At the age of eighteen Oscar left his native land and moved to Madrid, Spain to study painting at the San Fernando Art School. ... After two years with Elizabeth Arden, he then joined the Jane Derby Company as a partner with Ben Shaw and his son Gerald Shaw. ... Oscar de la Renta swept the world in the 1970's with many international fashion trends such as his Russian and Gypsy fashion themes. ... He left his native land at such a young age and is in a business that he didn't even go to school for. ...

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He was born in Havana and he was the son of a Spanish soldier. ... Many of his works used native dances and language. ... By the end of his life he was known as the most influential of the Latin-American poets who dealt with African themes....

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