Sandra Zaiter
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Sandra Zaiter is a known children's entertainment figure in Puerto Rico. She started her career by hosting the show "Rikalandia". Zaiter was also a renowned diver and swimmer, until she suffered a life threatening accident in the 1970s, when she hit her head against a rock in a dive in a beach in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The accident left her paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.
Even after her life changing accident, however, she continued hosting her children's shows with more energy than ever. During the later part of the 1970s, Zaiter's fame rose, as she went on to record many well selling children's albums and to have a daily television show on WRIK / WLUZ. This show went on to last until that channel closed its doors temporarily.
Zaiter later moved on to WKAQ-TV, where she hosted the children's show "Telecomicas" along with co-hosts Dagmar and Loubriel until a few years ago. She currently has a program on WIPR-TV called "Contra viento y Marea" (Against Wind and Sea). It is a program whose purpose is to give guidance and assistance to the handicapped. She does public appearances, especially in the yearly presentation of the Sandra Zaiter Award to those who have distinguished themselves helping the handicapped. One of WKAQ-TV's studios is named after her.
Sandra is the speaker for the MDA in Puerto Rico and an important sponsor of the association's telethon there. Zaiter is viewed by many Puerto Ricans as a hero. Angela Meyer wrote a mini-seires titled Gaviota de la Esperanza based on the life Zaiter.
