1. THIS IS THE CATALFAMO FAMILY. WE
ARE COMPRISED OF CUBAN AND
ITALIAN DECENT.
Angelina Catalfamo
EDF 2085
March 28, 2012

2. Orlando (died) and Olga(no photo) Hoyos married and had Belkis (seen below
on left) Catalfamo in 1962
Tony(died) and Maxine (seen below left) married in 1960 and had
Joe (seen below) in 1963 whom Belkis later married in 1985

3. Belkis and Joseph then had (me) Angelina Catalfamo in 1990 (seen below)
In 1998 my brother Dominic Antonio Catalfamo was born (seen below)

4. Orlando Hoyos born: 1945-2010
Born in Havana, Cuba he flew to Spain where he took his
wife Olga Hoyos and from there they came to Miami, FL.
They came to the U.S to seek freedom and a better
opportunity of living. The struggles they faced were learning
English, something Orlando never
accomplished, however, was a successful business man.
Belkis Catalfamo born in Havana Cuba in 1962, then flew
to Spain with her parents, to come to America at age 3. Her
biggest struggle as a child was surviving poverty with
parents that could not speak English and putting herself
through school.

5. Tony Catalfamo 1935-1994 was born in Miami, Fl and met his wife Maxine
Catalfamo they struggled with having 8 children (Tony had 8 with a previous wife)
and feeding all of them.
Joe Catalfamo was born in 1963 in Miami,FL his biggest struggle growing up was
being a White Italian in a Spanish speaking city and trying to find a job.

6. Our values are family is #1 however, God always comes first. The norms
for us are going to school (even the parents) working full time jobs, and
being home to eat as a family by 6p.m & church on Sunday’s.

7. TRADITION for the Cuban side of the family is
‘lechon’ on Noche Bueno (the 24th of dec) we have
a big party and fiesta with our family and loved
ones and tradition is ALWAYS a lechon.

8. Celebrating the sweet 15 or Quinceanera for Cubans &
sweet 16 for the Italians! These days are full of family
and fun! They realize a significant time in your life and
how precocious being young is! Lucky for me I had a
sweet 15 AND 16
Birthday cruise! 