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Ramón Marcelo Balestra , nicknamed Monchi (Casilda, Argentina; October 8, 1967), is an Argentine radio and television driver.
1967-2000: first years and beginnings of career [ To edit ]
Ramón Marcelo Balestra He was born on October 8, 1967 in the city of Casilda, province of Santa Fe. [ first ] He worked in different radio signals since the age of 13 and at 18 he had his own radio signal in his hometown, FM TOP . At 20 years he emigrated to California, United States where he worked in different Latin radio stations, on his return he lives in Rosario, Santa Fe province where he consecrated his career as a radio and television driver. [ first ]
Already in these early stadiums of his career Crossbow He began receiving his first nominations for the Martín Fierro Awards, which awarded the Association of Argentine Television and Radio Journalists (APTRA), and the Awards Broadcasting .
2001-2011: open TV and Latin American Idol [ To edit ]
In 2002, he led a new season of Versus with the conduction of Jimena Cyrulnik on Channel 9.
Subsequently, the Argentine version of Family Feud , call 100 Argentines say (2004-2005), a program that was also issued on Channel 13, [ 2 ] It also leads program in international cable signals such as Fox Sports and Movie City.
In 2006 he was chosen by Sony Entertainment Television to drive Latin American Idol , program that is transmitted to all of Latin America. [ 3 ] In this space (which would present it for the next three years) it shares tasks with the Venezuelan driver Erika de la Vega but decides to abandon it in 2009 without major explanation.
In 2008 he won the survey among the most seductive men in Argentina made by the magazine For you .
In 2009, it appears surprisingly on Sunday, August 9 as a “guest driver” in the opening block of A sun for boys Annual Telemarathon organized by El Trece for the benefit of the UNICEF Argentine subsidiary.
Since November 2, 2009, he could be seen as the starting driver of the contest program Quinceañeras , production of El Trece that points to his return, after three years, to Argentine open television. [ 4 ] The cycle was transmitted both in the national and international signal of the referred channel; However, this issuance would be untimely of the screen on May 22, 2010. The reasons for the cut were never clarified.
2012-present: return to channel 13 and more [ To edit ]
In 2012 it premieres in El Trece Real o no Real , a television cycle that analyzes the funniest and most delusional videos of the Internet and helps the viewer to discover whether what is seen is real or not. [ 5 ] In 2013 he makes a cameo in the novel You are my man of the same television plant. [ 6 ] Since April 21, 2013 he was the driver of Rejugated , a Sunday entertainment cycle that marked its return to the El Tres screen (Rosario Canal affiliated independently to the National Network of Artear) after not appearing on the interior TV in more than a decade. [ 7 ] The new space caused surprise on teleaudience since it worked on the basis of a raffle with text messages and interactivity with the public through social networks. Unfortunately, days after the tenth program is issued, an order to arote to broadcast live and direct with its parent signal the Sunday edition of A All or nothing makes the program abruptly cut (initially scheduled to broadcast until the end of the year); hence Monchi Again you must leave the screen.
In 2013 he began working on the radio program In action , as a driver. And as of October 2014, this program also begins to be broadcast on Channel 5 of Rosario. [ 8 ]
In 2019 he was summoned to drive the midday edition of TPA News, along with María Areces.
In 2021, after 15 years, he will lead 100 Argentines, they say, on Channel 13, since the driver of the program, Darío Barassi, tested positive for COVID-19.
Television [ To edit ]
| Year | Program | Issuer | Grades |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-1997 | The afternoon of life | FM Life (Rosario) | Driving |
| 1998-2000 | The sound machine | FM Century Station 99.5 (Rosario) | Driving |
| 1999 | Delusions | LT8 – AM 830 (Rosario) | Driving |
| 2001 | Come on, we come | Radio Show (Rosario) | Driving |
| 2005 | To play | Radio del Plata (Bs. As.) | Driving |
| 2013-2017 | In action | LT3 AM680 (Rosario) | Driving |
| 2017 | One | Radio Uno 103.1 | Driving |
| 2018-2020 | Full Monchi | Pop Radio 101.5 | Driving |
| 2020 | The Angel | Radio 10 | Driving |
| Year | Awards | Item | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Martín Fierro Awards | Entertainment | The afternoon of life | Nominated |
| 1995 | Premios Broadcasting | Comprehensive programming | The afternoon of life | Winner |
| 1996 | Premios Broadcasting | Comprehensive programming | The afternoon of life | Winner |
| 1999 | Martín Fierro Awards | Humor | Delusions | Winner |
| 2000 | Premios Broadcasting | Comprehensive programming | The sound machine | Winner |
| 2000 | Premios Broadcasting | Comprehensive programming | TVI | Winner |
| 2001 | Premios Broadcasting | Comprehensive programming | TVI | Winner |
| 2001 | Martín Fierro Awards | Humor | Come on, we come | Winner |
| 2008 | Martín Fierro Awards | Better Argentine entertainment production | Latin American Idol | Winner |
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