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
Born
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Alma materUniversidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
Florida International University
EmployerCNN en Español

Biography

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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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  1. ^ "Isabel Bucaram, La ecuatoriana detrás de tanto" [Isabel Bucaram, the Ecuadorian behind so much]. Revista Cosas Ecuador (in Spanish). 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. ^ Ben-Yehuda, A. (2009-10-03). "Ready for your Closeup?". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 26.
  3. ^ "Daniela Cepeda Matamoros se proclama como la nueva Miss Ecuador 2017" [Daniela Cepeda Matamoros is named new Miss Ecuador 2017]. Revista Cosas Ecuador (in Spanish). 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2021-10-09. (Isabel Bucaram was one of the judges who chose Miss Ecuador 2017.)
  4. ^ "Isabel Bucaram, En las grandes ligas" [Isabel Bucaram, in the big leagues]. Revista Cosas Ecuador (in Spanish). 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  5. ^ López Morales, Humberto (2009). Enciclopedia del español en los Estados Unidos (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Instituto Cervantes. p. 504. ISBN 978-84-934772-1-9.
  6. ^ "La 'Chibi' Bucaram en la CNN en Español". La Revista (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  7. ^ a b "Isabel Bucaram la ecuatoriana que brilla en CNNE" [Isabel Bucaram, the Ecuadorian who shines on CNNE]. El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  8. ^ "Labor de la ecuatoriana Isabel Bucaram, reconocida en Miami" [Work of the Ecuadorian Isabel Bucaram, recognized in Miami]. El Universo (in Spanish). 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  9. ^ "BUCARAM : 'El éxito es efímero, los buenos resultados constantes'" [BUCARAM: 'Success is ephemeral, good results are constant'] (in Spanish). 13 January 2015. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  10. ^ "KNOW Women Announces 2022 100 Women to KNOW Across America" [KNOW Women Announces 2022 100 Women to KNOW Across America]. May 12, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  11. ^ "Una ecuatoriana integra la lista de las 100 mujeres 'para conocer' en Estados Unidos" [An Ecuadorian woman is included in the list of the 100 women 'to know' in the United States] (in Spanish). June 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  12. ^ a b "Guayaquileña ilustre". socialmediaweek.org. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  13. ^ "La 'Chibi' Bucaram en la CNN en Español" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  14. ^ "Guayaquileña ilustre". lahora.com.ec. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  15. ^ "News 42nd news programming winners" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  16. ^ "CNN Nominated For Network-Record 44 News And Documentary Emmy Awards". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  17. ^ "CNN Tops 2021 News Emmys Tally, While PBS' 'Frontline' Leads All Programs (Full Winners List)". 29 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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  • Pedrosa, Lawrence (2016-08-14). "Isabel Bucaram". Social Media Week. Retrieved 2021-10-09.