Upon the government overthrow of Bautista and the establishment of a new fascist rule under Fidel Castro in 1959, and after 10 years of surviving in the communist regime, the Alvarez-Herrera family immigrated to the United States in 1970. Carlos Manuel Herrera and Concepcion (Conchita) Alvarez with children Carlos, Ricardo, Manolo and Ana went to the Bronx, New York to join Hector and Ofelia Aguilera, Conchita's older sister and her husband and their only son, Hector Jorge. Gladys Alvarez, Conchita's younger sister, and Luis Montalvo (her husband) and their four children, Luis, Jr., Raquel, Mirtha, and Cristina also immigrated to the the United States as well. On Carlos Manuel Herrera's side, Alicia (his older sister) and Jose (her husband) and their 4 boys were already living in Rosemead, California. Thus began the family's life in the United States.

• Severa Alvarez (834 KB)
  Severa Alvarez was married to Manuel Alvarez, a Spanish emigre who fell in love with this lovely "guajira". They married against his family's wishes and eventually had 13 children. More info to follow
• Manuel Alvarez (917 KB)
  This emigre Spaniard was the husband of Severa Alvarez. An accountant by trade, he also wrote several unpublished poetry books. He fathered 13 children, to be named
• Ana Isabel Herrera (485 KB)
  The youngest of the Alvarez-Herrera family, Ana attended first grade in the Bronx, New York. She is now 41 years old, is married to Leonard Gutierrez with whom she is raising 2 daughters, Olivia, 12, and Leani, 10. Ana works for the Montebello Unified School District as a coordinator in the Federal and State Programs Department. She had taught Kindergarten, First and 6th grade for 13 years but has now moved into an administrative position. Ana is very grateful to her parents for having the courage to leave all that they loved in their home island of Cuba and move their four children to the United States in search of freedom, first and foremost.
• Conchita Alvarez (2428 KB)
  Who is this beautiful young woman? This is Conchita Alvarez.

Ana Isabel Gutierrez
4120 Harnett Avenue
El Monte, CA 91732
United States
gutierrez_ana_i@montebello.ca.us

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