALFONSO VIERA) RAFFO

Miami, FL Florida City [casa Pérez Martín] (3/16/62 - ) - TERE B. ALFONSO ORTIZ

East Elmhurst, NY Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, La Víbora

Florida City (7/1/62 - 9/62) - foster home in Richland, WA

(9/62 - 10/64) - went with parents to NYC, NY

Worked for magazine publishing companies.

Retired! VIVIAN MARÍA ALFONSO PÉREZ Florida City (2/14/62 - ) ZOILA ALFONSO FARIÑA (4/17/62) Miami BELÉN ALGECIRAS LÓPEZ Kendall (2/6/61 - ) - St. Vincent de Paul Orphanage, Vincennes, IN CLAUDIO ALGECIRAS LÓPEZ

Slidell, LA Kendall (2/6/61 - ) - St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes, IN

[age 6] JESÚS F. ALGECIRAS FERRO

Waterbury, CT (2/17/62) Miami MARÍA LUISA ALGECIRAS LÓPEZ Kendall (2/6/61 - ) - St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes, IN ARMANDO ALI CHEA

Sarasota, FL (3/16/62) Miami MANUEL C. ALIAGA TORRES (3/16/62) Miami ÁLVARO ALMAGRO DECEASED LORENZO H. ALMAGUER LUCIANO Kendall (12/19/61 - ) REINERO A. ALMAGUER LEYVA

Miami, FL (4/12/62) Miami GUSTAVO ALMANDOZ SOCARRÁS

Killeen, TX (3/23/62) went with his father [age 4] JULIO ALMANDOZ SOCARRÁS (3/23/62) went with his father [age 5] JORGE ALMANSA MOLINA (9/20/62) went with mother in Miami [age 8] PEDRO M. ALMANSA MOLINA (8/19/62) went with mother in Miami ROBERTO ALMANSA MOLINA (8/19/62) went with mother in Miami SEBASTIÁN ALMAZÁN DELGADO

"Chany"

Coral Gables (9/12/61) Miami - Puerto Rico

Graduated from Virginia Tech

Architect

Army Veteran - Born on the day the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Nagasaki!

[SEE PP AUTHORS] FULVIA J. (ALMEIDA FIALLO) MORRIS

Miami, FL (5/31/62) Miami

Attorney

At one time Counsel for the Operation Pedro Pan Organization

DECEASED GEORGINA ALMEIDA PÉREZ Kendall (8/23/61 - ) JORGE E. ALMEIDA NÚÑEZ (8/25/62) Miami MARÍA DEL C. ALMEIDA PÉREZ Kendall (8/18/61 - ) [age 9] MARÍA P. ALMEIDA VIDAL Florida City (7/18/62 - ) MAYRA C. ALMEIDA FERNÁNDEZ (12/17/61) Miami [age 7] MERCEDES E. (ALMEIDA VIDAL) ROSENBERG

Miami , FL Florida City (7/18/62 - ) MIRTA M. ALMEIDA VALDÉS Florida City (2/13/62 - ) PEDRO L. ALMEIDA FIALLO (5/31/62) Miami [age 7] RAYSA B. ALMEIDA ABASCAL Florida City (6/26/62 - ) TERESA JESÚS ALMEIDA ABASCAL Florida City (6/23/62 - ) LUISA A. ALMER BORRELL (5/26/62) Miami MIRIAM V. ALMER BORRELL (5/26/62) Miami [age 9] MIRTA ALMEYDA

NY Kendall (Casa Baldor) -Villa María, San Antonio, TX

JOSÉ A. ALMODÓVAR SUÁREZ (11/24/61) Miami [age 1] MIGUEL TOMÁS ALMUNIA ARIAS (11/13/61) Miami Beach EMILIO A. ALOMA GONZÁLEZ

Hialeah, FL (6/11/62) Miami ORLANDO ALOMA ROSARIO

Miami, FL (3/12/62) Miami ADELINA ALONSO GARCÍA Kendall (10/18/61 - ) ALBERTO HILARIÓN ALONSO VERDE Kendall (8/31/61 - ) - Camp St. John, Jacksonville, FL ANA M. ALONSO ROMAÑACH (4/4/62) Miami ANA MARÍA ALONSO GARCÍA

Los Angeles, CA Florida City (3/12/62 - ) ANABEL A. ALONSO PLANCHART Florida City (3/25/62 - ) [age 3] ANDRÉS ALONSO-PÉREZ ROMANDO Kendall (10/30/61 - ) AYMARA ALONSO PATTERSON Mr. Lorie, CWS (10/3/62) CARIDAD ELVIRA ALONSO RODRÍGUEZ (1/31/62) Miami [age 2] CARLOS G. ALONSO SOTO (9/5/62) Miami CARLOS V. ALONSO NIETO

"Charles Ganzúa"

Miami, FL La Salle de Palatino

Casa Carrión (4/13/62 - ) - Kendall - Opa Locka - Matecumbe

(1963-1964)

Joined US Army in 1964 to fight Communism and again in 1967 to go to Vietnam - served in Missile site in Fairbanks, AK

Federal Officer at US Customs and Border Protection Agency.

"I would like to thank you for the November homage mentioning the Vets. Some of us still seek to be at the front to fight or assist to counterattack the evil of terrorism. I'm lucky in that aspect due to the fact that in over 30 years with the Federal Government I'm in the front lines with the US Customs & Border Protection serving proudly." (1/4/08)

"Integrity, vigilance, dignity and honor will always triumph in your heart when you seek the good!" {Miami Herald Pedro Pan database 6/09] CARMEN A. ALONSO CONCEPCIÓN

"Cuqui"

Miami, FL Florida City [casa Muñoz] (3/14/62 - 6/62 ) - Immaculate Heart Academy, Tucson, AZ (6/62 - ) CLARA ALONSO PÉREZ Florida City (5/29/62 - ) CLARA C. ALONSO PÉREZ (1/18/62) went with Rev. Hualde in Miami DAGOBERTO ALONSO LAGOA Kendall (8/31/61 - ) [age 8] DANIEL W. ALONSO TELLER (2/24/62) went with his father to Key West, FL DELIA C. ALONSO ORUE (12/26/61) Naples, FL DIANA ALONSO -Villa María, San Antonio, TX ELOÍSA ALONSO GÓMEZ (9/01/61) Hialeah [age 3] ELVIA M. ALONSO PEREIRA Kendall (11/16/61 - ) ENRIQUE A. ALONSO LORENZO (4/25/62) Miami ENRIQUE A. ALONSO MEJIDO

nka HENRY ALONSO (11/15/61) Miami [age 6] EUGENIO M. ALONSO ALONSO (8/15/62) Rio Piedras, PR [age 7] FRANCISCO J. ALONSO MEJIDO (11/15/61) Miami [age 6] GENARO ALONSO INGLATURRE

"Jerry" Matecumbe (3/04/62 - ) GERMÁN ALONSO PATTERSON (10/03/62) CWS, Mr. Lorie HÉCTOR R. ALONSO GONZÁLEZ (12/30/61) Hialeah IRIS DE LA PAZ ALONSO LEÓN (10/21/61) Miami JESÚS ELISEO ALONSO COLLADO

Seffner, FL Escolapios de la Víbora

Kendall (12/09/61-5/62) - Tampa

Graduated from Barber School in 1968. Operated own shop for 13 years.

Obtained Real Estate license in 1981.

21 years of service with the US Postal service.

