into an aristocratic family of Lima, Peru, Pardo was the son of Felipe PardoyAliaga and Petronila de Lavalle y Cabero. His father was a writer and diplomat
José Simón Pardoy Barreda (February 24, 1864 – August 3, 1947) was a Peruvian politician who served as the 35th (1904–1908) and 39th (1915–1919) President