Marisabel Rodríguez Oropeza (born 23 November 1964) is a

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, publicist and radio announcer. She is best known for having been the second wife of former Venezuelan president

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Early life

Rodríguez was born in

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Career

Politics

In 1999, Rodríguez was elected a member of the

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, in the process which wrote the present

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. She was elected with the second highest margin in the elections. She was then elected president of the Constituent Social Rights Commission and president of the '' Fundación del Niño'', a state-funded foundation that works helping and supporting children throughout the country. For almost two decades, Marisabel has been working in the area of social communications, especially public relations and as editor of the social section of ''El Impulso'', one of the most important journals in midwest Venezuela.

Television and radio

Rodríguez is an announcer and radio producer. She produced a magazine for children, "El Club de los Exploradores". She has anchored for television stations including ''Telecentro'' and ''Niños Cantores Televisión'' in her hometown of

. She has also produced the informative radio program "''Líder en la Noticia''".

Personal life

Her first marriage was to Allessandro Lanaro Pérez. She married

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in 1997. In 2004 she and Chávez officially divorced, after 2 years of separation. In 2007, she publicly denounced the constitutional reforms proposed by Chávez.Interview to Marisabel Rodríguez on Globovisión (in Spanish)
She divorced her third husband in 2009, Félix Lisandro García, a tennis instructor. She has two children: Raúl Alfonzo Ramírez Rodríguez (1990), with César Antonio Ramírez Vidal (1960) and Rosinés Chávez Rodríguez (1997), with Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías. She also has two grandchildren: Martina Ramírez Ramos, born on December 21, 2017, and Damián Ramírez Ramos, born on May 14, 2019 (Raúl's children with his wife Carla Alejandra Ramos Arráez).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez De Chavez, Marisabel 1964 births Living people People from Barquisimeto First ladies of Venezuela Chávez family Members of the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly of 1999