- Sister-in-law of Fidel Castro; a divorce of his made her the official First Lady of Cuba from 1959 until her death in 2007.
- She was the first woman in Cuba to graduate with a degree in chemical engineering.
- Married Raul Castro on January 26, 1959, 25 days after Fidel Castro's successful conquest of Havana. The number 26 also holds special significance for the Castro brothers as it is marks both the year Fidel was born (1926) and the date (July 26, 1953) of his first unsuccessful attempt to invade Cuba.
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