She was married to the broadcaster, producer and host Yaqui Núñez del Risco. After they divorced, Silvestre moved to Mexico, where she remained about three years. She had a long-term relationship with the Venezuelan photographer José Betancourt, the father of her son André and her daughter Eloísa; they married in 2009. In 2010, she performed a tribute to Luis Días.[1]
She suffered a massive stroke and two heart attacks on 17 April 2014 in Santo Domingo. She was 61 years old.[2]
