Verónica Linares Cotrina (born 13 June 1976) is a Peruvian journalist, television and radio presenter.

Early life and education

Linares was born in

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

, and raised in

Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara language, Aymara and ), also known by its nicknames of ''Ciudad Blanca'' (Spanish for "White City") and ''León del Sur'' (Spanish for "South's Lion"), is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous Arequipa (province), ...

. She studied

Communication Sciences Communication studies (or communication science) is an academic discipline that deals with processes of human communication and behavior, patterns of communication in interpersonal relationships, social interactions and communication in differ ...

at the Women's University of the Sacred Heart, where she obtained the

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

and then she earn

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

in the

University of San Diego The University of San Diego (USD) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in San Diego, California, United States. Chartered in 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University ...

. After graduating, She began as a reporter for '' 24 Horas'' and '' Good Morning Peru'', on the television channel

Panamericana Television The Pan-American Highway is a vast network of roads that stretches about 30,000 kilometers (about 19,000 miles) from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in the northernmost part of North America to Ushuaia, Argentina, at the southern tip of South America. I ...

. Likewise, in 2003 she began hosting the morning newscast of

América Televisión América Televisión is a Peruvian television network, founded in 1958. The network is owned by Plural TV, which is a joint venture of the '' El Comercio'' and '' La República'' daily newspapers. It was the second television channel to be f ...

''Un Nuevo Día'' (along with Federico Salazar). In 2004, this program was renamed ''Primera edición''. From 2003 to 2012, she hosted the midday edition of América Noticias, and from 2003 to 2004 she also hosted the Saturday edition of América Noticias. In addition, from 2013 to 2021, together with Mario Ghibellini, she hosted

Canal N Canal N a Peruvian pay television news channel news channel. It was founded as a joint venture between El Comercio and Telefónica. The channel is exclusively available through Movistar TV. Although CCN and Cable Mágico Noticias were the f ...

''N portada''. In 2010, she created a YouTube channel called La Linares, where she interviews different showbiz characters and Peruvian politics.

Career timeline

* ''24 horas'' and ''Buenos días, Perú'' (Panamericana Televisión, 2000-03), reporter. * ''Un nuevo día'' (

, 2003-04), presenter. * ''América Noticias: Midday'' Edition (América Televisión, 2003-2012), presenter. * ''América Noticias: Saturday Edition'' (América Televisión, 2003-2004), presenter. * ''América Noticias: First edition'' (América Televisión, 2004-present), presenter. * ''N portada'' (Canal N, 2013-2021), presenter.

References

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