Inside the chamber, learning how power actually works
En el cruce entre la pantalla y el estrado, Gianella Marquina —estudiante de derecho e influencer con cientos de miles de seguidores— ingresó al Congreso peruano como aprendiz de su mentor jurídico, el abogado Juan Peña Flores, durante una sesión de la Comisión de Fiscalización. Lo que documentó en sus redes sociales ese día no fue solo un hito personal, sino el reflejo de una generación que navega con naturalidad entre el mundo institucional y el digital, sin que uno cancele al otro.
- Marquina cruzó las puertas del Congreso no como figura pública, sino como estudiante en práctica, lo que tensiona las expectativas que su audiencia tiene de ella.
- La coexistencia de sus dos identidades —influencer de lifestyle y futura abogada— genera una disonancia que ella misma decide resolver publicando el momento.
- Al compartir la fotografía con su mentor y nombrar la comisión, convierte un acto institucional en contenido, pero sin trivializarlo: el gesto reivindica la seriedad de su formación.
- El post aterriza en sus seguidores como una señal: detrás de las marcas y los filtros hay alguien que también aprende los mecanismos reales del poder en Perú.
Gianella Marquina entró al Congreso peruano un día en que la Comisión de Fiscalización y Contraloría tenía sesión. No fue como visitante ni como figura pública, sino acompañando a su mentor, el abogado Juan Peña Flores, en el marco de su formación profesional. Esa tarde, publicó una fotografía en su historia de Instagram nombrando el lugar y a quien la había llevado hasta allí.
Marquina es estudiante de derecho e hija mayor de Melissa Klug, conocida personalidad televisiva peruana. Pero ha construido su propia presencia digital: casi 100.000 seguidores en Instagram y más de 200.000 en TikTok, plataformas que usa para promocionar marcas y generar ingresos como influencer.
Lo que hizo notable ese día fue la colisión de dos mundos. En las redes, Marquina opera con la lógica de la visibilidad y el relato personal. En el derecho, se mueve por espacios donde importan la autoridad institucional y el conocimiento procedimental. Peña Flores representa ese segundo mundo, y el hecho de que ella estuviera en esa sala sugiere que se ganó el acceso a través del trabajo, no de su popularidad.
Al publicarlo, hizo lo que muchos jóvenes profesionales hacen hoy: documentar un hito de carrera ante una audiencia que la conoce principalmente por contenido de entretenimiento. El gesto cumplió varios propósitos a la vez: marcó un logro real, reforzó su identidad como alguien comprometida con el derecho, y ofreció a sus seguidores un vistazo al interior de una institución que pocos conocen desde adentro.
Marquina no es un caso aislado. Refleja cómo la generación joven peruana mantiene identidades paralelas —una en las instituciones formales, otra en el espacio digital— que no siempre se contradicen. A veces, como en este caso, se sostienen mutuamente.
Gianella Marquina walked into Peru's Congress for the first time on a day when the Fiscal Oversight and Comptroller Commission had called a session. She was there not as a visitor or observer, but as part of a professional apprenticeship—accompanying her mentor, lawyer Juan Peña Flores, into the chamber itself. The moment felt significant enough to document. She posted a photograph to her Instagram story that afternoon, marking the occasion with a caption that named both the place and the person who had brought her there.
Marquina is a law student, the eldest daughter of Melissa Klug, a television personality known in Peru's entertainment circles. But she has built her own presence on social media, one that extends well beyond her family name. On Instagram, she has accumulated nearly 100,000 followers. On TikTok, the number climbs higher—more than 200,000 people follow her there. She uses these platforms to promote brands and products, working as an influencer in the way many young Peruvians do now, turning attention into income.
What made this particular day at Congress worth sharing was the collision of two different worlds. Marquina exists in the realm of social media, where visibility and personal narrative drive engagement. But she is also pursuing a formal education in law, which means spending time in offices, courtrooms, and legislative chambers—spaces where institutional authority and procedural knowledge matter more than follower counts. Her mentor, Peña Flores, represents that second world. He is an established lawyer, someone with access to professional spaces and the knowledge of how to move through them.
The session she attended was not a random one. The Fiscal Oversight and Comptroller Commission handles matters of government accountability and financial review—serious institutional work. That Marquina was there at all suggests she had earned a place in that room through her work with Peña Flores, not through her social media presence. The distinction matters. She was not there as an influencer or as the daughter of a television personality. She was there as a law student doing professional practice, learning the actual mechanics of how Peru's legislative bodies function.
By posting about it, Marquina was doing something that many young professionals do now: documenting a milestone in her career development for an audience that knows her primarily through entertainment and lifestyle content. The post served multiple purposes at once. It marked a genuine professional achievement. It also reinforced her identity as someone serious about law, not just someone who sells products online. For her followers, it offered a glimpse into a world most of them would never enter—the interior of Congress, the work of oversight, the apprenticeship that precedes a legal career.
The moment also reflects a broader shift in how Peru's younger generation moves between institutional and digital spaces. Marquina is not unusual in this regard. Many young Peruvians maintain parallel identities: one in the formal economy and institutions, another in the social media sphere. The two are not always in tension. Sometimes they reinforce each other. A law student with a large following can use that platform to discuss legal issues. An influencer pursuing formal education gains credibility and depth. Marquina's decision to share this moment suggests she sees value in letting her audience know that she is serious about her studies, that she is working inside the system, that she is learning from established professionals.
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My first time in Congress alongside my boss and mentor Juan Peña Flores, participating in the session called by the Fiscal Oversight and Comptroller Commission— Gianella Marquina, in her Instagram story
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Why did she feel the need to post about this particular day at Congress? It's not as though every law student documents their internship.
Because she exists in two worlds at once. For her followers, Congress is abstract—a place they see on the news. By posting, she's saying: I'm inside that place. I'm learning how it works. It's a way of proving something to people who know her as an influencer.
Proving what, exactly?
That she's not just selling products on Instagram. That she has ambitions beyond that. That she's building something real—a legal career—even though she also has a large following.
Does the fact that she's Melissa Klug's daughter change how people see this?
It probably does. Some people will assume she got the opportunity because of her mother's connections. Others will see it as her making her own way. By documenting it publicly, she's claiming ownership of the experience.
And her mentor—Juan Peña Flores—what does he get out of having her there?
A capable law student doing the work. The fact that she has a large social media presence might be incidental to him. Or it might not be. Either way, she's learning from someone established, and that's what matters for her career.
So this is really about her future, not about the moment itself.
The moment is real. But yes, it's part of a larger trajectory. She's building a professional identity while maintaining her digital presence. That's the story.