Marlene Venegas, known as the “Little Red Riding Hood” from Chacao, died this October 4 in the early morning hours, who in life defended the ideals of the Bolivarian Revolution and Commander Hugo Chávez, which is why the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurolamented her physical departure with a message of love for the great legacy that this distinguished woman of the revolution left in the country.
«Gloria Marlene Venegas, our dear friend ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, has left us from this earthly plane, an infinite member of the Founding Generation. A combative comrade! Honored with the distinction, ‘Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi’, earned hard and with loyalty. A feisty woman who defended the Bolivarian Revolution in the streets with her red clothing that characterized her, we will remember you forever. My condolences go to his family and friends, upon his physical departure. “Honor and Eternal Glory!”, highlighted the head of state.
For her part, the Executive Vice President of the Republic, Delcy Rodriguezalso regretted the death of Venegas, through his Telegram channel: «Today we woke up troubled with the departure of Little Red Riding Hood. Its fiery red marked history in the Bolivarian Revolution with a loyalty rarely seen. May your smile be with us forever! Fly high, Little Red Riding Hood!«
Likewise, the mayor of Caracas, A/J Carmen Melendezexpressed his condolences through the social network Instagram, in which he highlighted: “Our beloved Marlene Venegas, the popular and cheerful Little Red Riding Hood, has changed the landscape!”
«A sweet and at the same time very strong, persevering woman, whose love and loyalty to Commander Chávez and our president Nicolás Maduro, demonstrated at all times, with her beautiful outfits, her inexhaustible smile, always with banners, flags, filling her with sensitivity and emotion. every mobilization,” he said.
At the age of 83 and with a life lived to the fullest in all aspects, Venegas gave himself completely to the fight and defense of the Bolivarian Revolution, personalized in the figures of Commander Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro Moros. The supreme commander of the revolution himself recognized the dignity and gallantry of this noble Caracas figure who knew how to open a space for ideological struggle, even in spaces that were classified as “bastions” of the opposition.
Little Red Riding Hood became an icon of Bolivarian militancy from the beginning of the revolution, where she participated in Chavista marches and rallies dressed in the characteristic red color and her inevitable pompoms, which earned her the affectionate nickname.
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