Mercedes del Carmen Guillén Vicente (born 5 June 1954) is a Mexican politician from the

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(PRI). She has been elected to the

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on two occasions: in the 2009 mid-terms (

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) as a plurinominal deputy, and in the 2015 mid-terms (

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) for the 8th district of

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities. It is located in nor ...

. She is the sister of Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente, whom the government alleges is the real identity of

Subcomandante Marcos Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente (born 19 June 1957) is a Mexican insurgent, the former military leader and spokesman for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in the ongoing Chiapas conflict,Pasztor, S. B. (2004). "Marcos, Subcoman ...

, the leader of the

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Zapatista guerrilla in Chiapas.

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1954 births Living people People from Tampico, Tamaulipas Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians 21st-century Mexican politicians 21st-century Mexican women politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Tamaulipas {{Mexico-deputy-InstitutionalRevolutionary-1950s-stub