Gabriela Roberta Rodríguez de Bukele[1] (born 31 March 1985) is a Salvadoran educator and prenatal psychologist serving as the first lady of El Salvador since 2019 as the wife of President Nayib Bukele. She is also a professional ballet dancer and is part of the dance company Fundación Ballet de El Salvador.
Early life
Gabriela Roberta Rodríguez Perezalonso was born on 31 March 1985 in San Salvador.[2] She is the youngest of four daughters and her husband has claimed she has Sephardic Jewish ancestry.[3][4][5]
Her father is José Roberto Rodríguez Trabanino,[2][3] a Salvadoran investor,[6] while her mother, Arena Perezalonso de Rodríguez,[2][3][7] is a Nicaraguan who served as a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in El Salvador.[8][9][10]
She showed an interest in ballet at an early age and joined the dance company Fundación Ballet de El Salvador.[7]
Career
Rodríguez has a doctorate in prenatal psychology.[11] She founded PrePare in October 2010, the country's first center of prenatal teaching, of which she is the director.[12] Rodríguez is also the regional representative to the Association For Prenatal And Perinatal Psychology And Health.[13]
Personal life
Rodríguez is a professional ballet dancer and part of the dance company Fundación Ballet of El Salvador.[14][15] She began dating Bukele in 2004[16] and they married on 6 December 2014 in a private ceremony in El Boquerón, San Salvador.[17][18] She announced her pregnancy days before Bukele won the presidential elections.[16][14][19] Their first child, Layla, was born on 15 August 2019.[20] Their second child, Aminah, was born on 8 November 2023.[21]
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