Behind the public transformation lies a far more intimate reckoning with motherhood, self-worth and the courage to face the questions most people would rather avoid
Marichelo Puente has spent most of her life being spoken about. She grew up among cameras, interviews and opinions formed from a distance, long before social media turned public scrutiny into a continuous conversation. Now, at a moment of profound personal change, she is taking control of the narrative without pretending to have emerged untouched by it.
Her divorce may provide the visible context, but it is not the whole story. What interests Puente is the quieter reconstruction taking place beneath it: protecting her children, relearning her own priorities and recognizing vulnerability as part of strength rather than its opposite. Self-care, in her world, is less about appearance than authorship, the daily act of giving herself the place she once might have expected others to provide.
That perspective also informs Tenemos Que Hablar (We Need to Talk), the podcast she will host alongside Rafa Mendoza. Conceived as a space for questions people often avoid, the project reflects where Puente stands today: willing to speak, unwilling to perform certainty and increasingly interested in what becomes possible when a woman stops viewing herself through other people’s eyes.
"I see myself as a woman who can handle anything"
You've grown up and built much of your life under the
spotlight. Over the years, how did you learn to live with public exposure
without letting outside opinions change who you are?
Marichelo Puente: I grew
up surrounded by forums, cameras, and lights. There was always talk about me,
and we were always very close to interviews, although, being kids, it was
obviously different. The way the press treated things before isn't the same as
it is now, when anyone can share their opinion on social media. I think I get
stronger with the negative comments, and the positive ones fill my heart,
because they've given me so much love.
When a person has been observed for so long,
reconnecting with herself can take on a different meaning. Who is Marichelo
when she looks at herself through her own eyes, far from expectations and from
everything others think they know about her?
Marichelo: I see myself as a strong woman, a resilient woman, a brave woman, a woman full of love, a woman who can handle anything. I also see myself, at times, as vulnerable, and I think that makes me even stronger.
Closing chapters and making deep decisions requires a quiet strength that's rarely seen from the outside. How have you experienced the process of protecting your privacy while reorganizing your life and priorities after the divorce?
Marichelo: I've tried to handle it from the most beautiful place I can. First, thinking of my children: respecting them, taking care of them, loving them, taking care of their hearts and mine, without forgetting what we lived through, and being grateful every day for the beautiful things it left behind, because that's life, and life changes, and one has to learn to change with it.
Even while going through such a personal moment, you've chosen to communicate with the public from an honest, close place. What drives you to share certain parts of this process, and how do you decide which parts of your story to keep only for yourself?
Marichelo: It was very hard to keep this moment private, and I knew it wasn't going to stay that way. So I decided, first, to go inward, to look within, to look at my heart, to hit rock bottom and be reborn. And I think that if I can help just one person in this world see that if I can do it, anyone can, and that we all have that inner strength, that love and that courage to move forward from any situation, then I consider it worth it. That's why I decided to speak from my own reality.
Do you feel that the public's support helps you get through the most challenging moments in your life?
Marichelo: Without a doubt, the support and affection people have given me have been essential for many things, but in the moment that just happened, even more so. Their words filled my heart, and they truly were a great source of strength for me.
And what's it like when the world watches, from the outside, a transformation that's happening on the inside?
Marichelo: I think that when people see this transformation, one that comes from somewhere very deep, a beautiful connection is created. Every day people write to me and share their stories with me, and I think that's really hard to achieve on social media, because it makes us human, not just public figures, to the people who follow us. At least that's how it is for me: with my followers, with the people close to me, a divine connection has formed where there's only love, advice, affection, good energy, and support for one another.
"I love who I am, I love seeing myself, and I love who I've become"
At the same time, you're a mother of three, and you combine that role with your work as a businesswoman, host, and actress. How do you find balance among all those versions of yourself without losing space to simply be Marichelo?
Marichelo: By giving myself time for each moment of my life. The main thing is being a mom, because that was my lifelong dream, and I live it out every day. That's non-negotiable, and nothing comes before them. I haven't been an actress for very long, but as a host, a public figure, and a woman, yes, and I give myself the time for each of those things. I think that, in the end, all of those are just one person: me. And I love who I am, I love seeing myself, and I love who I've become.
"Loving yourself, valuing yourself, giving yourself a place: no one else is going to do that for you"
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