Celines Toribio is a
Dominican actress, model, and Spanish-speaking television personality.
Biography
Toribio was born in
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic. In 1997 she graduated from
Lehman College
Lehman College is a public college in the Bronx borough of New York City. Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, the school became an independent college within CUNY in September 1967. The college is named after Herbert H. Lehma ...
with a
Bachelor's degree in
Mass Communications
Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large segments of the population. It is usually understood for relating to various forms of media, as its technologies are used for the dissemination o ...
and a Minor in
Theater. She moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to pursue acting and currently studies with
Arthur Mendoza, an acting coach who has worked with
Salma Hayek,
Benicio del Toro, and
Laurence Fishburne.
Career
Celines Toribio is managed by Giancarlo Chersich.
Hosting
Toribio began her television career in 1995 as host of the variety and entertainment program ''
Sabado Al Mediodia'' (''Saturday at Midday''), alongside Cuban entertainer Luis Velasco and was also a featured as an entertainment reporter on WXTV's local newscast as the host of ''Galeria'' (''Gallery''), a daily live gossip and entertainment segment, and ''Mi Gente'' (''My People''), a weekly segment that profiled and interviewed famous Latino personalities. During Toribio's tenure at WXTV, she made several appearances at local Latino events such as the
Puerto Rican Day Parade and the
Dominican Day Parade
The Dominican Day Parade in New York City is a parade organized by Americans of Dominican origin. The event started in 1982 as a local celebration with concerts and cultural events in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. Organized by Domi ...
.
In 1997, Toribio received national exposure on
Univision, one of the nation's two major Spanish-language television networks, as the on-air host for the network's coverage of Miami's Calle Ocho street festival,
Little Havana. Later, she became a reporter for Univision's weekly primetime ''Fuera De Serie'' (''Something Outrageous''), and an entertainment reporter for ''
El Gordo y La Flaca'' (''Fat and Skinny''), the network's daily entertainment news and gossip show. During her career she has interviewed many major
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
celebrities including
Ricky Martin,
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...
,
Celia Cruz
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during t ...
, and
Michelle Rodriguez among many others. From 2002 to 2006, Toribio was the host of a Major League Baseball show on
ESPN Deportes called ''
Sabor a Beisbol
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''.
Fox Sports is featuring her in their September television special about Latinos in Baseball. She is the only woman that ever hosted a
Major League Baseball-produced television show. She also spent time as a co-host of the Spanish language morning radio program in New York called ''Coco y Celines de 6 AM-10 AM''.
On September 13, 2008 she was the host of FIESTA 2008, a major Latino concert at
Central Park summer stage in New York presented by
People en Español and sponsored by
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
,
Maybelline
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, and
Verizon.
On August 31, 2020 she was a guest co-host on Telemundo's daily morning show "
Un Nuevo Día. "
Acting
Toribio appeared in ''El hijo del carnicero'' (''The Butcher’s Son'') opposite
Manny Pérez
Manuel Pérez "Manny" Batista (born May 5, 1969) is a Dominican American actor who has appeared in the television series ''Third Watch'' and in the film '' Washington Heights''. He is the cousin of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz.
L ...
. In June 2008, she worked with
Vin Diesel in a short film which is part of ''
Fast & Furious''.
She also starred opposite
Michelle Rodriguez in the historical film ''
Trópico de Sangre
Trópico (Spanish and Portuguese for ‘tropic’) or Tropico may refer to:
Computing
* ''Tropico'' (video game), a 2001 construction simulation game
*Tropicos, an online botanical database
Film and television
* ''Tropico'' (film), a 2013 Americ ...
'' which debuted in the ''New York International Latino Film Festival'' on July 29, 2010. In the film, she portrays
Dedé Mirabal.
Modeling
Toribio has been featured in major print publications such as the ''
New York Post'', ''
Stuff Magazine
''Stuff'' is a British consumer electronics magazine published by Kelsey Media.
History
''Stuff'' was first published in Britain in November 1996 by Dennis Publishing. A bimonthly title, it followed the success of magazines such as ''FHM'' ...
'', ''
El Diario la Prensa
''El Diario Nueva York'' is the largest and the oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in the United States. Published by ImpreMedia, the paper covers local, national and international news with an emphasis on Latin America, as well as human-in ...
'', ''
The Source Magazine'', and ''
Listín Diario''.
Filmography
Notable rankings
Toribio was selected by fans in the US and Latin America as one of ''
People en Españols "50 Mas Bellos" (Most Beautiful).
Personal life
Toribio married her manager Giancarlo Chersich in 2009 and got divorced. Chersich proposed in May 2008 in
Cannes,
France.
Toribio has an academy in the
Bronx,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
where her staff teaches modeling, acting, and dance.
References
External links
Celines Toribio- Official Website
Celines Toribio- Official Myspace
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21st-century American women
Dominican Republic emigrants to the United States
American actresses
Lehman College alumni
Living people
Mixed-race Dominicans
Year of birth missing (living people)