▁former ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁the ▁Stud ents ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁University ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁( FC U – U CV ), ▁an ▁organ iser ▁of ▁student ▁protest s ▁in ▁Venezuela , ▁and ▁an ▁activ ist ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Venez uel an ▁protest s , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁brother , ▁Juan ▁Re ques ens , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁a ▁prominent ▁dem ocracy ▁activ ist . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Re ques ens ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Ris cos ▁school . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁fl amen co ▁dan cer ▁for ▁fifteen ▁years ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six , ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁purs ue ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁career ▁before ▁facing ▁injury ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁over weight , ▁ultimately ▁resulting ▁in ▁kne e ▁surg ery ▁after ▁a ▁rig orous ▁exercise ▁program . ▁While ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁dan cing , ▁her ▁brother ▁convinced ▁her ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁university , ▁and ▁she ▁chose ▁to ▁study ▁Political ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁University ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁( U CV ), ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁after ▁her ▁injury , ▁which ▁occurred ▁during ▁a ▁year ▁out , ▁that ▁she ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁politics . ▁She ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁interview ▁that ▁going ▁to ▁U CV ▁was ▁" the ▁best ▁thing ▁that ▁had ▁happened ▁to ▁[ her ] ". ▁ ▁After ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁university , ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁year ▁off ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁C ul inary