Castroverde, Alex de, 1972-

Alex De Castroverde group up proud of his Cuban ancestry and embraced his parents’ stories of coming to be Americans.

Both parents, Vivian and Waldo De Castroverde, were teenagers as Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba. Waldo actively fought against the Castro regime as a CIA trained paratrooper; during which he was arrested and was imprisoned for two years. Vivian was one of thousands of young Cubans who quietly entered the United States through Operation Peter Pan in the early 1960s.

Alex’s paternal grandfather was a lawyer in Cuba. His father chose law after a brief stint as a dealer the MGM Grand in Reno. In time he relocated to Las Vegas and built his law practice. Like a beacon in the desert, both Alex and his younger brother Orlando followed in their father’s footsteps and became attorneys.

Alex was born in Miami, spent his childhood in Reno, and has become deeply rooted in southern Nevada. He serves on boards for Cristo Rey St. Viator High School, Guinn Center, and Las Vegas Business Academy.