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Elena Frías de Chávez
Elena Frías de Chávez
	Frías receiving condolences by then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto during Hugo Chavez's funeral
First Lady of Barinas
	In office; 2000–2008
Personal details
Born	Elena Frías; 14 May 1935 (age 89); Barinas, Venezuela
Spouse	Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (m. 1952; died 2024)
Relations	Pedro Pérez Delgado (great-grandfather) ; María Gabriela Chávez (granddaughter)
Children	Adán Chávez (1953) ; Hugo Chávez (1954-2013) ; Narciso Chávez (1955) ; Aníbal José Chávez Frías (1957-2016) ; Argenis Chávez (1958) ; Enzo Chávez (1959-1960) ; Adelis Chávez (1961)
Parent(s)	Rafael Infante ; Benita Frías

Elena Frías de Chávez (born May 14, 1935) is the mother of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, Aníbal José Chávez Frías and Adán Chávez. She is the former First Lady of the state of Barinas and wife of Governor Hugo de los Reyes Chávez.^[1] She grew up in the village of San Hipólito, close to the capital city of Barinas, and met her husband, Hugo de los Reyes Chávez, when she was 17 and he was 18. She has raised seven sons including Hugo, her second born.^[2]

References

^ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany (20 November 2008). "Venezuelan State Elections: Pressure Mounts for Entire Chavez Clan". SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
^ Hugo Chávez: The Definitive Biography of Venezuela's Controversial President, Cristina Marcano & Alberto Barrera Tyszka. Translated by Kristina Cordero. New York: Random House, 2007. ISBN 978-0-679-45666-7