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Santiago Gangotena, What To Know About Politicial Macarena Valarezo New Husband

Author

Lily Fisher

Published Feb 12, 2026

Macarena Valarezo and her newly wedded husband Santiago Gangotena have stormed the internet with their wedding pictures. Read the article below to know more about the couple.

Macarena Valarezo is one of the well-respected politicians and a former television host based in Ecuador. She was crowned Queen of Quito in 1992 and served as Metropolitan Councilor between 2002 to 2014.

The Quito-born Macarena is trending on the media with her recent wedding with Santiago Gangotena. The newly wedded husband of the politician is famously known as the founder of the San Francisco de Quito University.

Santiago Gangotena Wikipedia: Biografia Revealed 

Presently, Santiago’s name has not been listed on the official page of Wikipedia. According to the USFQ website, Santiago is working as the university’s chancellor. He is specialized in managing the Faculty of business administration and economics.

The Quito native has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of North Carolina. The physicist has written many articles on science and education, which the educational community admires.

Apart from that, Santiago has his hand tight around writing. He has displayed his skill as a prolific writer and columnist for the newspaper El Comercio. 

With his time and effort in particle physics, he received the “Excellent Individual from the Confucius Institute” award. He was awarded the title in 2015 by the Government of China.

Santiago Gangotena Esposa And Hijos

Santiago was recently in the limelight of media by tying the knot with his wife, Macarena. The couple officially announced their togetherness in a closed private ceremony.

Macarena is popularly known as a politician. Although before being a politician, Macarena was a prominent name in the entertainment and glamour industry. Macarena was crowned the winner of the beauty pageant “Queen Of Quito” in 1992.

In 2008, Macarena presented herself on the Television screen as a reporter in Canal Uno. The couple is just married and is not expecting to start their parenthood soon. Although, Macarena is blessed with sons named Joaquín and José Valarezo from her previous marriage.

Santiago Gangotena Age: How Old Is He?

The chancellor of USFQ, Santiago, is 76 years of age. However, he has not spilled the beans on his exact date of birth on the media. On the other hand, Santiago’s wife, Macarena, is 49 years of age.

The politician celebrates her birthday on the 2nd of June. The couple shares an age difference of 27 years. 

In November 2018, the Ecuadorian Institute of Political Economy awarded Santiago the recognition of “Hero of Freedom.” He was awarded for his effort in developing education standards on “Ecudaor.”

Explore The Couple’s Wedding Photos On Instagram 

Being a renowned personality, Macarena is quite active on Instagram and can be found with the username @macarenavalarezo.

Santiago and Macarena’s wedding pictures have been one of the most talked-about topics. Macarena’s beautiful white dress and the traditional blue dress of Santiago were flawless and a treat to watch.

Macarena even shared her wedding dress on TikTok, which went viral.