María Inés Obaldía

María Inés Obaldía
María Inés Obaldía in 2020.
Born	María Inés Obaldía Miraballes (1959-06-20) 20 June 1959 (age 65) Montevideo, Uruguay
Alma mater	Instituto de Profesores Artigas
Occupation(s)	host, professor, producer, journalist, public servant
Children	Joaquín
Parents	José María Obaldía (father) Elsa Miraballes (mother)
Awards	United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2004

María Inés Obaldía Miraballes (born 20 June 1959) is a Uruguayan television presenter, educator, producer, journalist and politician, public serving as Director of Culture of the Municipality of Montevideo since 27 November 2020.[1]

Early life

María Inés Obaldía was born in Montevideo, as the daughter of Elsa Miraballes and writer José María Obaldía.[2] Before entering the media, she taught secondary school literature.

Career

Media

She has worked at Channel 10 for several years. She has hosted programs such as Caleidoscópio, Será Posible, and Sin Misterio, and since 2010 has headed Vivila Otra Vez [es] alongside Humberto de Vargas [es].[3]

As a speaker, she participated in the radio programs En vivo y en directo (Radio Sarandí) and Entre todos (El Espectador). In 2014, she hosted De 10 a 12 on Radio Uruguay.[3][4]

On television, she was a journalist for the news program Subrayado (Channel 10) and coordinated, produced, and hosted Caleidoscopio, Sin Misterio, Será posible, Memoria Colectiva, and Vivila Otra Vez. In 2004, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace.[5]

From 2015 to 2020 she hosted the morning television show La mañana en casa on Channel 10, and from 2016, La tarde en casa on the same station.

Politics

In October 2020, she left television,[6] after being confirmed to be part of the city's cabinet, in the position of Director of Culture of the Municipality of Montevideo, by the elected Intendant, Carolina Cosse.[7] She took office on November 27.[8]

References

1. "Carolina Cosse es Intendenta de Montevideo". Intendencia de Montevideo. (in Spanish). 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
2. "'Somos bichos bien uruguayos, para bien o para mal'" [We Are Uruguayan Critters, For Better or For Worse]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). 21 October 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
3. "María Inés Obaldía hará el semanal 'Vivilo otra vez'" [María Inés Obaldía Will Do the Weekly 'Vivilo otra vez']. Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Uruguay. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
4. "Voces premiadas" [Awards]. El País (in Spanish). Uruguay. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
5. "Quienes somos" [Who Are We?] (in Spanish). SODRE. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
6. Digital, El Eco (2020-10-29). "Este jueves se despide del Canal 10 María Inés Obaldía, la Directora de Cultura del gobierno de Cosse". El Eco Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-27.
7. "Intendente electa de Montevideo presenta hoy a su gabinete". subrayado.com.uy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-27.
8. "Carolina Cosse asumió como intendenta de Montevideo y anunció el despliegue de un plan de emergencia". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-27.