DR. JORGE VALLEJO

Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Hialeah Hospital, FL

A well-established obstetrician in South Florida, Jorge Vallejo delivered what was once considered the smallest baby born in the United States in 1992 at Hialeah Hospital. The Vallejos are originally from Guantánamo, Cuba. Jorge was born on June 12, 1931, to Spanish immigrant parents, in a family of physicians. He delivered eight of his nine grandchildren and once treated the late Cuban salsa icon Celia Cruz. In fact, his presence was so ubiquitous that when one of his granddaughters, Jessica Vallejo, first interviewed for a job as a reporter for CBS4 Miami, others at the station asked her if she was “la nieta [granddaughter] del Doctor Vallejo.”

ARTIST - WHITNEY BENNETT: I’m Whitney.  I grew up on a small farm in middle Georgia.  I then grew up all over the United States from Georgia to California on the road in a volkswagon van.  I studied art at home and in schools.  Music was a big part of my early years.  Painting is a passion of mine because I am a visual learner and I love to observe and see  colors and shapes.  I founded Whintey Art LLC in 2020 and I currently paint commissions, and support my community with art.