Story of Chilean miner mistress steals spotlight from rescue

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 By

House

The miner in the Chilean miner mistress drama was nicknamed "Dr. House." Illustration of Hugh Laurie of the show "House, M.D." from Wikimedia Commons.

The rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean miners has been overshadowed by reports of a Chilean miner mistress. Apparently, the Chilean miner mistress showed up at the camp where friends and family gathered, and his wife was none too pleased. After a brief altercation, his wife and mistress have been keeping their distance. The miner with mistress troubles, Johnny Barrios, is going to have a lot to answer for now that he has reached the surface.

Chilean miner mistress faces off with his wife

As rescue efforts have slowly crawled along, a camp grew around the site of the collapsed mine. Friends, family, supporters and rescue staff waited 69 days to rescue the trapped miners. One of the men down in the mine, Yonni Barrios Rojas, or Johnny Barrios as he’s been dubbed by the press, has gained notoriety for his extra-curricular activities. Barrios is the miner with mistress trouble, according to The Telegraph. He and Marta Salinas have been married for 28 years. She was unaware of his five-year affair with Susana Valenzuela. The two met in the tent city, Camp Esperanza, and came to blows.

Medical skills cane in handy

Aside from the other story concerning Barrios Rojas, he was useful to medical personnel in monitoring the other miners. When caring for his mother, Barrios Rojas received some basic medical training. He administered tests, drew blood and performed other procedures, and was nicknamed “Dr. House” by his compatriots in the mine. While trapped, watching DVDs was one of the few activities available to the trapped miners. Among the favorites was “House, M.D.” The titular character is a notoriously sarcastic medical genius that walks with the aid of a cane. Interestingly enough, none of the miners have lupus.

Barrios faced with a choice

During the ordeal, he asked for both his wife and mistress to be present when he came out. His wife has refused. Salinas will not be in the presence of his mistress, and maintains he must now choose between them.Valenzuela claims he has been planning to leave his wife for her as soon as he’s out. He said he loves them both and wants them to be friends.

Sources

The Telegraph

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  • cATHY

    He hopes they can be friends. Ya, sure! I hope she stays around and has a great lawyer because the payoffs are already starting to rear their little heads. He has been offered a job as a spokesperson on a website that "helps out" with extramarital affairs. Not only that, he has a second mistress. GO TARZAN!

  • Anita

    The three of them will just have to work this out. Someone will have to make a choice. He could end up alone. I just think he should be grateful he's alive and start making some serious decisions about his life now. And, it is very sad that this story had to override the true heroic efforts made to save these men.

  • Debbie

    I think they should have left the dog down in the cave – in addition the mistress should not have been allowed at the rescue site. I hope his wife doesn't take him back, sues him for any money he makes off of this experience and she should sue the mistress for mental stress and whatever it was that wives are suing the cheating whores with – alienation of affection or something like that. She gave that low life 28 years now she should take it all back out of his hide.

    • Starlow

      While the wife certainly has good reason to pursue legal action, I'm not sure how divorce law functions in Chile. Anyone out there know? But your comment that the "dog" should be left down in the cave is out of bounds, Debbie. That particular miner may not be a "good guy," but nobody deserves what the Chilean miners had to put up with. I think it's abominable that it took as long as it did to rescue them. Guess drilling does take a long time…

  • Bunny

    Right…and he can kneel and thank the Lord and for all these years he has been living an adulterous affair. What a hypocrite…I hope his wife sues her for alienation of affection and lets the two have their sordid life together. Here is a slap in the face Jesus. Please bless our affair.