Bárbara Bermudo (born June 5, 1975) is a Puerto Rican
journalist
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and one of the eight cover subjects of the 2007 edition of ''
People en Español''s "50 Most Beautiful People".
TV and film career
Bermudo, who was born in
Guaynabo
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to a
Puerto Rican mother and a
Cuban
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father, has a degree in journalism from
American University
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in
Washington, D.C.
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, was the host of ''
Primer Impacto'', a
Spanish language
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news program which covers predominantly
human interest
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stories and is popular among the
Hispanic
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population in the United States, until she was laid off on January 5, 2017. Bermudo joined the program in 2002 when the show's original host
María Celeste Arrarás
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had left and co-hosted it
Myrka Dellanos
Myrka Bárbara Dellanos (born 27 May 1965) is an American television and radio host, journalist, author and socialite.
Education and career
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 27 May 1965, Dellanos graduated from the University of Miami with ...
until she left in 2004, and also with Fernando Del Rincón until he was
let go in 2008.
In 2003, Bermudo had a small role playing herself in the film ''
Chasing Papi'', starring
Roselyn Sanchez,
Jaci Velasquez
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Velasquez has sold almost ...
, and
Sofía Vergara.
In 2004 and 2005, Bermudo hosted ''Lo Que no vio de Premios lo Nuestro'' (''What you didn't see in Lo Nuestro Awards'') and ''Noche de Estrellas'' (''The Night of Stars''). Bermudo has made
television
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appearances in ''
El Show de Cristina
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'', ''El Escandalo del Mediodia'' (''The Midday Scandal''), and ''Que Bodas'' (''What a Wedding''). She is one of the eight cover subjects of the 2007 edition of ''
People en Españols "50 Most Beautiful People" issue.
Fashion career
In 2013, Bermudo started CAMI, her own line of girls' and women's clothing, shoes, and accessories. The brand name is formed from combining her daughters' names (Camila and Mía).
Personal life
She married Mario Andrés Moreno, a journalist of
Colombian descent in a Dade County courthouse and later had an elaborate wedding on November 29, 2008 in the
Dominican Republic
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.
In February 2009, Bermudo confirmed to "People en Español" that she was pregnant and on Friday, May 15, 2009, she gave birth to a girl named Mia Andrea.
On Monday, October 18, 2010, she gave birth to her second daughter named Camila Andrea. On February 26, 2015 Bermudo announced she was expecting her 3rd child which was a girl on
Univision
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's morning show
Despierta Americabr>
On August 1, 2015, she gave birth to Sofia Andrea Moreno.
See also
*
List of Puerto Ricans
*
History of women in Puerto Rico
References
External links
Official Website
*
1975 births
Living people
American University alumni
Puerto Rican people of Cuban descent
People from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican journalists
American television talk show hosts
Puerto Rican television personalities
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