Zoilamérica Ortega Murillo

Daughter of Nicaraguan Vice-President and First Lady Rosario Murillo

Zoilamérica Ortega Murillo
Zoilamérica in a 2019 interview
Born	Zoilamérica Narváez Murillo (1967-11-13) November 13, 1967 (age 56) Managua
Alma mater	Central American University
Parent(s)	Jorge Narváez Parajón (biological father) Rosario Murillo (mother)

Zoilamérica Ortega Murillo (née Narváez Murillo) (born November 13, 1967, in Managua) is a consultant for Comunidad Casabierta, an LGBTI rights organisation in Costa Rica. She is also a former member of the National Assembly of Nicaragua.

In 1998, she accused her stepfather, Daniel Ortega, of sexually abusing her as a child.^[1]^[2]

According to her account, April 1989 was the last time that Ortega raped her, through a third party.^{[clarification needed]} In September 1990, her mother threw her out of the presidential house during a nervous breakdown. Zoilamérica was recovering from a leg operation. Beginning in the 1990s, Zoilamérica recounted that her sexual harassment of her by the former president became telephone calls, and was never physical again.^[3]

From her exile in Costa Rica she condemned her stepfather during the 2021 Nicaraguan general election.^[4]

Personal life

Her mother is Rosario Murillo, her father was Jorge Narváez Parajón (m. 1967; d. 1968). She is also a stepdaughter of Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua.

In popular culture

The 2019 documentary film Exiliada (Exiled) revolves around and interviews her, as well as her complaints of sexual abuse against Ortega in 1998.^[5]

References

^ Davison, Phil (May 28, 1998). "Ortega faces sex abuse case from his stepdaughter". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
^ Watts, Jonathan (November 4, 2016). "As Nicaragua's first couple consolidates power, a daughter fears for her country". The Guardian. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
^ http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/nicaragua/zoilamerica-testimonio.htm (Spanish)
^ Phillips, Tom (November 5, 2021). "Nicaraguan exiles see vote as step on Ortega's road to dictatorship". The Guardian. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "Documental "Exiliada" ya puede verse en Nicaragua". Niú (in Spanish). May 7, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2021.