Summer has arrived in Punta del Este and there it is, as always, Andrea BurstenEnjoy with friends in José Ignacios Brava. The former model and catering entrepreneur spent an afternoon between readings, mate, conversations and moments at sea. This time, instead of stopping at Marcelo Tinelli’s family in La Boyita, Andrea decided to stay in the town of José Ignacio.
Andrea Bursten is a multi-faceted figure on the Argentine scene, known for her stellar career as a model in the 90s and for her resilience in the face of personal adversity. She is 51 years old and mother of Francesca And Stefanothe result of her marriage to the businessman Federico Riberowho died in 2013 after a battle with pleural cancer.
After his departure, Andy turned to the world of food to continue his legacy. She became an entrepreneur and took over the management of six branches. Despite the difficulties, he demonstrated his ability to reinvent himself and successfully lead new projects. Her career combines elegance, professionalism and creativity, consolidating her as a reference both in fashion and in social networks and in the business field.
A few months ago in conversation with Luli Fernández for the interview series Ellas from GWMhe confessed to Infobae like this:
—What phase of your life are you in today?
“I feel like I’m constantly evolving and I think that’s the idea and what I want for my life.” I’m calm, doing my usual job, my restaurants, working with my daughter on projects for next year, taking good care of myself and exercising as always. I am restless and sometimes need new challenges. Now it occurred to me that I wanted to run. I train a lot, almost every day, but running is a different sport. so now I’m training for a short race I signed up for it in a few days and am focusing on that. Obviously then my life, my children, my house. Personally, however, I focus on the fact that I want to go running and that I liked that I found the space to do it.
– I don’t know what your love situation is, but they say that the groups of running are the position Ideal for finding a partner. It’s the new thing Tinder!
—I’m not in a relationship, but I don’t know if I’m interested in one either. (laughs). At the moment I go running alone or with my teacher. I still have a long way to go because the distances I run are short and the groups generally run a half marathon or 15km, I’m not there yet. But hey, who tells you? At some point it can happen…
“You told me about the spectacular restaurants you’ve had for many years. What was it like getting into the restaurant business? Was it because of Fede?
—Yes, I actually inherited it. My family and I live from my restaurants, I have six places in shopping centers. The truth is that everything works very well, they are very established brands. I took the job 12 years ago, but the company needs to be between 25 and 30 years old.
—And it’s good that you were able to continue it…
– I had no choice, Luli. I knew nothing, I had no idea. But I have a partner who is a wonderful person and partner and together with him I gradually committed, learned, followed him, because the truth is that he is super clear. I learn a lot from him and continue to learn. He was a great companion and the truth is The work I was doing at the time also helped me a lot to be able to process everything that I had experienced. I used it as a chance to do something new and learn something new. And we live from today, so…
—And the boys got involved too? Because your children are already adults.
– Yes, huge. Francesca is 23 years old and is studying. It will be received by Interior Design next year. And my son works in a restaurant, he is a barista, he serves delicious coffee. So let’s prepare it. Surely Fefo will take over and at some point maybe I will rest a bit and he will start working with me or doing his own thing.
“I imagine that in those difficult moments that you had to go through, people out of love tried to accompany you and give you advice. But sometimes it scares you more than it helps you. How did you live it?
– I was still afraid of being alone. Since I was alone with my children, fear initially prevailed. I was afraid of managing life alone, raising two boys alone, managing the economy alone. It was a rebirth and also an opportunity. There was a lot of growth, but at first it was fear. I was afraid of everything: If I was able to do that, if I wasn’t able to do that, how would I manage alone with the two boys, with a business I didn’t know, taking care of things I never cared about, investments, paying the bills… Plus, I stayed living in the family house and at one point I said, “What am I doing here alone?” It was the house where we lived with Federico. That’s where I made the decision to leave and it was a relief. I lived in Tortugas but worked downtown. So I went downtown. I feel like I’ve started all over again.
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