CNN en Español is a
Pan-American Spanish-language
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news channel, owned by
CNN Global
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, a news division for
Warner Bros. Discovery. It was launched on
pay television, on 17 March 1997.
History
CNN en Español before 1997
In 1988, CNN began producing news in Spanish with ''Noticiero CNN'', aimed at Spanish-speaking audiences in the United States and Latin America.
In 1992, CNN International started the ''Noticiero CNN Internacional'', the first in Spanish on that channel. Other programs in Spanish were ''Las Noticias'' and ''Noticias México'', all of them presented by the Colombian
Patricia Janiot
Ángela Patricia Janiot Martirena (born October 2, 1963) is a Colombian-American journalist and news anchor, and former beauty queen and model. She worked for 25 years at CNN en Español as the senior news anchor where she established her ...
and the Uruguayan
Jorge Gestoso, and with the direction of Rolando Santos. The following year, CNN en Español Radio was launched.
Launch (1997)
On March 17, 1997, CNN en Español began broadcasting 24 hours a day. In addition, the chain's production centers begin to operate in
Buenos Aires
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and
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. . The correspondent in the Cuban capital was the first office of a US organization on the island.
2010 change
In 2010, CNN en Español debuted a new logo, with a new programming lineup.
2022
On 14 February 2022, CNN en Español started broadcasts in 16:9.
Availability
CNN en Español is available throughout
Hispanic America, and the United States. In Canada, a number of the network's shows are simulcast on
Univision Canada. In Venezuela and Nicaragua, the channel is available via
live-streaming on
YouTube
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and its official website since 2017 and 2022 respectively.
On 15 February 2017,
Venezuela
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's
National Commission of Telecommunications (Conatel) blocked CNN en Español from any national TV provider, saying a report from the network regarding
passport fraud
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was "a threat to the peace and democratic stability" of the nation. Conatel additionally blocked sister network
CNN International and
BBC World News on 30 April 2019 during an
uprising attempt.
On 22 September 2022, CNN en Español was taken off the air from all cable providers in
Nicaragua
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by order of the Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Post Office (TELCOR).
Programming
Live coverage
CNN en Español provides live coverage of some news events, and from 2016 until 2021, carried the Spanish-language audio (though the video remains the regular English presentation) for
Major League Baseball postseason
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games carried by sister network
TBS only in the United States and Latin America. CNN en Español features newscasts throughout the day.
In 2022, the coverage moved to
MLB Network, with added graphical translation.
Personalities
Senior Vice President
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Cynthia Darr Hudson
Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: , , "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s. There are various spellings for this name, and it can be abbreviated to Cindy, Cyndi, Cyndy, ...
- VP
Anchors
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Carmen Aristegui
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Guillermo Arduino
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Samuel Burke
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Gabriela Frías
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Alejandra Gutiérrez Oraa
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Elizabeth Pérez
Elizabeth Pérez ( June 16, 1976) is a Cuban-Venezuelan-American television journalist and presenter working for CNN en Español in Miami, Florida.
Early life
Elizabeth Pérez moved from Cuba to Venezuela with her parents at an early age. She was ...
*
Camilo Egana Camilo is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Camilo Albornoz (born 2000), Argentine footballer
* Camilo Cascolan (born 1964), Filipino law enforcement officer
* Camilo Castelo Branco, Portuguese wr ...
*
Mariela Encarnación Mariela is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Mariela Antoniska (born 1975), Argentine field hockey goalkeeper in the national women's team (won Olympic medals in 2000 & 2004)
* Mariela Castro (born 1962), the director of the Cub ...
*
Fernando del Rincón
Luis Fernando López del Rincón (Morelos, Mexico, 18 August 1969) is a Mexican television presenter who is well known throughout Latin America and by the Latino community in the U.S. He has worked at both Telemundo and Univision, and since 2 ...
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Xavier Serbiá
Francisco Xavier Serbiá Queipo (born July 24, 1968, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a financial commentator, syndicated columnist, and news anchor of ''CNN Dinero'' at CNN en Español. Serbiá is also a former member of the boy band Menudo. ...
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Juan Carlos Arciniegas
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Columnists
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Ana Navarro
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Andrés Oppenheimer
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Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri
Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri (born July 16, 1947) is a Guatemalan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Huehuetenango since 2012. He was the Bishop of San Marcos from 1988 to 2012.
Pope Francis raised him to the rank of ...
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Alan Smolinisky
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Austen Ivereigh
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Carlos Alberto Montaner
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Geovanny Vicente
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Maria Cardona
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Pedro Bordaberry
*Roberto Izurieta
*Octavio Pescador
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Sylvia Garcia
Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia (born September 6, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who has been serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district since 2019. Her district covers much of eastern Houston. A member of the ...
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Marcelo Longobardi
Marcelo Longobardi (born March 21, 1961) is an Argentine journalist.
Biography
Marcelo Longobardi established the magazine "Apertura" in 1982. He worked in several radios from 1986 to 2000: Radio El Mundo, Radio del Plata, Radio Libertad and Radi ...
See also
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List of Spanish-language television networks in the United States
References
External links
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CNN Live
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Warner Bros. Discovery networks
Television networks in Mexico
XM Satellite Radio channels
Sirius Satellite Radio channels
Sirius XM Radio channels
Television channels and stations established in 1997
Spanish-language television networks in the United States
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