María Antonieta Collins
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María Antonieta Collins Flores (born May 12, 1952 in Coatzacoalcos
, Veracruz
, Mexico) is a Mexican journalist
, TV host and best seller author of seven books (one as co-author), and winner of four Emmy Award
s, (two of them National Emmys), and the Edward Murrow Award.
. In 1979 Collins was sent by Televisa
as their first correspondent in California
where she began as a general assignment journalist also covering baseball in the Major Leagues with the San Diego Padres
and the Los Angeles Dodgers
, job she did until 1986. Later that year was transferred to Spanish International Network (SIN) the network later named Univision.
In eighteen years in Univision
Network Collins was well known for her job as a Mexico Correspondent, Texas
Correspondent, and International Correspondent. In 1993 was appointed as the successor of María Celeste Arrarás
as the weekend anchor of Noticiero Univision, covering Jorge Ramos
and María Elena Salinas
while they were out. In 2000 was named Senior Correspondent for the news magazine "Aqui y Ahora" position that with Noticiero Univision fin de semana hold it until she left the network in August 2005.
After Univision, Collins went to Telemundo where she hosted the morning show Cada Dia".
Collins underwent plastic surgery
in 2004 and has spoken extensively about it.
"Collins' books are: "DIETAS Y RECETAS DE MARÍA ANTONIETA" (Grijalbo/Random House 2001) "QUIEN DIJO QUE NO SE PUEDE" (Grijalbo/Random House 2002) "CUANDO EL MONSTRUO DESPIERTA" (Grijalbo/Random House 2003) spoke about domestic violence
. Writing this book was an emotional rollercoaster for her, as she revealed that her own daughter, Antonieta Gonzalez Collins, had been a victim of domestic violence by a former boyfriend. "EN EL NOMBRE DE COMPRAR, FIRMAR Y NO LLORAR" (RAYO/HARPER COLLINS 2004) "COMO LIDIAR CON LOS EX HOMBRES, MUJERES Y FANTASMAS DEL PASADO" (RAYO/HARPER COLLINS 2006) "DIJISTE QUE ME QUERIAS" COMO SOBRELLEVAR LO IMPENSABLE (RAYO/HARPER COLLINS 2007).
She also writes a weekly editorial column for "El Sol de Mexico" network and it sixty newspapers in the country of Mexico.
María Antonieta and María Celeste Arrarás
are both animal rights activists.
She studies and plays (classical) piano.
In an article in People en Español
(March 2008), Collins announced that she would be leaving Telemundo when her contract expired in August 2008 and that she wished to return to anchoring news.
In 1999 María Antonieta convinced her friend Juanita Castro
, the younger sister of Fidel
and Raúl Castro
, to co-write and publish Juanita's autobiography in Spanish edition: My brothers Fidel and Raúl, the secret story. The book was finally published in October 2009.
Coatzacoalcos
Coatzacoalcos is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, on the Coatzacoalcos River. Coatzacoalcos comes from an indigenous word meaning "Site of the Snake" or "Where the snake hides"...
, Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
, Mexico) is a Mexican journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, TV host and best seller author of seven books (one as co-author), and winner of four Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s, (two of them National Emmys), and the Edward Murrow Award.
Biography
Collins became known to viewers in her native Mexico as a reporter of "Televisa 24 horas" (1974), Noticiero con Jacobo ZabludovskyJacobo Zabludovsky
Jacobo Zabludovsky Kraveski is a Mexican journalist. He was the first anchorman in Mexican television and his TV news program, 24 Horas was for decades the most important in the country.-Biography:...
. In 1979 Collins was sent by Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
as their first correspondent in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
where she began as a general assignment journalist also covering baseball in the Major Leagues with the San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
and the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
, job she did until 1986. Later that year was transferred to Spanish International Network (SIN) the network later named Univision.
In eighteen years in Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
Network Collins was well known for her job as a Mexico Correspondent, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
Correspondent, and International Correspondent. In 1993 was appointed as the successor of María Celeste Arrarás
María Celeste Arrarás
Maria Celeste Arrarás is a Puerto Rican journalist and actress and the host and producer of Spanish language news program Al Rojo Vivo Con Maria Celeste.- Biography :...
as the weekend anchor of Noticiero Univision, covering Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos Ávalos is a Mexican-born naturalized American Journalist, anchor for Noticiero Univision and host of the Sunday morning news talk show Al Punto.-Career:...
and María Elena Salinas
María Elena Salinas
María Elena Salinas is the co-anchor of Noticiero Univision with Jorge Ramos, the most watched newscast by American Hispanics. She is considered one of the most recognized and influential female Hispanic journalists in the United States.Her parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico in...
while they were out. In 2000 was named Senior Correspondent for the news magazine "Aqui y Ahora" position that with Noticiero Univision fin de semana hold it until she left the network in August 2005.
After Univision, Collins went to Telemundo where she hosted the morning show Cada Dia".
Collins underwent plastic surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
in 2004 and has spoken extensively about it.
"Collins' books are: "DIETAS Y RECETAS DE MARÍA ANTONIETA" (Grijalbo/Random House 2001) "QUIEN DIJO QUE NO SE PUEDE" (Grijalbo/Random House 2002) "CUANDO EL MONSTRUO DESPIERTA" (Grijalbo/Random House 2003) spoke about domestic violence
Domestic violence
Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
. Writing this book was an emotional rollercoaster for her, as she revealed that her own daughter, Antonieta Gonzalez Collins, had been a victim of domestic violence by a former boyfriend. "EN EL NOMBRE DE COMPRAR, FIRMAR Y NO LLORAR" (RAYO/HARPER COLLINS 2004) "COMO LIDIAR CON LOS EX HOMBRES, MUJERES Y FANTASMAS DEL PASADO" (RAYO/HARPER COLLINS 2006) "DIJISTE QUE ME QUERIAS" COMO SOBRELLEVAR LO IMPENSABLE (RAYO/HARPER COLLINS 2007).
She also writes a weekly editorial column for "El Sol de Mexico" network and it sixty newspapers in the country of Mexico.
María Antonieta and María Celeste Arrarás
María Celeste Arrarás
Maria Celeste Arrarás is a Puerto Rican journalist and actress and the host and producer of Spanish language news program Al Rojo Vivo Con Maria Celeste.- Biography :...
are both animal rights activists.
She studies and plays (classical) piano.
In an article in People en Español
People en Español
People en Español is a Spanish-language American magazine published by Time Inc. that debuted in 1996, originally as the Spanish-language edition of its publication People...
(March 2008), Collins announced that she would be leaving Telemundo when her contract expired in August 2008 and that she wished to return to anchoring news.
In 1999 María Antonieta convinced her friend Juanita Castro
Juanita Castro
Juana de la Caridad Castro Ruz is a sister of former Cuban President Fidel Castro and current President Raúl Castro. After working as a CIA agent in Cuba, she has been living in the United States since 1964.-Early life:...
, the younger sister of Fidel
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
and Raúl Castro
Raúl Castro
Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who has been President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba since 2008; he previously exercised presidential powers in an acting capacity from 2006 to 2008...
, to co-write and publish Juanita's autobiography in Spanish edition: My brothers Fidel and Raúl, the secret story. The book was finally published in October 2009.
External links
- Personal Website
- Cada Dia con Maria Antonieta Collins
- María Antonieta Collins at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- People en Espanol
- Harper-Collins