Benicio was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on February 19, 1967. Santurce is one of the nicest suburbs of San Juan.

It is a beautiful city with a tropical climate and many striking buildings,
such as the Centro de Bellas Artes, named after former governor, Luis A. Ferre (1968-72).
This is a view of the front of that building:

Although he was born a Puerto Rican citizen,

when he was 13, his parents moved to Mercersburg, a town in Pennsylvania.

He grew up in farm country, where there were sheep. . .

And horses. . .

And cattle. . .

And more sheep!

He attended Mercersburg Academy during his high school years. It is a coeducational institution over 100 years old.

Perhaps his backyard view looked something like this:

Image of Puerto Rico courtesy of Excite's City Net.
Image of Centro de Bellas Artes courtesy of Miramar 101 Tourist Gallery of Puerto Rico.
Image of Puerto Rican flag courtesy of The 1996 World Factbook by the C.I.A.
Image of Mercersburg courtesy of Mercersburg, PA.
Images of sheep and canyon courtesy of Kaltenbach's Bed & Breakfast.
Image of horse courtesy of Whippletree Inn & Farm.
Image of cattle courtesy of Knapping Knapp Bed & Breakfast.
Image of more sheep courtesy of Breeds of Livestock.
Image of Mercersburg Academy campus courtesy of Mercersburg Academy.

Benicio Goes to College

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