Nena Goodman was born Nena Manach in Tembleque, Spain and raised in Cuba. Her brother was Jorge Manach y Robato, an attorney and activist exiled from Cuba to Puerto Rico for opposing Fidel Castro in the 1960s. She met her husband, Andrew, in 1935.[1]
Goodman was an artist who specialized in the painting of oil miniatures of flowers and buildings. Her paintings often measured one inch by one inch.[1]
Nena managed Nena's Choice Gallery, a space within Bergdorf Goodman where she exhibited the work of young artists.[1][2] Her husband was the owner and chairman of the store having taken over from his father, Edwin, the store's founder.[1][2]
Nena, her husband, and their children maintained a home in Rye, New York, and a penthouse apartment located on the top floor of Bergdorf Goodman.[1][3]
Goodman died March 19, 1998, at the age of 88.[1]