Yelina Muñoz is the wife of New York State Senator Alex Muñoz.
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She grew up with Alex Muñoz, Rafael Barba, and Eddie. It is implied that Rafael had affections for her, but they were never reciprocated by her. She also appears to have known how he felt.
At some unknown point, Yelina and Alex Muñoz got married and had three daughters. While serving as New York State Senator, Alex Muñoz begins running for mayor of New York and Yelina Muñoz supports him. While he gained much support by saying that he was going to support the working-class citizens of New York, Alex began sexting with and having affairs with other women, but it is uncertain if Yelina Muñoz knew of this or not. When detectives Nick Amaro and Odafin Tutuola question Alex at a press conference, Yelina asks him what is going on, but Alex says that it's only about a police fundraiser. Later on, while she was on her way to a fundraiser, Yelina goes to A.D.A. Barba's office to ask why her husband was being questioned by detectives, but Barba does not tell her what he is being investigated for, Yelina then says to Barba that Muñoz is going to do great things for New York and tells him to not ruin his chances to do so.
Alex and Yelina later attend an association ball with several CEO's and politicians but after she and Muñoz take a picture with someone, Barba takes Muñoz outside to confront him about his corruption. Even though it is learned that he sexted and had affairs with multiple women, Yelina continues to support her husband. Outside the courthouse Muñoz claims that the wealthy people of New York and Barba are out to get him, when a reporter asks Yelina if she is still supporting her husband she does not answer. She then witnesses her husband being put on trial for possession of child pornography, leading to his imprisonment. It is unclear whether she divorced him or stood by him. (SVU: "October Surprise")