"I came to understand that there is nobody like your parents. They are the only people that really care and love you." [8/15/05] JORGE ALONSO Medical Doctor

www.varaderonorth.com JORGE ALONSO FERNÁNDEZ (7/24/62) Miami JORGE ALONSO NAVARRO (3/29/61) Hialeah JORGE A. ALONSO CAMPUZANO (8/21/61) Miami JORGE ENRIQUE ALONSO ÁLVAREZ (7/18/61) Miami JORGE LUIS ALONSO ÁLVAREZ (7/08/61) Coral Gables JORGE M. ALONSO PEREIRA Kendall (11/16/61 - ) [age 8] JORGE MANUEL ALONSO RODRÍGUEZ (1/31/62) Miami [age 8] JORGE R. ALONSO SÁNCHEZ (1/01/62) Miami JOSÉ ANTONIO ALONSO ÁLVAREZ (7/08/61) Coral Gables JOSÉ I. ALONSO AMADOR (12/21/61) Miami [age 8] JOSEFINA C. ALONSO ACOSTA Florida City (12/19/61 - ) JOSEFINA S. T. ALONSO ROMAÑACH (4/13/62) Miami JUAN ALONSO INGLATURRE Florida City (3/04/62 - ) [age 7] JUAN V. ALONSO TRINO (4/15/62) Miami JULIA M. ALONSO RAVELÓ Florida City (3/13/62 - ) JULIO C. ALONSO NAVARRO (3/29/61) [age 9] JUSTO RAFAEL ALONSO GÓMEZ (9/01/61) Hialeah LEOPOLDINA E. ALONSO PEREIRA Kendall (11/09/61 - ) LORENZA A. ALONSO PLANCHART Florida City (3/25/62 - ) [age 8] LUIS A. ALONSO AMADOR (12/21/61) Miami [age 9] LUIS D. ALONSO FERNÁNDEZ (3/03/62) Miami LYLLIAM LUCY (ALONSO PÉREZ) RIVERO

nka LUCY ALONSO RIVERO

Shreveport , LA Sagrado Corazón de Matanzas

Kendall - Florida City (10/23/61-2/62) -St. Joseph's Home, Alexandria, VA(2/62-10/62)

Accountant MANUEL ALONSO y GARCÍA

Los Angeles, CA Primo de Tito Barquet, Pepito Gómez, etc. MANUEL ALONSO GUTIÉRREZ (12/28/61) Miami MANUEL ALONSO PÉREZ (5/24/62) CWS rep Mr. Lorie MANUEL ALONSO-POCH (6/27/61) Miami MANUEL A. ALONSO CUEVA Kendall (11/29/61 - ) MANUEL E. ALONSO MEJIDO (11/15/61) Miami [age 8] MANUEL J. ALONSO GARCÍA Florida City (3/12/62 - ) MANUEL L. ALONSO ALONSO (8/19/61) Miami Beach MANUEL P. ALONSO ORUE (12/26/61) Naples, FL MARÍA A. ALONSO CONCEPCIÓN Florida City (3/14/62 - ) MARÍA C. ALONSO MEJIDO (11/15/61) Miami [age 7] MARÍA C. ALONSO NOVAL (1/13/62) Miami MARÍA D. ALONSO DÍAZ (5/18/62) Miami [age 8] MARÍA DEL C. ALONSO FERNÁNDEZ Florida City (11/24/61 - ) MARÍA E. ALONSO GONZÁLEZ (11/09/61) Miami [age 8] MARÍA I. ALONSO CLAVO (6/03/62) Miami Beach MARÍA T. ALONSO ALONSO (8/25/61) Río Piedras, PR MERCEDES L. ALONSO GARCÍA Kendall (10/19/61 - ) MIGUEL A. ALONSO DEL AMO (5/15/62) Miami MIGUEL E. ALONSO MORÍN (5/15/62 ) Miami MOMY ALONSO ESCALONA (11/24/61- MYRIAM DE LOS A. ALONSO MEJIDO (11/15/61) Miami [age 5] OLIVERIO A. ALONSO TESTE

Houston, TX Florida City (9/12/62 - ) ORLANDO ALONSO PORTO Matecumbe (8/14/62 - ) OSIRIS M. ALONSO DEL RIVERO (5/11/62) Miami PABLO B. ALONSO DEL PINO (9/13/61) Coral Gables [age 6] PEDRO ALONSO PATTERSON Mr. Lorie, CWS (10/03/62 - ) RAFAEL F. ALONSO LINARES Florida City (4/17/62 - ) [age 9] RAFAEL FABIÁN ALONSO ANIDO Kendall (3/11/61 - ) REINALDO ALONSO

FL - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM

MD RICARDO A. ALONSO DÍAZ Matecumbe (3/07/62 - ROBERTO R. ALONSO AGUILAR

Miami Lakes, FL (3/1/62) Miami

Studied Pre-Architecture at the Miami-Dade College.

Construction and Real Estate.

First vice-mayor of Miami Lakes, 8 years as a councilman.

Now in the cigar business. ROLANDO ANDRÉS ALONSO PÉREZ Kendall (10/30/61 - ) - Boys' Home orphanage, Cottonport, LA SARA ALONSO LEÓN (10/21/61) Miami [age 8] SILVIA L. (ALONSO PÉREZ) WHITE

Jupiter, FL Colegio El Sagrado Corazón en Matanzas

Kendall (10/23/61 - 2/62) - Florida City - St. Joseph's Home, Alexandria, VA(2/62 - 10/62)

"To this day I'm in awe of my parents courage to send us here and very grateful that they chose this path.

Life has been good to me....I'm very grateful to those that thought of our well being way back when....still pray for all the children in the world that may end up "lost". This is one very grateful and thankful 'Peter Pan Child'." [Miami Herald Pedro Pan database] SILVIA M. ALONSO CONCEPCIÓN

Puerto Rico Florida City (3/14/62 - ) TERESA MARCIA ALONSO ÁLVAREZ (7/18/61) Miami [age 8] VIVIAN E. (ALONSO LAGOA) LLORENS

Miami, FL Kendall (8/31/61 - ) ZORAMY ALONSO MARTÍNEZ (8/08/62) went with her mother in Miami [age 9] ALONZO - St. Mary's School for Children, New Bedford, MA ADRIÁN ALPENDRE RODRÍGUEZ (8/26/61) Hialeah ALPÍZAR Matecumbe- JULIÁN A. ALPÍZAR ALFONSO

Pembroke Pines, FL (3/07/62) Miami LUCÍA C. ALPÍZAR GONZÁLEZ (8/31/61) Miami JORGE I. ALSINA MARQUÉS (7/31/61) Santurce, PR [age 10 months] MARTÍN A. ALTOLAGUIRRE Kendall (12/02/61 - ) ISIS ALTONAGA GUERMOS Kendall (11/08/61 - ) [age 7] JOSÉ ALTONAGA GUERMOS Kendall (11/08/61 - ) IDALME ALTUNA FLEITAS CWS (8/25/62 - ) w/Mr. Lorie ADOLFO R. ALTUVE FERNÁNDEZ

Hialeah, FL (9/24/61) Miami - St. Vincent's Villa, Ft. Wayne, IN ARMANDO DE J. ALTUVE FERNÁNDEZ

Miami, FL (9/24/61) Miami JOSEFA E. ALVARADO ROMERO (8/13/62) Miami Beach TERESITA J. ALVARADO CHIRINO (3/03/62) Hialeah CARLOS A. ALVARE MANERO

Montclair, NJ (4/19/62) Miami AGUSTÍN ÁLVAREZ MASOT (12/22/61) Miami AGUSTÍN DE J. ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA Kendall (10/29/61 - ) AGUSTÍN R. ÁLVAREZ BULIT Florida City (10/03/62 - ) [age 8] AIMÉE DEL R. ÁLVAREZ SASTRE (7/17/62) Miami Beach [age 9] ALBERTINA M. ÁLVAREZ PÉREZ (9/21/62) Miami ALEJANDRO V. ÁLVAREZ AZNAREZ (11/12/61) Miami [age 8] ALEJANDRO R. ÁLVAREZ SÁNCHEZ

Memphis ,TN Maristas de Camaguey

Kendall [Garza] (4/18/62-12/62) - foster home in San Antonio & St. Edward's in Austin, TX (12/62-2/66)

Marketing Manager for CUMMINS Engine Co. ALFREDO ÁLVAREZ LÓPEZ Florida City (5/28/62 - ) AMALIA ÁLVAREZ RODRÍGUEZ

Gainesville, FL Camagüey

Florida City [casa Cesari](2/6/62 - ) - went with parents.

