President Juan Carlos Varela Profession Journalist
politician | Political party Panameñista Party Party Panameñista Party | |
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Preceded by Marta Linares de Martinelli Born July 31, 1968 (age 48)
Panama City, Panama ( 1968-07-31 ) Children Gian Carlo
Adrian
Stefan Spouse Juan Carlos Varela (m. 1992) Similar Juan Carlos Varela, Isabel Saint Malo, Ricardo Martinelli, Marta Linares de Martinelli, Arnulfo Arias Profiles | ||
Lorena Castillo García de Varela (born July 31, 1968) is a Panamanian journalist and politician. She has served as the First Lady of Panama since July 1, 2014, during the tenure of her husband, President Juan Carlos Varela.
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Biography
Castillo was born on July 31, 1968, in Panama City to parents, Manuel J. Castillo and Moty Garcia. She married Juan Carlos Varela in 1992, with whom she has three children – Gian Carlo, Adrian and Stefan.
Castillo attended the Flint Hill School in Oakton, Virginia in the United States. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT). She worked as a journalist at several organizations, including Telemetro. In 2012, she left journalism to focus on her husband's political career.
Lorena Castillo became First Lady of Panama on 1 July 2014. On November 16, 2015, Castillo was appointed a "Special Advocate for AIDS in Latin America" by UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibé during a ceremony at the Palacio de las Garzas.
