Jackie Guerrido
Jackie Guerrido | |
|---|---|
Alma Awards | |
| Born | September 24, 1970 |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation(s) | Weather forecaster and TV host |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Spouse | |
Jackie Guerrido (born September 24, 1970[1]), is a Puerto Rican television weather forecaster and journalist for Primer Impacto on Univision. She also is a TV host for Despierta America en Domingo.
Early years
Guerrido was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she received her primary and secondary education. According to Guerrido, her mother was mistreated by her father, therefore Guerrido and her sister had to seek shelter together with their mother at the "Casa Protegida Julia de Burgos", a domestic violence shelter in San Juan, when she was seven years old. After graduating from high school, she moved with her family to The Bronx borough of New York City.
Career
Before Guerrido worked in the media, she had shown interest in other areas of work.
Guerrido was offered a position on
Guerrido settled down in Miami and she joined the HBC Radio Company, after working at "Romance" for a year. There she was given the opportunity to co-host a radio program with the duties of broadcasting news and traffic conditions. Eventually, she was given her own music show at WRTO (98.3). She also landed a job in television as a traffic reporter for WSCV, Miami's Telemundo affiliate, working for both the radio and television at the same time.[2]
Weather forecaster
Univision took notice of Guerrido and made her an offer to become the meteorologist for Al Amanacer de Noticias 23 ("Morning News at Channel 23"), the then-morning show for Univision flagship WLTV. She studied meteorology at the University of Miami.
For several years, Guerrido presented the weather on
Mira Quien Baila! (2010)
In 2004, Guerrido was named the "Good Will Ambassador" of the Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrated in
Filmography
In 2014, Guerrido would portray the role of a detective in the movie AWOL-72.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AWOL-72 | Rose | Direct-to-video |
See also
References
- YouTube
- ^ "Fotos y Videos de la artista". Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Jackie Guerrido". Univision. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21.
- ^ a b "AWOL72".
- ^ "Jackie Guerrido is Also an Actress". latingossip.com.
External links
- Jackie Guerrido at IMDb