Jorge Ramos
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| Jorge Ramos | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jorge Ramos March 16, 1958 Mexico |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Jorge Ramos (born March 16, 1958) is a Mexican anchor of Noticiero Univision.
Ramos joined Univision in 1985. He has interviewed multiple world leaders including Fidel Castro, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Hugo Chávez and many others.
Ramos started working at a radio station in Mexico City. However, he left his country (Mexico) when the biggest Mexican television network censored a report he had made. Looking for a better job and a better life, he decided to immigrate to the United States.
He came to the United States with a student visa in 1983. The first job he took was waiting tables. Finally, in 1984, he received the opportunity to join an affiliate of Univision in Los Angeles. Two years later, he became the morning host for the show "Mundo Latino".
He became one of the youngest national anchormen in the history of American television at the age of 28, in November 1986. Since this happened, he has been called the "voice of the voiceless" for other immigrants such as himself.
Ramos attended the Ibero-American University in México City where he majored in Communication. He then received his Master's degree in International Studies from the University of Miami.
He works alongside Univision colleagues María Elena Salinas and Enrique Gratas.
He is currently dating mexican actress Ana De La Reguera.
On February 21, 2008, he represented Univision in a Democratic debate between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the University of Texas at Austin campus.
The February 23, 2008 telecast of "Saturday Night Live" featured Will Forte impersonating Jorge Ramos in a Hillary Clinton/Barack Obama debate sketch.
[edit] Books
- The Latino Wave: How Hispanics Are Transforming Politics in America (Ola Latina, La : Cómo los hispanos elegirán al próximo presidente de los Estados Unidos)
- No Borders: A Journalist's Search for Home (Atravesando Fronteras)
- Dying to Cross: The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History
- The Other Face of America: Chronicles of the Immigrants Shaping Our Future (La otra cara de América)
- Lo que vi
- A la caza del León
- Morir en el Intento
- Detrás de la máscara
