Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez

1932 - 2022  (90 years)

• Name	Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez
  Birth	29 Aug 1932	Rio Blanco Farm, Guira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Sep 2022	Coral Gables, Florida
  Burial	24 Sep 2022	Woodlawn North Cemetery, Miami, Florida, Miami, Miami-Dade, FL-Florida, US-United States
  Person ID	I003	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Luciano Enrique Perez Orta
  Mother	Maria Josefa Gonzalez Moreno,   b. 15 Jun 1896, Rio Blanco Farm, Guira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba d. 1 Oct 1995, Orlando, Florida, USA (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1928	Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas Cuba
  Family ID	F004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dulcinea Viera Aleman,   b. 7 Dec 1937, Santa Rosalia Farm, Guira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba d. 1 Jul 2025, St Catherine's West, Hialeah, Florida, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1960	Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas Cuba
  Children	1. Enrique Pedro Perez Viera
  Photos » Slide Show		F002 Jose Antonio & Olga Josefa - Wedding God-Parents 1960 My mothers brother and my fathers sister were the "Wedding God-Parents"
  		F002 - Wedding Ring Bearers - 1960 This is the wedding of (I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez & I004 Dulcinea Viera Aleman)
  		F002 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez & Dulcinea Viera Aleman - Wedding Day 1960
  		F002 Enrique & Dulcinea Wedding Day - Signing Ceremony 1960
  		F002 Enrique & Dulcinea Wedding Day - Church Exit 1960
  		F002 Enrique & Dulcinea Wedding - Brother & Bride Entrance My mother Dulcinea Viera Aleman was escorted by her brother Jose Antonio Viera Aleman on her wedding day.
  Family ID	F002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Aug 1932 - Rio Blanco Farm, Guira de Macurijes, Matanzas, Cuba Marriage - 4 Dec 1960 - Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas Cuba Death - 20 Sep 2022 - Coral Gables, Florida Burial - 24 Sep 2022 - Woodlawn North Cemetery, Miami, Florida, Miami, Miami-Dade, FL-Florida, US-United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		I002 Enrique Pedro Perez Viera - Baptism 1962
  		Bodega La Vina, Matanzas, Cuba La Vina is the grocery store purchased by my family in 1959. The store was purchased by my grandfather (I020 Antonio Jose Viera Sosa) and was jointly run by my father (I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez) and my uncle (I022 Jose Antonio Viera Aleman). Some family members still live in the house adjacent to the store. The store is located across from the central city park called "El Parque de La Libertad".
  		F006 Geronimo Beato & Olga Josefa - Wedding Day
  		Rio Blanco Family Group - Circa 1940
  		I010 Olga Josefa Perez Gonzalez - 90th Birthday
  		I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez - Best Mariquitas Ever! Karina really liked her grandfather's Mariquitas, so even as she was older he would always make them for her.
  		Bodega La Vina, Matanzas, Cuba - 2 This image captures the front and side of the business. Past the first couple of doors along the side is the entrance to the house where the family still lives today.
  		I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez - 85th Birthday My father and mother would often spend time with his cousin (I211) Jose Gonzalez Troya and his wife. This day they were out at a casino celebrating my fathers birthday.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez - Obituary 2022 The Obituary was written in Spanish to permit my father's friends to read it.
  		I010 Letter from US Senate to Tia Olga - 1966 Tia Olga was making all efforts possible to get her brother and his family out of Cuba in the early 1960's. This letter is a response to her from a US Senator regarding her request for assistance in getting help for her family.
  		Bodega La Vina Yellow Pages Matanzas, Cuba - 1959 This is a Yellow Pages listing of the family's Bodega in Matanzas, Cuba. It has the address of Milanes 53, Matanzas, Cuba
  		I003 Cuban Labor Camp of 1969.pdf My father Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez (I003) spent a year in a communist labor camp in Cuba in 1969. This document is a summary of that experience as he recounted it to me.

  
  

  Headstones

  I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez & Dulcinea - Headstone

  
  

  Videos		I022 Jose Antonio Viera Aleman - Recordando el Cafe Baquedano This is a short video clip of (I022 Jose Antonio Viera Aleman) reciting a brief poem which was the jingle for a popular coffee brand sold in Matanzas and it was carried by La Bodega La Vina which Jose Antonio ran together with my father (I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez). The subject of the Baquedano coffee came about because I work at a company in Florida where a grandson of the Baquedano Coffee family works. I was commenting this to Jose Antonio one day and he immediately recited the jingle. (He had an amazing memory) It is a small world that two men whose family did business in Matanzas work so closely at a company in Florida.
  		1982 Noche Buena News Clip During our family's annual Noche Buena celebration (12/24/1982) a local news crew visited the house and the rest is history. This is a short clip of that news report where several of our family members are seen. In the video, the initial segment shows our family turning over the Roasting Pig. The men are my uncle (I024) Efrain Rodriguez on the left (with a cap) and on the right it's my father (I003) Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez. Also showing in the video from left to right: - Andrea Rodriguez Viera (I026) (approx. 2 years old) - Daffne Rodriguez Viera (I025) - Dulcinea Viera Aleman (I024) - Flora Estorino (I374) - Olga Josefa Perez Gonzalez (I010) - Geronimo Beato Estorino (I011)

  
  

  Head Shots		I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez
  		I003 Enrique Pedro Perez Gonzalez

  
  

  Albums

  Rumba, Parties & Pig Roasts (22) Our family loves parties, music and all sort of musical instruments. A few Pig Roasts along the way. Here is a sampling of some fun over the years. . . More to come

  
  

• Notes

  My father enjoyed Cuban poetry and Punto Guajiro, which is marked by improvisational singing in rhyme. He would often improvise a few lines and this one in particular is one my favorites as it is dedicated to Matanzas. Matanzas quedo llorando El dia que yo sali Y dicen que el Yumuri Por mi esta preguntando The Sunday before he passed away I spent all afternoon talking with him and got into all kinds of subjects. We soon landed on Cuban Guajiro Poetry and specifically talked about one of his favorites from his days in Matanzas. A man by the name "Guillermo Sosa Curbelo". My father explained this man's ability to improvise and rhyme on the fly with no prepared material. He said he once asked Mr. Sosa how he could possibly have such a wide breadth of knowledge on so many different subjects. He said I'll tell you my secret; the little portfolio I carry with me is full of articles and different publications from magazines and newspapers. Every time I'm somewhere waiting for something I pull out one and start reading. My friends that is called dedication to your craft. I then went on the web and looked him up. Sure enough he was there, my Dad was pleased and said "I'm not surprised; he was that good"! A devotional from Pastor Rick Warren spoke about giving with joy. There was a paragraph that reminded me of my parents. There was a lesson in their life that goes back multiple generations. One of the stories that comes to mind is of a man who walked into the bodega in Matanzas and said to my dad "Guajiro how are you related to Jose Gonzalez Guedes". Turns out my father looked so similar to his grand-father that this man recognized him although my father and his grandfather were living on opposite ends of the Matanzas province (hundreds of miles apart). The man went on to tell my father that he had been a traveling salesman on horseback visiting farms in the area and that he was always welcomed to stay at Rio Blanco farm overnight to continue his travels in the morning. Jose Gonzalez Guedes was Abuela Josefa's father (he was born in the late 1800's); family lessons can go on to live for generations! At my mothers funeral I spoke about how my parents practiced the generosity of the "Cooking Pot", always giving food to friends and relatives going through illness or a difficult time. This story is the source of that example. A little family history with some Godliness included. It is my hope the generations to come continue this practice.