Occurring par excellence and very restless since childhood, this is how the local deputy of District 5 in Apodaca (Nuevo León) defines herself by the PAN, Marlene Benvenutti, who remembers that as a child she installed a “circus” in the courtyard of her house, but only managed to sell two tickets.
Regardless of having grown up in a conservative family, the official points out that the times when household chores were gendered are over, because, she said, “they must be done as a team to move forward.”
A close friend of the professors at the university, the PAN uncovered His Spotify and played La Arrolladora Banda El Limón, Pesado, Invasores and a singer who, he says, could not be absent: Carlos Rivera.
How was your childhood?
I was a girl with a very happy childhood … and very restless. Every accident you can imagine happened to me: bike falls, I drove nails into my feet, I split my head open, I was run over and on one occasion I burned the soles of my feet.
I learned to read and write at the age of four, I was a girl full of curiosity to discover the world, and with an educating mother it was very easy.
Any prank you still remember?
I remember several, it was very witty, but one in particular … when I made a circus with quilts in the backyard of my house in the company of some neighbors, we went out to offer tickets throughout the colony and we only managed to sell two tickets, one boy and girl who were sitting waiting for the show. One of my neighbors would put on my brother’s Spiderman pajamas, pull on some ropes, get on a bike and go through a well with fire.
Is your family liberal or conservative?
Conservative. My mother grew up very close to her grandmother and, therefore, there are traditions and customs from the last century that sometimes predominate in her; However, the education that I give my daughter is different, the same values, but preparing her to make her independent.
Feminist?
Of course, although within feminism itself there are many currents. Personally, I have always sought gender equality in all the scenarios where I have had to participate. I blindly believe that the participation of women is essential in any field.
Are the chores around the house still gendered?
No. I believe that home obligations should be as a team and we support each other as a family in everything. These are shared tasks as in any company or organization.
What opinion do you have about the parity in the three powers?
I believe that it must continue to be affirmative action while as a society we are progressing in it and that, in the future, we will not have to require quotas to achieve substantive representation and not even rule out that there may be a representation greater than 50 percent.
With what international character do you feel identified?
I feel very inspired by Eva María Duarte for her role in Argentina: she was the protagonist for her dedication to the service of the people, for achieving female suffrage in 1947. She was never at the expense of her husband (Juan Domingo Perón) doing things for her. To this day, she is remembered and loved as Evita Perón, even more than the former president himself.
What do you treasure?
What I treasure the most is my family, my daughter Victoria and my husband Marco Antonio. They are the most important thing in my life.
What jobs did you hold before jumping into the political arena?
I was a preschool teacher, television host, and audiovisual producer. I’ve always thought that politics was very masculinized and that there had to be greater participation by women, and that’s how I got involved.
How did high school and college go?
Very good, I was very participatory. In high school I was the treasurer of the school. During my four-year undergraduate degree, I was the president of the board of directors of the student society. I was friends with everyone, the teachers and teachers, and I always liked to get involved in school activities.
What music do you have in your “playlist” from Spotify?
I have everything. From rock and jazz to regional Mexican music: from The Killers, Jason Mraz, Elvis Presley, Barry White, to La Arrolladora Banda el Limón and Carlos Rivera, including Pesado and Invasores, and I really like the classics: José Alfredo Jiménez and Agustín Lara.
What are you reading?
The colonel has no one to write to him by Gabriel García Márquez when we have the information.
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