title: Pedro Brescia Cafferata
text: # Pedro Brescia Cafferata
  
  Pedro Brescia Cafferata (31 August 1921 – 21 December 2014) was a Peruvian businessman. He was the co-chairman of Grupo Breca, a conglomerate founded by his father, and the president of BBVA Continental, a Peruvian bank.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Pedro Brescia Cafferata was born on 31 August 1921. His father, Fortunato Brescia Tassano, was the Italian-born founder of Grupo Breca, a real estate company-turned-conglomerate. His mother, María Catalina Cafferata Peñaranda, was Peruvian. He had a brother and two sisters, all billionaires.
  
  ## Career
  
  Brescia Cafferata managed Grupo Breca with his brother Mario. He was also the chairman of the insurance company Rímac Seguros, the bank BBVA Continental, and the fish company Tasa.
  
  ## Death
  
  Brescia Cafferata died on 21 December 2014, at the age of 93.
  
  