Hope Portocarrero

Hope Portocarrero Debayle
Hope Portocarrero at the abrogation of the Bryan-Chamorro Treaty in 1970
First Lady of Nicaragua
In Role
1 December 1974 – 17 July 1979
PresidentAnastasio Somoza Debayle
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byMaria Luisa Muñoz
In Role
1 May 1967 – 1 May 1972
PresidentAnastasio Somoza Debayle
Preceded byCarmen Reñazco (1966)
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born28 June 1929
Tampa, Florida, United States
Died5 October 1991(1991-10-05) (aged 62)
Miami, Florida, United States
Spouse(s)Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Archie Angelo Baldocchi
ChildrenAnastasio, Julio, Carolina, Carla, and Roberto
Parent(s)Nestor Portocarrero Gross (father)
Blanca Debayle Sacasa de Portocarrero (mother)
Alma mater
OccupationSocialite, Writer, First Lady of Nicaragua

Hope Portocarrero Debayle, also known as Madame Somoza and Hope Somoza Baldocchi later in life,[1] (June 28, 1929 – 5 October 1991) was an American socialite and, beginning in 1967, the First Lady of Nicaragua as the wife of president Anastasio Somoza Debayle. In 1968, she was named to the International Best Dressed List.[2] She was the mother of Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero and four other children.

  1. ^ "Hope Somoza Baldocchi, wife of former Nicaraguan leader". Tampa Bay Times. 1991-10-09. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (17 March 2015). World Clothing and Fashion: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Social Influence. Routledge. ISBN 9781317451662.

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