For supporting my effort bringing the flavor of Living and Lounging Latin
Style to the American lifestyle, I sincerely thank: my literary agents at
Dupree Miller: Jane Miller and Nena Madonia and their staff; my publishers
at Thomas Nelson: Pamela Clements, Damon Goud and Jason Johns Jennifer
Greenstein, Geoffrey Stone, Kristen Vasgaard, Casey Hooper and all the
staff; photographer Brian Park for his extraordinary work and patience; the
team at Metal Monkey: agent Liz Padilla, talented photographer Paul Wright,
his assistant James Hayworth, and stylist Luigi Carruba; agent Andrea
Montejo for her support in finding a talented writer, Monica Haim, who was
able to transcribe all my ideas; graphic designer Kiko Kairuz for his
support and loyalty to this second project; chef Mariana Velasquez for
bringing flavor and spice to this book; Lila Ochoa, Ana Maria Londono, and
her assistant, Mariana Osorio, from Fucsia Magazine for their fashion
support; Luis Velazco and Javier Delgado, the team behind the video camera;
my licensing agents at the Cherokee Group: Sandi Stuart and Anthony Damiani;
branding gurus Claude Salzberger and Ana Gonzalez for their creative advice
and support; Michael Honablue, Macdara Bohan and Marlon Johnson at Plum
TV; Nazca Saatchi and Saatchi, Alexis Summer for her support and for
believing in me from the beginning; Ben Moody for his ever-insightful
advice; Angela Montoya at Colombia es Passion for opening her Rolodex to me
with so much generosity.
I would also like to thank my family and friends: Gustavo Arango; Eva Hahn;
Iran Issa Khan; Katia Gonzalez Ripoll; Graciela Robles; Jose Pascual;
Milagros Maldonado; Gert and Ula Elfering; Michael Gitter; Christopher
Mason; Nicanor Cardenosa; Susan and Celia Bribragher; Mariangela Capuzzo;
Jeff Kljajich; Sam Robin; Atilla Ata Uygun; Rhea Landig; Davi Abramson and
David Zinsser; Patrick O¹Shea; Ken Harvey; Norman Wick Blood; Rob and Terry
Schechter; Natalia Lanza, Antonio da Motta; Paul Meleschnig; Dayssi Olarte
de Kanavos, Walib and Susie Wahab; Adriana Arenas; La Gorda Puerta; Diego,
Mercedes, and Mauricio from El Techo Restaurant; Andres Arias; Sandra
Merchan; Tatiana Angel and Chiche Cayon; Celso Castro, Josefina Castro and
Gabriel Ossa; Catalina Casas; Roberto Posada; Ingrid Hoffman; and the
Dacosta Gomez family.
Locations, Stores, Fashion Designers, and Models: Patrick Vaysse, Benoit
Delgrange, Carmen Otero, chef Simon Karl Buhler, and Sthepane Menou at Hotel
Sofitel Santa Clara, Maria Fernanda Santos and the
staff at Hotel Majagua; Juan B. Sanint and Andrea
Romero; Gustavo Pinto and Sergio Castano at Hotel Agua; Andrea Villegas at Casa del Mar Carlos Dunayer and Paola Mancini at Isla Rosa;
Mario and Connie Pacheco; Hotel Boutique¹s El Marques and El Arzobispado
Patricia Nieto at Koralia; Hacienda Quinta Santa Pedro
Alejandrino, Isabelita Mejia at Hacienda San Jose; Claude Lamer, Fernando
Echeverry, and Jenaro Mejia; Flora Nostra, Luz Maria Zuluaga, Maria Elena de
Zapata, Amparo Jaramillo, and Rosa Elena Angel and Rodrigo Vega, Alberto
Santamaria and Francisco Diaz; Camilo Holgin at Arquitectura Nativa; Luz Miriam Toro, Belisario Betancourt, and
Dalita Navarro; Moncha Mejia, Luis Alberto Martin, Jose Maria Rodrigez, and
Ivon Valencia; Caridad and Gabriel, Mary Becerra Gomez, architect Simon
Velez; Andres and Estella Jaramillo at Restaurant Andres Carne de Res; Claudia Valenzuela and family; Dora de German
Ribon; the Soto family at Hacienda Los Laureles; Arcanos Restaurant; Olga
Pumarejo, Paola Morales, Cristina Meira at Cachivaches; Carmenza de Arboleda at Dupuis Colombia; Aida
Furmanski at Galena; and Duna Muebles; Fashion Designers:
Mercedes Salazar (); Lina Cantillo; Jack Saad at Latino Royalty;
Hernan Zajar. Models: La Agencia Models and FP Casting.