Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele
Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, May 2019 | |
| First Lady of El Salvador | |
Current | |
| Assumed role 1 June 2019 | |
| President | Nayib Bukele |
| Preceded by | Margarita Villalta de Sánchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gabriela Roberta Rodríguez Perezalonso 31 March 1985 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Political party | Nuevas Ideas |
| Spouse(s) | Nayib Bukele (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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Gabriela Roberta Rodríguez de Bukele[1] (born 31 March 1985) is a Salvadoran educator and prenatal psychologist serving as the first lady of El Salvador since 2019 as the wife of President Nayib Bukele. She is also a professional ballet dancer and is part of the dance company Fundación Ballet de El Salvador.
Early life[change | change source]
Gabriela Roberta Rodríguez Perezalonso was born on 31 March 1985 in San Salvador.[2] She is the youngest of four daughters and her husband has claimed she has Sephardic Jewish ancestry.[3][4][5]
Her father is José Roberto Rodríguez Trabanino,[2][3] a Salvadoran investor,[6] while her mother, Arena Perezalonso de Rodríguez,[2][3][7] is a Nicaraguan who served as a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in El Salvador.[8][9][10]
She showed an interest in ballet at an early age and joined the dance company Fundación Ballet de El Salvador.[7]
Career[change | change source]
Rodríguez has a doctorate in prenatal psychology.[11] She founded PrePare in October 2010, the country's first center of prenatal teaching, of which she is the director.[12] Rodríguez is also the regional representative to the Association For Prenatal And Perinatal Psychology And Health.[13]
Personal life[change | change source]
Rodríguez is a professional ballet dancer and part of the dance company Fundación Ballet of El Salvador.[14][15] She began dating Bukele in 2004[16] and they married on 6 December 2014 in a private ceremony in El Boquerón, San Salvador.[17][18] She announced her pregnancy days before Bukele won the presidential elections.[16][14][19] Their first child, Layla, was born on 15 August 2019.[20] Their second child, Aminah, was born on 8 November 2023.[21]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Número 176" (PDF) (in Spanish). Diario Oficial. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nace Layla hija del Presidente Nayib Bukele" (in Spanish). República. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Primera Dama" (in Spanish). Presidencia of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "His dad was an imam, his wife has Jewish roots: Meet El Salvador's new leader". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "El Salvador's new President is a Palestinian and pro-Israel". Christians United for Israel. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "Carteles de matrículas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Registros. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele: todo sobre la primera dama de El Salvador" (in Spanish). MSN. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Cámara Comercio contra 'paquete'" (PDF). El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish). 11 January 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Memoria de labores 2014" (in Spanish). Cámara de Comercio e Industria de El Salvador. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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- ↑ "Inaugúrase 'Consuma 92' con nueva imagen en tiempos de paz" (PDF). La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 1 August 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Gabriela de Bukele: UNICEF será un aliado estratégico para cumplir nuestras políticas sociales" (in Spanish). Última Hora. 12 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "PrePare: Conócenos" (in Spanish). PrePare. Archived from the original on 2 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "¿Quién es Nayib Bukele?" (in Spanish). La Prensa de Los Ángeles. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "¿Quién es Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele y por qué vas a querer conocerla?" (in Spanish). La Verdad. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Periódico estadounidense Washington Hispanic destaca participación de Ballet San Salvador" (in Spanish). Última Hora. 16 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "¿Quién es Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele, la nueva primera dama de El Salvador?" (in Spanish). Notimérica. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Fotos: Boda de Nayib y Gabriela" (in Spanish). El Blog. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Medios destacan boda Bukele-Rodríguez" (in Spanish). News Millenium. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ "Gabriela de Bukele, una primera dama 'millenial' para El Salvador" (in Spanish). Mujer Hoy. 20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ "Presidente Bukele anuncia el nacimiento de su hija Layla". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ↑ Reyes, Magdalena (8 November 2023). "Presidente Bukele Anuncia Nacimiento de su Segunda Hija" [President Bukele Announces the Birth of His Second Daughter]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.