Pablo Ramírez is a Mexican

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sportscaster in the United States. Born in Sinaloa, Ramírez grew up in

Jalisco, Mexico Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political d ...

. Ramírez primarily provides

commentary for

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matches. He is best known for working along with Jesus Bracamontes for the US-based Spanish-language TV station

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until his departure in 2022. Nicknamed ''La Torre de Jalisco'' (the tower of

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...

) due to his height, at 6'5"/196 cm.

Early career

During the early 1980s Ramírez played football as a

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for

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in the Mexican Third Division, until a serious injury prevented him for playing football at a higher level. He also made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film ''

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''. In 2023, Ramírez was named one of the Spanish-language commentators for

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coverage on

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References

External links

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Pablo Ramírez on UnivisionPablo Ramirez profile at Univision
Association football commentators Mexican sports journalists People from Jalisco Living people Mexican emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people) {{Mexico-journalist-stub