Lil Rodríguez
Encyclopedia
Lil del Valle Rodríguez is a Venezuela
n journalist.
Her most recent position is president of the board of directors of Caracas
-based television station
TVes
(Televisora Venezolana Social), which began its broadcasting on 27 May 2007, following the controversial
non-renewal of the terrestrial broadcast licence of the station which had previously used the frequency.
Lil Rodríguez was born in Caracas during the presidency of Marcos Pérez Jiménez
, against whose government her mother was an activist. A part of her childhood was spent in her mother's home town of Cumaná
, Estado Sucre
, before she returned to the capital to study, first, psychology at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and, subsequently, journalism at the Universidad del Zulia in Estado Zulia. Her speciality is in cultural journalism, and she an expert in Latin American music
, particularly the popular folk music of the Caribbean
and Venezuela.
She is also an astrologist
, after having studied that discipline for 12 years.
She began her working life at the National Library
. While employed there she began writing for El Diario de Caracas
. She has also written for a string of other newspapers, including El Nacional, El Globo and Últimas Noticias
, and she has published one book, Bailando en la casa del trompo, on the topic of Caribbean music.
She has also worked as a radio presenter for several private Venezuelan broadcasters and for the Cuba
n station Radio Rebelde
.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n journalist.
Her most recent position is president of the board of directors of Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
-based television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
TVes
TVes
TVes is a Venezuelan public television channel. Its name is short for Televisora Venezolana Social and is pronounced , meaning you see yourself. It replaced the signal of Radio Caracas Televisión on Channel 2 on Monday, May 28, 2007, and began broadcasting at 12:20 am local time...
(Televisora Venezolana Social), which began its broadcasting on 27 May 2007, following the controversial
May 2007 RCTV protests
The May – June 2007 RCTV protests were a series of protests in Venezuela that began in the middle of May 2007. The cause of the protests was the refusal by the government to renew the broadcasting license of Venezuela's oldest private television network, Radio Caracas Televisión , instead creating...
non-renewal of the terrestrial broadcast licence of the station which had previously used the frequency.
Lil Rodríguez was born in Caracas during the presidency of Marcos Pérez Jiménez
Marcos Pérez Jiménez
Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez was a soldier and Presidents of Venezuela from 1952 to 1958.-Career:Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez was born in Michelena, Táchira State. His father, Juan Pérez Bustamante, was a farmer; his mother, Adela Jiménez, a schoolteacher...
, against whose government her mother was an activist. A part of her childhood was spent in her mother's home town of Cumaná
Cumaná
Cumaná is the capital of Venezuela's Sucre State. It is located 402 km east of Caracas. It was the first settlement founded by Europeans in the mainland America, in 1501 by Franciscan friars, but due to successful attacks by the indigenous people, it had to be refounded several times...
, Estado Sucre
Sucre (state)
Sucre State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Cumaná. Sucre State covers a total surface area of 11,800 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 916,600.-Municipalities and municipal seats:...
, before she returned to the capital to study, first, psychology at the Universidad Central de Venezuela and, subsequently, journalism at the Universidad del Zulia in Estado Zulia. Her speciality is in cultural journalism, and she an expert in Latin American music
Latin American music
Latin American music, found within Central and South America, is a series of musical styles and genres that mixes influences from Spanish, African and indigenous sources, that has recently become very famous in the US.-Argentina:...
, particularly the popular folk music of the Caribbean
Caribbean music
The music of the Caribbean is a diverse grouping of musical genres. They are each syntheses of African, European, Indian and native influences, largely created by descendants of African slaves...
and Venezuela.
She is also an astrologist
Astrology
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...
, after having studied that discipline for 12 years.
She began her working life at the National Library
National Library of Venezuela
Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela , is a central repository of books and newspapers of Venezuela, has the right to receive a copy of every book printed in Venezuela by a Venezuelan publisher. It collects books and magazines published in the country. It was established in Caracas in 1833...
. While employed there she began writing for El Diario de Caracas
El Diario de Caracas
El Diario de Caracas was a newspaper published in Caracas, Venezuela. It was co-founded in 1979 by Diego Arria and the writer Tomas Eloy Martinez, an Argentine exile. Another Argentine exile, Rodolfo Terragno, was at one time its editor-in-chief....
. She has also written for a string of other newspapers, including El Nacional, El Globo and Últimas Noticias
Últimas Noticias
Últimas Noticias is the highest selling daily newspaper in Venezuela. It was founded in Caracas in 1941 after the pro-freedom measures implemented by President Medina Angarita.In 2008 it publishes 170,000 copies a day ....
, and she has published one book, Bailando en la casa del trompo, on the topic of Caribbean music.
She has also worked as a radio presenter for several private Venezuelan broadcasters and for the Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n station Radio Rebelde
Radio Rebelde
Radio Rebelde is a Cuban Spanish-language radio station. It broadcasts 24 hours a day with a varied program of national and international music hits of the moment, news reports and live sport events...
.
External links
- Interview with Lil Rodríguez, Diario La Voz, 28 May 2007