Roberto Vigoreaux
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Roberto Vigoreaux (born approx. 1959) is a Puerto Rican senator who is also famous for his work in the entertainment world. Vigoreaux is the son of Luis Vigoreaux, and the brother of Luisito Vigoreaux. He also has two half sisters: Vanessa and Glendalys Vigoreaux.
Vigoreaux and his brother had to endure tragedy at a young age. After their father divorced their mother and married Lydia Echevarria, their mother died of a disease which she had long suffered.
In 1983, tragedy struck again when their father was found dead inside the trunk of his car. Since Luis Vigoreaux had been dating aspiring model Nydia Castillo for some time before his death, Lydia Echevarria became the logical suspect for the crime and was later convicted.
Roberto and Luisito Vigoreaux began to host a television show in Puerto Rico's WAPA-TV called Parejo, Doble y Triple (Square, Double and Triple) in 1984. This show brought both of them great fame across Puerto Rico. It should be pointed out that many Puerto Rican families knew of Luisito and Roberto before the show because the affairs of Luis Vigoreaux's family were covered in depth by the media. However, they really were not household names until Parejo, Doble y Triple debuted. Subsequently, Roberto and his brother became extremely famous across the whole island.
Soon after, Roberto started hosting the popular Saturday night game show Sabado en Grande, once again alongside brother Luisito, where Roberto lasted for a few years as co-host.
In 1993, Roberto Vigoreaux retired from show business and began to pursue a career as a politician. During the middle 1990s, then Governor Pedro Rosselló offered to parole Echevarria based on her failing health. The Vigoreaux brothers opposed, but Rossello still paroled her. There have also been rumors that the Vigoreaux brothers and their half-sisters have not enjoyed a good relationship, but they have denied these facts, going so far as to publish pictures taken together during their gatherings.
Roberto Vigoreaux was elected in 2000 as a senator, after running for that position as a PPD candidate. He has also announced his interest in running for mayor of the city of San Juan during the upcoming elections of 2004.
As senator, Vigoreaux has proposed a large list of laws covering a vast variety of issues.