Gabriela Frías
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Gabriela Alejandra Frías (8 March 1971) is a Mexican
journalist who is a business anchor for CNN en Español
and host of En Efectivo, the network's personal finance show.
Frías studied in the Carlos Septién School of Journalism in Mexico City
where she graduated with honors. She was assistant director of the Department of External Relations of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City for more than two years until she joined the Reforma
newspaper. In 1998, she became a presenter and reporter for Negocios México, a joint project between Reforma and CNN en Español.
Frías became a full member of CNN en Español at the beginning of 2000 as the producer of the program Economía y Finanzas (Economics and Finance) where she also served as host. At CNN, Frías, responsible for the creation of the business daily news show, was in charge of the selection of the guests and the content of the show. She also participated in the writing of the news and the edition as well as anchoring the show.
Since 2002, she has been the presenter and producer of , a matinée program about personal finances which provides viewers with economic and financial information. The idea behind the show is to offer economic and financial information in a way that can be easily understood by the audience, without technicalities. There are sections dedicated to personal investments, new enterprises, tourism, education and personal technology. Everyday, Frías interviews a different guest that deepens one particular topic.
On August 7, 2007, Frías was a part of the group of 95 students who graduated from the High Management Programme of the INCAE
University in Costa Rica
. The goal of the programme is to prepare students to assume high responsibilities in the private and the public sector.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
journalist who is a business anchor for CNN en Español
CNN en Español
CNN en Español is CNN's Spanish language news channel. On March 17, 1997, CNN launched CNN en Español, a 24-hour Spanish-language news network for the Hispanic American and United States marketplace.-Mexico programming:...
and host of En Efectivo, the network's personal finance show.
Frías studied in the Carlos Septién School of Journalism in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
where she graduated with honors. She was assistant director of the Department of External Relations of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City for more than two years until she joined the Reforma
Reforma
Reforma is a Mexican newspaper based in Mexico City. It has 276,700 readers in Mexico City. The paper shares content with other papers in parent newsgroup Grupo Reforma. The cumulative readership of the newsgroup is above 400,000...
newspaper. In 1998, she became a presenter and reporter for Negocios México, a joint project between Reforma and CNN en Español.
Frías became a full member of CNN en Español at the beginning of 2000 as the producer of the program Economía y Finanzas (Economics and Finance) where she also served as host. At CNN, Frías, responsible for the creation of the business daily news show, was in charge of the selection of the guests and the content of the show. She also participated in the writing of the news and the edition as well as anchoring the show.
Since 2002, she has been the presenter and producer of , a matinée program about personal finances which provides viewers with economic and financial information. The idea behind the show is to offer economic and financial information in a way that can be easily understood by the audience, without technicalities. There are sections dedicated to personal investments, new enterprises, tourism, education and personal technology. Everyday, Frías interviews a different guest that deepens one particular topic.
On August 7, 2007, Frías was a part of the group of 95 students who graduated from the High Management Programme of the INCAE
INCAE
INCAE Business School is a business school located in Latin America. It has 2 locations, the Francisco de Sola campus in Nicaragua and the Walter Kissling Gam campus in Costa Rica...
University in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. The goal of the programme is to prepare students to assume high responsibilities in the private and the public sector.
En Efectivo
is a programme about managing money and assets in a safe and effective way. The aim was to make the viewer think about their future and to find a better way of investing their savings in order to guarantee a decent retirement.External links
- Profile in CNN.
- Gabriela Frias Yahoo! Group (Spanish, private) Fans can request membership here.
- Report on Gabriela Frias (spanish)
- Article (spanish)
- News on the INCAE (spanish)