Centa Rek | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Senator for Santa Cruz | |
| Assumed office 3 November 2020 | |
| Substitute |
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| Preceded by | Adriana Salvatierra |
| In office 19 January 2010 – 18 January 2015 | |
| Substitute | Víctor Hugo Mayser |
| Preceded by | Jorge Aguilera |
| Succeeded by | Felipa Merino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Centa Lothy Rek López 27 August 1954 San José de Chiquitos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
| Political party | Creemos (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | New Civic Power (2010–2015) |
| Spouse |
José Luis Durán
(m. 1975, divorced) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Córdoba |
| Occupation |
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| Signature | _Centa_Rek.svg) |
Centa Lothy Rek López (born 27 August 1954) is a Bolivian novelist, politician, and psychoanalyst who served as senator for Santa Cruz from 2010 to 2015 and since 2020.
Raised in San José de Chiquitos and educated in psychology at institutes in Brazil and Argentina, Rek spent her early career practicing clinical psychoanalysis at schools and educational organizations in the Santa Cruz Department. In 1995, she published her first novel and quickly shifted towards a career as a professional writer, in addition to dabbling in journalism and television presentation.
Initially supportive of the left-wing policies of President Evo Morales, Rek split with the government over disagreements regarding political autonomy for Bolivia's eastern departments. In 2009, she was elected to represent Santa Cruz in the Senate as part of the opposition National Convergence alliance. Together with her colleague, Germán Antelo, Rek sought to build the foundations of a new political party, but opposition infighting caused the project to flounder. After 2015, Rek largely retired from political life but made a comeback in 2020 with her election to a second term as part of Creemos, a new regionalist party.