Carmen Romano

Carmen Romano de López Portillo
First Lady of Mexico
In role
1 December 1976 – 30 November 1982
PresidentJosé López Portillo
Preceded byMaría Esther Zuno
Succeeded byPaloma Cordero
Personal details
Born
Carmen Romano Nolk

(1926-02-10)10 February 1926
Mexico City, Mexico
Died9 May 2000(2000-05-09) (aged 74)
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse
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(m. 1951; div. 1991)​

Carmen Romano de López Portillo (born Carmen Romano Nolk; 10 February 1926 – 9 May 2000) was the First Lady of Mexico from 1976 to 1982. She was the first wife of Mexican president José López Portillo.

Politics

Romano was the president of the Mexican Foundation for the Development of Children and the Family during her time as First Lady. [1] She also acted as head of the Mexican delegation to a special session of the UNICEF Executive Board.[2]

Romano was invited to Jimmy Carter's presidential inauguration by Rosalyn Carter. She was the only family member of an international head of state to attend the event.[1]

Personal life and death

In the 1970s, actress Sasha Montenegro maintained a relationship with José López Portillo, who was still married to Carmen Romano, with whom he had three children. López Portillo obtained a divorce from Carmen Romano, and then married Montenegro in 1995.[3]

  • Carmen Romano
    Carmen Romano
  • Carmen Romano voting in 1976
    Carmen Romano voting in 1976
  • President Jose Lopez Portillo, Jimmy Carter, Mrs. Jose Lopez Portillo and Rosalynn Carter-State Visit Mexico
    President Jose Lopez Portillo, Jimmy Carter, Mrs. Jose Lopez Portillo and Rosalynn Carter-State Visit Mexico

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Martin, Judith (21 January 1977). "First Lady's Return Visit". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Secretary-General meets with Mexico's First Lady". UN Photo. 23 January 1981.
  3. ^ Gunson, Phil (20 February 2004). "José López Portillo". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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Preceded by First Lady of Mexico
1976-1982 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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Organism created in 1977
 President of the Consultative Council
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