María Celeste Arrarás Biography
Mara Celeste Arrarás is a Puerto Rican journalist, novelist, and television personality who has received three national Emmy Awards for her work in journalism. She was the first female recipient of Broadcast and Multi Channel’s Legacy Award for distinguished achievement in Hispanic television in 2005.
María Celeste Arrarás Age
Arrarás is 61 years old as of 2021. She was born María Celeste Arrarás Mangual on 27 September 1960 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
María Celeste Arrarás Height
Arrarás stands at a height of 5feet 8inches (1.70m).
María Celeste Arrarás Family
Arrarás is the first child of José Enrique Arrarás, a politician, lawyer, and educator, and Astrid Mangual, a homemaker and chemist, and was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
María Celeste Arrarás Husband
Arrarás was married to Manny Arvesu. Her husband died in 2004. They have three children; Adrian Arvesu, Lara Giuiliana Arvesu, and Julian Arvesu.
María Celeste Arrarás Education
Arrarás left her native Puerto Rico in 1978 to enroll at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she majored in communications. Arrarás returned to Loyola University in 2016, where she was inducted into the School of Mass Communication’s Den of Distinction and acknowledged for her work in television by the university.
María Celeste Arrarás Univision
Arrarás became the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for Univision shortly after being hired. When the network relocated to Miami in January 1990, she was assigned the national news anchor for Noticiero Univision’s weekend version.
In 1992, Arrarás and Myrka Dellanos were named co-anchors of a new television news program, Noticias y Mas, which would later become Primer Impacto in 1994. The popularity of the show led to the creation of a huge Univision franchise, which included Primer Impacto Extra, Primer Impacto Edicion Nocturna, and the weekly show Ver Para Creer, all of which were presented by Arrarás and Dellanos. Arrarás remained in her roles until 2002 when she left the show to join Telemundo, a rival network.
María Celeste Arrarás Salary
Arrarás earns an annual salary of $8 Million.
María Celeste Arrarás Net Worth
Arrarás has an estimated net worth of $25 Million.
María Celeste Arrarás Telemundo
Arrarás’ switch from Univision to Telemundo in 2002 sent shockwaves through the industry and was welcomed as the beginning of a new era for Hispanic media. She’s also appeared on NBC’s Dateline and Nightly News, among other shows. She has appeared as a guest co-host on NBC’s Today show since 2002. Arrarás joined Jose Diaz-Balart as co-anchor of Noticiero Telemundo in 2012. Her show Al Rojo Vivo with Mara Celeste received an Emmy in 2014 for its coverage of Pope Francis’ election.
She won her third Emmy Award for “Francisco in America” in 2016. She was laid off in 2020 as part of NBCUniversal’s round of layoffs following the COVID-19 pandemic’s poor profitability.
María Celeste Arrarás Hispanic TV Queen
Arraras will join CNN en Espaol’s staff as the host of “DocuFilms con Mara Celeste Arrarás,” a Sunday Prime Time show, beginning in the summer of 2021. She also became the first Hispanic opinion maker contributor for Facebook’s new platform “Bulletin” in her capacity as a writer. She also created her YouTube channel in 2021, where she debuted “MC Live,” a weekly one-on-one interview show that swiftly topped one million views.
With over 50 magazine covers under her belt, Arrarás is one of today’s most popular celebrities. More than 15 times, she has appeared on the cover of People en Espaol magazine. She is outspoken animal rights and environmental activist. Working on a campaign to dramatically improve the welfare of Puerto Rico’s more than 300,000 stray dogs and one million stray cats.
Other anchors include Forrest Sawyer, Joan Lunden, Jim Avila, Joan Lunden, Cecily Tynan, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan, Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, David Muir, Amy Robach, Kendis Gibson, Diane Macedo, Rob Nelson, Paula Faris, and Reena Ninan.