PhD from the University of Florida in Gainesville. ÁMBAR DE LA C. ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA Kendall (10/29/61 - ) AMELIA ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ Kendall (7/25/61 - ) ANA ISABEL (ÁLVAREZ SAIZ) WYDRA

Hialeah, FL Columbus School, Vedado

Florida City (1/28/62-2/62) - St. Vincent de Paul, Chicago, IL - foster home with the Sheridans in Chicago (2/62-6/66) [age 9]

Sales Specialist

"The programs that I have seen on PBS re our group have been quite moving." [6/14/ 2000] ANA MARÍA ÁLVAREZ MARISTANIS Kendall [Pruna] (61 - ) (brother of ) A. M. ÁLVAREZ MARISTANIS Kendall (61 - ) (brother of ) A. M. ÁLVAREZ MARISTANIS Kendall (61 - ) (brother of ) A. M. ÁLVAREZ MARISTANIS Kendall (61 - ) (brother of ) A. M. ÁLVAREZ MARISTANIS Kendall (61 - ) (sister of ) A. M. ÁLVAREZ MARISTANIS Kendall (61 - ) (sister of ) A. M. ÁLVAREZ MARISTANIS Kendall (61 - ) ANA SOA ÁLVAREZ LORES (5/26/62) Miami ANDRÉS ÁLVAREZ PEÑATE Kendall (10/06/61 - ) ÁNGEL B. ÁLVAREZ ARANGO (3/24/62) Miami ANTONIO B. ÁLVAREZ DÍAZ (3/27/62) Miami ANTONIO F. ÁLVAREZ DE LA PEÑA Florida City (10/04/62 - ) ARELIS M. (ÁLVAREZ) DURÁN

Union City, NJ Florida City [Carrión] (7/8/62 - ) ARMANDO ÁLVAREZ ACOSTA (8/25/61) Miami ARMANDO ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ (4/04/62) Miami ARMANDO H. ÁLVAREZ SILVEIRA Camagüey

Florida City [Williams] (1/24/62 - 3/62) - St. Vincent's Home, Saginaw. MI ARMINDA E. ÁLVAREZ BRUNETI Florida City (5/04/62 - ) ASELA M. ÁLVAREZ SAAVEDRA (2/26/62) Miami [age 8] AVELINO A. ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA (11/27/61) NY AYMARA N. ÁLVAREZ SASTRE (7/17/62) Miami Beach [age 8] BENIGNO T. ÁLVAREZ ESTRADA Kendall (12/14/61 - ) - foster home in Albuquerque, NM CÁNDIDO ÁLVAREZ Matecumbe (7/08/62 - ) [Hermano de Arelis] CARIDAD ÁLVAREZ ÁVILA (1/07/62) Miami CARLOS ÁLVAREZ LÓPEZ Matecumbe (5/28/62 - ) CARLOS A. ÁLVAREZ HIDALGO Kendall (3/21/61 - ) - Camp San Pedro, Maitland, FL CARMEN ÁLVAREZ CAYEIRO (10/09/62) Miami CARMEN DE LA C. ÁLVAREZ NAVIA Florida City (9/11/62 - ) CECILIA ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ (1/17/62) Miami [age 8] CELESTINO ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA (5/24/62) Miami [age 8] CELSA ÁLVAREZ LORENZO (7/06/62) Miami CÉSAR A. ÁLVAREZ BORGES (2/25/62) Miami CIRO C. ÁLVAREZ DOMÍNGUEZ Florida City (03/07/62 - CONCEPCIÓN ÁLVAREZ LÓPEZ Florida City (5/28/62 - ) CONCEPCIÓN ÁLVAREZ LUIS (3/10/62) Miami CONCEPCIÓN M. ÁLVAREZ LASTRA (1/5/62) Miami Beach CRESCENCIO A. ÁLVAREZ SAAVEDRA "Chensi" Matecumbe (5/20/62 - ) - Brondell Hall, Helena, MT CRISTINA ISIDORA ÁLVAREZ MIRANDA (4/12/62) – Mt. St. John’s Academy, Gladstone, NJ DAISY M. ÁLVAREZ ESTÉVEZ (4/26/62) Miami DANIA A. ÁLVAREZ CARNONELL (4/25/62) Miami DESIDERIO ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA Florida City (1/29/62 - ) [age 8] EDMUNDO ÁLVAREZ GIRALDINO

Houston, TX Kendall (11/27/61 - ) EDDY F. ÁLVAREZ SÁNCHEZ (3/03/62) Miami EDUARDO J. ÁLVAREZ HIDALGO Camp San Pedro, Maitland, FL (3/21/61 - )

Priest EDUARDO JUAN ÁLVAREZ SÁNCHEZ

Miami Beach, FL Maristas de Camaguey

Kendall (4/18/62 - 12/62) - Garza family in San Antonio, TX

(12/62-2/66)

Gerente

"I am alive and I am sane." [11/7/00] EDUARDO R. ÁLVAREZ LAVALE (11/07/61) Miami ELIA ÁLVAREZ LEÓN (8/25/61) Miami ELÍAS C. A. ÁLVAREZ BULIT Matecumbe (10/03/62 - ) ELIM M. ÁLVAREZ GUTIÉRREZ Florida City (1/27/62 - ) ELPIDIO ÁLVAREZ ORTEGA (8/17/61) Miami [age 9] EMILIO ÁLVAREZ BACIGALUPE (12/09/61) Miami [age 4] ESTELA L. ÁLVAREZ __________ (12/15/61) Miami FABIO JOSÉ ÁLVAREZ PÉREZ Matecumbe (5/13/62 - ) FERMÍN B. ÁLVAREZ RIVERO (10/31/61) Miami FERNANDO ÁLVAREZ PÉREZ

"Mil Uno", "El Grano"

Boston,MA Kendall (9/10/61 - ) - Cristo Rey, Lincoln, NE

Graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Civil Engineering Degree and later opened a Dance School FERNANDO F. ÁLVAREZ ROTELLA (10/09/62) Miami [age 8] FERNANDO J. ÁLVAREZ PÉREZ Florida City (5/25/62 - ) FRANCISCO F. ÁLVAREZ SANTIAGO (10/20/61) Miami FRANCISCO J. ÁLVAREZ MORENO Matecumbe (9/23/62 - ) GASTÓN R. ÁLVAREZ BOLAÑOS (10/22/61) Coral Gables GERARDO ÁLVAREZ PORTILLA (5/23/62) Coral Gables - Florida City (5/28/62 - ) [age 7] GERMÁN DANIEL ÁLVAREZ DE CÁRDENAS

"Cuarto de Pollo" (4/06/61) ??? - Camp San Pedro, Orlando, FL (3/14/61 ? - ) - Camp St. John, Jacksonville, FL GRACIELA A. ÁLVAREZ DEL CASTILLO (2/10/62) Hialeah GREGORIO T. ÁLVAREZ RODRÍGUEZ Florida City (3/30/62 - ) HÉCTOR ÁLVAREZ DE LA TORRE

"Hércules"

Miami, FL Matecumbe (5/29/62 - 9/62) - Richland, WA (9/62 -

USMC Vietnam Vet

Retired from 3M Corporation. HILDA ISABEL ÁLVAREZ ZUQUEIRA (10/27/61) Miami [age 9] HUMBERTO ÁLVAREZ LÓPEZ (11/21/61) Miami [age 5] HUMBERTO ÁLVAREZ VEIGA (2/03/62) Miami IBIA L. ÁLVAREZ PEÑA (4/25/62) Miami IGNACIO F. ÁLVAREZ RIVERO (11/10/61) Miami ISABEL C. ÁLVAREZ GRANDE (7/13/62) Miami JOAQUÍN M. ÁLVAREZ SUÁSTEGUI (12/26/61) Hialeah [age 8] JOHNNY FABIAN ÁLVAREZ MORALES Kendall (10/04/61 - ) - NY JORGE ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ (3/16/62) Miami Beach JORGE A. ÁLVAREZ ABDALA-LLEY (1/08/62) Tampa JORGE E. ÁLVAREZ GUERRERO (8/19/61) Miami [age 1] JORGE L. ÁLVAREZ LOREDO (8/19/61) Miami Beach [age 8] JORGE L. ÁLVAREZ RODRÍGUEZ Florida City (4/12/62 - ) [age 6] JORGE M. ÁLVAREZ DÍAZ Kendall (11/18/61 - ) JOSÉ ÁLVAREZ ALONSO (9/12/62) Miami JOSÉ ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ Matecumbe (7/11/62 - ) JOSÉ ÁLVAREZ PORTILLA (5/23/62) Coral Gables - Florida City (5/28/62 - ) JOSÉ A. ÁLVAREZ LINARES (9/11/62) Miami JOSÉ DANIEL ÁLVAREZ ALONSO

