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Jackeline Cacho
Jackeline Cacho entered the realm of public
life as a young beauty pageant contender in her native
Peru.Outspoken and proud of her indigenous roots, she
defied the caste and color barriers that often relegated
women of Inca ancestry to subservient roles in the tourism
and travel industry. Representing her country in three
international pageants, she was named Miss Peru
International in 1994 and inducted by Irma Vargas Fuller,
fulfilling her responsibilities as an informal ambassador
with poise and pride. Not long thereafter, she
established a training academy for young
women with a focus on etiquette, education and
empowerment. Her efforts to inculcate good conduct and
exemplary social demeanor in her students garnered her a
recurring spot as the host of a regular style, fashion and
manners segment broadcast nationally as part of a popular
talk show.
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Although she spoke little English, Ms.
Cacho was determined to succeed and immigrated to the
U.S. after accepting an offer to model and act in
commercial advertising. She embraced the opportunity and
vowed to showcase her Andean heritage while using her
position as an emerging spokesperson for Latinos who
shared a similar story of perseverance as a platform for
to lobby for more positive portrayals of Latinos in the
media.
"As Latinos, we all pursue the same a
dream and we share a common prayer," says Ms. Cacho. "We
may come from different countries, but we share a
language and a history as mestizos, as the heirs to an
encounter between native people and Spanish
adventurers."
Before moving LA in 2006 to assume duties
as a National Anchor and Reporter for the Azteca America
Network, Cacho went parlayed a role as the local weather
girl and special assignments reporter at Telemundo
KTMD-TV 48 in Houston to a high profile slot as a
weekend anchor and full-time reporter at the Univision
affiliate in San
Antonio, Texas, one of the most important
Spanish-language media markets in the nation. While
based in there, her work as a network correspondent and
her newscasts were regularly televised in 13 countries.
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A self-proclaimed advocacy journalist,
Cacho has received numerous distinctions, awards and
honors for her work, among them: Outstanding Hispanic
Woman Award in 2003 given by The San Antonio IMAGE
Organization; The Yellow Rose of Texas bestowed upon her
by Governor Rick Perry; and the prestigious Media Award
bestowed at the Seventh Annual Salute to Latina Women In
Action hosted by the La Prensa Foundation in 2003.
After 9/11, Ms. Cacho solidified her
reputation as a groundbreaking international correspondent
by producing a series detailing the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The special report earned her a distinction as the only
Hispanic woman to have ever received a recognition
presented by the Israeli government as “The Pilgrim Of The
New Millennium”.
Locally, she also created the "Serenata a
La Virgen," in Univision Network an annual program
dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe, an apparition
internationally regarded as the patron saint of Latin
America. As producer and host of the special program which
was
accepted and broadcast at the network
level, she reached over 80 million people in 18 countries
with a televised tribute to the Catholic icon.
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In early 2006, Ms. Cacho was invited to
serve as one of several celebrity spokespersons for
the Gota de la Vida/Drop of Life, a Latino community
bone marrow donor campaign created by City of Hope, a
program that seeks to increase the pool of Latino
donors and raise awareness about an important health
crisis in this country. A year later, her work was
recognized by an appointment to a
position as a prominent national spokesperson and
committee leader for the campaign directed
specifically at the Latino community. In August of
2006, she was invited to Washington D.C. to accept an
award from the Hispanic Women's Professional
Association as the "National TV Personality of the
Year." Her charisma and talent have resulted in
comparisons to noteworthy broadcasters who cast a
human face on the daily dramas that unfold in the
news. Accordingly, California State Senator Gil
Cedillo describes Cacho as the Latina “Katie Couric”.
Today, Ms. Cacho is a respected journalist and TV
media personality based in Los Angeles, California,
where she has enthusiastically agreed to become the
celebrity spokesperson for Telegalleria, a new
Spanish-language home shopping network
scheduled to begin airing in the U.S. and
Latin America in September of
2007.www.telegalleria.com She is also deeply involved
in the pre-production process for her own talk show,
“En Familia con Jackeline” Cacho, a program, she
assures us, that will be solidly based on contemporary
issues as well as inspiring motivational and
educational stories while addressing relevant
lifestyle and entertainment features that appeal to
the entire family.
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Ms. Cacho, always a committed and
progressive advocate, has also accepted a role as the
National Spokesperson on behalf of an effort to create
a U.S. Department of Peace, an initiative which
organizers hope will be formally adopted by the U.S.
Congress in 2008. Her work to develop a strong Latino
component within the national strategy led as much by
Hollywood celebrities such as Joaquin Phoenix and Uma
Thurman as by D.C. insiders like
presidential hopeful Bill Richardson,
underscores her dedication to peace activism, an
inclination born in the brutal conflicts between
guerrillas and the government she witnessed firsthand
as a child in Peru. In addition, she has heads Finding
Productions & Sunlight Art & Design, a newly formed
media and event management/production company created
with associates Thene Mucino and Aaron Cacho. In Sep
of 2007, the company-which pecializes in Latino
marketing, promotion and publicity-coordinated the
successful Hollywood premiere of Border Lost, a
feature film featuring a strong Latino cast. The new
"rostro" or "face" of a changing Southern California
population Ms. Cacho has also, at the recommendation
of manager Marilyn Atlas, begun work on an
autobiography that she hopes will empower young Latina
women who have faced similar challenges in their
efforts to achieve the American Dream. Atlas is
convinced that Cacho embodies the spirit of triumph
and hope that inspires and motivates the vast
community of Latinos who have made the U.S their home
and that women, in particular, will find her life
story valuable as an instructional
resource.
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