Penzi Team

Mee-Ngan Cardenas
Senior Event Planner

Mee-Ngan first joined the Penzi Team during the early stages of the company's founding. Since then she's come a long way studying with the best in the field including celebrity wedding planners David Tutera. As a mom, innovator, educator and senior planner at Penzi, she's watched the company become a leading name in the world of wedding and event design and production. Her persistent desire to help Penzi remain an innovative event producer is evident in her passion, dedication and consistent training. Mee-Ngan has become one of the leading members of the Penzi Team, lending her extensive knowledge of event production and design to the company and using her experience to mentor junior planners along the way.

Luis Ricardo Muñoz
Head Chef

Luis Ricardo Muñoz’s journey from his childhood home to the Penzi kitchen as head chef is a story about discovering one’s true passion.

While studying Graphic Design and Architecture at the University of León, he realized how much he yearned for a more satisfying career. He eventually found himself drawn to the world of gastronomy, where he finally found his calling. Since Penzi’s inception, he has been an integral part of the culinary experience.

He has risen from the position of second chef to head chef, creating dishes that showcase the uniqueness of each event and the joy of those who come to celebrate.

Today, Luis finds it impossible not to look forward to the surprises each day in the kitchen brings. He lives to create food that makes every wedding in San Miguel de Allende special and distinct, infusing each dish with the heart and soul of Mexican culinary tradition.

José María Fuentes
Event Planner

Jose Maria studied hotel Management in Les Roches in Spain, he is a people’s person, and he loves communication, Jose brings to Penzi the experience of service and attention to the client.

Angeles Vanegas
Wedding Planner

Anguie is Guadalupe’s personal assistant, her dedication is incredible, she notes everything that the couple wants for her wedding and makes sure the director gets all her support.

Flor de Maria López
Wedding Planner

She studied Tourism Management and Development at the Technological University of San Miguel de Allende. Flor's primary interest is being able to do things with determination and excellence. The details that make each event different, being able to accompany the bride throughout the process and finally seeing the success of the event in the expression of her clients and guests is something that she is passionate about. For Flor it is very important to be empathetic with her clients and be able to know what they need so that they can enjoy this day to the fullest.

Estrella Galicia
Wedding Planner

Originally from San Miguel de Allende, she feels a great passion for her work, above all, for being this a place where weddings become magical. The most important thing for her is that each event has part of the story of the couples; to be able to express their “sign” at each wedding, which is not just another event, but is unique and full of joy. For Estrella, being able to learn something new every day makes her work much more exciting.

Valeria Vélez
Wedding Planner

Valeria studied Tourism and Gastronomy, she always knew that the perfect space for her would be to be part of a wedding planning team. Penzi and San Miguel Allende is the perfect space for her to work. Seeing the clients happy and enjoying the best day of their life is what motivates her every day to improve her work.

Karina Espinoza
Wedding Planner

Karina is from San Miguel de Allende, she studied gastronomy. she all ways had a fascination for weddings. when she graduated she knew she wanted to work in the wedding sector. Her dream was to work at Penzi, because she knew it was going to be a company that tested all of her skills and motivate her to be the best she could be every day.

Mireya Palma
Wedding Planner

Mireya is from San Miguel de Allende, she studied tourist management and development. She is Patricio Fuentes personal assistant. For Mireya it was a great opportunity to be part of the penzi team and learn from the ground up. Her main objective is to make sure all of the planers have all of the material they might need to make the wedding as special as the couple wants it to be.

Mariana Hernandez
Wedding Planner

Mariana studied Tourism in San Miguel de Allende, she loves showcasing her town and service. She is always ready to help you with a big smile, she is part of the Penzi team since 2015.

Karla Morin
Wedding Planner

Karla is native from San Miguel de Allende, she studied Tourism in her hometown. Since she was very young she stated working as a waiter and bartender, and she loves service.

During my short stay in Costa Rica, where I did my internship at Hotel Marriot Ocean and golf, I started working at events and there is where my love for weddings started, I love to serve. Being part of the Penzi team is a privilege, our high standards, quality and passion is what I love the most.

Patricio "Pato" Fuentes
Wedding Planner

He studied gastronomy in the Hoffman Institute in Barcelona.

He has worked in the kitchen of Restaurants like Restaurant Hoffman Barcelona (One Michelin Star), Joel Robuchon Monaco, Capu Bianco Corsica and Boat House Sydney.

Kirsten West
Culinary Consultant

Kirsten West, The Culinary Explorer, is an international chef and cooking instructor. Her studying of the Mexican cuisine included traveling to the different regions of the country. Her teachers were many wonderful Mexican home and professional cooks, as well as authorities of the cuisines such as Diana Kennedy and Rick Bayless, with whom she collaborated for 8 years.

Her fascination with the culture of Mexico started at age 12 in history class, taught in her native Germany. On her first visit to Mexico, with the intention to explore the archeological ruins, she unexpectedly fell in love with Mexican food. The rich offerings at the markets she visited surpassed anything she had ever seen. With the realization that this most fascinating cuisine in the world had influenced the cuisines of Europe and Asia in a profound way, it became the passion and fascination of her food studies. It will never cease to amaze and surprise her.