Paula Carrasco
Paula Carrasco | |
|---|---|
Carrasco in 2023 | |
| First Lady of Chile | |
| Assumed role 18 September 2024 | |
| President | Gabriel Boric |
| Preceded by | Irina Karamanos (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1994 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Political party | Broad Front |
| Domestic partner | Gabriel Boric (2024–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Basketball player |
Paula Carrasco (born January 17, 1994) is a Chilean basketball player from Valparaíso city. She plays in club Sportiva Italiana de Valparaíso and is part of the Chile women's national team.
Biography
She comes from Valparaíso and was born on January 17, 1994.[1] She is the youngest of four brothers.[2] At the age of 8, she started to play basketball in Brisas club from La Florida.[2]
She studied and graduated from University of Chile in environmental chemistry.[3]
She is a player from club Sportiva Italiana de Valparaíso, at the position of shooting guard and occasionally point guard[3]
Since February 2023, she has been working in the climate change department of the ministry for the environment, in the section of mitigation and transparency.[3] More specifically, she works on the inventory of greenhouse gases in Chile.[3]
In November 2023, she participated in the Santiago Panamericans Games with the basketball national team.[3] At that time, she shared the difficulty of finding balance between motherhood and her professional career and high performance sport.[3]
Personal life
In September 2024, Carrasco and President Gabriel Boric made their relationship public.[4] In December 2024, Carrasco and Boric announced that they were expecting their first child together.[5][6] Carrasco has a son from a previous relationship.[4]
References
- ^ Eurobasket. "Paula Carrasco, Basketball Player, News, Stats - latinbasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ a b "Quién es Paula Carrasco, la posible nueva pareja de Boric". Radio Pauta 100.5 (in Spanish). 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ a b c d e f Lucay, Carlos González (2024-01-22). "La basquetbolista que lucha contra el cambio climático y va por su sueño en Santiago 2023". La Tercera. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ a b Martínez, Roberto (2024). "Quién es Paula Carrasco, la nueva pareja del Presidente Gabriel Boric que lo acompañó en el Parque O'Higgins". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Rosales, Francisco (2024). "FOTO – "Te amamos": presidente Gabriel Boric y su pareja esperan su primer hijo". El Díbano (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Lagos, F. (2025). "Presidente Boric y su pareja anuncian el nombre de su hija que viene en camino". emol.national (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2025.