Succeeded by Cilia Flores Profession Journalist Name Marisabel de Residence Barquisimeto, Venezuela Children Rosines Chavez | Nationality Venezuela Religion Roman Catholicism Role Journalist Political party For Social Democracy | |
Preceded by Alicia Pietri de Caldera Born 23 November 1964 (age 59)
Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela ( 1964-11-23 ) Spouse Hugo Chavez (m. 1997–2004), Allessandro Perez Similar People Hugo Chavez, Hugo de los Reyes Chavez, Adan Chavez, Anibal Jose Chavez F | ||
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Marisabel Rodriguez Oropeza (born 23 November 1964) is a Venezuelan journalist, publicist and radio announcer. She is best known for having been the second wife of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.
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- Rueda de prensa de marisabel rodriguez de chavez corto
- Early life
- Politics
- Television and radio
- Marriages
- References
Early life
Rodriguez was born in Barquisimeto.
Politics
In 1999, Rodriguez was elected a member of the 1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela, in the process which wrote the present Constitution of Venezuela. She was elected with the second highest margin in the elections. She was then elected president of the Constituent Social Rights Commission and president of the Fundacion del Nino, a state-funded foundation that works helping and supporting children throughout the country. For almost two decades, Marisabel has been working in the area of social communications, especially public relations and as editor of the social section of El Impulso, one of the most important journals in midwest Venezuela.
Television and radio
Rodriguez is an announcer and radio producer. She produced a magazine for children, "El Club de los Exploradores". She has anchored for television stations including Telecentro and Ninos Cantores Television in her hometown of Barquisimeto. She has also produced the informative radio program "Lider en la Noticia".
Marriages
Her first marriage was to Allessandro Lanaro Perezone, with whom she had a son.
She married Hugo Chavez in 1997. They had one daughter together, Rosines. In 2004 she and Chavez officially divorced, after 2 years of separation. In 2007, she publicly denounced the constitutional reforms proposed by Chavez.
She divorced of her third husband in 2009, Felix Lisandro Garcia, a tennis instructor.