Pedro Valentín De Pool (born February 14, 1945) is a Cuban radio personality, actor, and former television host. From 2006 until 2013, De Pool has been a part of the radio newscast team for

Radio y Televisión Martí Radio Televisión Martí is an American state-run radio and television international broadcaster based in Miami, Florida, financed by the federal government of the United States through the U.S. Agency for Global Media (formerly Broadcasting Boar ...

. In television, he is best remembered as the co-host of ''

Sabado Gigante Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. In most Western countries, Sunday is a day of rest and a part of the weekend. It is often considered the first day of ...

'' from 1986 until 1991.

Early life

De Pool was born and raised in

Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

. In 1960, at age 15, he moved to

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

and was drafted into the

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three years later.

Career

De Pool's first film role was in the 1967

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-directed film ''La Virgen de la Calle''. In 1982, he went on to guest-star as a master of ceremonies in an episode of the anthology series ''

American Playhouse ''American Playhouse'' is an American anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Overview It premiered on January 12, 1982, with ''The Shady Hill Kidnapping'', written and narrated by John Cheever an ...

'', and also appeared in a 1985 episode of the

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series ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann (director), Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo ...

''. He also had other minor roles in films such as '' Invasion U.S.A.'' (1985) and ''

Midnight Crossing ''Midnight Crossing'' is a 1988 American Mystery film, mystery thriller film directed by Roger Holzberg. The film stars Faye Dunaway, Daniel J. Travanti, Kim Cattrall, John Laughlin (actor), John Laughlin, and Ned Beatty. Plot What begins as a pl ...

'' (1988). In 1986, De Pool joined the cast of the long-running variety show ''

'' on

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, co-hosting alongside Don Francisco and Rolando Barral. Barral left the show shortly afterwards and De Pool remained the only co-host until abruptly leaving in 1991, when he was replaced by Javier Romero. De Pool played the role Captain Mendoza in the 1988 film ''

'', and also played Adolfo in the

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film ''

Clinton and Nadine ''Clinton and Nadine'' (also known as ''Blood Money'') is an American TV movie broadcast on HBO on May 28, 1988. Plot Clinton (Andy Garcia) enlists the aid of Nadine ( Ellen Barkin), an expensive call girl, to find his brother's murderer. Clint ...

'', which was released that same year. From 2006 until 2013, De Pool worked as a news reporter for the internationally broadcast

Personal life

De Pool currently resides in Miami, Florida. He has two children, five grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official Facebook Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Pool, Pedro 1945 births Living people Cuban television presenters Cuban emigrants to the United States American television hosts People from Miami