Hope Portocarrero

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Hope Portocarrero
Madame Hope Somoza at a reception in New York in 1956
First Lady of Nicaragua
In Role 1 December 1974 – 17 July 1979
President	Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Maria Luisa Muñoz
In Role 1 May 1967 – 1 May 1972
President	Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Preceded by	Carmen Reñazco (1966)
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	28 June 1929 Tampa, Florida, United States
Died	5 October 1991(1991-10-05) (aged 62) Miami, Florida, United States
Spouse(s)	Anastasio Somoza Debayle Archie Angelo Baldocchi
Children	Anastasio, Julio, Carolina, Carla, and Roberto
Parent(s)	Nestor Portocarrero Gross (father) Blanca Debayle Sacasa de Portocarrero (mother)
Alma mater	Barnard College (1950)
Occupation	First Lady of Nicaragua

Hope Portocarrero, also known as Madame Somoza and Hope Somoza Baldocchi later in life,^[1] (June 28, 1929 – 5 October 1991) was the wife of president of Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza Debayle and, beginning in 1967, First Lady of Nicaragua for a time. In 1968 she was named to the International Best Dressed List.^[2] She was the mother of Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero and four other children.