Susana Gómez Castaño

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Castaño.
Susana Gómez Castaño
Member of the Colombian House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 20, 2022
Personal details
Born1994
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Political partyHumane Colombia
EducationUniversity of Antioquia

Susana Gómez Castaño[1] better known as Susana Boreal[1] is a Colombian activist and politician. She is a member of the Colombian House of Representatives for Antioquia since July 20, 2022.[1]

Biography

Gómez partially studied music at the University of Antioquia, beginning with lyrical singing, to later study conducting. She studied choral and orchestral conducting for a few months in Belgium, which she left unfinished due to pandemic,[2] returning to her native Medellín to finish her undergraduate degree.[1]

Gómez gained national public notoriety during the 2019–2020 protests after attending the call of other musicians, among them Juan Ernesto Arias, Gómez's fellow student, to perform a concert in the Parque de Los Deseos in Medellín[2] as an artistic manifestation of protest in which she would participate as orchestra conductor. She published the scores on the Internet and about 400 musicians showed up for the event. The video of the event went viral on social networks.[3]

In the 2022 legislative elections, she was elected as part of a closed list as a member of the House of Representatives for Antioquia, for the Historic Pact. She assumed her seat in July 2022.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (14 March 2022). "Susana Boreal, de las protestas del paro nacional al Congreso". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Susana Boreal, la directora que revolucionó la música en las manifestaciones del paro nacional en Colombia". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Susana Gómez Castaño, más conocida como Susana Boreal – TELESANTANDER" (in Spanish). 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.