Javier Romero (born November 1, 1964) is a Cuban-American radio and television host. He works for

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, where he hosts ''El Desayuno'' and

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. He was previously the co-host of ''

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''. In 2021, he became the first Cuban American to be inducted in the

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Early life

Romero was born on November 1, 1964 in Santa Clara, Cuba. In 1969, he and his family went to live to Spain. Four years later, they settled in

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and then moved to

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Career

In 1991, Romero began to co-host

Saturday show

, which was mainly hosted by Don Francisco. He stayed until the program ended in 2015.

Awards

*2021 Radio Hall of Fame Inductee

References

External links

* * 1964 births Living people People from Santa Clara, Cuba Cuban emigrants to Spain Cuban emigrants to the United States Naturalized citizens of the United States Radio personalities from Miami Cuban radio presenters American talk radio hosts Cuban television presenters American game show hosts American radio DJs Univision people {{US-radio-bio-stub