Macarena Gelman

María Macarena Gelman García (born 1 November 1976 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan activist and politician.

Macarena Gelman in 2014.

Biography

Born in captivity to an Argentine kidnapped mother, Macarena was given in adoption.

In 2000, President Jorge Batlle ordered an investigation and Macarena recovered her identity. She is the granddaughter of the Argentine poet Juan Gelman.

In March 2014, Gelman took the decision to take part in politics and endorsed the presidential candidacy of Constanza Moreira. At the same time, she declared her own candidacy to the Uruguayan Parliament for the Broad Front in the October elections.[1]

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References

  1. "Gelman in politics". Telam. 16 March 2014. (in Spanish)


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