Claudia Sheinbaum will turn 64 years old this month and here are some interesting facts about the first female president of Mexico that have less to do with politics and more to do with who she is as a person.
A Woman Who Makes History Again and Again
Sheinbaum was born on June 24, 1962, in Mexico City, making her zodiac sign Cancer. She is not only the first woman to assume the presidency of the country but also the first president of Jewish descent.
Her paternal grandparents, who were Jewish and originally from Lithuania, emigrated from Northern Europe along the shores of the Baltic Sea around 1920. On the other hand, her maternal grandparents fled Bulgaria around 1941 to escape the persecution of Jews during World War II.
According to various sources, Sheinbaum is not only a fan of soccer and supports the Pumas but has also incorporated sports and the arts into her life over the years. She took classical ballet classes from the age of six until she was 19. Later, she became a part of her university's rowing team and was named coxswain when she competed in Canada. Her two favorite books are "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "No One Writes to the Colonel," both written by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Gabriel García Márquez.
But her connection to the famous Colombian writer doesn't stop there. Sheinbaum's sister, Adriana, is married to none other than Rodrigo García Barcha, the son of Gabriel García Márquez and Mercedes Barcha Pardo.
This means that the grandchildren of the great Nobel Prize winner are nieces of Mexico's new president.
Sheinbaum was best known for serving as the head of government of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023. She was also awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for being part of the team that authored a report on climate change mitigation.
More Intimate Details
Among her favorite foods are tacos al pastor, memelas (large, thin corn tortillas), and pozole, a traditional soup from her native country made with hominy.
Claudia Sheinbaum has four tattoos. The first is a flower near her left ankle, and she has three butterflies in black, green, and lilac colors on her upper right back, which represent her children Rodrigo and Mariana, as well as herself.
And if being a scientist, mother, wife, activist, politician, and even the president of a country weren't enough, she is also a dog lover. In Mexico, the term "lomitos" is used to refer to dogs.
In fact, along with her team of young people in charge of her social media, they adopted a dog named La Cuatro, referring to her political movement.
