Paulina García Robles
{{short description|Mexican television presenter, sportscaster, and model}}
{{family name hatnote|García|Robles|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Paulina García Robles
| image =
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| birth_name = Paulina García Robles
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|02|26}}{{cite web|author=paugr |url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/paulina-garcia/ |title=Paulina García |publisher=ESPN MediaZone |date=1993-02-26 |accessdate=2016-09-05}}
| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico
| nationality = Mexican
| occupation = Television presenter
Sportscaster
Model
| education = Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe
| yearsactive = 2013–present
| spouse =
}}
Paulina García Robles (born 26 February 1993) is a Mexican television presenter, sportscaster, and model currently working for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico. García currently anchors the Spanish-language version of SportsCenter.
García won Nuestra Belleza Distrito Federal in 2013 and went on to compete in that year's Nuestra Belleza México where she ranked in the top 10.{{cite web|author=by hola.com |url=http://mx.hola.com/famosos/201310025109/nuestrabelleza-certamen-paseo/ |title=Las aspirantes a 'Nuestra Belleza' se preparan para el gran día |publisher=Mx.hola.com |date=2013-10-02 |accessdate=2016-09-05}}
García attended the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe where she studied communication and digital media and was a member of the volleyball team.{{cite web|url=http://www.csf.itesm.mx/deportes/rep_voleibol_roster.html |title=Deportes:::Campus Santa Fe::: Tecnológico de Monterrey:::: |publisher=Csf.itesm.mx |date= |accessdate=2016-09-05}}http://micampus.csf.itesm.mx/visiontec/PDFs/2013/Vision-198.pdf {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}
Career
García won first place in English at a national Knowledge Bowl, which earned her an academic scholarship to the Tecnológico de Monterrey, campus Ciudad de Mexico. While at the university, García was nominated for the Borrego de Oro in the Sports category.
García started out her broadcasting career appearing in YouTube clips for Universidad Insurgentes and Across Life, and the pilot of Ni Pio of Televisa Deportes. In February 2015, shortly before her 22nd birthday, García joined the cast of FOROtv morning show Matutino Express.{{cite web|author=Tiempo Real |url=http://www.tiemporeal.mx/nota/55731/ |title=Paulina García, la belleza en Tiempo Real - Tiempo Real |publisher=Tiemporeal.mx |date= |accessdate=2016-09-05}}
After few months on Matutino Express she left the show and joined ESPN Mexico in June 2015.
She made her debut on the network appearing on morning talk show Toque Inicial on 3 August 2015.{{cite web|author=César Martínez |url=http://www.publimetro.com.mx/publisport/fotos-paulina-garcia-el-nuevo-rostro-de-espn/moid!LqYdE4O8NdT6o/ |title=FOTOS: Paulina García, el nuevo rostro de ESPN – Publimetro |publisher=Publimetro.com.mx |date= 4 September 2015|accessdate=2016-09-05}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/paugr/status/628246347045441536 |title=Pau Garcia Robles on Twitter |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-05}}
García began her career at ESPN hosting various programs, most notably Toque Inicial where she co-hosted the show with Juan Pablo Fernández. She also did various segments called SportsCenter Ahora, a two minute review of the most important news of the day.{{cite web|last=Flood |first=Brian |url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/espn-deportes-says-live-sports-coverage-key-reaching-hispanics-164736 |title=At Upfront, ESPN Deportes Says Live Sports Coverage Is Key to Reaching Hispanics |publisher=Adweek |date=2015-05-13 |accessdate=2016-09-05}} The segments aired between daytime shows on ESPN Mexico and ESPN Deportes, during Raza Deportiva and Jorge Ramos y su Banda on ESPN Deportes as well as online. García was also the social media correspondent of the afternoon edition of Fútbol Picante from February 2016 to August 2017.
In February 2016, García started hosting the show YoRio, a show dedicated to the 2016 Summer Olympics, along with José Ramón Fernández, Alejandro de la Rosa and Tlatoani Carrera.{{cite web|last=Garcia |first=Veronica |url=http://espnmediazone.com/mexico/press-releases/2016/02/espn-estrena-el-show-yorio/ |title=ESPN estrena el show #YORIO - ESPN MediaZone Mexico |publisher=Espnmediazone.com |date=2016-02-04 |accessdate=2016-09-05}} Later that year, García covered her first major sporting event when she was sent by ESPN to cover the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web|author=@GabyESPN |url=http://espnmediazone.com/mexico/press-releases/2016/07/espn-presenta-plan-de-cobertura-de-los-juegos-olimpicos-rio-2016-2/ |title=ESPN presenta plan de cobertura de los Juegos Olímpicos Rio 2016 - ESPN MediaZone Mexico |publisher=Espnmediazone.com |date=2016-07-29 |accessdate=2016-09-05}}
In August 2017, García left both Toque Inicial (after it was re-branded as Toque) and the afternoon edition of Fútbol Picante to become the presenter of ESPN AM, a new program hosted by Ciro Procuna and Francisco Gabriel de Anda.{{cite web|last=Brito |first=Santa |url=https://espnmediazone.com/mexico/press-releases/2017/08/espn-lanza-nuevos-programas-de-estudio/ |title=ESPN lanza nuevos programas de estudio - ESPN MediaZone Latin America North |publisher=Espnmediazone.com |date=2017-08-04 |accessdate=2018-08-12}} In September 2017, García also became a permanent anchor of the Spanish-language version of SportsCenter, she had previously been only used as an occasional fill-in.
In July 2018, ESPN sent García to cover the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia.{{cite web|last=Brito |first=Santa |url=https://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2018/07/espn-deportes-to-offer-exclusive-coverage-of-the-xxiii-central-american-and-caribbean-games-barranquilla-2018/ |title=ESPN Deportes to Offer Exclusive Coverage of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla 2018 - ESPN MediaZone U.S |publisher=Espnmediazone.com |date=2018-07-18 |accessdate=2018-08-12}}
In July 2019, García also covered the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru for ESPN.{{cite web|last=Peris |first=Victoria |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2019/07/espn-deportes-brings-together-more-than-50-commentators-analysts-reporters-for-the-xviii-lima-2019-pan-american-games/|title=ESPN Deportes Brings Together More than 60 Commentators, Analysts, Reporters for the XVIII Lima 2019 Pan American Games|publisher=espnpressroom.com |date=2018-09-22 |accessdate=2019-09-22}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|paugr}}
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Category:Mexican female models
Category:Mexican television presenters
Category:Mexican television talk show hosts
Category:Mexican beauty pageant winners