- Manuel Teodoro
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Manuel Teodoro Born Manuel Teodoro Bermúdez
1963
New Orleans, Louisiana, USEducation University of Miami Occupation Television journalist Spouse(s) Ani Zamorano (1994-present) Ethnicity Hispanic, Filipino Nationality Filipino-Colombian-American Notable credit(s) Séptimo día Manuel Teodoro is a Filipino-Colombian journalist, born 1963 in New Orleans.
His father is a Filipino and his mother was born in Cartagena de Indias. Teodoro majored in journalism from the University of Miami and started his career in 1984 as an editorial assistant for CBS News. Later he moved to Univision as a reporter and producer and became their correspondent in the Philippines.
After that he became the Hispanic New York based-correspondent for CNN. In 1994 he went to Colombia as correspondent for CNN and presenter of Noticiero CM&. Two years later he moved to Caracol TV, where he directed and hosted the 60 Minutes-like Séptimo día ("Seventh day") newsmagazine, which, despite of its success, was cancelled in 2000 because of the large amount of sues against the show, all of them eventually won by Caracol TV. He then returned to CM&.
In 2007 Teodoro moved back for Caracol TV to direct and co-host, with Silvia Corzo, a new season of Séptimo día, which premiered 10 June 2007.
External links
- (Spanish) Manuel Teodoro (Caracol TV's Séptimo día)
- (Spanish) Manuel Teodoro at ColArte
- (Spanish) A 2000 interview following the first cancellation of Séptimo día
- Bettina Teodoro, Journalists in hot spots: Manuel Teodoro, Thunderbird Online Magazine, University of British Columbia
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from New Orleans, Louisiana
- American people of Filipino descent
- American people of Colombian descent
- Colombian television journalists
- Reporters and correspondents
- Colombian people stubs
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