José Ronaldo Jarabo

José Ronaldo Jarabo Álvarez (April 7, 1940 – June 29, 2025) was a Puerto Rican politician from Cayey. He was the Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992, having served as a member of that legislative body for twenty years, from 1973 to 1992.

Life and career Jarabo was married to Teresa Bengoa. He had a BA in political science from the University of Puerto Rico. He also earned a law degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972.

His father, José María Jarabo, was executed in Spain on July 4, 1959, for four murders committed in 1958.

In 1992, Jarabo was involved in a scandal when he went to the apartment of former beauty queen Elizabeth Zayas and her husband, Frank Kolodziej, to confront him on an alleged extramarital relationship he was having with Bengoa, Jarabo's wife. Jarabo was accused on several charges, including assault.

Jarabo died from complications related to a brain tumor on June 29, 2025 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, at the age of 85. He was buried at the Capital Municipal Cemetery in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.