Macarena Gelman

María Macarena Gelman García (born 1 November 1976, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan activist and politician of Argentine descent.

Gelman asked for the at the time President's help in the investigation, while Sanguinetti denied that the "stealing of babies" ever took place in Uruguay.

Sanguinetti began then receiving letters from various people around the world, including renowned authors and several Nobel Prize winners.

She pursued a career in social activism with a particular focus in human rights violations during the Dirty War, and the recovery of identity of those who suspect familial relation to disappeared people.

In March 2014, Gelman took the decision to take part in politics and endorsed the presidential candidacy of Constanza Moreira.