Porfirio Rubirosa epitomized the playboy lifestyle of the 1950s by living in luxury at the expense of others. Subsisting on pleasure, polo, and fast cars, Rubirosa played a dangerous game and spent his entire life trying to maintain a dodgy equilibrium. By employing his devil-may-care charm, he refused to settle for less—never taking “no” for an answer. 1. He Had Strong RootsBorn in the Dominican Republic in 1909, Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza was the youngest of three children. When he was only six years old, his father—Pedro Rubirosa moved to Paris and served as a diplomat. And so, Porfirio and hi…