Paulina García Robles

Paulina García Robles (born 26 February 1993) is a Mexican television presenter, sportscaster and model currently working for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico. García currently anchors the Spanish-language version of SportsCenter.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Robles.
Paulina García Robles
Born
Paulina García Robles

(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993[1]
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
EducationTecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe
OccupationTelevision presenter
Sportscaster
Model
Years active2013–present

García won Nuestra Belleza Distrito Federal in 2013 and went on to compete in that year's Nuestra Belleza México where she ranked in the top 10.[2]

García attended the Tecnológico de Monterrey, campus Ciudad de Mexico where she studied communication and digital media and was a member of the volleyball team.[3][4]

Career

García won first place in English at a national Knowledge Bowl, which earned her an academic scholarship to the Tecnológico de Monterrey, campus Ciudad de Mexico.[1] While at the university, García was nominated for the Borrego de Oro in the Sports category.[1]

García started out her broadcasting career appearing in YouTube clips for Universidad Insurgentes and Across Life, and the pilot of Ni Pio of Televisa Deportes.[1] In February 2015, shortly before her 22nd birthday, García joined the cast of FOROtv morning show Matutino Express.[5]

After few months on Matutino Express she left the show and joined ESPN Mexico in June 2015.[1] She made her debut on the network appearing on morning talk show Toque Inicial on 3 August 2015.[6][7]

García began her career at ESPN hosting various programs, most notably Toque Inicial where she co-hosted the show with Juan Pablo Fernández.[1] She also did various segments called SportsCenter Ahora, a two minute review of the most important news of the day.[8] The segments aired between daytime shows on ESPN Mexico and ESPN Deportes, during Raza Deportiva and Jorge Ramos y su Banda on ESPN Deportes as well as online.[1] García was also the social media correspondent of the afternoon edition of Fútbol Picante from February 2016 to August 2017.[8]

In February 2016, García started hosting the show YoRio, a show dedicated to the 2016 Summer Olympics, along with José Ramón Fernández, Alejandro de la Rosa and Tlatoani Carrera.[9] Later that year, García covered her first major sporting event when she was sent by ESPN to cover the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[10]

In August 2017, García left both Toque Inicial (after it was re-branded as Toque) and the afternoon edition of Fútbol Picante to become the presenter of ESPN AM, a new program hosted by Ciro Procuna and Francisco Gabriel de Anda.[11] In September 2017, García also became a permanent anchor of the Spanish-language version of SportsCenter, she had previously been only used as an occasional fill-in.

In July 2018, ESPN sent García to cover the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia.[12]

In July 2019, García also covered the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru for ESPN.[13]

Personal life

García loves volleyball, physical training, nutrition and fashion. She remains active in her community by offering online tutoring.[1]

References
  1. paugr (1993-02-26). "Paulina García". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  2. by hola.com (2013-10-02). "Las aspirantes a 'Nuestra Belleza' se preparan para el gran día". Mx.hola.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  3. "Deportes:::Campus Santa Fe::: Tecnológico de Monterrey::::". Csf.itesm.mx. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  4. http://micampus.csf.itesm.mx/visiontec/PDFs/2013/Vision-198.pdf
  5. Tiempo Real. "Paulina García, la belleza en Tiempo Real - Tiempo Real". Tiemporeal.mx. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  6. César Martínez. "FOTOS: Paulina García, el nuevo rostro de ESPN – Publimetro". Publimetro.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  7. "Pau Garcia Robles on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  8. Flood, Brian (2015-05-13). "At Upfront, ESPN Deportes Says Live Sports Coverage Is Key to Reaching Hispanics". Adweek. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  9. Garcia, Veronica (2016-02-04). "ESPN estrena el show #YORIO - ESPN MediaZone Mexico". Espnmediazone.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  10. @GabyESPN (2016-07-29). "ESPN presenta plan de cobertura de los Juegos Olímpicos Rio 2016 - ESPN MediaZone Mexico". Espnmediazone.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  11. Brito, Santa (2017-08-04). "ESPN lanza nuevos programas de estudio - ESPN MediaZone Latin America North". Espnmediazone.com. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  12. Brito, Santa (2018-07-18). "ESPN Deportes to Offer Exclusive Coverage of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Games, Barranquilla 2018 - ESPN MediaZone U.S". Espnmediazone.com. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  13. Peris, Victoria (2018-09-22). "ESPN Deportes Brings Together More than 60 Commentators, Analysts, Reporters for the XVIII Lima 2019 Pan American Games". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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