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LA Times Today: Column One - How a scrappy Chicano from L.A. came to own a Scottish castle

LA Times Today: Column One - How a scrappy Chicano from L.A. came to own a Scottish castle

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Dan Peña grew up in East Los Angeles and his troubled childhood led many to believe he’d never amount to much.

But Peña reinvented himself and went on to become a successful business entrepreneur. And in 1984 he bought a castle in Angus, Scotland.

Louis Sahagun writes that today Peña gives lectures to students who pay thousands of dollars to hear his unique lessons.

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