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Día A Día Con Raymond Y Dagmar
Día a Día con Raymond y Dagmar is a variety program on WKAQ-TV Telemundo Puerto Rico hosted by Raymond Arrieta, Dagmar and Gil Marie Lopez that airs weekdays from 1pm to 4pm AST on Telemundo Puerto Rico. The show premiered on January 15, 2007, and marked the return of Arrieta to television after having his long running show cancelled on rival station WAPA-TV. History In 2006 in the midsts of a channel rebrand and programming shuffle, rival station Televicentro cancelled Raymond Arrieta's long-running high rated comedy show ''El Show de Raymond'' causing Arrieta to leave the network. Arrieta was later announced as the new host of a midday variety show on Telemundo Puerto Rico alongside Dagmar set to premiere in January 2007 at 11am. The show would follow a magazine format and feature interviews, human interest segments, cut-ins from the stations newscasts and of course Arrieta's famous line up of characters in different sketches. In 2011, WKAQ-TV added a full on newscasts at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Arrieta
Raymond Arrieta (born March 26, 1965) is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, host and philanthropist. Starting his career as a comedian in various local shows, Arrieta gained popularity in the 1990s when he hosted a string of successful comedy shows where he showcased his various characters and personifications. Since 2007, Arrieta has been hosting the mid-day variety show ''Día a Día'', along with Dagmar. Arrieta is also a radio show host and a theater actor. Arrieta has gained prominence for his philanthropic endeavors. After his friend and co-host, Dagmar, was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, Arrieta has performed a yearly charity walk around various parts of the island while also raising awareness. Because of his commitment to the cause, Arrieta has received numerous recognitions, including from the Senate of Puerto Rico. Early years Raymond Arrieta was born as Ramón Emilio Arrieta Vázquez in Hato Rey, one of the main ''barrios'' of San Juan, Puerto Rico. His parents were Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagmar (Puerto Rico Entertainer)
Dagmar (born March 24, 1955) is a Puerto Rican television host, actress and singer. Early years Dagmar Rivera was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Dorado, Puerto Rico. She started her career as a young singer in 1976. The only hit single of her first album was ''Soy la Mañana'' (''I'm the Morning''), by Puerto Rican composer Rafi Monclova. She was also a member of a vocal group called: ''Allegro'' alongside Tito Lara, Angel "Cuco" Peña & Lunna, among others, the gospel group: ''Spiritual'', and the female vocal trio: ''The Masterpiece''. 1970s During the 1970s, she started her career as a comedian with her child role ''Dagmarita'' in the comedy series ''Esto No Tiene Nombre'' (''It does not have name'' which is an expression in Puerto Rico used when something cannot be explained or it is absurd), broadcast by WAPA-TV. During the 1980s, she married Faustino García, with whom she had a son: Faustino J.R. She was featured as a comedian in Nydia Caro's television sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Isla de Mona, Mona, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques. It has roughly 3.2 million residents, and its Capital city, capital and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, most populous city is San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. Spanish language, Spanish and English language, English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates. Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WKAQ-TV
WKAQ-TV (channel 2) is a television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, airing programming from the Telemundo and NBC networks. It is Owned-and-operated station, owned and operated by the Telemundo Station Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal. WKAQ-TV's studios are located on Puerto Rico Highway 23, Franklin Roosevelt Avenue in San Juan near Hiram Bithorn Stadium, and its transmitter is located on Cerro la Santa in Cayey, Puerto Rico, Cayey near the List of Puerto Rico state forests, Bosque Estatal de Carite mountain reserve. WTIN-TV (channel 2.11) in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce and WNJX-TV (channel 2.12) in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, branded on-air as Telemundo West, operate as full-time Broadcast relay station#Satellite stations, satellites of WKAQ-TV, which rebroadcast the station's programming to the southern and western regions of Puerto Rico under an affiliation agreement with Hemisphere Media Group (owner of parent station WAPA-TV, channel 4). WKAQ-TV formerly operated WO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV (channel 4) is a Spanish language in the United States, Spanish-language Independent station (North America), independent television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is owned by :es:Hemisphere Media Group, Hemisphere Media Group, which is 84% owned by InterMedia Partners. WAPA-TV's studios are located on Avenida Luis Vigoreaux in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Guaynabo, and its transmitter is located at the WKAQ-TV (channel 2) transmission tower at Cerro La Santa in Cayey, Puerto Rico, Cayey near the Bosque Estatal de Carite mountain reserve. The station's signal is relayed across Puerto Rico through two full-power Broadcast relay station#Satellite stations, satellite stations: WTIN-TV (digital channel 14, virtual channel 4) in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce and WNJX-TV (digital channel 31, virtual channel 4) in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. WTIN-TV's fourth digital subchannel operates as a full-time satellite of San Juan-licensed Telemundo owned-and-operated station WKAQ- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss, and a change in bowel movements. While these symptoms may indicate cancer, they can also have other causes. Over 100 types of cancers affect humans. Tobacco use is the cause of about 22% of cancer deaths. Another 10% are due to obesity, poor diet, lack of physical activity or excessive drinking of alcohol. Other factors include certain infections, exposure to ionizing radiation, and environmental pollutants. In the developing world, 15% of cancers are due to infections such as ''Helicobacter pylori'', hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human papillomavirus infection, Epstein–Barr virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These factors act, at least partly, by changing the genes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Too Much
