MarÃa Celeste Arrarás Mangual (born September 27, 1960), better
known as MarÃa Celeste, is a Puerto Rican broadcast journalist,
author, and television personality, who has won three national Emmy
Awards for journalism. In 2005, she became the first female recipient
of the Legacy Award by Broadcast and Multi Channel for outstanding
achievement in Hispanic Television. In 2006, Arrarás was included on
the cover of "Newsweek" magazine, as one of the 20 most powerful women
of the next generation of leaders.†In August 2018, MarÃa Celeste
was awarded with a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Universidad
Central de Bayamon in Puerto Rico, in recognition for her
philanthropic work. Until August, 2020 Arrarás spend two decades as
the host and managing editor of “Al Rojo Vivo con MarÃa Celeste†.
Her program aired daily in the U.S. and in 15 Latin American
countries, for a total daily audience of 35 million viewers. Her
popularity has made her one of the most influential Hispanic figures
in social platforms, with millions of followers around the world and
in 2019 she made her debut in the Hollywood Reporter's Social Climber
Chart at #5 of all TV Personalities. Maria Celeste is also Executive
Producer and screenplay writer for “Selena’s Secret†a
miniseries based on the bestselling book of the same title that she
wrote about the murder of singer Selena Quintanilla, known as the
Queen of Tex Mex. The mini series aired on Amazon Prime video, TNT
Latin America and on Telemundo. In 2019, Maria Celeste received the St
Jude Hospital Lifetime Achievement Award.MarÃa Celeste Arrarás was
born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, the first child of José Enrique
Arrarás, a politician, lawyer, and educator, and Astrid Mangual, a
homemaker and chemist.In 1971, she won three medals (one gold, one
silver, and one bronze) at the Central American and Caribbean Swimming
Championships. She qualified to compete at the 1976 Summer Olympics in
Montreal, Canada, but was unable to compete after she contracted
mononucleosis, one week before the games began.
known as MarÃa Celeste, is a Puerto Rican broadcast journalist,
author, and television personality, who has won three national Emmy
Awards for journalism. In 2005, she became the first female recipient
of the Legacy Award by Broadcast and Multi Channel for outstanding
achievement in Hispanic Television. In 2006, Arrarás was included on
the cover of "Newsweek" magazine, as one of the 20 most powerful women
of the next generation of leaders.†In August 2018, MarÃa Celeste
was awarded with a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Universidad
Central de Bayamon in Puerto Rico, in recognition for her
philanthropic work. Until August, 2020 Arrarás spend two decades as
the host and managing editor of “Al Rojo Vivo con MarÃa Celeste†.
Her program aired daily in the U.S. and in 15 Latin American
countries, for a total daily audience of 35 million viewers. Her
popularity has made her one of the most influential Hispanic figures
in social platforms, with millions of followers around the world and
in 2019 she made her debut in the Hollywood Reporter's Social Climber
Chart at #5 of all TV Personalities. Maria Celeste is also Executive
Producer and screenplay writer for “Selena’s Secret†a
miniseries based on the bestselling book of the same title that she
wrote about the murder of singer Selena Quintanilla, known as the
Queen of Tex Mex. The mini series aired on Amazon Prime video, TNT
Latin America and on Telemundo. In 2019, Maria Celeste received the St
Jude Hospital Lifetime Achievement Award.MarÃa Celeste Arrarás was
born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, the first child of José Enrique
Arrarás, a politician, lawyer, and educator, and Astrid Mangual, a
homemaker and chemist.In 1971, she won three medals (one gold, one
silver, and one bronze) at the Central American and Caribbean Swimming
Championships. She qualified to compete at the 1976 Summer Olympics in
Montreal, Canada, but was unable to compete after she contracted
mononucleosis, one week before the games began.
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