"Amada" Kendall (9/28/61 - ) - Whitehall, FL JOSÉ E. ÁLVAREZ AGUSTI Matecumbe (6/20/62 - ) JOSÉ E. ÁLVAREZ DE ORO (2/20/62) Miami JOSÉ JACINTO ÁLVAREZ SEPTIEN (11/22/61) Miami - Matecumbe (2/25/62 - ) JOSÉ LUIS ÁLVAREZ ALONSO

"La Pulga" Kendall (9/10/61 - ) - Whitehall, FL JOSÉ MARCELO ÁLVAREZ

"Ternera" Camp San Pedro, Maitland, FL

International Truck Driver JOSÉ P. ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ Kendall (12/14/61 - ) JOSÉ R. ÁLVAREZ VEIGA (2/03/62) Miami [age 9] JOSEFINA ÁLVAREZ LÓPEZ (2/28/62) Miami JOSEFINA C. ÁLVAREZ CABEZA Florida City (03/07/62 - JUAN E. ÁLVAREZ MUÑOZ (11/09/61) Miami JUAN L. ÁLVAREZ ÁLVAREZ (10/03/61) Miami [age 8] JULIETA M. ÁLVAREZ SOSA (7/19/61) Miami LAUDELINA A. ÁLVAREZ RODRÍGUEZ Florida City (02/16/62 - ) LAUREANO ÁLVAREZ COSSIO Opa Locka (4/21/-2 - 4/23/62) - Matecumbe [cabaña de Sergio] (4/23/62 - ) LÁZARO A. ÁLVAREZ CAMPOS

"Buche de Plomo"

FL Maristas de Cienfuegos

Matecumbe (8/07/62 - 10/62)

Auditor LEANDRO JESÚS ÁLVAREZ PÉREZ

"Bangán"

Miami, FL Maristas de Holguín

Matecumbe (5/62 - 63) - Miami

Graduate of Matecumbe High School

Plant Manager DECEASED LEONELLA REGINA ÁLVAREZ BARUD aka LEONELLA AMENEIRO

"Cuqui" Kendall (07/31/61 - ) - Miami

[hermana de Virgilio] LESMES P. ÁLVAREZ ARREBOLA Florida City (4/13/62 - ) LISSETTE ÁLVAREZ CHORENS

Miami, FL Kendall (9/13/61 - 10/61) - St. Mary's Home orphanage, Dubuque, IO (10/61 - 8/62) - foster homes in IO - Florida City [Aguirre] (62 - 63)

Daughter of the famous musical duet Olga y Tony.

Married to Pedro Pan WILLIE CHIRINO - 6 children LOURDES ÁLVAREZ LUIS (3/10/62) Miami [age 8] LOURDES L. (ÁLVAREZ TURRENT) SALIMINO Florida City (4/01/62 - 4/62) - went to foster home in Tampa with the Santa Cruz family [age 6] LOURDES P. (ÁLVAREZ SÁNCHEZ) RIVERO Florida City [Sivilla & Castillo] (8/08/62 - ) LUIS ÁLVAREZ Matecumbe- LUIS ÁLVAREZ "Farola" St. Raphael's LUIS ÁLVAREZ Mentioned in Yvonne Conde's book DECEASED LUIS ÁLVAREZ GÓMEZ Kendall (8/29/61 - ) LUIS ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ (12/01/61) Hialeah LUIS A. ÁLVAREZ

NJ Florida City

Owns Accounting company LUIS A. ÁLVAREZ GUTIÉRREZ Kendall (1/27/62 - ) LUIS ALFREDO ÁLVAREZ FRAGA (9/08/61) Miami Beach LUIS E. ÁLVAREZ JAUBERT (3/31/62) Miami LUIS M. ÁLVAREZ SI Florida City (9/21/62 - ) LUISA MARGARITA ÁLVAREZ SARDOZ? (6/17/61) Miami LYDIA ÁLVAREZ MORALES (7/14/62) Lumberton, NJ MADELINE ÁLVAREZ SÁNCHEZ (10/16/61) Miami [age 2] MANUEL ÁLVAREZ MARÍN (8/25/62) went with his mother in Miami MANUEL A. ÁLVAREZ MONTESINO (5/14/62) Miami [age 9] MANUEL B. ÁLVAREZ MEZA (3/01/62) Miami [age 8] MANUEL J. ÁLVAREZ ORTEGA (8/17/61) Miami [age 7] MARGARITA ÁLVAREZ MARTENS (1/29/61) Miami MARÍA ÁLVAREZ LÓPEZ (12/05/61) Miami MARÍA ÁLVAREZ PORTILLA (5/23/62) Coral Gables - Florida City (5/28/62 - ) MARÍA A. ÁLVAREZ VILLEGAS (8/17/61) Miami Beach MARÍA C. ÁLVAREZ ANTUÑA (5/12/62) Miami MARÍA C. ÁLVAREZ DE LEÓN (8/14/61) Miami [age 8] MARÍA C. ÁLVAREZ MARTÍNEZ (3/26/62) North Miami [age 9] MARÍA D. ÁLVAREZ LASTRA RODRÍGUEZ Kendall (11/15/61 - ) MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES ÁLVAREZ PÉREZ

"La Gata"

Gainesville, FL Kendall (9/10/61 - ) - David City, NE

Loan Officer, Dance Studio Owner.

HOBBIES: Dancing. MARÍA E. ÁLVAREZ AGARA (12/12/61) Miami MARÍA E. ÁLVAREZ ANTUÑA (5/12/62) Miami [AGE 11] MARÍA E. ÁLVAREZ ANTUÑA (5/12/62) Miami [AGE 14] MARÍA E. ÁLVAREZ DE LEÓN (8/14/61) Miami MARÍA E. ÁLVAREZ LASTRA RODRÍGUEZ Kendall (11/15/61 - ) MARÍA E. ÁLVAREZ POMARES Florida City (9/05/62 - ) MARÍA ELENA ÁLVAREZ CONCEPCIÓN Florida City (4/21/62 - ) - Our Lady Lady of Victory & Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, TX DECEASED MARÍA H. ÁLVAREZ SOSA (7/19/61) Miami MARÍA ILUMINADA ÁLVAREZ LORES (5/26/62) Miami MARÍA LUISA ÁLVAREZ ALONSO (9/28/61) Miami [age 9] MARÍA M. ÁLVAREZ RODRÍGUEZ (3/05/62) Miami MARÍA MAGDALENA ÁLVAREZ PAYÁ Florida City (5/08/62 - ) - Queen of Heaven orphanage, Denver, CO MARÍA O. ÁLVAREZ LASTRA RODRÍGUEZ Kendall (11/15/61 - ) MARÍA R. ÁLVAREZ ROCA Florida City (8/01/62 - ) MARÍA S. ÁLVAREZ LINARES (5/05/62) Miami [age 8] MARÍA T. ÁLVAREZ RIVERO (10/31/61) Miami MARIO E. ÁLVAREZ AGARA (12/12/61) Miami MARTA ÁLVAREZ CARVAJAL

"Marti"

Hialeah, FL (9/20/61) Miami - Newark, NJ [age 5]

"I am proud to be a Pedro Pan and have always been grateful to my parents for getting us out....God bless all of our parents who had the selfless love and strength to send us off in order to save us. A parent's love is the strongest love there is. I know." [Miami Herald Pedro Pan database 10/09] MARTA ÁLVAREZ LÓPEZ Kendall (8/09/61 - ) MARTA M. ÁLVAREZ ABDALA-LLEY (1/08/62) Tampa MARTA R. ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ Florida City (5/19/62 - ) MARTA Z. ÁLVAREZ PEÓN (3/22/62) Miami MARY KARY ÁLVAREZ DE LA PEÑA (10/04/62) Miami MAURICIO ÁLVAREZ ARREBOLA Mendigutía (4/13/62 - ) - St. Raphael's MÁXIMO ÁLVAREZ

FL St. Raphael's

OPPG Trustee MAYDA C. ÁLVAREZ RODRÍGUEZ Florida City (3/30/62 - ) MAYRA C. ÁLVAREZ GUELL (10/07/61) Miami [age 3] MAYRA H. ÁLVAREZ CARRILLO (2/02/62) in Miami [age 6] MERCEDES ÁLVAREZ SANTOS (2/19/62) Miami MERCEDES G. (ÁLVAREZ IGLESIAS) ARRIETA

Coral Gables, FL Florida City (3/26/62- )

