Overview
- Senate President Laura Itzel Castillo led the ceremony at the historic Xicoténcatl site, placing the portrait in the Colosio hall alongside images of former Senate presidents from PRI, PAN, PRD and PVEM.
- The portrait was hand-painted by Aurora Argüello Gutiérrez, an artist who has produced multiple official Senate portraits in recent years.
- Reports differ on the price, with figures ranging from 27,874 pesos to about 30,000–32,000 pesos, and some coverage comparing that to earlier portraits reported near 100,000 pesos.
- Social media criticism intensified over the senator’s public image, citing a photo of him asleep in first class and his recent travel to Rome.
- Fernández Noroña said he covered his Rome vacation with personal funds, and officials noted the unveiling had been postponed last year due to flooding in five states.