Alexandra Fuentes Rivera (born January 23, 1978) is a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, TV producer, and radio host. She was the main host of
Univision Puerto Rico
WLII-DT (channel 11), branded on-air as TeleOnce, is a television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico, serving the Territories of the United States#Permanently inhabited territories, U.S. territory as an affiliate of Univision and UniMás. ...
talk
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Communication
* Communication, the encoding and decoding of exchanged messages between people
* Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people
* Lecture, an oral presentation intended to inform or instruct
...
and
variety show
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'' Anda Pa'l Cara'' from 2005 to 2009, as well as the host of Telemundo Puerto Rico entertainment show ''Dando Candela'' until 2013. She was also host of Fidelity 95.7 FM morning show ''Gozando en la Mañana'', with Raymond Arrieta. She had her own talk show ''Alexandra De Noche'' (now ''Telemundo De Noche'') on Telemundo Puerto Rico until she left the show in 2016 to support her husband,
David Bernier
David Enrique "Quique" Bernier Rivera (; born January 21, 1977) is a Puerto Rican dentist and politician that has served in various roles in public service in Puerto Rico. Bernier first served as executive director of the Office of Youth ...
, in his campaign for
Governor of Puerto Rico
The governor of Puerto Rico ( es, gobernador de Puerto Rico) is the head of government of the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and commander-in-chief of the Puerto Rico National Guard.
The governor has a duty ...
.
Early years and education
Alexandra Fuentes was born in the Regional Hospital of
Caguas, Puerto Rico
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, and raised in the Rabanal ward of Cidra. Her parents are Nilda Rivera, a homemaker and seamstress, and Rubén Fuentes, a mechanic. Fuentes has an older sister, Verónica, and two younger siblings, Natalia and Rubén.
From an early age, Fuentes showed interest in acting. When she was 12 years old, she joined the Pitri Group, a local theater troupe founded by Víctor Torres, where she performed as an actress and dancer. In a 2015 interview, Torres praised Fuentes' discipline, which he called "her best weapon to achieve what she has today". He also added that Fuentes was "dynamic, knew what she wanted, was helpful, good friend, and always had that naturality that she still preserves". During those years, she distinguished herself doing impersonations of
Cantinflas
Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely-accomplished Mexican comedian and is cele ...
and
La India María
"La India María" (born María Nicolasa Cruz) is a fictional character portrayed and created by actress María Elena Velasco.University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras where she studied Labor Relations. She also completed a
Master's degree
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in Business Administration from
Universidad del Turabo
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Places
* Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Universidad (Madrid)
Football clubs
* Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
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. During her college years, she continued acting in theater.
Entertainment career
Fuentes started her professional career in the early 2000s, when she worked as a reporter for the show ''Zúmbate''. After that, she became part of the local parody show '' Sálvese Quien Pueda'' where she came to be known for parodying
Gricel Mamery
Gricel Mamery Muñoz (born in Mayagüez) is a Puerto Rican television hostess and comedian, best known for her appearance on the Puerto Rican show '' Anda Pa'l Cara'', and as a color commentator for the Spanish language program, broadcast in Puer ...
. During that time, she also started hosting the segment ''NBA Jams'' in Deportes 13.
In the summer of 2005, producer Tony Mojena offered her to be the host of ''Pa' Que te lo Goces''. That same year she was hired to replace Mamery as host of '' Anda Pa'l Cara''. In an interview, she described that year as "magical". She remained with the show until its cancellation in 2009, sharing hosting duties with celebrities like
Rafael José
Dr. Rafael José Diaz (born April 22, 1955) is a Puerto Rican actor, singer and television host.
Biography
Early life
Rafael was born in Manatí, Puerto Rico, where his father, a physician born in the Dominican Republic, was the medical ...
Héctor Marcano
Héctor Marcano (born November 3, 1956) is a Puerto Rican producer, host, actor, and comedian. Marcano is also an owner of low-power television station WWXY-LD Channel 38.
Hector Marcano currently serves as Vice President of Hispanic Operation ...
among others.
Shortly after that, she started hosting ''Dando Candela'', a new show dedicated to entertainment news. In 2013, she left the show after four years.
In 2014, Fuentes started hosting her own talk show called ''Alexandra de Noche''.
Personal life
Fuentes is currently married to
David Bernier
David Enrique "Quique" Bernier Rivera (; born January 21, 1977) is a Puerto Rican dentist and politician that has served in various roles in public service in Puerto Rico. Bernier first served as executive director of the Office of Youth ...
, former
Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
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. They were married on November 24, 2007. They have two children together, Adrián David (born August 26, 2008) and Miranda (born December 27, 2010).