Casada con PP AGUSTÍN F. ARRIETA RODRÍGUEZ [DECEASED] MERCEDES M. ÁLVAREZ ALFONSO (2/17/62) Miami MERY KARY ÁLVAREZ DE LA PEÑA (10/04/62) Hialeah MIGUEL ANSELMO ÁLVAREZ MEDINA Florida City (5/29/62 - ) MIRIAM ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ Florida City (5/19/62 - ) [age 9] NANCY ÁLVAREZ ALBERTO (11/19/61) Miami NANCY ÁLVAREZ VIANA (12/04/62)Miami NATACHA E. ÁLVAREZ LORES (5/26/62) Miami NILDA V. ÁLVAREZ CALVO Florida City (7/16/62 - ) NIURKA JUSTINA ÁLVAREZ PEYDRO (12/04/61) Miami Beach OLGA A. ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ (3/26/62) Hialeah OLGA JULIA ÁLVAREZ DE LA CAMPA-SORUDO Kendall (6/19/61 - ) OLGA LISSETTE ÁLVAREZ CHORENS

"Lissette" Kendall (9/13/61 - ) - orphanage in Dubuque, IO

Famous popular singer, daughter of the well-known Olga y Tony. Se casó con otro pedropanero....Willy Chirino! OLGA RICARDA ÁLVAREZ CHORENS Kendall (9/13/61 - ) - orphanage in Dubuque, IO [age 5]

Hija de Olga y Tony OMAIDA ÁLVAREZ PÉREZ Florida City (3/05/62 - ) ONAYDA Y. ÁLVAREZ CASTRO (7/22/62) Miami ORESTES P. ÁLVAREZ DE LA PEÑA

Washington, DC Matecumbe (10/04/62 - )

1963 Graduate of Matecumbe High School! ORLANDO J. ÁLVAREZ LORENZO (12/03/61) NY [age 7] ORLANDO M. ÁLVAREZ PORTILLA

Miami (5/23/62) Coral Gables - Florida City (5/28/62 - ) PASCUAL A. ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA (5/24/62) Miami PEDRO L. ÁLVAREZ MIRANDA (1/26/62) Miami PEDRO L. ÁLVAREZ MONTESINO (5/14/62) Miami PEDRO M. ÁLVAREZ MARTÍNEZ (3/26/62) North Miami PERLA O. ÁLVAREZ SOTO DEL VALLE (5/04/62) Miami RAISA C. ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ (10/23/61) Miami RENÉ ÁLVAREZ DEL CUADRO (4/06/62) Tampa [age 9] RENÉ A. ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ Matecumbe (6/26/62 - ) RICARDO ÁLVAREZ DE LA CAMPA CAMIO Kendall (10/21/61 - ) RICARDO ÁLVAREZ PEÑATE Kendall (10/06/61 - ) [age 6] RICARDO O. ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ Florida City (4/30/62 - ) [age 6] RICARDO S. ÁLVAREZ LÓPEZ

Sunny Isles Beach, FL Matecumbe (9/7/62 - ) - Casa de Sallies, Wilmington, DE

MD RODOLFO ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA Florida City [Prado] (1/29/62 - ) [age 7] ROLANDO G. ÁLVAREZ ORDÓÑEZ (10/19/61) Miami [age 6] ROSA ÁLVAREZ RICO Kendall (10/04/61 - ) RUBÉN G. ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ Kendall (5/11/61 - ) - Camp St. John, Jacksonville, FL SANDRA M. ÁLVAREZ DETRELL (12/22/61) Miami SARA A. ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ Kendall (10/26/61 - ) SERGIO M. ÁLVAREZ MEZA (3/01/62) Miami [age 8] SILVIA I. ÁLVAREZ ARENAS (3/31/62) Miami SILVIA LUISA ÁLVAREZ GONZÁLEZ Kendall (7/25/61 - ) SUSANA T. ÁLVAREZ VILLAREAL Florida City (12/30/61 - ) - Evansville, IN TEODORO ÁLVAREZ GRANDE (7/13/62) Miami [age 9] TERESA AMELIA ÁLVAREZ FONT (3/06/62) Miami TERESA JOSEFA (ÁLVAREZ MIRANDA) MOLINA Florida City (4/12/62 - ) – Mt. St. John’s Academy, Gladstone, NJ VIRGILIO EUGENIO ÁLVAREZ BARUD Kendall (5/22/61 - ) - orphanage in Butte, MT VIRGINIA ÁLVAREZ FERNÁNDEZ (3/16/62) Miami Beach [age 6] WILLIAM ÁLVAREZ GÓMEZ Matecumbe (8/5/62 - ) YLEANA ÁLVAREZ JAUBERT (8/15/62) Miami YOLANDA L. ÁLVAREZ MENES (4/18/62) Miami ZAIDA MARÍA ÁLVAREZ MIRANDA (4/12/62) – Mt. St. John’s Academy, Gladstone, NJ [age 7] GABRIEL ALVARIÑO VIDAL Kendall (12/20/61 - ) ROQUE JUAN ANDRÉS ALVARIÑO DONESTÉVEZ

"Ratón Blanco", "Amargado", "Rubio",

"Palmira", "Americano"

Miami, FL Maristas de Cienfuegos

Matecumbe (03/06/62 - 3/07/62) - foster home in Spokane, Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, WA (3/07/62 - )

Worked for Miami-Dade Corrections Department.

"Matecumbe es inolvidable" [5/07] ANTONIO V. ÁLVARO

Miami, FL Matecumbe - Lincoln,NE JOSE M. ÁLVARO LÓPEZ (10/18/61) Miami [age 7] MARÍA M. ÁLVARO LÓPEZ (10/18/61) Miami RAUL F. de J. ÁLVARO REYES

NYC, NY Divina Pastora, Bayamo, Oriente, CUBA

Camp Matecumbe (6/29/62-11/29/62) - Brondell Hall, Helena Montana - dorm in Carroll College

(Retired) Research chemist with Merck & Co. for 40 years.

"I remember those Matecumbe days with a mixture of sadness and happiness. I am grateful to Catholic Charities for bringing me to the USA . " (3/13/09) JOSEFA ALVERO CRUZ (3/23/62) Went with her father FRANCISCO? ALZOLA OBREGÓN (3/29/61) Miami [Camp?] PEDRO? ALZOLA DOLORES (4/05/61) Miami [Camp?] MARCIAL E. ALZUGARAY COVIÁN

Flushing, NY Colegio de Belén en Marianao

Matecumbe (7/13/61 - 7/15/61) - Whitehall, FL (7/15/61 - ) - San Rafael (7/61 - 5/65)

Retired Account Executive. AMELIA A. ALZURI GONZÁLEZ (11/04/61) Miami [age 8] MAGDA S. ALZURI GONZÁLEZ

Plantation, FL (11/04/61) Miami ANTONIO C. AMADO ROJAS (11/14/61) Miami [age 9] RAFAEL L. AMADO ROJAS (11/14/61) Miami FARIDE AMADO PÉREZ (3/27/62) Miami MERCEDES C. AMADO CARRIAZO (2/05/62) went with her father to Hialeah [age 6] ANTONIO AMADOR MENÉNDEZ

Miami, FL Matecumbe (7/28/62 - ) - St. Raphael's EDUARDO R. AMADOR QUILEZ (5/24/62) Miami ENRIQUE M. AMADOR SÁNCHEZ Kendall (10/24/61 - ) FERNANDO AMADOR JORGANES Matecumbe (5/17/62 - ) JUAN A. AMADOR SÁNCHEZ Kendall (10/24/61 - ) MARTA I. AMADOR LEDESMA (5/14/62) Miami MARTA M. (AMADOR MENÉNDEZ) CASTRO

nka MARTA M. CASTRO AMADOR

Miami, FL & Metairie, NO Florida City (7/28/62 - ) [age 9] SERGIO AMADOR MARTÍNEZ Florida City (3/11/62 - 3/17/62) - Miami ZOILA A. AMADOR MARTÍNEZ Florida City (3/11/62 - 3/17/62) - Miami ANTONIO AMANDI LONGARELA

"Tony" Matecumbe (5/10/62 - ) - foster home with the Olivares in Portland. OR (9/62 - ) LOURDES AMANDI DELGADO (7/05/62) Hialeah FAUSTINO AMARAL GARCÍA

