President of mexico pena nieto wife

• Former Mexican first lady Angelica Rivera will divorce her husband, former President Enrique Peña Nieto, she said Friday.
• Peña Nieto married Rivera in a splashy celebration in 2010, when he was a governor eyeing a bid for presidency in 2012.
• Rumors of an impending split had long dogged the couple, intensifying during the final year of his term.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — Mexico's former First Lady Angelica Rivera has decided to divorce ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto, the one-time telenovela actress said in a post on her Instagram account on Friday.

Peña Nieto ended his six-year presidential term in November. In 2010, he married Rivera in a splashy celebration when he was a governor eyeing a bid for presidency. It was the second marriage for both, and each had children from previous relationships.

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Rumors of an impending split had long dogged the couple, intensifying during the final year of Peña Nieto's term, though the family's supporters, including one of Rivera's daughters, dismissed the claims as false.

"I deeply regret this painful situation for myself and our children," Rivera, 49, wrote in her post.

"Today, all my energy, strength and love is focused on remaining a good mother, recovering my life and my professional career," she added.

About a week ago, a Mexican society magazine published photos of Peña Nieto in Spain with a young female Mexican model, adding to speculation that the couple might separate.

Pena Nieto, 52, left office with record-low approval ratings, dragged down by rampant crime, corruption scandals, and a lackluster economy under his watch.

One of the first scandals to tarnish him emerged in 2014 when a journalistic investigation revealed that a multimillion-dollar home in one of Mexico City's poshest neighborhoods used by the couple was owned by a

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has apologised for a scandal involving his wife's purchase two years ago of a $7m house from a government contractor.

Mr Pena Nieto said it had damaged people's faith in the presidency.

He said he had not broken the law and promised to redouble efforts to fight corruption.

Mr Pena Nieto's party, the PRI, suffered severe losses in recent local elections.

He was addressing political leaders at the unveiling of a new anti-corruption system that increases the monitoring of politicians.

Mr Pena Nieto is facing presidential elections in 2018.

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In an unusually frank apology, he said the scandal had damaged the Mexican people's faith in the presidency and the government.

"For this reason, with all humility I ask your forgiveness."

"I repeat my sincere and profound apology for the offence and indignation I have caused you."

Mr Pena Nieto had reacted angrily at the time when he and his wife were criticised for buying the luxury home from Grupo Higa, a major government contractor.

His wife, Angelica Rivera, denied wrongdoing and said she had bought the house with earnings from her career as an actress.

She later returned the mansion, which she had been paying for in instalments.

It emerged later that Mr Pena Nieto's finance minister had also bought a house from the same contractor.

A government investigation later found no evidence of wrongdoing.

Correspondents say the scandal may have also damaged Mexico's relations with China because they cancelled a a multi-billion-dollar contract won by the sole bidder, a Chinese-led consortium to build a high-speed rail link.

Grupo Higa was part of the consortium.

Mexican actress, model

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Hurtado.

Angélica Rivera Hurtado (pronounced[aŋˈxelikariˈβeɾa]; born 2 August 1969) is a Mexican singer, model and telenovela actress who, as the wife of Former President Enrique Peña Nieto, was the First Lady of Mexico from 2012 to 2018. During her husband's tenure as president, she served in the role of Federal President of the Advisory Council of the National System for the Integral Development of the Family (DIF, for its acronym in Spanish).

Rivera's work as an actress has included Alcanzar una estrella II (1991), La Dueña(1995), Ángela (1998), Sin Pecado Concebido (2001), Mariana de la Noche (2003) and Tequila De Maguey (2007), as well as the soap opera Destilando Amor (2007), responsible for her current nickname "La Gaviota" (English: The Seagull). As a singer she was a member of the short-lived fictional teen group Muñecos de Papel.

Early life

Rivera was born in the neighborhood of Azcapotzalco, Mexico City and she is the daughter of Manuel Rivera Ruiz, a doctor, and María Eugenia Hurtado Escalante. She has five sisters and a brother. When actress Verónica Castro was filming near where Rivera lived as a young woman, they met and Castro suggested her to compete in "The Face of the Herald", a contest Rivera won in 1987.

Career

Early acting and modeling

Rivera’s career began at the age of 17, when she won The Face of the Herald contest. She was a model in the video Ahora Te Puedes Marchar with Luis Miguel. She then filmed two TV and radio commercials, one for the United States and one for Japan, followed by the TNT video program hosted by Martha Aguayo.

In 1989, Rivera received the opportunity to play a small part in the soap opera Dulce Desafío. This part was followed by many others on shows such as Simplemente Maria, Mi Pequ