Fernando Villavicencio Wife: Meet Verónica Sarauz

Verónica Sarauz  is the wife of Fernando Alcibiades Villavicencio Valencia was a politician, trade unionist, and journalist from Ecuador.

He met his wife Verónica Sarauz, while he was working at the National Assembly. They had five children.

Villavicencio was shot in the head while exiting a vehicle shortly after ending a campaign event at Colegio Anderson in Quito’s northern outskirts on August 9, 2023, at 18:20 (ET).

He was taken to a neighbouring clinic and pronounced dead. He was 59 years old at the time. During the incident, nine other people were injured, including a police officer.

Villavicencio’s wife, Verónica Sarauz, stated after the assassination that his security team had failed. Andrea González, Villavicencio’s running companion, announced that a street in his hometown of Alaus will be dedicated in his honour.

According to the Washington Post, his assassination occurred during a period of rising gang violence in the country. During his presidential campaign, Villavicencio received many death threats, including one from the Sinaloa Cartel, the most recent of which was a week before the shooting.