Ronny Jarabo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jarabo and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

José Ronaldo Jarabo Álvarez (April 7, 1940 – June 29, 2025) was a Puerto Rican politician from Cayey. He was the Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992, having served as a member of that legislative body for twenty years, from 1973 to 1992.

Ronny Jarabo
24th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office January 2, 1985 – January 2, 1993
Governor	Rafael Hernández Colón
Preceded by	Severo Colberg Ramírez
Succeeded by	Zaida R. Hernández Torres
At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office January 2, 1973 – January 2, 1993
Personal details
Born	José Ronaldo Jarabo Álvarez (1940-04-07)April 7, 1940 Cayey, Puerto Rico
Died	June 29, 2025(2025-06-29) (aged 85) Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Resting place	Capital Municipal Cemetery in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Political party	PPD
Spouse	Teresa Bengoa
Parent	José María Jarabo (father)
Alma mater	University of Puerto Rico (BA) University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)

Life and career

Jarabo was married to Teresa Bengoa. He had a BA in political science from the University of Puerto Rico. He also earned a law degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972.

His father, José María Jarabo, was executed in Spain on July 4, 1959, for four murders committed in 1958.

In 1992, Jarabo was involved in a scandal when he went to the apartment of former beauty queen Elizabeth Zayas and her husband, Frank Kolodziej, to confront him on an alleged extramarital relationship he was having with Bengoa, Jarabo's wife. Jarabo was accused on several charges, including assault.^[1][2]

Jarabo died from complications related to a brain tumor on June 29, 2025 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, at the age of 85. He was buried at the Capital Municipal Cemetery in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.^[3][4]