The Cajun Cuban & Latina Success in Corporate America

Marie Quintana, pictured with her mother and father, was only 5-years-old when she was forced to board a Delta airlines flight from La Habana airport, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana on November 23, 1961. Quiniata remembers every detail from that day. Just a few months removed from the Invasion of the Bay of Pigs, she recalls the panic, grief, and uncertainty that flooded the airline terminals. (Marie Quiniata)

Marie Quintana's parents wedding photo. Marie was only 5-years-old when she was forced to board a Delta airlines flight from La Habana airport, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana on November 23, 1961. (Marie Quiniata)

Marie Quintana's parents. (Marie Quiniata)

Marie Quintana's parents. (Marie Quiniata)