Latin life is rich with warmth, family values and history. I want to bring that beauty into American homes.

The common denominator all Latinos have is that we want some respect. That's what we're all fighting for.

I want to make sure I'm not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it.

How proud I am to be compared to Oprah. I really admire her. She's a minority woman and she's done all this by herself... I'm very happy to be Oprah with salsa and not Donahue in drag.

I'll never retire from working; I'll keep my life interesting until I drop dead.

We Latin women are liberated from the neck up, not the neck down.

You have to eat right. That does not mean that I don't drink Cuban coffee. That does not mean that I do not have two cigarettes a day - that's what I'm down to. I drink wine - you know, I'm normal. But I do eat well.