Corina Parisca
Corina Parisca | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 1940 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Other names | Corina Parisca Pérez Corina Parisca de Machado |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
| Spouse | Henrique Machado Zuloaga |
| Children | Four, including María Corina |
| Parent | Carlos Parisca Mendoza |
Corina Parisca Pérez de Machado (born 23 December 1940)[1] is a Venezuelan psychologist and former tennis player. She won the National Tennis Championship in 1959 and represented Venezuela at the Pan American Games of the same year. She co-founded the Atenea Foundation, focused on care for orphaned and delinquent Caracas street children, with her eldest daughter, María Corina Machado.[2]
Biography
Corina Parisca Pérez de Machado[3] was born in Caracas;[4] her father was Carlos Parisca Mendoza.[1]
Parisca began playing tennis at the age of 11 at the Valle Arriba Golf Club in Caracas. She defeated champion Nena Xalabarder to win the club's children's championship, and subsequently participated in the Inter-Club and National Championships at the Altamira Tennis Club, also in Caracas.[1][4][5] In 1959 she won the National Championship title and that same year represented Venezuela at the Pan American Games in the United States.[1][5]
Parisca is a psychologist graduated from the Central University of Venezuela.[4] In 1992, she co founded the Atenea Foundation together with her daughter, María Corina Machado, focused on the reintegration of children at risk of exclusion in the country.[2][6][7][8]
Following the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections, Parisca was under house arrest and her home was surrounded by officials from the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM).[3] Similar to the extraction of those detained in the 2024 siege of the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, she was safely removed from Venezuela to the United States.[3]
Personal life
Parisca married businessman Henrique Machado Zuloaga, with whom she had four daughters; the eldest, Maria Corina, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Paguada, Cesia (26 July 2024). "Corina Parisca: así es la mamá de María Machado, líder opositora de Venezuela" [Corina Parisca: This is the mother of María Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b O'Grady, Mary A. (10 June 2005). "A Young Defender of Democracy Faces Chávez's Wrath". The Wall Street Journal. p. A9. ProQuest 398979963.
- ^ a b c Fergusson, Alex (7 May 2025). "La madre de María Corina Machado, entre los liberados en una doble operación encubierta en Venezuela" [María Corina Machado's mother is among those freed in a double sting operation in Venezuela]. El Debate (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Borjas, Evelin (28 July 2024). "Mamá de María Corina Machado, ¿a qué se dedicó?" [María Corina Machado's mother, what did she do?]. Televicentro (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Madre de María Corina Machado leyenda del tenis venezolano" [Mother of María Corina Machado, Venezuelan tennis legend]. Noticia al Dia (in Spanish). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Perfil: María Corina Machado, rostro de la oposición venezolana, ahora Nobel de Paz" [Profile: Maria Corina Machado, face of the Venezuelan Opposition, now Nobel Peace Prize Winner]. France24 (in Spanish). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Quién es María Corina Machado, la fuerza detrás de la oposición venezolana y Nobel de la Paz 2025" [Who is María Corina Machado, the force behind the Venezuelan opposition and the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner?]. Telemundo New York (47) (in Spanish). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ González del Castillo, Luis (31 August 2024). "María Corina: 'Los hijos infinitos'" [María Corina: 'The Infinite Children']. El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.