María Dolores "Mary" Tarrero-Serrano

Mary Prio
First Lady of the Republic of Cuba
In office 10 October 1948 – 10 March 1952
Preceded by	Polita Grau
Succeeded by	Marta Fernandez Miranda de Batista
Personal details
Born	María Dolores Tarrero-Serrano October 5, 1924(1924-10-05) Camaguey province, Cuba
Died	September 23, 2010(2010-09-23) (aged 85) Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida USA
Nationality	Cuban
Political party	Partido Auténtico
Spouse(s)	Carlos Prio
Relations	Gerardo Tarrero (father) Elvira Serrano (mother) Rocio Guadalupe Prío-Karell (step-daughter) Carlos Prio-Touzet (stepson) Rodolfo Prio-Touzet(stepson) Antonio Prío (brother-in-law) Maria Regla Prío (sister-in-law) Francisco Prío (brother-in-law)
Children	María Antonieta Prío María Elena Prío
Occupation	First Lady of Cuba

María Dolores "Mary" Tarrero-Serrano de Prio (5 October 1924 in Camaguey province, Cuba - 24 September 2010 in Miami, Miami-Dade county, Florida) was the First Lady of Cuba from 1948 - 1952. She was the second wife of Cuban President, Carlos Prio, who was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista in a military coup.

Birth and Early Life

Terrero was born on the sugarcane mill "Pina" in eastern Camaguey. Her father, Gerardo Terrero, was the mill's accountant and her mother was Elvira Serrano. She and an older sister, Ana, studied stenography.

Marriage and Life as First Lady

While working in the Cuban Senate, she met her husband, who was a senator. They married on June 14, 1945 and they had two daughters. At the age of 24, she became the First Lady of Cuba. Their youngest daughter was born in the Presidential Palace. While she was the First Lady, Oswaldo Farras, the composer of the song Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps), composed the song Sensacion inspired by her.

Exile and Death

Carlos and Mary Prío's grave

She and her family went into their first exile in 1952. In 1956, after Batista granted an "amnesty", they returned for a short time until they were forced into exile again at gunpoint. After Batista was overthrown by the Cuban Revolution (which Prio supported financially). they returned to Cuba in January 1959. They went into their final exile in December 1959, when they realized that Fidel Castro's government had become a dictatorship. Her husband, the last constitutionally elected president of Cuba, committed suicide in 1977 and she died in 2010 of pneumonia. She and her husband, Carlos, are buried at Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (now Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum) in Miami, Florida.

References

• The Miami Herald; Maria Dolores 'Mary' Terrero Prio, 'Beautiful' First Lady of Cuba; 24 September 2010 Page 5B.

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Name	Tarrero-Serrano, Maria Dolores Mary
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Date of birth	5 October 1924
Place of birth	Camaguey province, Cuba
Date of death	23 September 2010
Place of death	Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida USA