Maria Machado

ABOUT MARIA MACHADO

Venezuelans politician and activist who has gained notoriety as a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela. Her political fame has led her to amass more than 8 million followers on Instagram.

She was one of the lead figures during the nationwide Venezuelan protests in 2014.

She has been a member of the Coalition for Democracy Unity Sumate party. She announced via a letter in The Wall Street Journal in August of 2024 that she had gone into hiding.

She has three children from a marriage that has since ended.

She is a political rival of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro .