Malín Falú (born June 28, 1946) is an American journalist and model from Puerto Rico. She is a popular personality on Spanish language radio in New York City. The daughter of Juan Falú Zarzuela and Malén Pesante, she was born in Santurce. Falú received a bachelor's degree in social science from the University of Puerto Rico and a master's degree from the

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. She also attended the Allen & Singer Broadcasting School in New Jersey. Falú worked as a model in New York City and was host of a Spanish language version of the television program ''

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''. In 1973, she was named Woman of the Year by '' El Nuevo Día''. In 2006, her program ''Diálogo de Costa a Costa'' received a Beacon Award from the Association of Cable Communicators.

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