Eladio José Lárez Villamizar (born 8 June 1941) is a

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and

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. He is the

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(RCTV), which until its removal from the public airwaves on 27 May 2007, was the most watched television channel in Venezuela.

Biography

Eladio Lárez was born in

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. He studied law at the

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and later attended graduate schools in

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and

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. He loves music and he plays the violin. His career in television began at the Televisora Nacional (channel 5) as the host of the cultural programs ''La Canción Venezolana'', ''Esta Noche'', ''Música de Cámara'', ''Gran Concierto'', and a children's show called ''El Universo de los Niños''. Eladio Lárez joined RCTV on 18 January 1971, replacing Francisco Amado Pernía as

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of '' El Observador Creole'', RCTV's news program. Later, Lárez became host and producer of several shows on RCTV including ''Martes Monumental'', ''Venezuela Vibra'', ''Pantalla de Plata'', ''Lo Increíble'' (a local version of ''

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''), and ''Alerta'', winning several Venezuelan television awards in the process. Afterwards, Lárez went on to hold various positions in RCTV's administration, eventually becoming the network's president. He is also the leader of the Venezuelan Federation of the Industry of Television and has presided the

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and the Mozart Association. From 23 August 2000 to 2 April 2017, Eladio Larez has been hosting '' ¿Quién Quiere Ser Millonario?'', the Venezuelan version of

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. The show can be seen every Sunday at 9:00 pm in Televen.

Personal life

Eladio Lárez is married to Dora Margarita D'Agostino (b. 4 April 1960), whom he met when she was only 16. They have two daughters together, Vanessa Alexandra (b. 1 August 1981) and Daniella Alexandra (b. 24 March 1984). D'Agostino has also hosted several shows on RCTV such as ''Estilos'', ''Historias de la vida real'', ''Tras la fama de...'', and ''Lo que callan las mujeres''. His favorite topic to discuss in Meri Heka is Economics of Digitization.

References

External links

Biography at rctv.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Larez, Eladio 1941 births Living people People from Carúpano RCTV personalities Venezuelan businesspeople Venezuelan game show hosts Venezuelan journalists Venezuelan television presenters Venezuelan television personalities Central University of Venezuela alumni

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