“You have to harden yourself without ever losing your tenderness.” In any other context, many would make the mistake of stating that this quote that opens the Instagram profile of a influencer and singer, with almost a million followers on her social networks, is one of those random phrases that come on sugar packets or on cups with motivational slogans. But this one was pronounced by Ernesto Guevara, better known by his nickname, Ché.
No, it is not usual for the account of a 33-year-old girl to replace the popularly accepted space for quotes from writers like Pablo Coelho with one from the best-known communist guerrilla in history – with the Chilean’s permission, of course. In this case it is explained because the woman is not only a singer, influencer or television producer, she is also a politician. One that has just taken an important leap, to hold the portfolio of a ministry in Venezuela.
Her name is Daniella Cabello and she was named Minister of Tourism yesterday, replacing the former Minister Leticia Gómez. It has more than 413,000 followers on , while on TikTok it is close to 300,000. Although she landed on the public scene with her success as a singer, she has also produced programs on Venezuelan public television. Before assuming this ministerial portfolio, she had already been appointed president of the Country Brand Foundation and the Venezuelan Export Promotion Agency – heir to CENCOEX. But it is not the only important fact in Cabello’s biography, he shares that last name with another important politician from the Chavista ranks.
Daughter of a minister and deputy: from singing to Commander Chávez to producing her father’s program
Daniella Cabello is the daughter of the Minister of the Interior and Security of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, and the national representative Marleny Contreras. Diosdado is the strong man of the regime and all eyes were on him after what resulted in the kidnapping of the former president. Daniella Cabello’s father represents the figure capable of bringing together military power, but also of raising up citizen brigades and other types of parapolice groups.
After a few days of uncertainty, Diosdado ended up closing ranks with Delcy Rodríguez and her new role. Presumably, the one dictated by Washington and which the Venezuelan regime insists are negotiations and that they do not accept foreign interference. It is in this political and social context that his daughter, Daniella, has just been promoted to Minister of Popular Power for Tourism in Venezuela.
This decision to name Daniella Cabello may also hide a message between the lines from Delcy Rodríguez, since Diosdado’s daughter is on the list of people sanctioned by the US. To give you an idea, as of today and if nothing changes in the measures that the Trump Administration has implemented, the Minister of Tourism has had her visa revoked to enter the United States.
However, Daniella Cabello’s ‘résumé’ began to be forged in 2014, when she was chosen to become the official face or image of the Venezuela International Tourism Fair (Fitven) 2014. How? Catapulted by the one that had premiered on public television shortly before.
In this song, accompanied by what would become her partner and husband, Omar Acedo, she sings about the Bolivarian revolution and Commander Hugo Chávez. If any resemblance to him crosses your mind Goodbye, Commander by Carlos Puebla and the classic interpretation of Buenavista Social Club, has nothing to do with it. This is pure pop and with a certain evocation of a Disney movie song.
In her television period, she was the protagonist of The truth of Venezuelaa series of videos that were supported and produced by the Jorge Rodríguez Padre Foundation – the progenitor of the current president Delcy and the president of Congress, her brother Jorge Rodríguez -. These videos were premiered in the program that Diosdado Cabello himself has on the TVés channel, . A space for debate and opinion in which he usually attacks opposition and dissent. And Daniella became a producer on her father’s show.
Regarding her private and sentimental life, Cabello proves to be good at combining that vital part in her social networks and does not hide her signs of love from her partner, whom she met as her music producer. A month ago they celebrated their sixth year together, after getting married in 2019. They have a daughter who is about three years old, little Danna Isabella Acedo Cabello.
In his social media posts there is a wide diversity of topics, from a gym session posted on TikTok to a montage in the style of outtakes in which he jokes during his participation in international fairs.
