Their relationship was decisive for their company to access public works contracts linked to the Procrea program
During the interview, González also publicly confirmed for the first time that he had a romantic relationship with Fernández. “He dated me like he dated a lot of other people. I wasn't aware. For me, I was his girlfriend,” he said.
According to him, the link began before Fernández became president and coincided over time with his relationship with Fabiola Yañez, who later denounced the former president for violence.
Lorena González del Valle, a former participant in the reality show Gran Hermano, revealed that she maintained direct contact with the then Kirchner president Alberto Fernández during the pandemic, and that this was decisive for her company to access public works contracts linked to the Procrea program.
During an interview on the Border streaming, the businesswoman said that she contacted the president when the works of her construction company, Niro Construye SA, were paralyzed by health restrictions.
As she explained, after that contact, the president put her in communication with the then Minister of Territorial Development and Habitat, Jorge Ferraresi, who suggested that she participate in tenders related to the housing plan.
According to his testimony, the first step was a meeting with Ferraresi at the headquarters of the ministry, where the official explained that the status of the works should be verified and quotes made before any award was made.
“I can't tell you that you're continuing a work that I didn't manage, that I didn't do. I need to send a team, quote the work. Verify the work, know what we are talking about and the only thing I can guarantee you is that I will prioritize them when the time comes, but I need quotes to know what I am talking about,” González recalled of the then minister's words
.After that meeting, they worked hard to submit bids in between nine and ten contests linked to the Procrea program. Finally, Niro Construye SA was awarded four of these works, aimed at the construction of more than a thousand homes in
The businesswoman also recalled how the direct request for help from the president occurred when her company was experiencing difficulties due to the stoppage of works. “Alberto, excuse me for bothering you, can I talk to you? ”, he said that he wrote to him. According to his version, the president replied that he had “five minutes”.
“Spending five minutes with the President of the Nation was an eternity,” he said. At that meeting, he asked him about the situation of his company: “I need to ask you, please, if you can intervene because of the number of paralyzed works we have
.”According to his testimony, the president replied: “Look, I have half an hour if you come now.” González said that she immediately moved to meet him. “I was in Palomar. Do you know how I took General Paz? I admit that I was desperate, I downgraded myself for work. I went to ask him for a job. For me, yes, it was downplaying after everything we've been through,” he
said.According to his account, during the meeting Fernández asked him to prepare a report detailing the works he had in progress, before referring the matter to Minister Ferraresi.
The businesswoman had achieved public notoriety in 2001 when she participated in the first Argentine edition of Gran Hermano, broadcast by Telefe and hosted by Soledad Silveyra. She was the first eliminated from the program, after spending 14 days at home and receiving 68% of the public's votes. Over time, he moved away from the media and dedicated himself to the construction sector.
