 antonio de la rÃºa (born march 7, 1974, in cÃ³rdoba, argentina), is the eldest son of former argentine president, fernando de la rÃºa (who governed argentina from 1999 to 2001) and inÃ©s pertinÃ©. he was an advisor to his father during his fathers presidency and one of the heads of his fatherâs presidential campaign. ==politics== though he held no formal position in his father's government, he was the chief architect of his father's election campaign; his success led his father to continue to turn to him for political advice after his ascension to the presidency. he was pointed to as the leader of the "sushi set" (el grupo sushi), a group of young officials so-called due to their alleged preference for expensive japanese cuisine; they were sometimes criticised for their influence on politics. after the collapse of the de la rÃºa presidency, antonio focused his energies on philanthropy and distanced himself from politics, thus marking the end of the influence of the "sushi group". ==relationship with shakira== antonio, who is a lawyer, was paparazzi fodder since his father arrived at la casa rosada. in 2000, he started dating singer shakira, in a romance that made headline news all over latin america. he and shakira have been seen together at many important events, including visiting with dominican republic former president hipÃ³lito mejÃ­a and [[u
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