Carlos Porrata Doria (c. 1946 - August 19, 2019) was a Puerto Rican television gossiper and personality. He was better known as Charlie Too Much. Religious views and sexuality After identifying as homosexual for decades, Porrata Doria revealed, during 2014, he had become a newborn Christian. Illness and Death His lawyer and friend, Emilio Cancio, reported to the press that Charlie was admitted to the emergency room due to breathing problems caused by pulmonary deficiency, and his health condition worsened as the days went by. He also had kidney problems. After 15 days of being admitted to Pavía Hospital in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Porrata Doria died on August 19, 2019. He had been diagnosed with HIV in the early 2010's, and overcame the disease with treatment. "He struggled and took great care of himself, to the point that he came out negative (in HIV tests),” Cancio shared. The last 15 to 16 years he lived in Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico with "Doña Dominga", a woman who welc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, (; born April 5, 1944) is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. He was President of the New Progressive Party from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008, and served as Senator for the District of Arecibo from 2005 to 2008. His son, Ricardo was also Governor of Puerto Rico from 2017 to 2019. In 1988 Rosselló ran for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, but lost to Jaime Fuster in the 1988 elections. From 1990 to 1991 he successfully challenged former Governor and then-NPP President Carlos Romero Barceló for the NPP's presidency. He was thereafter elected Governor of Puerto Rico in 1992 and in 1996 was re-elected by the widest electoral margin up to that date. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments as well as Chairman of the Southern Governors' Association, and Democratic Governors Association. He retired from active politics in 2001. In 2003 Rosselló made a comeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Mercado
Walter Mercado Salinas (9 March 1932 – 2 November 2019), also known by his stage name Shanti Ananda, was a Puerto Rican astrologer, actor, dancer, and writer, best known as a television personality for his shows as an astrologer. His astrological prediction shows aired for decades in Puerto Rico, Latin America and the United States, and he became a cultural phenomenon in the Hispanic community. Early years Mercado was born on 9 March 1932, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he spent his early childhood. His parents were José María Mercado, from San Germán, Puerto Rico, and Aída Salinas from Catalonia, Spain. Mercado believed that he had spiritual abilities, even as a child. He attended university majoring in pedagogy, psychology and pharmacy, and used these skills to teach others, to study the human mind and to learn about the healing properties of medicinal plants. El Nuevo Dia. 10 January 2012. Professional career Dancing and acting Mercado Salinas studied s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Omar Rivera
Jesús Omar Rivera Dávila (born January 16, 1962), better known as El Boricuazo, is a Puerto Rican media personality, writer, tour guide, college instructor, and public speaker from Bayamón. Rivera is known for his appearances on Puerto Rican television and radio, where he offers stories, facts, and trivia about Puerto Rico that are not well known to the general public. Early life Jesús Omar Rivera Dávila was born in 1962, in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Aníbal Rivera and Blanca Dávila Rodríguez. Rivera has two brothers and a sister: José Aníbal, Néstor, and Blanquita, who were raised together in Bayamón. At a young age, Rivera started collecting information and facts that were curious, interesting, and less known to Puerto Ricans. He created his own tables and statistics. He would later graduate from the University of Puerto Rico, majoring in psychology and tourism. Career At the age of 21, Rivera became a tour guide. Upon turning 23, he became the Academic Direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Rivera Marín
Luis Gerardo Rivera Marín (born September 14, 1960) is an attorney-at-law and notary and a former Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, secretary of state of Puerto Rico. Prior to this designation, Rivera Marín served as executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and as the Secretary of Consumer Affairs of Puerto Rico, secretary of consumer affairs of Puerto Rico. He had to resign to his position as Secretary of State (July 13, 2019), taking effect on July 31, 2019. Biography Rivera Marín graduated from the Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola and from the Colegio Marista Guaynabo, Colegio Maristas. While at Maristas, he was a classmate and friend of Luis Fortuño who would later become governor of Puerto Rico. After graduating from high school, he pursued several degrees. He first obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and then pursued graduate studies, obtaining a master's degree in international business from the New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
