MCM exists today in large part because of powerful family bonds and ethics ingrained into the organization. For nearly two decades, from 1941 to 1960, Fernando Munilla, Sr. the father of the founders of MCM, was one of Cuba’s premier builders and a pioneer in construction methodology.

 

Four of his sons were brought to the U.S. through the Pedro Pan airlift operation days before the Bay of Pigs invasion and were placed in an orphanage in Ohio. During that time, Mr. Munilla stayed, fighting for his country’s freedom, leading covert operations along with the CIA. Like many other freedom fighters, he was unjustly arrested 3 times and finally managed to escape the island just ahead of Castro’s henchmen.

 

Mr. Munilla arrived in America with the clothes on his back, his credentials, and a fierce determination to reunite his family. He succeeded within a year, first moving to the Northeast and then finally settling in Miami, where he resumed his career and helped his sons start MCM.