Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro (born April 11, 1961) in Barranquilla is a Colombian attorney, politician and former Mayor of the Colombian city of Valledupar. He was elected mayor as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party.
Ciro Arturo Pupo Castro | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Valledupar | |
| In office January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Elias Ochoa Daza |
| Succeeded by | Rubén Alfredo Carvajal Riveira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 11, 1961 Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Obeida Lucia Salgado Zequeda |
| Relations | Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Saint Thomas Aquinas University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
He is the son of Edgardo Pupo Pupo and Nelly Castro Baute; his father was governor of the Department of Cesar and also mayor of Valledupar.
Pupo is a lawyer graduated from the Saint Thomas Aquinas University with an MBA.[1] He is a first cousin to Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (aka Jorge 40) a United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia paramilitary leader.[2]
His first marriage was to Indira María Gutierrez, former pageant queen of Bambuco Pageant and Folkloric Festival. He has two children with her, Ciro Arturo y Sebastián de Jesús. He is currently married to Obeida Lucia Salgado Zequeda with whom he has one son, Oscar Miguel.
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