People of the Dominican Republic the Dominican Republic in 1932, and became a US citizen in 1971. He studied under the leading Spaniard designer Cristóbal Balenciaga and then worked with the house of Lanvin in Paris. Then by 1963, de la Renta had designs carrying his own label. After establishing himself in the US, de la Renta opened boutiques across the country. His work blends French and Spaniard fashion with American styles. Although he settled in New York, de la Renta also marketed his work in Latin America, where it became very popular, and remained active in his native Dominican Republic, where his charitable activities
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas, billed as "Bad Blood", was a professional boxing match contested on September 14, 2002, for De La Hoya's WBC and lineal super welterweight (light–middleweight) championships, Vargas' WBA super welterweight championship, and the vacant "The Ring" light–middleweight championship. The long-awaited De La Hoya–Vargas bout had been discussed for years. The fight was highly anticipated as not only were De La Hoya and Vargas two of the top fighters in the sport, they also had a long-going personal feud and openly discussed their hatred for one another. The