Yasmín Mejías

Yasmín Mejías
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Carolina district
In office January 2, 2001 – January 1, 2005
Personal details
Born	January 30,1960 New York City
Political party	Popular Democratic Party
Spouse	Marcos Malory
Children	Yasmin Cruz Mejías, Alejandra Cruz Mejías, Cristian Emanuel López Mejías
Profession	Politician, actress, singer

Yasmín Mejías Lugo is a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, singer, politician and former Senator. She was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005.

Mejías is famous for her performance of Dominican maid Altagracia, a character who starred in the show Entrando por la Cocina, a show that started in 1986 and ran for 16 years. At that show, Pedro Juan Texidor played her husband, "Tato". Mejías has also appeared in several other shows. She is also a known theater actress in the island.

In 2000, Mejías was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico for the District of Carolina.^[1] In 2003, she presented her candidacy for reelection, and won her party primaries.^[2] However, at the 2004 general elections, she lost to the candidates of the PNP, Lornna Soto and Héctor Martínez Maldonado.^[3]

Mejías has been married to singer Marcos Malory since the 1990s. They have one son together: Cristian Emanuel. She is currently working as coordinator of two community programs: Llave, for drug users; and Vivienda Transitoria, for homeless people.^[4]

References

1. Elecciones Generales 2000: Escrutinio de Senadores on CEEPUR (December 19, 2000)
2. Primarias 2003: Escrutinio General on CEEPUR
3. Elecciones Generales 2004: Recuento de Senadores on CEEPUR
4. Marcos Malory y Yasmín Mejías unidos por Dios on Primera Hora; Tirado, Frances (March 12, 2010)