Marianela Paco Durán (born 28 November 1976) is a Bolivian journalist, lawyer, and politician who served as minister of communication from 2015 to 2017.

[1][4] On 23 May 2008, she reported having been the victim of attacks by groups of agitators close to former Chuquisaca governor Savina Cuéllar and the so-called Inter-institutional Committee, who mobilized in Sucre to confront the campesinos who arrived from the countryside to meet President Evo Morales.

[5]In 2009, Paco was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, representing Chuquisaca Department for the MAS.

[12] During her tenure, she positioned herself in favor of community radio and free software as instruments of technological decolonization.

[13] She initiated review and debate on the use of social networks to ensure respect for the dignity of people and reduce the vulnerability of children and adolescents.

[10] In interviews, she has explained that she has worn it since 2011 in tribute to the campesinos who were blocked from entering the plaza of Sucre in May 2008 due to their condition and attire.