18 Notable alumni of Rafael Landivar University
Updated: May 21, 2026 EliteDegrees
Rafael Landivar University is ranked #4,342 in the world and #4 in Guatemala by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Rafael Landivar University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Rafael Landivar University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jorge Briz Abularach
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Jorge Briz Abularach is a Guatemalan politician who served as Guatemala's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 14 January 2004 to 25 July 2006 under the government of Óscar Berger. He currently serves as president of Guatemala's Chamber of Commerce.
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2. César Guillermo Castillo Reyes
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
César Guillermo Castillo Reyes is a Guatemalan attorney and politician who served as the 17th vice president of Guatemala from 2020 to 2024.
3. Patricia de Arzú
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Patricia Escobar de Arzú, also known as Patricia de Arzú, is a Salvadoran-Guatemalan entrepreneur and politician. She is the widow of former president of Guatemala and mayor of Guatemala City, Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen, having served as First Lady of Guatemala from January 14, 1996, to January 14, 2000, and as First Lady of Guatemala City from 1991 to 1996, and...
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4. Lucrecia Hernández Mack
1973-2023 (aged 50)
politician
physician
Lucrecia María Hernández Mack was a Guatemalan physician and politician who served a deputy of the Congress from 2020 until her death in 2023. In July 2016, President Jimmy Morales nominated Hernández Mack as the minister of Public Health and Social Assistance, becoming the first woman to serve in that position. In 2017, she resigned from her position in protest...
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5. Margarita Carrera
1929-2018 (aged 89)
poet
writer
journalist
Margarita Carrera Molina was a Guatemalan philosopher, professor and writer. She was a member of the Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua and the 1996 laureate of the Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature.
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6. Samuel Pérez Álvarez
1992-. (aged 34)
politician
economist
Samuel Andrés Pérez Álvarez is a Guatemalan economist and politician who served as the president of the Congress of Guatemala for five days in January 2024. A member of the political party Semilla, he has been a member of Congress since January 2020.
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7. Sandra Jovel
1978-. (aged 48)
diplomat
Sandra Erica Jovel Polanco is a Guatemalan politician and former diplomat who has been serving as a member of Congress since January 2024. She was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs serving from 27 August 2017 to 14 January 2020 under the government of Jimmy Morales.
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8. Manuel Conde Orellana
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Manuel Eduardo Conde Orellana is a Guatemalan attorney and politician who served as a member of the Congress of Guatemala from 2016 to 2024. Previously, he ran as presidential candidate in the 2003 election and 2007 election.
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9. Teddy Cruz
1962-. (aged 64)
architect
artist
university teacher
urban planner
Teddy Cruz is an American architect, urbanist, Professor in Architecture and Urbanism in the Visual Arts Department at the University of California, San Diego. Cruz studied at Rafael Landivar University in Guatemala City, Guatemala, but moved to the United States at the age of 20, continuing his education at California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, and the Harvard Graduate...
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10. Julio Hernández Cordón
1975-. (aged 51)
film producer
screenwriter
film director
Julio Hernández Cordón is an American director, producer and screenwriter. An active filmmaker since 2003, Hernández Cordón has been involved in six films, including shorts and documentaries. Hernández Cordón attained critical acclaim for directing the Gasolina (2008), Polvo (2012) and Te Prometo Anarquía (2015).
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11. Edwin Escobar Hill
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Edwin Felipe Escobar Hill is a Guatemalan entrepreneur, lecturer and politician who has served as Mayor of Villa Nueva since January 15, 2012. He has also served as President of the National Association of Municipalities of the Republic of Guatemala since 2016.
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12. Marcela Giammattei
lawyer
Ana Marcela Dinorah Giammattei Cáceres is a Guatemalan attorney and politician. Giammattei is daughter of former President of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei and his wife Rossana Cáceres.
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13. Mario Taracena
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Mario Taracena Díaz-Sol is a Guatemalan politician. He was President of the Congress of Guatemala from January 2016 to January 2017. Taracena started his political career in 1984 and since then has served multiple times in the Congress, as well as a term in the Central American Parliament.
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14. Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen
1946-2018 (aged 72)
entrepreneur
politician
Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen was a Guatemalan politician and businessman who served as the 44th president of Guatemala from 1996 to 2000, as well as several terms as Mayor of Guatemala City. The main achievement of his presidency was the signature of a peace accord with the guerrilla group Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity, which ended Guatemala's 36-year-long civil war.
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15. Sandra Torres
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Sandra Julieta Torres Casanova is a Guatemalan politician who served as the first lady of Guatemala from 2008 to 2011, as the wife of president Álvaro Colom. As the candidate of the National Unity of Hope party, Torres ran for president in 2015, 2019 and 2023, coming in second place in each election.
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16. Óscar Berger
1946-. (aged 80)
lawyer
politician
Óscar José Rafael Berger Perdomo is a Guatemalan businessman and politician who served as the 46th president of Guatemala from 2004 to 2008. He previously served as mayor of Guatemala City from 1991 to 1999.
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17. Mario Búcaro
1977-. (aged 49)
diplomat
civil servant
Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores is a Guatemalan diplomat who previously served as CEO of the Miss Universe Organization from October to December 2025. A former civil servant, Bucaro served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 2022 to January 2024, under the government of Alejandro Giammattei. Previously, he was the Guatemalan Ambassador to Mexico, Israel, Bulgaria and Cyprus.
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18. Jonathan Menkos
1975-. (aged 51)
writer
academic
economist
politician
Jonathan Kiril Thomas Menkos Zeissig is a Guatemalan economist, politician, writer, academic and analyst serving as Guatemala's Minister of Public Finance since January 19, 2024. He previously served as president of the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (ICEFI) starting September 2012.
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