Empirical studies based on the careers of Latin American former presidents are practically non–existent. Most of the literature is focused on the development of the political career. Hence, the main goal of this proposal is to fill in this gap. It presents an empirical analysis based on the post–presidencies of eighteen Latin American countries since their transitions to democracy in 1978 up until 2018 in order to explore relevant factors that explain them. Using statistical and documentary methods, we create a typology of post-presidential careers, considering variables related to the individual characteristics of the former presidents, as well as with their previous political careers. The study found that former presidents tend to continue their political careers after their presidential period is over. The study also showed that it is possible to assess differences between those who continue in the public life and those who abandon it; however, even if they retired from public life it does not represent an obstacle for them to keep having political influence.La mayor parte de los estudios sobre trayectorias políticas centran su atención en la entrada o el desarrollo de estas. Los trabajos sobre la salida de la política, en general, y en el caso de los presidentes, en particular, son prácticamente inexistentes. Este trabajo tiene como propósito analizar las trayectorias de los expresidentes latinoamericanos a partir de dos estrategias metodológicas: el análisis estadístico y la revisión documental. Para ello, se elabora una clasificación tipológica, reconstruyendo las trayectorias de los expresidentes de dieciocho países latinoamericanos desde las transiciones a la democracia hasta el presente (1978-2018), partiendo de la premisa de que los expresidentes latinoamericanos tienden a seguir su carrera política al dejar el cargo. Si bien hay determinados rasgos objetivables que diferencian a los expresidentes que se desempeñan en el sector público o abandonan la vida pública de aquellos que lo hacen en la esfera privada, esta última no representa un impedimento para seguir teniendo presencia política.