Maga Nevares de Rosselló explained

Maga Nevares de Rosselló
Office2:9th First Lady of Puerto Rico
Term Label2:In role
Governor2:Pedro Rosselló
Term2:January 2, 1993 - January 2, 2001
Preceded2:Lila Mayoral
Succeeded2:Sila María and María Elena González Calderón
Birth Name:Irma Margarita Nevares Padilla
Birth Date:7 December 1948
Birth Place:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Children:3, including Ricardo

Irma Margarita "Maga" Nevares Padilla (born December 7, 1948) is married to the former Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro Rosselló and also the mother of former Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló. She served as First Lady from 1993 to 2001.

Early life

Nevares is the daughter of Oscar Nevares del Valle and Irma Padilla. The Nevares direct line goes back to Asturias, Spain. Graduated from high school at Colegio San Antonio in San Juan.[1]

Rosselló married Pedro Rosselló on August 9, 1969. They had three children: Juan Oscar (b. 1971), Luis Roberto (b. 1973), and Ricardo (b. 1979). Nevares de Rossello is also the aunt in law of former Menudo member and international singer Roy Rossello.

Later life

Nevares and her husband live in Dorado, near Dorado Beach. On July 23, 2019 police in Puerto Rico had to provide extra security to their residence and neighborhood due to protesters calling for their son to resign as governor of Puerto Rico.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/n/e/v/Alberto-C-Nevares/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0148.html The Nevares of Puerto Rico
  2. Web site: González . Jennifer . Policía refuerza seguridad en Dorado . Metro . July 23, 2019 . es . July 25, 2019.