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Yes—but the account was more complicated than relief alone. A May 27, 2008 report by People en Español said Erika Buenfil felt more at peace after confirming that Ernesto Zedillo Jr. was her son Nicolás’s father, while remaining angry that private information about her child had been disclosed.
What the 2008 report said
People en Español, in a report credited to its staff and published May 27, 2008, said journalist Inés Gómez Mont had identified architect Ernesto Zedillo Jr. as the father on TV Azteca’s Ventaneando. The report said Buenfil confirmed the rumors and felt more tranquil afterward.
The article attributed this statement to Buenfil during an appearance on Televisa’s La Oreja: “Estoy contenta porque me siento en paz, contenta porque no quedé en ridículo y de eso estoy segura”. In English: “I’m happy because I feel at peace, happy because I wasn’t made to look ridiculous, and I’m sure of that.”
Why relief did not mean approval of the disclosure
The same report said Buenfil remained upset with Gómez Mont. Her objection, as described in the article, was that information about Nicolás—then reported to be three years old—had been made public and recounted inaccurately. Buenfil reportedly said the matter concerned only the child’s parents.
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The article also said Buenfil described an agreement not to discuss the subject or reveal information about Nicolás, for everyone’s well-being. So the reported emotional response had two parts: confirmation brought her a sense of peace, but the way private family information was exposed angered her.
Relationship details as Buenfil reportedly described them
According to the 2008 article’s account of Buenfil’s explanation, she and Zedillo Jr. had a two-month relationship in 2004. It said he married his current wife when Buenfil was eight months pregnant. These are details attributed to her account in that report, not independently verified here.
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The article also recalled an earlier radio interview in which Buenfil reportedly said she communicated with the father by email and that he did not provide financial support for her son. That, too, is a statement the report attributed to Buenfil, not an independently established finding.
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This is a retrospective account of what People en Español reported in 2008, not a current news update. The report attributed key remarks to interviews on La Oreja and OK! W, but those original recordings are not reviewed here. The article is evidence of what was reported and attributed to Buenfil; it does not independently verify private family details.
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