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Jairo Martínez Fernández
Born
Jairo De Jesús Martínez Fernández

(1955-02-11) 11 February 1955 (age 69)
Cartagena, Colombia
Occupations
  • Morning television host
  • record executive
Years active1998–present
Television
  • Yo Me Llamo
  • Hoy es el Día
  • Entre Amigos
Children0

Jairo Nicolás Martínez Fernández (born Jairo De Jesús Martínez Fernández, 11 February 1955)[1] is a Colombian morning television host and Public Relations Professional.[2][3] He gained recognition locally for his previous work as a judge in the TV show Yo Me Llamo.[4]

Career

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Martínez was born in Cartagena, Colombia.[5] In the 1990s he would become an advisor to Shakira at the time of her transition to the American market.[6] He moved to the United States for some time where he was a talent scout for Stefan Enterprises.[7] Martínez entered politics when he was elected as Member of the House in 2002 as representative of Colombian expats.[8] Starting in 2011 he was a judge for three seasons in the TV show Yo Me LLamo,[9][10] in which he would had several clashes with one of the other judges, Amparo Grisales.[11]

Martínez became the host of several regional TV shows such as Hoy Es el Día[12] and Entre Amigos.[13]

In 2023 he received the Ibero-American Personality of the Year award by the Organización de Periodistas (OPI).[14]

Personal Life

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Martínez has three siblings.[15] He is noted for his distinctive style, particularly his choice of sunglasses, as reported by Elpunto.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Jairo De Jesus Martinez Fernandez | Perfil congresista". Congreso Visible (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Cromos, Revista (28 March 2020). "REVISTACROMOS.COM" (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Jairo Martínez no quiere más roces". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 30 April 2012.
  4. ^ Parra, Lady Nathalia Gomez (5 October 2023). "Jurado y presentador de 'Yo me llamo' cambiaron de canal: participaron en 'MasterChef'". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
  5. ^ LLANES, HEIDI. "Yo me llamo Jairo Martínez". www.eluniversal.com.co (in European Spanish).
  6. ^ Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa (18 April 1999). "Shakira, a pop-rock success in Latin America, seems to have what it takes to be a smash with the English-speaking U.S. Will she be the . . . : Queen of Crossover?". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ "Sun Sentinel". 4 February 2024.
  8. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (11 March 2002). "AUMENTÓ EL VOTO DE LA DIÁSPORA COLOMBIANA". El Tiempo (in Spanish).
  9. ^ País, El (5 September 2011). "Así es Jairo Martínez, el juez de 'Yo me llamo'". Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País (in Spanish).
  10. ^ "¿Qué pasó con exjurado de Yo Me Llamo? Jairo Martínez". KienyKe (in Spanish).
  11. ^ Espectador, El (2 May 2012). "ELESPECTADOR.COM" (in Spanish).
  12. ^ Zetta, Revista (18 January 2017). ""Hoy es el día": Jairo Martínez llega a Telecaribe". RevistaZetta.com (in Spanish).
  13. ^ ""Todo lo que estoy haciendo en Tv son años de aprendizaje": Jairo Martínez". MiRedVista.co | Moderna revista digital. (in Spanish).
  14. ^ "OPI".
  15. ^ Cromos, Revista (28 March 2020). "REVISTACROMOS.COM". REVISTACROMOS.COM (in Spanish).
  16. ^ PUNTO, Equipo EL (12 March 2018). ""Desde muy pequeño yo era muy hablador": Jairo Martínez". EL PUNTO (in Spanish).
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