Monchi Balestra
Monchi Balestra | |
|---|---|
television and radio personality | |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | Julieta Camaño (2003–2012) |
| Children | 2 |
Ramón Marcelo Balestra (born October 8, 1967 in Casilda, Santa Fe), better known by his stage name Monchi Balestra, is an Argentine radio personality and television host.
Life and career
1967–2000: Early life
Ramón Marcelo Balestra was born on October 8, 1967, in Casilda, a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.[1] He's worked for several radio stations since he was thirteen. When he was eighteen he got his own radio station called FM TOP. At the age of 20 he went to California, United States, where he worked for many Latin radio stations. Then he came back to Santa Fe Province where he became a local celebrity. At this stage of his career he received his first nominations for Broadcasting and Martín Fierro Awards.
2001–2011: Mainstream success
In 2001, Balestra hosted the new version of
2012–present: Recent years
After a two-year hiatus, he came back as the host of Real o no Real,[4] a TV show where Internet videos were shown in order to identify which were real and which were fake. It was shown on El Trece in 2012. In 2013 he went back to Santa Fe to be the host of Rejugados, a local game show.[5] In 2013 he started hosting a radio show called En Acción. On 1 October 2014 this radio show began being shown on Canal 5 de Rosario.[6]
Credits
Television
| Year | TV program | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Box music | Galavisión Rosario | Host |
| 1995–1996 | Va con vos | Canal 3 (Rosario) | Host |
| 1997 | Palo y palo | America 2
|
Reporter |
| 2000–2001 | TVI | Canal 5 de Rosario | Host |
| 2001–2002 | Versus | Azul TV
|
Host[7] |
| 2002 | Yo te avisé | Canal 9
|
Host[8] |
| 2002–2003 | Lo mejor de la semana | Canal 9
|
Host[9] |
| 2004 | EX | Fox Sports Latinoamérica
|
Host |
| Señal superpremium de cine para Latinoamérica | Movie City | Host | |
| 2004–2006, 2021-Present | 100 Argentinos Dicen | Canal 13
|
Host 2020-2021 He Was Replaced By Darío Barassi[2] |
| 2005 | El salón internacional del automóvil | Canal 13
|
Host (Television Special)[10] |
| 2006–2008 | Latin American Idol | Sony Entertainment Television
|
Host[11] |
| 2009 | Un sol para los chicos | Canal 13
|
Host (Television Special) |
| 2009–2010 | Quinceañeras | Canal 13
|
Host[3] |
| 2011 | Conectados 360 | 360 TV | Host[12] |
| 2012–2013 | Real o no Real | Canal 13
|
Host[4] |
| 2013 | Rejugados | El Tres | Host[5] |
| 2014 | En Acción | Canal 5 Rosario | Host[6] |
Radio
| Year | Radio Show | Station | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1997 | La tarde de la vida | FM Vida | Host |
| 1998–2000 | La maquina del sonido | FM Estación del Siglo 99.5 | Host |
| 1999 | Delirantes | LT8 – AM 830 | Host |
| 2001 | Vamos que venimos | Radio Show | Host |
| 2005 | A jugar | Radio del Plata | Host |
| 2013 - 2014 | En Acción | LT3 AM680 | Host |
See also
References
- ^ Extrañaba la televisión de aire, es una adicción Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Crítico por un día (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Niñas bonitas que compiten entre sí (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Monchi Balestra llega a El Trece con Real o no Real (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Llega "Rejugados" con Monchi Balestra, por El Tres Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "¡Llega en Acción, en dúplex por Canal Cinco y LT3! - Telefe Interior". Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Versus" volvió con su estilo habitual (in Spanish)
- ^ Una trasnoche que atrasa (in Spanish)
- ^ Pantalla chica (in Spanish)
- ^ Breves (in Spanish)
- ^ Mustia versión latina de un éxito (in Spanish)
- ^ 360 TV lanza su programación (in Spanish)