Susana Gómez Castaño

Susana Gómez Castaño[1] better known as Susana Boreal[1] is a Colombian activist and politician. She is a member of the Colombian House of Representatives for Antioquia since July 20, 2022.[1]

Susana Gómez Castaño
Member of the Colombian House of Representatives
Assumed office
July 20, 2022
Personal details
Born1994
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Political partyHumane Colombia
EducationUniversity of Antioquia

Biography

Gómez partially studied music at the University of Antioquia, beginning with lyrical singing, to later study conducting. He studied choral and orchestral conducting for a few months in Belgium, which he left unfinished due to pandemic,[2] returning to his native Medellín to finish his undergraduate degree.[1]

Gómez gained national public notoriety during the 2019–2020 protests after attending the call of other musicians, among them Juan Ernesto Arias, Gómez's fellow student, to perform a concert in the Parque de Los Deseos in Medellín[2] as an artistic manifestation of protest in which she would participate as orchestra conductor. She published the scores on the Internet and about 400 musicians showed up for the event. The video of the event went viral on social networks.[3]

In the 2022 legislative elections, she was elected as part of a closed list as a member of the House of Representatives for Antioquia, for the Historic Pact. She assumed her seat in July 2022.[1]

References
  1. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2022-03-14). "Susana Boreal, de las protestas del paro nacional al Congreso". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. "Susana Boreal, la directora que revolucionó la música en las manifestaciones del paro nacional en Colombia". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. "Susana Gómez Castaño, más conocida como Susana Boreal – TELESANTANDER" (in Spanish). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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