Alexandra Fuentes Rivera (born January 23, 1978) is a Puerto Rican
actress, comediante productor television and radio host. She was the
main host of Univision Puerto Rico talk and variety show Anda Pa'l
Cara from 2005 to 2009, as well as the host of Telemundo Puerto Rico
entertainment show Dando Candela until 2013. She was also the radio
host of Fidelity 95.7 FM morning show Gozando en la Mañana, with
Raymond Arrieta. She had her own talk show Alexandra De Noche (now
Telemundo De Noche) on Telemundo Puerto Rico until she left the show
on 2016 to support her spouse, David Bernier, in his campaign for
Governor of Puerto Rico.Alexandra Fuentes was born in the Regional
Hospital of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and raised in the Rabanal ward of
Cidra. Her parents are Nilda Rivera, a homemaker and seamstress, and
Rubén Fuentes, a mechanic. Fuentes has an older sister, Verónica,
and two younger siblings, Natalia and Rubén.From an early age,
Fuentes showed interest in acting. When she was 12 years old, she
joined the Pitri Group, a local theater troupe founded by VÃctor
Torres, where she performed as an actress and dancer. In a 2015
interview, Torres praised Fuentes' discipline, which he called "her
best weapon to achieve what she has today". He also added that Fuentes
was "dynamic, knew what she wanted, was helpful, good friend, and
always had that naturality that she still preserves". During those
years, she distinguished herself with imitations of Cantinflas and La
India MarÃa, two popular Mexican characters.In 1996, Fuentes
graduated from Ana J. Candelas High School, where she was president of
the Yearbook club. After that, she went to the University of Puerto
Rico in RÃo Piedras where she studied Labor Relations. She also
completed a Master's degree in Business Administration from
Universidad del Turabo. During her college years, she continued acting
in theater.
actress, comediante productor television and radio host. She was the
main host of Univision Puerto Rico talk and variety show Anda Pa'l
Cara from 2005 to 2009, as well as the host of Telemundo Puerto Rico
entertainment show Dando Candela until 2013. She was also the radio
host of Fidelity 95.7 FM morning show Gozando en la Mañana, with
Raymond Arrieta. She had her own talk show Alexandra De Noche (now
Telemundo De Noche) on Telemundo Puerto Rico until she left the show
on 2016 to support her spouse, David Bernier, in his campaign for
Governor of Puerto Rico.Alexandra Fuentes was born in the Regional
Hospital of Caguas, Puerto Rico, and raised in the Rabanal ward of
Cidra. Her parents are Nilda Rivera, a homemaker and seamstress, and
Rubén Fuentes, a mechanic. Fuentes has an older sister, Verónica,
and two younger siblings, Natalia and Rubén.From an early age,
Fuentes showed interest in acting. When she was 12 years old, she
joined the Pitri Group, a local theater troupe founded by VÃctor
Torres, where she performed as an actress and dancer. In a 2015
interview, Torres praised Fuentes' discipline, which he called "her
best weapon to achieve what she has today". He also added that Fuentes
was "dynamic, knew what she wanted, was helpful, good friend, and
always had that naturality that she still preserves". During those
years, she distinguished herself with imitations of Cantinflas and La
India MarÃa, two popular Mexican characters.In 1996, Fuentes
graduated from Ana J. Candelas High School, where she was president of
the Yearbook club. After that, she went to the University of Puerto
Rico in RÃo Piedras where she studied Labor Relations. She also
completed a Master's degree in Business Administration from
Universidad del Turabo. During her college years, she continued acting
in theater.
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