"Tino"

Miami, FL Florida City (4/22/62 - ) - two foster homes in Albuquerque, NM - foster home in Newport News, VA ( -12/1/65) [age 6]

Served with the Air Force

Systems Engineer

Mentioned in Yvonne Conde's book

"When I got here, nobody spoke Spanish, and I did not speak English, Almost 4 years later, when my Mother got here, She didn't speak English, and I didn't speak Spanish. Needless to say, it was a very confusing time in my life." [Miami Herald Pedro Pan Network database] IVETE A. C. AMARGOS CATA (7/17/62) Miami ANA M. AMARO CORTINA (1/08/62) Miami CARLOS A. AMARO RETAMAR Kendall (11/24/61 - ) - Brondell Hall, Helena, MT GILDA M. AMARO LEZCANO (7/20/62) Miami JOSÉ ANTONIO AMARO REYES

Atlanta, GA Holguín

Matecumbe (8/14/62 -9/62) - Kendall (9/62-11/62) - Florida City [Villar & Buezo] (11/62-6/63) - Emporia, KS

PhD

OPPG Trustee, appointed in 2013

"I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the Catholic Welfare Bureau (CWB) of the Archdiocese of Miami, headed by Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh, (RIP), an Irish parish priest who devoted a great part of his life to helping political refugees; to the deceased married couples Villar, (RIP) and Buezo, (RIP); to the American people for their generosity; to my Pedro Pan colleagues, who extended a fraternal hand to me during this difficult period of our lives in exile; and, in particular, to the members of the Manuel “Chichi” Martinez family (Manuel, (RIP) and Carmina, (RIP) and daughters Carmencita Becerra Martinez and Eliza Perez Martinez, (RIP)) for taking the time to look after me, despite the many difficulties they themselves encountered while adjusting to life in exile. Lastly, I would like to extend my sincerest and warmest greetings to all my Pedro Pan brothers and sisters and wish them much happiness and well being, regardless of their station in life and independently of the opinions they may hold of their individual and collective experiences while in the Program. May God bless you all!" [Miami Herald Pedro Pan database] MARÍA DEL C. AMARO RODRÍGUEZ Florida City (6/26/62 - ) ROSA T. AMARO LEZCANO (7/20/62) Miami BEATRIZ O. AMAT DÍAZ (8/16/62) Miami Beach EMILIANO AMAT ARAMBURA

Hartford, CT (4/04/62) Opa Locka JORGE A. AMAYA HERNÁNDEZ (5/21/62) Miami GERARDO AMEGEIRAS CRESPO Matecumbe (7/21/62 - ) - St. Raphael's ANDRÉS AMEIGEIRAS FUENTES Kendall (9/05/61 - ) [age 7] ÁGUEDA AMEMEIRO COUCE (8/27/61) Salisbury, NC JUAN J. AMEMEIRO COUCE (8/27/61) Salisbury, NC JORGE E. AMENÁBAR MONTALVO (5/23/62) Miami - Matecumbe (7/05/62 - ) SILVIA C. AMENGUAL CAMPOS Kendall (9/23/61 - ) TANIA AMENGUAL CAMPOS Kendall (9/23/61 - ) BEATRIZ AMÉZAGA WOLF

"Betty"

Miami, FL El Apostolado - Lestonac - Teresianas

Florida City [Aguirregaviria] (5/14/62 - 8/62) - Miami

Mortgage Underwriter

STILL LOOKING FOR HER CLOSEST PAL - ISABEL DE LA TORRE CLEMENTE CARLOS AMÉZAGA-WOLF

"El Técnico" (Matecumbe)

"El Ingeniero" (Whitehall)



Miami, FL Colegio de Belén en Marianao

Matecumbe (10/24/61 - 12/61) - Whitehall, FL (12/61-6/63)

Primer cubano certificado como Hospital Engineer

Physical Plant Director for Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami.

"I very much enjoyed my stay at both Camp Matecumbe and at The Jesuit home and I deeply admire the courage of my parents in making that hard and difficult decision; and I feel eternal gratitude to them and to those who in their absence, including my aunt Lily, who with so much love, dedication and unselfishness, cared for me, my brother, and my sister."

[Miami Herald Pedro Pan database] JOSÉ MANUEL AMÉZAGA BELLO

"Manolito"

Miami, FL Kendall (6/19/61 - ) - Idaho orphanage

Primo de Clemente

Ingeniero eléctrico retirado de FPL. JOSÉ PABLO AMÉZAGA-WOLF

"El Gruñón"

Miami, FL Florida City (5/14/62 - ) - Whitehall (1962

Hermano de Clemente JUAN R. AMÉZAGA MADRIGAL (9/13/61) Miami LUCY (AMÉZAGA BELLO) DIAZ

Miami, FL Kendall (6/19/61 - ) - Idaho orphanage MANUEL AMICH MUNUERA

London, ENGLAND (8/18/62) went to Lawrence Hall Home for Boys, Chicago, IL SIMÓN E. L. AMICH MUNUERA

Miami, FL (8/18/62) went to Lawrence Hall Home for Boys, Chicago, IL MANUEL AMOR GARCÍA Matecumbe (3/05/62 - ) ROLANDO AMOR GARCÍA Florida City (3/05/62 - ) GILDA AMORES JORGE (2/10/62) Miami ANTONIO A. AMPUDIA CAMIÑAS

NY Florida City (9/10/62 - ) NATALIA A. ANAYA ESCALONA Flordia City (6/03/62 - ) FÉLIX W. ANASAGASTI LÓPEZ

Hialeah, FL (8/07/62) Miami BERTA ANDERES RIBA (2/08/62) Miami MARTA ANDESHA MARTÍNEZ

Aurora, CO - Queen of Heaven Orphanage, Denver CO ADA INOCENCIA ANDIÓN GARCÍA Florida City (2/21/62 - ) ANA MARÍA (ANDRACA LAMADRIZ) SALVADOR

West Palm Beach, FL Kendall (7/19/61 - ) - foster home in Albuquerque, NM

Married to a Pedro Pan fellow. CIRA L. (ANDRACA QUIROGA) PABON

"Cirita"

FL Kendall (7/19/61 - ) - foster home in Albuquerque. NM

[age 9] ELENA M. (ANDRACA QUIROGA) ANGUEIRA

PR Kendall (7/19/61 -) - foster home in Albuquerque, NM

[age 7] GEORGINA ANDRACA QUIROGA Kendall (7/19/61 - ) - foster home in Albuquerque. NM JOSÉ E. ANDRACA LAMADRIZ Matecumbe (5/13/62 - ) - Brondell Hall, Helena, MT MARÍA ANDRACA CABALLERO Florida City (12/17/61 ) MARÍA CRISTINA (ANDRACA QUIROGA) PINET

FL Kendall (7/19/61 - ) - foster home in Albuquerque. NM FERMÍN L. ANDRADE ARTEAGA

Miami, FL Matecumbe (5/28/62 - ) JOSÉ R. ANDRADE HERNÁNDEZ Matecumbe (10/03/62 - ) - Albuquerque, NM LINO A. ANDRADE HERNÁNDEZ

CA Matecumbe (8/07/62 - ) - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM RAFAEL J. ANDRADE ARTEAGA Matecumbe (5/28/62 - ) RUBÉN ANDRADE

COLOMBIA - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM ANDRÉS ANDRÉS FONSECA Florida City (6/11/62 - ) ILEANA M. ANDRÉS GONZÁLEZ (5/14/62) Miami [age 7] RENALDO C. ANDREU CRESPO

Miami, FL (5/27/62) Miami ALINA (ANDRICAÍN VERA) COLLAZO

Miami Lakes, FL Kendall (8/25/61 - ) - St. Vincent's Home for Orphans, Lansing, MI JUAN J. ANDRICAÍN GALLARDO (1/04/62) West Palm Beach ANA M. ANGEL ECHAVARRÍA (2/11/61) Miami Beach [age 6] GLORIA ESTER ANGLES MORALES Florida City (4/13/62 - ) MANUEL J. ANGLES RIGNACK (1/12/62) Miami [age 8] OSVALDO S. ANGLES MORALES

Miami, FL (4/13/62) Mendegutía LIDIA TERESITA ANGORES DEL MONTE (8/16/61) Hialeah [age 1] FRANCISCO R. ANGONES DEL MONTE

Miami, FL Kendall (6/15/61 - ) -

Member of the Executive Committee of the Florida Bar Board of Governors - Past President of the Dade County Bar Association and of the Cuban-American Bar Association. He is now the first Cuban-born President of the Florida Bar where he will take over in 2007.

