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President Luis Abinader has appointed Roberto Ángel Salcedo as the new Minister of Culture. There had been abundant speculation on the appointment after the resignation of former Minister Milagros Germán, also from the showbusiness world.
Salcedo is the son of former long-time mayor of Santo Domingo, Roberto Salcedo (Esmerito Antonio Salcedo Gavilán), who was mayor of Santo Domingo 2002 to 2016 when he lost a bid for a fourth term to today Minister of Tourism David Collado.
Salcedo has had a career in the entertainment industry where he has worked as actor, comedian, producer and director for TV and movie productions.
He had been appointed in January 2023 to serve as director of the Presidential Strategic and Special Projects (Propeep) Agency, a division of the Presidency that carries out social and community initiatives and that had been mired by corruption cases...
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