Mariana Rodríguez Cantú
Mariana Rodríguez Cantú | |
|---|---|
 Rodríguez Cantú in 2021 | |
| Head of Amar a Nuevo León | |
| Assumed office 4 October 2021 | |
| Governor | Samuel García Sepúlveda |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1995 Monterrey, Mexico |
| Political party | Citizens' Movement |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (BA) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, model |
Mariana Rodríguez Cantú (born August 10, 1995) is a Mexican businesswoman, influencer, model, and politician who is currently the Head of Amar a Nuevo León. She is the owner of the Mar Cosmetics brand.[1]
Rodríguez received a bachelor's degree in organizational psychology from ITESM, and in 2019, she founded Mar Cosmetics, a brand that specializes in makeup products.[1] She became the First Lady of Nuevo León in 2021, following her husband's victory in the 2021 gubernatorial elections, as well as the Head of Amar a Nuevo León. In 2023, she announced her intention to run for municipal president of Monterrey.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Mariana Rodríguez Cantú was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León on August 10, 1995. She is the eldest daughter of Jorge Gerardo Rodríguez Valdés and Luisa Cantú de Rodríguez, and has two siblings, Jorge and Eugenia. When she was nine, she worked as a ballet assistant, and at the age of fifteen, she began her career as a fashion model. She graduated from ITESM with a degree in organizational psychology.
Family[edit]
In 2015, she met the politician and lawyer-writer Samuel García in Puerto Vallarta, with whom she later had a romantic relationship until they formalized their courtship. The couple married on March 27, 2020, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Monterrey. In April 2020, the couple announced they were expecting a baby; however, one month later, Rodríguez experienced a miscarriage.[3][4] On March 10, 2023, their first daughter, Mariel, was born.[5]
Rodríguez is a descendant of many prominent Mexican politicians: Viviano L. Villareal, governor of Nuevo León in 1879; Evaristo Madero Elizondo, governor of Coahuila in 1880; and Gustavo A. Madero, federal deputy (1912–1913) and brother of Mexican president Francisco I. Madero.[6]
Career[edit]
Since October 4, 2021, after her husband Samuel García became governor of Nuevo León, she would be referred to as the first lady, an unofficial name, since in Mexico de jure a political figure for the spouses of the holders of the executive power.
Before that, Rodríguez Cantú announced that she would resign from the honorary position of president of the local DIF and, in the same way, decided to be part of her husband's cabinet, being the head of a new entity called Amar a Nuevo León,[7] created with the intention of coordinating, planning, manage or execute special or priority programs in charge of the Public Administration, coordinate the advisory and technical support services required by the person holding the Executive Branch and, where appropriate, the municipalities, at their request; and to attend to matters related to the press, social communication and public relations of the State Government.[8]
Likewise, she was also asked if he would consider starting a political career in the future, to which Rodríguez Cantú responded: "If it is to help, I do not rule out running for a popularly elected position."[9]
She is currently pursuing a master's degree in business from the Tecnológico de Monterrey.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mariana Rodríguez: de 'influencer' a empresaria líder de una marca mexicana de maquillaje". El Financiero. 21 July 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Mariana Rodríguez va por alcaldía de Monterrey". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ "La triste despedida de la influencer Mariana Rodríguez y el senador Samuel García a su bebé". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "La triste despedida de la influencer Mariana Rodríguez y el senador Samuel García a su bebé". Infobae. 29 May 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Mariana Rodríguez y Samuel García comparten conmovedor video de nacimiento de Mariel". Excélsior (in Spanish). 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Mariana Rodríguez es tataranieta de Francisco I. Madero, asegura Samuel García". Noticias de México | EL IMPARCIAL (in Spanish). Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Amar a Nuevo León".
- ^ "Mariana Rodríguez fue nombrada titular de "Amar Nuevo León": cuáles serán sus funciones". Infobae. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Mariana Rodríguez no descarta contender un puesto de elección popular". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-30.