Early life and education
Núñez Oliva was born on December 26, 1965, in Havana, Cuba. He went to the Higher Institute of Arts, Havana, Cuba, in 1989 and studied filmmaking, radio, and cinema. Núñez Oliva graduated in 1992.Career
In Cuba
During his academic years, Núñez Oliva jointly worked for Cuba's press, radio, and Television. In 1989 he published the book ''De vuelta y vuelta'', of humorous stories, in Havana, Cuba. He hosted a talk show on current affairs, ''En Confianza'', which was broadcast on Cuban Television in the early 1990s. Two years before he hosted the radio program ''Entre ocho y diez'' on Radio Ciudad de La Havana. In 1990, he co-wrote with Jorge Luis Sanchez, Benito Amaro, and Felix de la Nuez a documentary, ''El Fanguito'', highlighting several of Havana's poorest districts. He also participated in the workshops about telling a story conducted by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Together with Lizzette Vila, Jorge Puncheaux, Leticia Sánchez and Víctor Butari, Núñez Oliva created and launched the first weekly art and culture newscast on Cuban television in 1994, ''El Huron Azul''.In Mexico
Núñez Oliva first visited Mexico in 1989 for a year, during which he trained the staff at Radio Turquesa Cancun about organized programming as commercial radio FM was being introduced in the region. After moving to Mexico City in 1994, Núñez Oliva worked for ''Reforma'', ''La Cronica'', and ''Diario La Jornada'' newspapers for a year. In 1995, he produced the radio program De Musicos, Poetas, and Locos, for Radiopolis Televisa and then joined T.V. Azteca as a news producer. In 1997 she met the vice president of production for Televisa Network, Jorge Eduardo Murguía, at the house of actor César Evora. Murguia invited Núñez Oliva to join his company, which he accepted that same year. Núñez Oliva created and produced an entertainment T.V. show, '' Hoy'' (''Today'' in English), which was aired on Channel 2, El Canal de las Estrellas, of Televisa in 1998. The program later became popular in Mexico and among the Spanish-speaking audience worldwide. In the same year, he directed Ritmoson Latino, a singing platform for Latin American singers for the urban genre. In 1999, he founded Televisa Espectaculos with a team of reporters and cameramen. Then, the following year, Núñez Oliva was appointed as the general director the channel 4TV (now FORO TV), which became the first local channel in Mexico City. He created the Proudly Latino Awards in 2004. It is an event for musical artists from the Spanish-speaking world in which award nominations, mentions and winners are based on public votes and the award is given to each artist in the country where is found. The prize is taken by a fan of the public chosen from among those who voted. In 2012, Núñez Oliva became one of the Televisa advisors for Univision. The panel's motive was to increase the target audience of the programs through the rebranded TV network. After two decades working at Televisa, he left the company in 2018 and then founded a content production company, 7 Emociones, the following year. As of 2019, Núñez Oliva manages 7 Emociones. While working in Mexico, his management positions have included: *Ritmoson Latino, General Director, 1999–2009 (Televisa) *4TV, General Director of Production, 2000–2002Personal life
Núñez Oliva is married to a journalist and anchor, Veronica Bastos. The couple has a daughter named Amanda.Awards
*José Martí National Prize for Journalism Havana, Cuba, 1989 *National Critics Award for the Best Documentary produced in the year, Havana, Cuba 1990 *Critics' Annual Selection, Havana, Cuba, 1990 *Second Choral Prize International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1990 *Documentary El Fanguito. Selected among the best documentaries exhibited in 1990. *Directing Award for Documentary El Fanguito. Latin Festival of New York, United States, 1991 *The Golden Caliph, Mexico, 1999 *TV y Novelas Award Mexico 2002 *Golden Sun Award National Circle of Entertainment Journalists México 2004 *Televisa Cup, for the program Sabadazo México 2014Television production
Podcast production
Books
*Productor De EmocionesSee also
*'' Duro Y Directo'' *References
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