Antonio de la Rúa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Rúa and the second or maternal family name is Pertiné.

Antonio de la Rúa
de la Rúa in October 2009
Born	Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné (1974-03-07) 7 March 1974 (age 50) Córdoba, Argentina
Occupation	Lawyer
Partners	Shakira (1999–2010) Daniela Ramos (2012–2019)
Children	2^[citation needed]
Parents	Fernando de la Rúa (father) Inés Pertiné Urien (mother)

Antonio de la Rúa Pertiné (born 7 March 1974)^[1] is an Argentine lawyer, and the son of former president Fernando de la Rúa (who governed Argentina from 1999 to 2001) and Inés Pertiné. He was an advisor to his father during his father's presidency and one of the heads of his father's presidential campaign. He is Shakira's ex-boyfriend.

Politics

Though de la Rúa held no formal position in his father's government, he was the chief architect of his father's election campaign; his success led his father to continue to turn to him for political advice after his assumption of the presidency. He was pointed to as the leader of the "Sushi set" (El grupo sushi), a group of young officials so-called due to their alleged preference for expensive Japanese cuisine; they were sometimes criticised for their influence on politics.^[2][3] After the collapse of the de la Rúa presidency, de la Rúa focused his energies on philanthropy and distanced himself from politics, thus marking the end of the influence of the "Sushi Group".^[4]

Personal life

De la Rúa was a target of paparazzi coverage after his father became president. In 1999, he started dating the Colombian singer Shakira.^[5] On 10 January 2011, Shakira announced on her website that after 11 years together, she and de la Rúa had separated in August 2010 after making "a mutual decision to take time apart from [their] romantic relationship." She wrote that the couple "view this period of separation as temporary and as a time of individual growth as [they] continue to be partners in [their] business and professional lives", with de la Rúa overseeing Shakira's "business and career interests as he has always done."^[6] In September 2012, he filed a lawsuit for $250 million against Shakira.^[7] His lawsuit was dismissed by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge in August 2013.^[8]

ALAS

In December 2006, de la Rúa, together with a group of prominent Latin American businessmen and artists, founded ALAS Foundation.^[9] Foundation ALAS is a non-profit organization that promotes Early Childhood Development in Hispanic America.^[10]

Foundation ALAS had Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez as its Honorary President.^[11] Its founding members include de la Rúa, Carlos Slim, and Alejandro Bulgheroni among others.^[12]

On 22 February 2010, Antonio de la Rúa and Shakira were invited to the White House where they discussed with President Barack Obama the importance of investing in Early Childhood Development Policies.^[13]

References

1. "Antonio de la Rúa". Televisa Espectaculos. 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
2. Wilson, Bee (14 January 2002). "Meat Wars". The New Statesman. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
3. Litre, Gabriela. "El grupo sushi, a punto de abandonar la escena política". La Nación. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
4. Seiffert, Daniel. "Sushi filantrópico" (in Spanish). Revista Noticias. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
5. Shakira and de la Rua 'waiting to wed'. Irish Examiner. 28 October 2006.
6. "France, 1/10/2011". Shakira.com. 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
7. Moreno, Carolina (9 September 2012). "Antonio de la Rúa, Shakira's Ex-Boyfriend, Sues Star For $250 Million". Huffington Post. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
8. "Shakira Wins: Ex-Boyfriend's Lawsuit Dismissed, Singer "Could Not Be Happier Now"". E! News. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
9. Shakira's Children, the New York Times, 7 June 2009.
10. "About ALAS". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2009. About Alas
11. ALAS leadership Archived 5 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
12. ALAS activists Archived 5 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
13. Barack Obama recibió en el Salón Oval a Shakira y su novio, Antonio de la Rúa, clarin.com. 23 February 2010.