José Ronaldo Jarabo
Quick Facts
Biography
José Ronaldo "Ronny" Jarabo Alvarez (born April 7, 1944), born and raised by his mother in Cayey, Puerto Rico, was the Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992, having served as a member of that legislative body for twenty years from 1973 to 1992. Currently, he is an advisor to Puerto Rico Senate Minority Whip José Luis Dalmau and his expertise as a political analyst is tapped by local news media.
Personal life
Jarabo was married to Teresa Bengoa. Graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972.
His father was executed in Spain for four murders in 1958.
In 1992, Jarabo was involved in a scandal when he went to the apartment of former beauty queen Elizabeth Zayas and her husband, Frank Kolodziej, to confront him on an alleged extramarital relationship he was having with Bengoa, Jarabo's wife. Jarabo was accused on several charges, including aggression.