Birmania Rios
Encyclopedia
Birmania Ríos is a Dominican American
television news journalist
.
Birmania (her name is the Spanish name used for the country of Burma, which is presently called Myanmar
). She resided in New York until the age of four, when her family decided to relocate to Puerto Rico
. She spent her adolescence and early adulthood on the island and upon finishing her studies and obtaining a degree in communication
s from University of the Sacred Heart in San Juan
, she left Puerto Rico and relocated back to New York. Upon arriving in the city, she participated in productions with the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, founded by the legendary Puerto Rican stage actress Miriam Colón. However, it was when she found employment as a publicist on a local Public-access television
show, The Caribe Show, that opportunity came knocking. A chance to be in front of the cameras came about one day when the show's host was unable to host. After filling in during her absence, she won the producer's and audience's admiration, and then was permanently offered the job.
From this experience, Birmania gained local recognition in New York City's Latino
community, and soon afterwards she became a familiar face on local Univision
station WXTV
, where she became a weather anchor, then she became a general assignment reporter and for two years she was the hostess of an entertainment show called Sabado al Mediodia. Two years later she became the news anchor on the station's morning news broadcast Al Despertar. She stayed with the station until 2005, when she decided to join Univision's nationally televised morning show, Despierta America
. Since joining the program, she has become an audience favorite and serves as the program's local correspondent in the New York City metropolitan area.
She presently resides in New York City with her daughter, Valentina.
Dominican American
A Dominican American is any American who has origins in the Dominican Republic.Immigration records of Dominicans in the United States date from the late 19th century, and New York City has had a Dominican community since the 1930s...
television news journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Birmania (her name is the Spanish name used for the country of Burma, which is presently called Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
). She resided in New York until the age of four, when her family decided to relocate to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. She spent her adolescence and early adulthood on the island and upon finishing her studies and obtaining a degree in communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s from University of the Sacred Heart in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, she left Puerto Rico and relocated back to New York. Upon arriving in the city, she participated in productions with the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, founded by the legendary Puerto Rican stage actress Miriam Colón. However, it was when she found employment as a publicist on a local Public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
show, The Caribe Show, that opportunity came knocking. A chance to be in front of the cameras came about one day when the show's host was unable to host. After filling in during her absence, she won the producer's and audience's admiration, and then was permanently offered the job.
From this experience, Birmania gained local recognition in New York City's Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
community, and soon afterwards she became a familiar face on local Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
station WXTV
WXTV
WXTV-DT channel 41 is a Univisión owned-and-operated television station, licensed to Paterson, New Jersey and serving the New York metropolitan area. WXTV's studios are located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and its transmitter in on the Empire State Building in Manhattan...
, where she became a weather anchor, then she became a general assignment reporter and for two years she was the hostess of an entertainment show called Sabado al Mediodia. Two years later she became the news anchor on the station's morning news broadcast Al Despertar. She stayed with the station until 2005, when she decided to join Univision's nationally televised morning show, Despierta America
Despierta América
¡Despierta América! is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision television network since 1997. It is broadcast from the network's studios in Miami, Florida, and is hosted by Chiquinquirá Delgado, Poncho de Anda, Raúl González, and Karla Martínez. Satcha Pretto and...
. Since joining the program, she has become an audience favorite and serves as the program's local correspondent in the New York City metropolitan area.
She presently resides in New York City with her daughter, Valentina.