Cecilia Caballero Blanco


Cecilia Caballero Blanco was the wife of the 24th President of Colombia, Alfonso López Michelsen, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1974 to 1978.

Personal life

Cecilia was born on 30 September 1913 in Bogotá to Julio Caballero Barrera and Mary Blanco Barroso. She married Alfonso López Michelsen, lawyer and politician on 23 October 1938. They had three children: Alfonso, an economist and diplomat, Juan Manuel, and Felipe. She turned 100 in September 2013, and died on 13 August 2019 at the age of 105., She was also the Longest lived First lady of Colombia.