Mexico City.
The singer “Paquita La del Barrio” and actor Carlos Villagrán, known for his role as “Quico” in the popular series El Chavo del 8, they signed up as candidates for the Mexican election of deputies and governors in June.
“I love people,” she said through tears Francisca Viveros, rancheras singer and famous for songs of grudge Two-legged rat, as presented Monday evening by the minority party Movimiento Ciudadano as a candidate for a deputation of the municipality of Misantla (state of Veracruz, east).
That city belongs to Alto Lucero, where the artist was born 73 years ago.
“I don’t know what I’m here for, I just know there are people behind me who are going to teach me how to handle this issue,” he added after asking if he wouldn’t be judged on his decision to join. to do. politics.
“Paquita“adds”Quico“, who signed up two weeks ago as candidate of the local party Querétaro Independiente to the governor of that state in the center of the country and to the mayor of the regional capital.
“After 50 years of making people laugh, I’m on a different platform, which gives me a great honor”, The 77-year-old actor told the press, who has “Quico“because of his specific way of crying.
Another celebrity figure that could run in this year’s election is Lupita Jones, ex Miss Universo 1991.
The conservative National Action Party started talks with the 52-year-old ex-model and current director of the Mexicana Universal contest to run for governor of Baja California (northwest), which will compete in coalition with two other political movements.
On June 6, more than 90 million Mexicans will vote for 15 governorships, 500 federal offices, and more than 20,000 local ones.