Saburido biography
Jacqueline Saburido
Venezuelan burn victim (–)
Jacqueline Saburido | |
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| Born | ()20 December Caracas, Venezuela |
| Died | 20 April () (aged&#;40) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Occupation | Spokeswoman |
| Known&#;for | Survivor of severe burn injuries sustained in a drunk driving incident |
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Jacqueline Saburido (Spanish pronunciation:[ɟʝakeˈlinsaβuˈɾiðo]; 20 December – 20 April ) was a Venezuelan activist and burn survivor who campaigned against drunk driving. After a car crash in , Saburido received burns on 60% of her body; she went on to appear in drunk-driving ads and was twice a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She also unsuccessfully tried to become Britain's first face transplant patient.
Early life and drunk driving incident
The only child of Rosalia and Amadeo Saburido, she lived in Caracas, Venezuela, for all of her childhood.[1] Living with her father after her pare