Marco Antonio Regil
{{Short description|Mexican game show host}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2018}}
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| image = Marco Antonio Regil.jpg
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| birth_name = Marco Antonio Regil Sánchez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|27}}
| birth_place = Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
| occupation = TV Host, Actor, Producer, Public Speaker, Activist
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| website = http://www.marcoantonioregil.com
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Marco Antonio Regil Sánchez (born December 27, 1969) is a Mexican television personality, public speaker and activist. As the host of the Spanish versions of Family Feud (100 mexicanos dijeron and 100 latinos dijeron), The Price Is Right (Atinale Al Precio), Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (Todo el mundo cree que sabe), and Generation Gap (Recuerda y Gana), Regil is a constant fixture in Latin households.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1102153/|title=Marco Antonio Regil|website=IMDb}}
In 2018, Telemundo announced Marco Antonio Regil as the host of the Spanish-language version of NBC's The Wall. The game show is set to premiere in 2020.
Career
Named as Reader's Digest's most trusted TV personality in Mexico,[https://www.accesswire.com/420295/Mexicos-Readers-Digest-Awards-Marco-Antonio-Regil-With-the-2014-Most-Trusted-Television-Host-Award Mexico's Reader's Digest Awards Marco Antonio Regil With the 2014 Most Trusted Television Host Award]. Accesswire (September 15, 2014). Retrieved on 2018-08-09. Regil has used his expertise to become a central figure in America's emerging Spanish-language entertainment industry.
He has hosted the Mexican versions of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, The Price Is Right, Family Feud, and Zodiac's Beyond Boundaries, as well as the Teletón (Mexican National Telethon) for which he has raised over half a billion dollars. He is also the voice of Metro Man (played by Brad Pitt in the U.S.) in the Mexican release of Megamind. A sought-after spokesman, he has also appeared in advertisements for such companies as McDonald's, H-E-B, Telmex and PepsiCo.
For his contributions in both Latin America and abroad, he was invited by United States President George W. Bush to host the Cinco de Mayo celebration in the White House in 2004.
Activism
As a political contributor to the Huffington Post, Regil has written on major issues from the 2016 Presidential election to environmental law, and other breaking news.[https://huffingtonpost.com/author/marco-antonio-regil Marco Antonio Regil | HuffPost]. Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved on August 9, 2018.
In 2016, he joined forces with the Los Angeles Mayor's Office to launch their business portal website.[http://ktla.com/2016/07/31/make-more-money-without-punching-time-clock/ Make More Money Without Punching Time Clock]. KTLA (July 31, 2016). Retrieved on 2018-08-09. He gave financial lectures throughout Los Angeles and was honored for his efforts by Mayor Eric Garcetti.[http://losangeles.eventful.com/events/la-business-portal-launch-event-mayor-garcett-/E0-001-096339691-3 LA Business Portal Launch Event! With Mayor Garcetti in Los Angeles, CA - Sep 14, 2016 5:30 PM | Eventful]. Losangeles.eventful.com (September 14, 2016). Retrieved on 2018-08-09.
Personal life
In 2023, he openly declared he is sapiosexual, saying that he is not interested in the physical, but that he is brought by intelligent conversations and people who work on themselves.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-03 |title=Marco Antonio Regil se declara sapiosexual durante una entrevista; esto significa |url=https://www.tvazteca.com/aztecanoticias/marco-antonio-regil-se-declara-sapiosexual-que-significa-y-origen |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Azteca Noticias |language=es}}
Awards and honors
- 2016 – City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation Presenter at LA Startup Business Tour Expo
- 2015 – PeTA Humanitarian of the Year {{cite web|url=http://www.peta.org/features/peta-35th-anniversary/|title=An Extraordinary Night—35 Years in the Making|date=September 29, 2015 |publisher=}}
- 2010, 2014–2015 – Most Trusted Television Host- Mexico's Reader's Digest
- Mexico's No. 1 TV Host – The Price Is Right, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Family Feud, Minute to Win It, and Mexican Telethon [https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexicos-readers-digest-awards-marco-181000002.html Mexico's Reader's Digest Awards Marco Antonio Regil With the 2014 Most Trusted Television Host Award]. Yahoo.com (September 15, 2014). Retrieved on 2018-08-09.
References
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External links
- [http://www.marcoantonioregil.com Official site]
- https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/05/images/20040505-6_web4-012t0814-515h.html
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Category:Mexican game show hosts
Category:Mexican television presenters