Ana Velia Guzmán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velia and the second or maternal family name is Guzmán.

Ana Velia Guzmán
Born	1975
Died	30 September 2024 (aged 49)
Known for	Journalist, television presenter

Ana Velia Guzmán y Maldonado (1975 – 30 September 2024) was a Mexican journalist and television presenter for Televisa Tijuana.[1] She also worked for France 24 and Univisión.[2]

Biography

Velia was born in Jalisco, Mexico.[3] She began her career in 1999, when she started as a reporter for Channel 12.[4] Later, she joined TV Azteca, where she served as presenter of the news program Hechos Baja California. She was the host of this program from 2010 to 2018.[3] She was also a correspondent for France 24.[5] She operated a YouTube channel "Diálogos con Ana Velia Guzmán".[6]

Velia was also a professor at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) and Academic Vice President of COLCOMBC.[7]

Velia died at hospital in San Diego at the age of 49.[3] She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021.[7] The director of Humanities at the College of Communicologists of Baja California, Diana Merchant said she was "more than a journalist; she was a defender of freedom of expression".[8] Her funeral was held on 4 October in Tijuana.[9] Velia Guzmán is survived by her husband and son.[10]

References

1. Garibay, Mariana (1 October 2024). "Muere Ana Velia Guzmán, conductora de Televisa, ¿de qué falleció?". La Razón de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
2. "Muere Ana Velia Guzmán a los 49 años: ¿Qué le pasó a la conductora de Televisa?". El Financiero (in Spanish). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
3. "Fallece a los 49 años la periodista y conductora Ana Velia Guzmán". People en Español. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
4. Alvino, Dayana (1 October 2024). "Muere famosa presentadora a los 49 años: revelan posible causa de su fallecimiento". Univision.
5. "Murió Ana Velia Guzmán a los 49 años: ¿Qué le pasó a la periodista de Televisa?". ABC Noticias (in Spanish). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
6. Castillo, Por Adriana (1 October 2024). "De qué murió Ana Velia Guzmán, periodista y conductora de Televisa". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
7. Guadarrama, Por Armando (30 September 2024). "Muere a los 49 años Ana Velia Guzmán, periodista y conductora de Televisa Tijuana". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
8. "Lo que Ana Velia nos dejó". Semanario ZETA (in Spanish). 2 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
9. "Último adiós a Ana Velia Guzmán". Semanario ZETA (in Spanish). 4 October 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
10. Norte, Redacción Punto (30 September 2024). "Fallece la periodista Ana Velia Guzmán". Punto Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.