Juana was born in Lima, Peru. At an early age, she discovered her love for art and drawing. Daddy and grampa were ecstatic. Their artistic genes were passed on for another generation!

With nothing but her passion for Hello Kitty and her own two hands, she attended the Fine Arts School at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.

With a leap of faith, she moved to the United States in 1995. Then in 2000, she met a young man who enjoyed watching cartoons, too. They married a couple of years later.

Juana now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband Chris, their two young boys, Mr. Snaggle-Tooth Kitty and their new puppy, Papi. They all watch cartoons together.

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