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Mexican sports journalist
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Zarur
and the second or maternal family name is
Maccise
.
Giselle Zarur
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Born
| Giselle Zarur Maccise
(
1987-05-29
)
29 May 1987
(age 36)
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Nationality
| Mexican
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Occupations
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- Sports journalist
- Television reporter
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Years active
| 2010?present
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Employers
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Spouse
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Harold Rodriguez
(
m.
2019)
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Giselle Zarur Maccise
(born 29 May 1987) is a Mexican sports journalist and television reporter for
Fox Deportes
. She has also worked for the
Televisa
and
Canal F1 Latin America
television networks, and has covered a wide variety of sports throughout her career, such as
Formula One
and
NASCAR
motor racing, the
Liga MX
football league,
tennis
and
Super Bowl LIV
in Miami.
Biography
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Zarur was born on 29 May 1987,
[1]
in
Mexico City
, Mexico.
[2]
She is of Lebanese descent through her parents and grandparents,
[3]
[4]
and is a graduate of the Centro de Estudios en Ciencias de la Comunicacion.
[1]
Zarur began her broadcasting career with mass media company
Televisa
in 2010,
[2]
[5]
and covered a wide variety of sports such as
Formula One
motor racing, the
Liga MX
football league and
tennis
;
[5]
Formula One is where she garnered the most recognition for her expertise in the series and reported on the whole season. She also reported on Formula One for
Canal F1 Latin America
, the network's official Latin American broadcast station.
[4]
Zarur's work in Mexican football saw her report on major league finals and matches in the country, such as the
El Super Clasico
rivalry between the
America
and
Guadalajara
clubs.
[2]
She did her final broadcast of Formula One for Canal F1 Latin America at the
2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
.
[1]
In late October 2018, Zarur left Televisia, and subsequently moved to the city of
Los Angeles
to take up employment with the Spanish-language
Fox Deportes
network in the United States. She denied media reports Televisa sacked her following the mass media company's decision to dismiss some of its commentators and presenters in April 2019.
[6]
[7]
Zarur had felt her career at Televisa was over,
[4]
and she began working for Fox Deportes in July 2019.
[5]
[8]
She presents Fox Deportes' weekly broadcast of Liga MX from Mexico and covered
Super Bowl LIV
in Miami.
[2]
In 2022, Zarur became the first
Latina
to be a broadcaster for the
Daytona 500
when she was a pit reporter for the
race
for
Fox Deportes
.
[9]
Personal life
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Zarur became engaged to Harold Rodriguez in October 2018,
[10]
and married him at a ceremony in
San Fernando, California
on 19 October 2019.
[11]
She is a fan of
Club America
football club.
[1]
[3]
[6]
References
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b
c
d
Camacho-Zazueta, Manuel (25 October 2018).
"Giselle Zarur, la unica mujer en cubrir el Gran Premio de Mexico"
[Giselle Zarur, the only woman to cover the Mexican Grand Prix].
El Heraldo de Mexico
(in Spanish).
Archived
from the original on 23 September 2020
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
"Giselle Zarur: Host and Reporter, Fox Deportes"
.
Fox Deportes
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
- ^
a
b
Castellanos Sahagun, Sergio (22 May 2020).
"Liga MX: Giselle Zarur, la bella conductora aficionada del Club America"
[Liga MX: Giselle Zarur, the beautiful amateur host of Club America] (in Spanish). Soy Futbol.
Archived
from the original on 23 September 2020
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
- ^
a
b
c
Cauich, Eduard (24 July 2019).
"Giselle Zarur habla de su nuevo reto en FOX Deportes y de los avances de la mujer en el periodismo deportivo"
[Giselle Zarur talks about her new challenge at FOX Deportes and the advances of women in sports journalism].
The Morning Call
(in Spanish).
Archived
from the original on 23 September 2020
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
- ^
a
b
c
Alonso, Sara (9 July 2019).
"La conductora mexicana, Giselle Zarur, se une a Fox Deportes"
[Mexican host, Giselle Zarur, joins Fox Deportes].
AS
(in Spanish).
Archived
from the original on 10 July 2019
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
- ^
a
b
Castanos, Daniel (2 April 2020).
"Giselle Zarur estalla tras rumores de su despido de Televisa y revela la verdad"
[Giselle Zarur explodes after rumors of her dismissal from Televisa and reveals the truth] (in Spanish). Soy Futbol
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
- ^
"Giselle Zarur explota por rumores de su despido en Televisa"
[Giselle Zarur explodes over rumors of her dismissal on Televisa].
Futbol Total
(in Spanish). 2 April 2020.
Archived
from the original on 4 April 2020
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
- ^
"Giselle Zarur, ex de Televisa Deportes, es la nueva contratacion de Fox Deportes"
[Giselle Zarur, formerly of Televisa Deportes, is the new hire of Fox Deportes] (in Spanish).
Goal.com
. 9 July 2019.
Archived
from the original on 23 September 2020
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
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Wilhelm, Chase (18 February 2023).
"Giselle Zarur: The first Hispanic female pit reporter for the Daytona 500"
.
NASCAR.com
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
5 March
2023
.
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Moron, Alejandra.
"¡Giselle Zarur Esta Comprometida!"
.
Revista Caras Mexico
(in Spanish).
Archived
from the original on 23 September 2020
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
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"
'Vivi la boda de mis suenos', presume Giselle Zarur que se caso"
['I lived the wedding of my dreams', Giselle Zarur boasts that she got married].
Periodico AM
(in Spanish). 21 October 2019.
Archived
from the original on 22 October 2019
. Retrieved
18 September
2020
.
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