New York Insider

Vital stats

Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Marital status: Married
Occupation: President, MacchuPisco LLC
Neighborhood: East Village

Calling cards

Go-to cocktail: Macchu Pisco Sour
Trademark look: Why have only one?
Entourage (most likely seen out with): Anyone who appreciates a fabulous cocktail!

NYC favorites

Restaurant: Yerba Buena, Esca
Bar: PDT, White Star
Nightclub/cabaret: The Box
Event space: Cipriani 42nd Street to feel majestic, Brandy Library during the winter and during the summer, anywhere with outdoor space.
Clothing store: I’m an equal opportunity shopper!
Furniture shop: Antiques and vintage stores
Gift boutique: Takashimaya

Causes

Board memberships: Asher/Ezra Scholarship Fund
Host committees: Save Venice, Ubuntu, NY Botanical Garden, Planting Technology
Professional affiliations: Harvard Club, James Beard Foundation

Wearing a Ralph Lauren gown, Pierre Hardy shoes and a Leah C. birdcage hat, accessorized with a Judith Leiber purse, at the Save Venice Masquerade Ball.

Wearing a Ferragamo gown matched with a Donna Karan clutch at the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Ball.

Partying with friends and Rosario Dawson, at the Latin Gala Awards.

Calendar

Favorite social event of the year: Save Venice’s Annual Masquerade Ball
Best NY party ever attended: The Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute Ball.
What sets Manhattan nightlife apart: Diversity, diversity, diversity. New York allows you to be whomever you want to be on any given night.