Mariela de Jesús Viteri Velasco (born December 27, 1968) is an Ecuadorian television presenter, radio host, media director, and actress. She has hosted talk shows such as ''Simplemente Mariela'', which ran for 12 seasons on Telecentro (now
TC Televisión
TC Televisión is a state-owned television network in Ecuador. The network was founded in 1969 and was commercially funded for many years until 2011 when The Isaias Group went into a lawsuit and was sold to a state government unit, Since then the c ...
).
She is also a businesswoman, serving as the media director of Radio Fuego and the magazine ''Revista Mariela''. In 2013, her company Producciones de Fuego launched the website MarielaTV.com and
YouTube channel MarielaTV.
Early life
Mariela Viteri was born in
Bahía de Caráquez
Bahía de Caráquez, officially known as San Antonio de Caraquez and founded under the name of Villa de San Antonio de la Bahía de Caráquez or simply known today as Bahía, formerly called Bahía de los Caras during the period of the Spanish co ...
on December 27, 1968, to parents Mariana Velasco and Dr. Leonardo Viteri. She has four siblings.
Career
Viteri began her television career in 1989 on the
Telecentro program ''Aplausos''.
After this, she co-hosted ''Música y Deportes'' with Gerardo España on the channel CableDeportes, following a format of mischievous interviews with national and international personalities. She became the main face of the show after España's departure.
In 1993, Viteri moved to CRE Televisión (now
Canal Uno
Canal 1 ( en, Channel 1; pronounced "Canal Uno") is a Colombian state-owned television channel. It is owned by the Government of Colombia and managed by Plural Comunicaciones, S.A.S, a private company. From 1957 to 2017, the channel was administe ...
), where she worked as an interviewer for the shows ''Na 'que ver'' and ''Media hora con Mariela''.
In early 1994, she created the program ''Aquí Mariela'' on
Teleamazonas
Teleamazonas is an Ecuadorian television network that was launched on 22 February 1974. It is one of the major television networks in the country. It was founded by Antonio Granda Centeno and has two feeds: one produced in Quito and broadcast in ...
, where she was given the opportunity to interview personalities from both Ecuador and Spain.
Viteri returned to Telecentro in 1997 to host ''La Hora de Mariela''. This had low ratings, as it was a midday program opposite the popular ''El Show de Bernard''. Due to its poor performance, Jorge Kronfle proposed a new weekly interview program, ''Simplemente Mariela''. This was a great success, remaining on the air for 12 seasons, and frequently leading its time slot.
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She has been a juror for several competition programs, such as ''Escuela de famosos'' in 2011, '' Soy el mejor VIP'' in 2014, and ''Prueba de amor'' in 2019.]
Foray into acting
In 2018, Viteri acted in the Ecuavisa telenovela ', in which she narrates the life of the titular singer. In the story, Viteri plays the character Luz María, host of the TV show ''Destellos'', based on Luzmila Nicolalde, host of ''Chispazos''.
Radio Fuego and ''Revista Mariela''
Viteri is a businesswoman, serving as the executive president of Radio Fuego: 106.5 FM, created in 1995 together with her then husband Ricardo Mórtola, and of ''Revista Mariela'', launched in 2006 as a guide for women on the topics of nutrition, psychology, interviews, entertainment, and fashion.[
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Digital media
In 2013, her company Producciones de Fuego launched the web platform MarielaTV.com, as an outlet for both magazine and radio station. Her YouTube channel features content such as interviews with personalities from the entertainment medium under the title ''Miércoles de MarielaTV'', as well as nutrition, health, beauty, and psychology interviews on ''Mariela en Cabina''.[
She has recorded six short Christmas albums for charity: ''Que canten los niños'', ''Ahora tengo más'', ''Vive'', ''Yo quiero ser como tú'', ''La familia'', and ''Amigos por Ecuador'', the latter with Daniel Betancourth, ]Fausto Miño
Fausto Miño (born 8 June 1980) is an Ecuadorian singer and actor, he won the Quinde de Oro Award.
Biography
Fausto Miño was born in 1980 in Ambato, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador, son of a Quiteño (a person from Quito) father and a manabita ...
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Media roles
TV programs
* ''Aplausos'' (1989, Telecentro) - presenter
* ''Música y Deportes'' (1990, CableDeportes) - presenter
* ''Media hora con Mariela'' (1993, CRE Televisión) - presenter
* ''Na que ver'' (1993, CRE Televisión) - presenter
* ''Aquí Mariela'' (1994, Teleamazonas
Teleamazonas is an Ecuadorian television network that was launched on 22 February 1974. It is one of the major television networks in the country. It was founded by Antonio Granda Centeno and has two feeds: one produced in Quito and broadcast in ...
) - presenter
* ''La Hora de Mariela'' (1997, TC Televisión) - presenter
* ''Simplemente Mariela'' (1998–2011, TC Televisión) - presenter
* ''Escuela de famosos'' (2011, Ecuavisa) - juror
* ''MarielaTV'' (2015, ) - presenter
* '' Soy el mejor VIP'' (2015, TC Televisión) - juror
* ''Prueba de amor'' (2019, Ecuavisa) - juror
* ''EnfiesTC'' (2020, TC Televisión) – guest presenter
Digital programs
* ''MarielaTV'' (2013–present, YouTube) - presenter
Radio programs
* ''MarielaTV'' (2013–present, Radio Fuego) - presenter
Telenovelas
* ' (2018, Ecuavisa – herself
* ''Sharon la Hechicera
Sharon la Hechicera (Sharon the Sorceress), also known by the nicknames La Reina de la Tecnocumbia, La Diva, and La Diva Criolla (born Edith Rosario Bermeo Cisneros; 28 March 1974 – 4 January 2015), was an Ecuadorian television actress, presen ...
'' (2018, Ecuavisa)- Luz María
References
External links
MarielaTV
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1968 births
21st-century businesswomen
Ecuadorian businesspeople
Ecuadorian telenovela actresses
Ecuadorian television presenters
Ecuadorian women television presenters
Ecuadorian YouTubers
Living people
People from Manabí Province
21st-century Ecuadorian women