The death was confirmed to El Diario de Hoy by his cousin, the mayor of Santa Ana, Milena de Escalón, of ARENA.
As a very hardworking, empathetic woman committed to culture and the defense of women’s rights. So remember the Mayor of Santa Ana, Milena de Escalón to his “distant” cousin Lilian Díaz Sol, who died in hospital for social security.
“She was my mother’s cousin, she loved her very much, she was a hard-working woman, culturally speaking, she was in the academy, a very active woman in the lives of Salvadoran women,” explains de Escalón.
As she said, Díaz Sol was a deputy for the PCN in the 1990s. When talking about her, Milena de Escalón remembers the great physical resemblance both have, so much so that they were confused as sisters, the mayor recalls. herself.
“By the way I am very sorry about her death, a very beautiful lady, they said to us: ‘you are sisters’. She was a very hardworking person, she worked a lot for the human rights of women, ”said De Escalón.
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On March 12, 2018, she was named one of the five most influential women in Salvadoran society in a publication by “eltarget”.
Known as one of the most elegant women, Lilian Díaz Sol is the founder of the prestigious Pigmalion school, specializing in personal image and etiquette. Among her many accomplishments, she has played a very strong role in the politics of the country, as a deputy to the PCN, where, among other things, she chaired the Committee on Family, Women and Children. She was the producer of several programs, such as ‘Mujer 2000’; She is an excellent teacher and speaker, internationally known for her accomplishments. In 2013 he published an autobiographical book called ‘Gracias a la Vida’ ”, published the website“ eltarget ”.
The “Observer” also interviewed her in April 2014, placing her as one of the Salvadoran women most advocating for the legalization of immigrants in the United States.
“The Spanish community in the United States is very valuable to this country,” Díaz Sol told interviewer Mario Jiménez Castillo at the time.
“She confesses to us that in the 1960s and 1970s women in her country could not hold important positions and so she took it upon herself to train outstanding women to enter the field of politics. , the economy and the arts ”, reads part of the interview with Díaz Sol.
Her book “Gracias a la Vida” tells of her experiences as a woman “in a difficult time, especially with reference to the armed conflict that took place in El Salvador from 1978 to 1992”, says “El Observador”.
His many years of residence in the United States earned him the position of Consul General of El Salvador.
“I humbly consider and ask the US government to grant fair legalization to so many valuable, hardworking, courageous and enterprising Hispanics living in the United States,” he told “El Observador” in 2014.