About
Colombian businesswoman and activist best known for having campaigned for a law targeting perpetrators of acid attacks throughout Colombia.
Before Fame
While visiting her mother in Santa Barbara in 2014, she was attacked by Jonathan Vega who threw a liter of sulphuric acid on her. She underwent 15 reconstruction surgeries afterwards on her face and body.
Trivia
Through her campaigning and her book The Rebirth of Natalia Ponce de Leon, a new law in her name was created to define acid attacks as a specific crime and increase the maximum sentence to 50 years in jail.
Family Life
She was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia.
Associated With
Other activists from Colombia include Ophelia Pastrana and Andres Useche.
