Sr. Juan Rivera was a father, grandfather, husband and friend to many. He served in the US Army and traveled around the world. The house that he built for his beloved wife, Maria Candelaria, still stands in the mountains of Cidra today (Sector Los Pinos), where she also still resides and says she will stay there until she goes to be with her beloved Juana again someday. Juan and Canda both loved dancing, music, good food and enjoying the company of good people and family. Juan was the son of Isidro Rivera and Aurora Diaz.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...