Lolo Villalobos
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Jose D. "Lolo" Villalobos y Gutierrez (27 August 1913 in Jaruco
, Cuba
- 14 January 1997 in Miami, Florida
USA) was a Cuban politician.
Villalobos was the son of Plutarco Villalobos y Marquez and Amelia Olivera y Gutierrez. In 1930, he graduated from the Instituto de Segunda Ensenza de la Habana. At the age of 20 in 1933, while attending the University of Havana
Medical School, he became the chief of the Havana Aqueduct.
In 1940, at the age of 27, Villalobos was elected as Mayor of the city of Guanabacoa and was re-elected six consecutive times. In January 1959, after Fidel Castro
took control of Cuba, he sought asylum in the Embassy of Brazil and on May 9, 1959, he went into exile in Miami.
While in exile, he served as Assistant to the City of Miami Mayor, Maurice Ferre
. He married Yolanda Duque de Estrada and they had four sons; Jose A., Miguel, Carlos Jose, and Alex Juan. His grandson is J. Alex Villalobos
, a member of the Florida Senate
.
Jaruco
Jaruco is a municipality and city in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba.The town was founded in 1762 under the name San Juan Bautista de Jaruco...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
- 14 January 1997 in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
USA) was a Cuban politician.
Villalobos was the son of Plutarco Villalobos y Marquez and Amelia Olivera y Gutierrez. In 1930, he graduated from the Instituto de Segunda Ensenza de la Habana. At the age of 20 in 1933, while attending the University of Havana
University of Havana
The University of Havana or UH is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas...
Medical School, he became the chief of the Havana Aqueduct.
In 1940, at the age of 27, Villalobos was elected as Mayor of the city of Guanabacoa and was re-elected six consecutive times. In January 1959, after Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
took control of Cuba, he sought asylum in the Embassy of Brazil and on May 9, 1959, he went into exile in Miami.
While in exile, he served as Assistant to the City of Miami Mayor, Maurice Ferre
Maurice Ferre
Maurice A. Ferre is a former six-term Mayor of Miami. Ferre was the first United States mayor born in Puerto Rico and the first Hispanic Mayor of Miami. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2010 elections for the U.S...
. He married Yolanda Duque de Estrada and they had four sons; Jose A., Miguel, Carlos Jose, and Alex Juan. His grandson is J. Alex Villalobos
J. Alex Villalobos
J. Alex Villalobos is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 38th District since 2001. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1993 through 2000. He served as the Republican Majority Whip from 2001 to 2002 and as the Republican Majority Leader...
, a member of the Florida Senate
Florida Senate
The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....
.