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Luz Nereida Vélez (born October 6, 1955)[1] is a Puerto Rican television news reporter and anchorwoman on the WAPA-TV news show NotiCentro 4, having worked there for more than 40 years.

Television career

Luz Nereida Vélez, from NotiCentro 4, interviews Puerto Rican cartoonist John Rivas in 2012.

Vélez then traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she lived for a period. Vélez wanted to enrol at Syracuse University, but she decided, during a vacation trip to Puerto Rico, to telephone WAPA-TV from San Juan's airport and ask if there were any internships available. During the drive from Isla Verde International Airport in San Juan, to her hometown of Mayagüez, Vélez told her father to detour and make a stop at the WAPA-TV building. There, she was interviewed by their news director, Bill Perez. She was offered a screen test and soon she was contracted by the station,[2] becoming the first woman to present news for WAPA.[3]

In 1978, at the age of 23, Vélez joined NotiCentro 4 as a television news reporter.[3] She soon became a celebrity in Puerto Rico. Originally, she worked the show's afternoon and nightly editions, then, once a morning edition (NotiCentro al Amanecer) was launched, she also began working on that. As of 2022, Velez had spent 48 years as a television newscaster.

Award

On June 13, 2022, Vélez, along with Sylvia Gomez, Cyd Marie Fleming and Eddie Miro (who received a Gold Circle Award for his fifty years on Puerto Rican television) was recognized with a Silver Circle Emmy award for her 48 years as a television reporter.[4]

Personal life

Vélez grew up in a house where both Spanish and English were spoken and encouraged as languages by her parents. She is bilingual, having learned English by practicing it one hour every day as a young girl.

Vélez met Ovi Ramos, 23 years her junior, during 2016. Ramos is a singer for a rock band named La Novena.[5] A couple of years later, the couple had separated.[6]

Vélez has a daughter: a singer and internet influencer named Alhanna who released her first album, "De Rumba", in 2019.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Luz Nereida Vélez celebra hoy sus 65 años". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Pérez, Dennise Y. "Luz Nereida Vélez: la noticia ante la cámara y su dura realidad tras de ella". www.noticel.com (in Spanish).
  3. ^ a b "Luz Nereida Vélez agradecida de estar 48 años frente a la cámaras". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). March 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Reconocen la trayectoria de Cyd Marie Fleming, Sylvia Gómez, Luz Nereida Vélez y Eddie Miró". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "Este es el novio de Luz Nereida Vélez". Metro Puerto Rico.
  6. ^ "Luz Nereida Vélez rompe el silencio tras ruptura amorosa". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "Hija de Luz Nereida Vélez lanza su primer sencillo". www.wapa.tv (in Spanish).
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