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Immigrant of the Day: Juanita Castro (Cuba)

By immigrationprof

Juanita (Juana de la Caridad) Castro (1933-) is the sister of Cuban President Fidel Castro. She has been living in Miami since 1964.  Castro owned a Mini Price Pharmacy, which she sold in 2006.

Juanita Castro was born in Birán, near Mayarí, in what is now known as Holguín Province. Along with her Castro siblings, she was active in the Cuban revolution. In 1964, Juanita left Cuba, staying with her sister Enma in Mexico City before immigrating to the United States. Upon her arrival in Mexico she announced that she had defected from Cuba.

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