She was a TV reporter there and he was a photographer. Today, their family is ripped apart and her lawyer says Pelaez, 55, never knew Juan's real name: Mikhail Vasenkov...or that he was deep undercover... as a Russian spy. Both have been exchanged with 8 others for imprisoned spies in Russia and expelled. But Pelaez also has a somwhat suspect background. She worked for El Diario La Prensa in NYC as a columnist where she often praised Fidel Castro.