[See "OTHER NOTABLE ALUMNI" section] CARLOS DANIEL ANGULO BERNAL Kendall (6/15/61 - ) JUAN A. R. ANGULO GARCÍA Matecumbe (4/26/62 - ) LOURDES DE J. ANGULO PADRÓN (11/13/61) Miami MARÍA B. DOLORES ANGULO VELOSO Florida City (6/20/62 - ) - foster home with Krach family in Chicago

Loyola University on Chicago

School psychologist for 34 years. Retired!

"If I had to do it all over again, I would, regardless of how tough it was. I value freedom and I believe that the United States is the GREATEST country in the world. It is the people that make a country great and Americans are the most generous people I know. Freedom is priceless and I hope that God continues to Bless America , land that I love. I love my Cuban culture and I am proud of my heritage. I love its food, its music and its wonderful sense of humor. However, there is a difference between heritage and citizenship. I am a naturalized United States citizen and my adoptive country is my country. It is the country that gave me the opportunity to be who I am today. I do not want to imagine what my life would have been like had I not had the opportunity to come here. I pray every day that Americans do not lose the basic values that have made this country great." [Miami Herald Pedro Pan database 10/12/10] MARIO I. ANGULO BERNAL Kendall (6/13/61 - ) - Mariana Children's Home, Wichita, KS RAÚL V. ANGULO PADRÓN

Miami Jatibonico

Kendall (6/19/61- ) - Catholic Home for Children in Wichita, KS

Parents' diner became the Spanish House Restaurant in Gainesville, FL in 1972.

Bachelor in Philosophy in 1981 from St. John Marie Vianney & Masters in Theology from Vincent de Paul Major Seminary in 1984.

Currently (2009) a Catholic priest for Mother of Christ Catholic School. VICTOR ANGULO BERNAL Kendall (6/13/61 - ) - Mariana Children's Home, Wichita, KS (cinco primos de) R. ANGULO arrived 6/19/61 ANDRÉS ANGULO (primo) Kendall (6/19/61- ) - Mariana Children's Home, Wichita, KS DECEASED ALICIA Z. ANIDO GARCÍA (8/09/62) Miami FRANCISCO S. ANIDO GARCÍA (8/09/62) Miami GUADALUPE ANIDO MORALES (8/28/61) Miami [age 7] VICENTE ANIDO MORALES (8/28/61) Miami [age 8] LIETTE C. ANILLO HERNÁNDEZ (4/07/62) Miami GRACIELA ANRRICH OPPG First VP 2016-2017 ANTONIO O. ANSOLEAGA FUNDORA (4/25/62) Miami MARÍA M. ANTA FERNÁNDEZ (11/8/62) Miami MANUEL ANTELO RIVERA Florida City (3/14/62 - ) MARIO A. ANTELO RIVERA (3/18/62) Miami JULIO P. ANTEZO RIVERA (12/20/61) Miami LOURDES ANTEZO RIVERA (12/20/61) Miami [age 4] PEDRO J. ANTEZO RIVERA (12/20/61) Miami [age 3] FLORENCIA R. ANTIGA MONTALVÁN Florida City (4/05/62 - ) MARTA C. ANTORCHA GONZÁLEZ

Hialeah , FL Florida City (2/08/62 - ) - Queen of Heaven Orphanage, Denver, CO RAMIRO J. ANTORCHA GONZÁLEZ

Montoursville, PA Florida City (2/08/62 - ) [age 8] RAMÓN A. ANUEZ IGLESIAS Florida City (5/14/62 - ) HONORATO E. AOSTRI PAZOS

Salt Lake City, Utah Florida City (5/20/62 - ) Orphanage in Freeport, IL [age 9] MARÍA DEL PILAR AOSTRI PAZOS

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Florida City (5/20/62) - Orphanage in Freeport, IL SERGIO APARICIO FUENTES (9/11/62) went with his mother to Brooklyn. NY JOSÉ M. AQUINO CRESPO

Miami, FL Matecumbe (5/29/62 - 9/62) - foster home with the Olivares family in Portland, OR (9/62 - 6/63) SIXTO AQUINO CORREOSO

Wash. , DC Philips School

Ferré House (12/26/60 - ) - St. Raphael's

Sixto y Vivian son miembros del PRIMER vuelo de Pedro Pan mencionado en el libro de Yvonne Conde

Degree in Economics from Georgetown University in 1969

Division Chief for the Andean Countries at the InterAmerican Development Bank.

Manager of the World Bank in Washington, DC.(2009) VIVIAN (AQUINO CORREOSO) LATOUR

Miami, FL Colegio Phillips

St. Joseph's Villa (12/26/60 - )

Sixto y Vivian son miembros del PRIMER vuelo de Pedro Pan mencionado en el libro de Yvonne Conde MIRTA M. AQUIQUE TOIRAC (1/18/62) Hialeah ALBERTO ARABITA BASSOLS Florida City (3/16/62 - ) ADOLFO ARABITA BASSOLS Matecumbe (3/16/62 - ) MARLENA ARACÓN PIÑA (8/26/61) Hialeah MIGUEL ARACÓN PIÑA (8/26/61) Hialeah [age 9] ANDRÉS E. ARAGÓN VIAMONTE

Albuquerque, NM Maristas de la Víbora

Matecumbe (10/20/61 - ) - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM GILDA ARAGÓN PELÁEZ (12/03/61) Miami JOSÉ ARAGÓN DÍAZ

Miami, FL Florida City (3/27/62 - ) - St. John's Academy, Colfax, WA

USAF (Retired)

Director of Air Traffic Control Training

PanAm International Flight Academy in Miami, FL JUANA ARAGÓN RODRÍGUEZ Florida City (12/21/61 - ) [age 8] JUAN PABLO ARAGÓN DÍAZ Florida City (3/27/62 - ) - St. John's Academy, Colfax, WA MAGDA ARAGÓN PELÁEZ (12/03/61) Miami MIGUEL ARAGÓN PINA (8/26/61) Hialeah [age 9] ALBERTO ARÁN LASCANO (9/09/61) Miami [age 6] MARIO ARANA SÁNCHEZ (11/21/61) Hialeah [age 3] MARTA M. ARANDIA RODRÍGUEZ (7/16/62) Miami ALICIA ARANGO GARCÍA (8/10/61) Miami ANA M. ARANGO VENTURA (2/03/62) Miami JOSÉ R. ARANGO BUZAINZ Kendall (10/20/61 -) -Sacred Heart Orphanage, Pueblo,CO[age8]

US Army

"I was taken to a place called "Kendall". It was a large barracks-style building. The sobbing of young boys trying to fall asleep in a cold lonely place far from home was something I will never forget. I'm sure I was one of them."

"Occasionally I wonder how my life would have been had I stayed behind, hmmm? Oh well, I really wish everyone what I wish for myself. The best of health and a little luck doesn't hurt." [Miami Herald Pedro Pan database] JOSÉ LUIS ARANGO SILVA Kendall (10/02/61 - ) - St. Raphael's DECEASED JUAN C. ARANGO CANDAMIL (10/07/61) Miami [age 8] MARCO ANTONIO ARANGUIZ CARBALLO

Miami Beach, FL (12/08/61) Miami LUIS ARANGUREN MARCHI Kendall (9/22/61 - ) ANDREA ARAÑO MARTÍ Florida City (12/15/61 - ) ALBERTO ARAOZ [1/28/61] - Camp St. John, Jacksonville, FL EDUARDO ARAOZ

CA [1/28/61] - Camp St. John, Jacksonville, FL MANUEL E. ARAOZ MENÉNDEZ Kendall (7/20/61 - ) TERESA MARÍA ARAOZ MENÉNDEZ Kendall (7/20/61 - ) - St. Vincent's Home, Lansing, MI RAFAEL ARBOLEA FERNÁNDEZ

