Here's Why 'La Gaviota' Angelica Rivera Has Failed as Mexico's First Lady Natalie Roterman - Latin Times
go to original May 29, 2016

The fact that Mexico’s First Lady, Angelica Rivera, is living an extravagant and lavish life is no secret to the country or the rest of the world. In fact, Spanish publication El País brought up a series of facts explaining (or reminding us) why the former telenovela star has opted for indifference instead of action; luxury goods instead of social causes, and social magazine covers instead of in-depth interviews.

Rivera has yet to take up on a social cause and work towards it in the impoverished nation, yet she thinks she is being dutiful by accompanying her husband, President Enrique Peña Nieto to official events, while wearing outfits that probably cost up to 10 times what a person making minimum wage would earn in a year.

• The 'White House' Scandal: In 2014 a new millionaire property acquired suspiciously by the couple was revealed and in the midst of a political scandal due to conflicts of interests, she had to address the nation on TV explaining she had bought it with the money she earned by working for the last 25 years in Televisa. She also said if this bothered people so much, she was going to sell the property… except she never did.

• The Lack of Cause: In the past, most First Ladies take on the Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF) to help in numerous ways, but as El País says, “Rivera has chosen to be a wife instead of a First Lady” and has not attended a single DIF event so far this year. There is not one social issue that Rivera has worked on, or even shined light on.

• Her Website: We’ll have to take the Spanish publication’s word about the content’s of Rivera’s website, AngelicaRivera.com, since, as you can see, was taken down after the article was published. The site reportedly contained very little information about her “Main Projects” which also included accompanying her husband to events, and a couple of photos of her visit (to which she brought her daughters, of course) to the set of “Downton Abbey.”

• Her Bios: [The ones that are still left] are vague and clearly written by a political-speech-writing intern who has mastered the art of using a lot of words to say nothing. “I participate in diverse public activities, keeping a close eye on the care and attention to my family.”

Read the rest at Latin Times

Related: Angelica Rivera Telenovela Comeback? Mexico First Lady Says She Will 'Probably' Return to Acting (Latin Times)

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