Q COSTA RICA — Accustomed to answering questions about security, the economy, or government decisions, this time Laura Fernández spoke from a much more intimate place. Without political speeches and in a relaxed tone, the President of Costa Rica opened the doors to her personal story during the “Alma de Mujer” (Soul of a Woman) podcast on Canal Gente OPA, where she shared episodes that, she confessed, shaped her character long before she arrived at Casa Presidencial. The conversation began with a reflection on how she deals with public exposure and the constant criticism inherent in politics.
Fernández asserted that the key has been self-knowledge. I know my strengths, my weaknesses, and I know very well what things affect me emotionally and what things don’t,” she stated. Beyond her public image, the president confessed that she finds true balance in her spirituality.
Although she asserted that she is not a particularly religious person in the traditional sense, she explained that faith occupies a central place in her life. “To this day, my God has not failed me once in any trial I have faced,” she expressed, recalling that she usually entrusts every important decision to God and the Virgin of Los Ángeles, from state meetings to the most complex issues related to the country’s security. But if there is a refuge that, she said, restores her peace of mind after intense days, it is her home.
The president recounted that, regardless of the accumulated fatigue after tours or meetings, everything changes when she crosses the threshold of her home. “What I hear is my daughter Fernanda running around yelling ‘Mom!’ along with my two dogs, racing to see who gets there first to greet me. I forget everything,” she said with a smile.
That everyday moment, she explained, is what allows her to simply be Laura again and leave behind, for a moment, the weight of leading the country. One of the most emotional moments came when the conversation turned to an episode she had rarely shared publicly: her first marriage. Laura Fernández (right) shared previously unknown aspects of her personal life during her appearance on the podcast Alma de Mujer, on Canal Gente OPA.
Screenshot Gente Opa Fernández revealed that she married very young, around 23 years old, and that the relationship ended in divorce after her then-husband fell in love with anothe…
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