Mariela Castro
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Mariela Castro is a Cuban sexologist and LGBT rights activist who directs Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education and is known for her advocacy of progressive social reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mariela Castro canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2731009 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mariela Castro Context triple: [Vilma Espín, hasChild, Mariela Castro]
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A.
Helen Fabela Chávez
Helen Fabela Chávez was a Mexican-American labor activist and the longtime partner of César Chávez, who played a crucial but often behind-the-scenes role in the United Farm Workers movement.
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B.
Vilma Espín
Vilma Espín was a Cuban revolutionary, chemical engineer, and prominent women's rights advocate who became one of the most influential figures in post-revolutionary Cuba.
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C.
Yolanda Díaz
Yolanda Díaz is a Spanish labor lawyer and left-wing politician who has served as Spain’s Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Economy.
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D.
Carmen Mercedes Moreno
Carmen Mercedes Moreno was the mother of longtime CIA counterintelligence chief James Jesus Angleton and a key familial influence in his early life.
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E.
Aída Chávez
Aída Chávez is a journalist and political reporter known for her coverage of U.S. politics and progressive movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mariela Castro Target entity description: Mariela Castro is a Cuban sexologist and LGBT rights activist who directs Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education and is known for her advocacy of progressive social reforms.
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A.
Helen Fabela Chávez
Helen Fabela Chávez was a Mexican-American labor activist and the longtime partner of César Chávez, who played a crucial but often behind-the-scenes role in the United Farm Workers movement.
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B.
Vilma Espín
Vilma Espín was a Cuban revolutionary, chemical engineer, and prominent women's rights advocate who became one of the most influential figures in post-revolutionary Cuba.
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C.
Yolanda Díaz
Yolanda Díaz is a Spanish labor lawyer and left-wing politician who has served as Spain’s Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Economy.
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D.
Carmen Mercedes Moreno
Carmen Mercedes Moreno was the mother of longtime CIA counterintelligence chief James Jesus Angleton and a key familial influence in his early life.
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E.
Aída Chávez
Aída Chávez is a journalist and political reporter known for her coverage of U.S. politics and progressive movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ sexologist ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
HIV/AIDS prevention policies
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comprehensive sex education in schools ⓘ same-sex marriage in Cuba ⓘ transgender rights in Cuba ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1962-07-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cuba
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Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
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| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Universidad de Cienfuegos Carlos Rafael Rodríguez
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cienfuegos
University of Havana ⓘ |
| employer |
Ministry of Public Health of Cuba
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surface form:
Cuban Ministry of Public Health
National Center for Sex Education ⓘ |
| familyName | Castro ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
LGBT rights
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public health ⓘ sexology ⓘ sexual education ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Mariela ⓘ |
| hasAcademicBackgroundIn |
pedagogy
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psychology ⓘ sexual health ⓘ |
| knownFor |
LGBT rights activism in Cuba
ⓘ
advocacy of progressive social reforms in Cuba ⓘ leadership of Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Assembly of People’s Power
ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly of People’s Power of Cuba
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| name | Mariela Castro self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Cuban ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for LGBT rights in Cuba
ⓘ
campaigns for legal recognition of same-sex unions in Cuba ⓘ promotion of comprehensive sex education in Cuba ⓘ |
| occupation |
LGBT rights activist
ⓘ
politician ⓘ sexologist ⓘ |
| parent |
Raúl Castro
ⓘ
Vilma Espín ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Communist Party of Cuba ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Director of the National Center for Sex Education of Cuba ⓘ |
| relative | Fidel Castro ⓘ |
| residence |
Havana, Cuba
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surface form:
Havana
|
| sibling | Deborah Castro Espín ⓘ |
| worksIn |
Cuba
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Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mariela Castro Description of subject: Mariela Castro is a Cuban sexologist and LGBT rights activist who directs Cuba’s National Center for Sex Education and is known for her advocacy of progressive social reforms.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.