Jairo Martínez Fernández

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Born
Jairo De Jesús Martínez Fernández

(1955-02-11) 11 February 1955 (age 69)
Cartagena, Colombia
Occupation
  • Television personality
  • entrepreneur
  • record executive
Years active1998–present
Children0

Jairo Nicolás Martínez Fernández (born Jairo De Jesús Martínez Fernández, 11 February 1955)[1] is a Colombian Television Personality, Talent Scout, Public Relations Professional and TV Host.[2][3] He is best remembered for his work as a judge in the TV show Yo Me Llamo.

Career

Martínez was born in Cartagena.[4] In the 1990s he would become an advisor to Shakira at the time of her transition to the American market.[5] He moved to the United States for some time where he was a talent scout for Stefan Enterprises.[6] Martínez entered politics when he was elected as Member of the House in 2002 as representative of Colombian expats.[7] Starting in 2011 he was a judge for three seasons in the TV show Yo Me LLamo,[8][9] in which he would had several clashes with one of the other judges, Amparo Grisales.[10]

Martínez would become the host of several regional TV shows such as Hoy Es el Día[11] and Entre Amigos.[12]

In 2023 he received the Ibero-American Personality of the Year award by the Organización de Periodistas (OPI).[13]

Personal Life

Martínez has three siblings.[14] He has a sense of fashion for sunglasses, according to Elpunto.[15]

References

  1. "Jairo De Jesus Martinez Fernandez | Perfil congresista". Congreso Visible (in español).
  2. Cromos, Revista (28 March 2020). "REVISTACROMOS.COM" (in spanish).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Jairo Martínez no quiere más roces". www.elcolombiano.com (in español). 30 April 2012.
  4. LLANES, HEIDI. "Yo me llamo Jairo Martínez". www.eluniversal.com.co (in español).
  5. 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.
  6. "Sun Sentinel". 4 February 2024.
  7. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (11 March 2002). "AUMENTÓ EL VOTO DE LA DIÁSPORA COLOMBIANA". El Tiempo (in spanish).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. 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).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. "¿Qué pasó con exjurado de Yo Me Llamo? Jairo Martínez". KienyKe (in español).
  10. Espectador, El (2 May 2012). "ELESPECTADOR.COM" (in spanish).{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. Zetta, Revista (18 January 2017). ""Hoy es el día": Jairo Martínez llega a Telecaribe". RevistaZetta.com (in español).
  12. ""Todo lo que estoy haciendo en Tv son años de aprendizaje": Jairo Martínez". MiRedVista.co | Moderna revista digital. (in español).
  13. "OPI".
  14. Cromos, Revista (28 March 2020). "REVISTACROMOS.COM". REVISTACROMOS.COM (in spanish).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. PUNTO, Equipo EL (12 March 2018). ""Desde muy pequeño yo era muy hablador": Jairo Martínez". EL PUNTO (in español).

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