Biography of Lydia Echevarria -

Lydia Echevarria is a famous Puerto Rican actress
and assassin. 

She married Luis Vigoreaux, who produced many hit
television shows like El Palo Encebao and Sube
Nene, Sube in Puerto Rico's WAPA-TV during the
1960's and 1970's. She co-hosted the shows with
him and together, they became one of Puerto Rico's
most famous couples. Vigoreaux and Echevarria had
two daughters, Vanessa Vigoreaux, who is also an
actress, and Glendalys Vigoreaux.

In 1982, Luis Vigoreaux allegedly started seeing
model Nydia Castillo on the side, and in 1983, he
was found inside his car, burned to death. Almost
immediately, a large part of the public started
pointing fingers at different people, and in 1984,
Lydia Echevarria was accused formally of her
husband's death. Her trial was one of the most
sensational in Puerto Rican history, with a media
circus atmosphere because of the celebrity status
of the couple. 

In 1986, she was found guilty and sentenced to 254
years in prison. However, her health deteriorated
and in 1999, Governor Pedro RossellÃ³ allowed her
to leave jail and live at home under a curfew.
Since then she has appeared in plays and some TV
shows, on the condition that she be home by 8 p.m.
every night.

==See also==
*List of famous Puerto Ricans

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Biography of Lydia Echevarria -