María Sofía Rodríguez Acosta y Lara (born 29 September 1981) is a Uruguayan journalist and television presenter.

Sofía Rodríguez
Born
María Sofía Rodríguez Acosta y Lara

(1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 42)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • television presenter
  • producer
Years active2002–present

She began her career as a producer and later as a columnist on various television programs but rose to prominence in 2013 when she began presenting the reality show Maybelline Model Uruguay, and 2022, she has been a judge on the Teledoce musical competition show ¿Quién es la máscara?

Career edit

At the age of 17, she began working at the Sarandí 890 radio station as a junior producer of the show Viva la tarde.[1] While she was studying journalistic communication at the Universidad ORT Uruguay, she did an internship on the Channel 4 show Todo Punta during the summer season special.

In 2012 she joined the panel of the television newsmagazine program, Algo contigo.[2] A year later, she made her television hosting debut, in the modeling reality show Maybelline Model Uruguay.[3] The show, which ran for five series, brought her wide national recognition.[4] In 2016 she began co-hosting the radio show Arde la ciudad.[5] In June 2017 it was confirmed that Rodríguez would leave Algo contigo.[6]

In April 2018, she began co-hosting the daytime talk show Vespertinas.[7] In June 2018, both the radio show Arde la ciudad and Vespertinas were taken off the air.[8] In February 2022, Rodríguez was announced as a judge for ¿Quién es la máscara?, Uruguayan version of the music game show, The Masked Singer, which premiered on Teledoce in May.[9]

On 27 February 2023, Rodríguez began co-presenting Rompe paga with Juan Pablo Brianza on Radiocero.[10]

Personal life edit

In 2019, she divorced Leandro Gómez, after a marriage of almost ten years.[11] In 2021 she announced her relationship with chef and entrepreneur Tomás Bartesaghi.[12] On February 14, 2024, Rodríguez announced that she was pregnant with her first child.[13]

Filmography edit

Television
Year Title Role
2003–2006 Los viajes del 12 Producer
2010–2011 Día perfecto Panelist
2012–2017 Algo contigo
2013–2017 Maybelline Model Uruguay Presenter
2013–2016 Buen Día Uruguay Columnist
2018–2021 Vespertinas Co-presenter
2022–2023 ¿Quién es la máscara? Panelist
Radio
Year Station Show Role
2016–2021 Radiocero Arde la ciudad Co-presenter
2023–present Rompe paga

References edit

  1. ^ "Invitamos a Sofía Rodríguez a conocer su carta natal: posibilidad de boda y desafíos laborales". Caras (in Spanish). 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ "Sofía Rodríguez sobre su salida de "Algo Contigo": "Me parece que la gente se cansa"". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  3. ^ "El mundo de Sofía". Diario El País. 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  4. ^ "Maybelline de estreno". EL PAIS. 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  5. ^ "Sofía Rodríguez, tras el final de "Vespertinas" y "Arde la ciudad"". Diario El País. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  6. ^ "Sofía Rodríguez se fue de Algo contigo". Diario El País. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  7. ^ "Canal 4 estrena "Vespertinas"". Diario El País. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  8. ^ "Luego de tres años al aire, "Vespertinas" cierra su ciclo en Canal 4". Diario El País. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  9. ^ ""La Máscara" completó su jurado". Diario El País. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  10. ^ "Sofía Rodríguez y Juan Pablo Brianza, la dupla que llega a la radio para hacerse cargo de lo que dicen". Diario El País. 2023-02-25. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  11. ^ "El peor año para el amor: separaciones de los famosos en 2019". Diario El País. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  12. ^ "Sofía Rodríguez, sobre su relación con Tomás Bartesaghi: "Es un compañero maravilloso"". Diario El País. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  13. ^ Redacción. ""Un San Valentín muy especial": la figura de Canal 12 que anunció su embarazo". El Observador. Archived from the original on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-03-31.

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