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Isabel María Bucaram Layana, better known as Isabel Bucaram, is the director of VIP planning production, public relations and marketing liaison for CNN en Español.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In 2019, Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, proclaimed the day of October 10, 2019, as "The Day of Isabel Bucaram in the City of Miami".[8][9] In 2022, Bucaram was named as one of The 100 Women to KNOW Across America, By The KNOW Women.[10][11]
Isabel Bucaram | |
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| Born | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Alma mater | Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Florida International University |
| Employer | CNN en Español |
Bucaram was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She moved to the United States in 1997. Bucaram graduated from the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil with a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in investigative journalism from Florida International University.[12] She joined CNN en Español as the director of public relations in 2010. Prior to CNN, Bucaram served as the Marketing and Communications Director for the Spanish Broadcasting System.[13] In 2011, she was awarded a proclamation by the Municipality of Guayaquil for her contributions.[14] In 2016, she received an award in the US for covering the 2016 Ecuador earthquake.[7] Bucaram was also a member of the CNN team that received Peabody Award for coverage of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 and the Arab Spring in 2011.[12] Bucaram was a part of the CNN en Español team that won an Emmy award for the Interview in Spanish with “Gerardo Gaya: Padre coraje a la Mexicana”.[15][16][17]
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