Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro

Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro (born April 11, 1961) in Barranquilla is a Colombian attorney, politician and former Mayor of the Colombian city of Valledupar. He was elected mayor as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party.

Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro
Mayor of Valledupar
In office
January 1, 2004  December 31, 2007
Preceded byElias Ochoa Daza
Succeeded byRubén Alfredo Carvajal Riveira
Personal details
Born (1961-04-11) April 11, 1961
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Obeida Lucia Salgado Zequeda
RelationsRodrigo Tovar Pupo (cousin)
Alma materSaint Thomas Aquinas University
ProfessionLawyer

He is the son of Edgardo Pupo Pupo and Nelly Castro Baute; his father was governor of the Department of Cesar and also mayor of Valledupar.

Pupo is a lawyer graduated from the Saint Thomas Aquinas University with an MBA.[1] He is a first cousin to Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (aka Jorge 40) a United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia paramilitary leader.[2]

His first marriage was to Indira María Gutierrez, former pageant queen of Bambuco Pageant and Folkloric Festival. He has two children with her, Ciro Arturo y Sebastián de Jesús. He is currently married to Obeida Lucia Salgado Zequeda with whom he has one son, Oscar Miguel.


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