Marital and Legal Troubles
In the 1970s she maintained a relationship with then President of Mexico, José López Portillo who was still married to Carmen Romano, with whom he had three children. López Portillo obtained a divorce from Carmen Romano and then married Montenegro in 1995. It is said that she exerted gender violence against her husband, but she accepts only that she slapped his face once. Montenegro battled with López Portillo for access to him and his fortune during his final years. On several occasions she was limited visits to her husband in the hospital by his children from the previous marriage.
Sasha is the widow of former Mexican president José López Portillo.
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