Spotlight - First Lady of Mexico
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First Lady of Mexico, Magarita Zavala, pushes an honored guest down the red carpet at our Mexico City event.
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-- February 12, Mexico City
Margarita Zavala is the wife of the newly-elected President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón. Her first public appearance since the election was at our Meet Me in Miami movie premiere in Mexico City. Originally, she intended to stay for only 15 minutes. Instead, she not only spoke at the press conference for 10 minutes but also stayed for one and a half hours and personally greeted, hugged, or kissed every child at the event. This is a woman who obviously cares deeply for her country and especially for the less fortunate.
Margarita Zavala was a member of the Mexican Legislature serving from 2003-2006. She and Felipe have three children. She is an attorney and currently serves as the president of an advisory board for DIF (el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia or the Integral Development of the Family). DIF is a government agency that helps to develop and strengthen families in Mexico.
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Photo Gallery
Margarita Zavala greets two of the over 1800 children who attended the event. Many of the children, like those above, had special needs.
The (film) ribbon-cutting ceremony included (from left to right): Margarita Zavala, First Lady of Mexico, Eric Hannah, the director of Meet Me in Miami, Carlos Ponce, popular Hispanic celebrity and star of Meet Me in Miami, and Norm Miller, chairman of Interstate Batteries.
Margarita Zavala speaks to the crowd at the Lift Up America entertainment event in Mexico City.
Margarita Zavala poses with LUA board member, Wayne Huizenga, Jr.
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