María Rene Duchén Cuéllar (born 2 August 1965) is a Bolivian journalist, TV presenter, and politician.
María Duchén | |
|---|---|
| Born | María Rene Duchén Cuéllar 2 August 1965 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Alma mater | Universidad Católica Boliviana |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, TV presenter, politician |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Political party | Social Democratic Power |
Biography edit
María Duchén was born in La Paz on 2 August 1965. Her father was from Potosí, her paternal grandmother was from Cochabamba, and her mother's family was from Santa Cruz.[1] She studied at the American Institute in La Paz, traveling to the United States to earn a bachelor's degree. She studied chemical engineering and parallel social communication at the Universidad Católica Boliviana. She has degrees in communication rights, microfinance, microeconomics and competition from Harvard University's graduate program.[2] She is the director of Duchén & Asociados and chairs the Nueva Esperanza Foundation.[2]
She became known on television in 1990 as a news anchor for Red ATB. She also worked at Coca-Cola for a short time. She entered politics in 2005 when she was the vice-presidential candidate for the political group Social Democratic Power (PODEMOS), accompanying Jorge Quiroga in that year's general election and finishing in second place nationally with 28.59% of the votes.[3]
After her political experience, Duchén returned to working in media. In 2009, she left Red PAT, continuing her journalistic work on Laser 98 radio in La Paz. Later she would serve as the host of Cadena A's central news, in addition to the weekly program Nuestras vidas. She also hosted the program Todo a pulmón.[4]
In October 2016, she returned to Red ATB to present ATB Noticias and the analysis and interview program Anoticiando. She also hosted a morning program on ATB Radio.[5]
Her work in the media has been recognized with the 2017 Maya Bolivia career award,[6] the 2018 Luis Espinal Camps award granted by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia,[7] and the 2019 Titicaca journalistic career award.[8]
References edit
- ^ "María rené Duchén, del periodismo a la política" [María Rene Duchén, from Journalism to Politics]. La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2019 – via Bolivia.com.
- ^ a b "María Rene Duchén, el arte de comunicar" [María Rene Duchén, the Art of Communication]. El Diario Revista Femenina (in Spanish). 14 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "María René Duchén". El Diario (in Spanish). 6 April 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "María Rene Duchén: 'Nadie me daba trabajo; era radiactiva'" [María Rene Duchén: 'Nobody Gave Me Work; I Was Radioactive'] (in Spanish). Eju TV. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "María René Duchen deja Cadena A tras más de seis años de trabajo" [María Rene Duchén Leaves Cadena A After More Than Six Years of Work]. Página Siete (in Spanish). ANF. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "María René Duchén es galardonada con el Premio Maya a Mejor Trayectoria" [María Rene Duchén is Winner of the Maya Award for Best Career]. WatsupAmericas (in Spanish). 17 June 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "ATB arrasa en los Premios Titicaca" [ATB Sweeps the Titicaca Awards] (in Spanish). La Paz: Red ATB. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Distinguen a programas de ATB en el Galardón Titicaca 2019" [ATB Programs Recognized at the 2019 Titicaca Awards] (in Spanish). La Paz: Red ATB. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
