Politics: First Lady Bewitches Nicaraguans

Murillo’s fame is related to her visibility, power and influence over the Sandinista Front; she even determines the party’s dress code, lexicon and music repertoire (the first lady writes the lyrics to all the Sandinistas’ campaign songs). Indeed, Murillo’s influence over the Sandinista Youth is like that of the hip-hop and rap stars of the early 1980s who influenced the way a whole generation of urban-dwelling teens dressed, spoke and loitered. Murillo, however, drops lyrics about peace, love, fraternity and unity.

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