Roselle, IL Florida City (3/12/62 - ) - St. Vincent de Paul, Vincennes, IN

DECEASED CARLOS D. ARCA PERALTA (4/01/62) Miami [age 6] PEDRO J. ARCA PERALTA (4/01/62) Miami ANA MARÍA ARCACHA (7/25/61) Lake Vista, NO ELENA SHEILA ARCACHA (7/25/61) Lake Vista, NO JOSÉ M. ARCAS CORDAL (10/20/61) Coral Gables ANA I. ARCE TRUEBA Florida City (05/30/62 - ) [age 9] ANA MARÍA ARCE FOLL Dominicas Francesas, La Habana, CUBA

Kendall (10/11/61 - ) - foster home in Sparks, NV ANA MARÍA ARCE TRUEBA Florida City (05/30/62 - ) [age 9] AURORA MARGARITA ARCE ZAYAS (2/09/62) went with father in Miami CARIDAD G. ARCE KUDELIAN (8/21/62) Miami [age 7] EMMA ARCE PARRA (6/01/62) Miami Beach JORGE ARCE CASTELLANOS (5/18/62) Miami JORGE D. ARCE BELTRÁN (4/08/62) Miami [age 8] MERCEDES (ARCE TRUEBA) AVELAR Florida City (05/30/62 - ) RAÚL ARCE CASTELLANOS (12/26/61) Miami DANIEL A. ARCO REYES

Houston, TX Colegio Padre Varela, Colón, Matanzas

Matecumbe (10/03/62 - ) - Houston,TX

1963 Matecumbe High School graduate JOSÉ C. ARCO VALLADARES Kendall (4/06/62 - ) LUCÍA J. ARCO VALLADARES Florida City (4/06/62 - ) LUIS ARCOS LARROSA Matecumbe (3/29/62 - ) MANUEL J. ARCO REYES Matecumbe (10/03/62 - ) ANTONIO ARDAVÍN PACÍN [6/30/61] Miami - Camp San Pedro, Orlando, FL - Camp St. John, Jax, FL - foster home. CARLOS ARDAVÍN PACÍN

"Kiki" La Salle

[6/30/61] Miami - Camp San Pedro, Orlando, FL- Camp St. John, Jax, FL

Presidente de la Asociación de Antiguos Alumnos de La Salle ADELA M. ARDURA FERNÁNDEZ Florida City (12/1/62 - ) ARTURO C. AREA GARCÍA Kendall (8/12/61 - ) LEANDRO C. AREA GARCÍA

New Orleans, LA Kendall (8/12/61 - ) ANTONIO R. ARECE REGUERA Florida City (8/04/62 - ) DECEASED MARÍA L. ARECE REGUERA Florida City (5/19/62 - ) VICENTA B. ARECE REGUERA Florida City (5/19/62 - ) CARLOS R. ARECES TELLECHEA Kendall (10/07/61 - ) JORGE A. ARELLANO (10/06/61) Coral Gables [age 1] JUAN ARENA PEÑA Kendall (8/28/61 - ) V. ARENA PEÑA Kendall (8/28/61 - ) LUIS RAMÓN ARENAL VEGA (1/18/62) Miami ADA I. ARENAS VALDÉS (1/08/62) Hialeah ALICIA I. ARENAS TERO (1/29/62) went with her mother to Miami [age 5] JOSÉ ANTONIO ARENAS DÍAZ Escolapios

Matecumbe (5/18/62 - ) - Mt. Loretto orphanage in Staten Island, NY LUIS A. ARENAS FRONTADO (8/08/61) Miami Beach MARIO ARENAS Kendall (7/08/61 - ) ROBERTO E. ARENAS DÍAZ Matecumbe (5/18/62 - ) - Mt. Loretto orphanage in Staten Island, NY TERESA ARENAS DÍAZ (8/18/62) Hialeah ZAIDA JUANA ARENAS Kendall (7/08/61 - ) JOSÉ R. ARENCIBIA GUTIÉRREZ (12/27/61) Miami LOURDES T. ARENCIBIA TRUJILLO Florida City (12/25/61 - ) MAGALY M. ARENCIBIA SANTAMARIA (5/18/62) Miami MARINA ARENCIBIA PÉREZ (9/02/61) Miami MERCEDES ARENCIBIA PÉREZ (9/02/61) Miami MIRIAM E. ARENCIBIA HERIA (3/27/62) Miami LUIS J. ARES RECAREY Florida City (9/12/62 - ) ADA ALICIA ARÉVALO VALDÉS

Kentucky Kendall (9/15/61 - ) - the Hennessy family in Chicago JUAN A. ARGILAGOS SANTANA Kendall (11/10/61 - ) ANTONIO L. ARGIZ TELL

"Tony"

Miami, FL (3/24/62) went to Mary Help of Christians, Tampa, FL

[age 9]

Managing Partner of Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, no. 1 in revenue among Florida-based firms in 2006 ($37.5 million)

OPPG Director 2016-2017

"I will always be grateful to my mother and father for taking the leap of faith and sending me to the USA." [Miami Herald Pedro Pan Network database]

[See "OTHER NOTABLE ALUMNI" Section] HIPÓLITO F. ARGIZ DÍAZ

NY (8/16/62) Miami MERCEDES (ARGIZ ESCRIBANO) PRECHT-MATUSCHEK

VA Colegio de las Madres Escolapias de la Habana

Florida City[casa Villar] (10/10/62 - 8/65) - foster home in Cincinnati, OH SILVIO ARGIZ TELL (3/24/62) went to Mary Help of Christians, Tampa, FL BEATRIZ ARGUDÍN GÓMEZ (9/25/61) Miami Springs [6 days old!] BERNARDO M. ARGUDÍN DEL PINO

Miami, FL (4/20/62) Miami TERESA J. ARGUDÍN HERNÁNDEZ (9/21/62) Miami CALIXTO D. ARGUELLES ROBAU

Pembroke Pines, FL (9/07/62) Miami RAMÓN F. ARGUELLES ROBAU (9/07/62) Miami [age 9] ROSA B. ARGUELLES GONZÁLEZ (5/04/62) Miami MIGUEL A. ARGUEZ CABRERA (10/24/61) Miami ALFREDO F. ARIAS SAHAGUN Kendall (1/21/62 - ) ALINA ARIAS - Queen of Heaven Orphanage, Denver, CO ANA MARÍA ARIAS FERNÁNDEZ Dominicas Americanas

Kendall [Pruna] (1/30/61 - ) ANÍBAL D. ARIAS RÍOS Kendall (4/05/62 - ) ANTONIO ARIAS NACER

"Tony" (11/16/61) Miami

Founded NCG Medical Systems ARNALDO E. ARIAS BATISTA (3/27/62) Miami ASNALDO J. ARIAS ALONSO

Matecumbe (8/07/62 - 63) - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM (63-65) DECEASED CARMEN ARIAS NACER (2/23/62) Miami HONORE F. ARIAS LOBATO (3/12/62 ) Miami - Florida City (8/22/62 - ) [age 8] JORGE P. ARIAS LOBATO (3/12/62) Miami - Florida City (8/22/62 - ) JOSÉ IGNACIO ARIAS JIMÉNEZ (1/22/61) Miami after Kendall Hospital

[age 7] JOSÉ L. ARIAS ALONSO

NM Matecumbe (8/07/62 - ) - Villa Virgen del Cobre, Albuquerque, NM JUAN M. ARIAS VALDÉS Kendall (4/02/62 - 10/62) - foster homes in CA JUAN CARLOS ARIAS JIMÉNEZ Kendall (1/22/61 - ) [age 6] LUIS ARIAS MONTALVÁN (11/13/61) Chicago, IL [age 3] LUIS ARMANDO ARIAS MARESMA (1/29/62) Miami [age 6] MAGDA ARIAS - Queen of Heaven Orphanage, Denver, CO MARÍA A. ARIAS RIVAS Florida City (3/23/62 - ) [age 8] MARÍA CRISTINA ARIAS DE LA TORRE Kendall (1/22/61 - ) MERCEDES ARIAS QUINTANA (12/07/61) Miami MIGUEL ANGEL ARIAS JIMÉNEZ Kendall (1/22/61 - ) [age 5] PEDRO ARIAS DEL CAMPO (3/23/62) Miami VIRGINIA ARIAS MONTALVÁN (11/13/61) Chicago, IL [age 9] MIGUEL DE J. ARISA (7/19/61) Detroit, MI MIGUEL ARISTONDO DÍAZ

Miami , FL [4/17/61] St. Raphael's MARINO ARI