Yolanda Pulecio
Yolanda Pulecio Vélez | |
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| Senator of Colombia | |
| In office July 20, 1990 – 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 31, 1939 Bogotá, DC, Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Gabriel Betancourt Mejía (m. 1959 d. 1980) |
| Children | Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio Astrid Betancourt Pulecio |
| Residence | Bogotá |
| Occupation | Advocate, politician |
Yolanda Pulecio Vélez also known as "Mamá Yolanda" (born December 31, 1939) is a Colombian former beauty queen turned politician, former member of the Congress of Colombia.
Of Italian origins, Pulecio married former minister of finance and diplomat Gabriel Betancourt. Pulecio is the mother of Astrid Betancourt and Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt who spent six and a half years in captivity after being kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia until July 2 when she was rescued by the Colombian Armed Forces in Operation Jaque, 2008.