Berta Valle

Berta Valle (born c. 1984) is a Nicaraguan television presenter and human rights activist. She is married to former 2021 presidential pre-candidate Félix Maradiaga, who was detained by the government of Daniel Ortega on June 8, 2021.

Early life and education Valle, born circa 1984, grew up with two brothers. She holds a BS in Business Economics from the Catholic University of Nicaragua and an MBA from INCAE Business School in Managua. She was the first candidate listed on the party’s electoral slate,

On June 8, 2021, her husband Félix Maradiaga became part of a wave of arrests of opposition pre-candidates for president in the 2021 Nicaraguan general election. Valle has coordinated defense teams supporting him in and outside of Nicaragua. On July 27, 2021, the Nicaraguan Public Ministry and Nicaraguan National Police announced an investigation of Valle under controversial Law 1055, accusing her of being a “traitor to the homeland,” based on her international advocacy for pressure to release her detained husband. Victoria Cárdenas, wife of Juan Sebastián Chamorro, another detained candidate, was similarly accused.