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Pushing Open the Door of Opportunity
Isidro Peña’s favorite quote is now a family favorite: “The door to opportunity is always labeled ‘Push’.”
Opportunity for the Peñas has come from pecans, a concrete tile press and wedding dresses. All were grown with hard work, determination, faith and family.
Mr. Peña es la semilla de esta historia. As a young child, he had a vision, a plan for a better future. However, he realized early on that not only is it necessary to have goals, but he would also have to work hard to achieve them. At the tender age of six years old, in a small town in Mexico, Mr. Peña sold newspapers and oranges
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Known For Their Quality
In the late 1970s, Isidro Peña, founder of CasaMexicana, began manufacturing floor tiles "one by one."
Since that time, the strong work ethic, determination and resilience of Isidro and his familyhave taken them from manufacturing 150 tiles a day to
maintaining an inventory of over 1 million square feet
of tile.
With more than 125 combined years of experience, the Casa Mexicana team has seen all the trends and they pride themselves in offering the latest
tile designs from around the world.
“We have something for every taste and budget.”
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House of tile and style
“People think it’s a restaurant, especially the ones who are from out of town. They also think that because it’s ‘Casa Mexicana’ we only carry Mexican tile, while in fact most of it is Italian and Spanish.”
Martha Orta knows her family business. Built one tile at a time right here in the Mesilla Valley, Casa Mexicana is more than just the largest tile distributor in New Mexico. Casa Mexicana is the patchwork legacy woven with care by her father, Isidro Peña, A Mexican immigrant who came to New Mexico as a migrant farm worker in the 1960’s.
Twenty-five years and millions of tiles later, Isidro Peña is still
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