 She was a relative by both parents of Justo Abaunza, 25th and 27th President of Nicaragua, of Fernando Guzmán, 37th President of Nicaragua and by both parents of José Vicente Cuadra, 38th President of Nicaragua.Abaunza studied at the La Asunción College in Managua and the Sacred Heart Preparatory Menlo Park, in California, United States.In 1949 she married Enrique Bolaños, son of Mr. Nicolás Bolaños and Geyer Abaunza.