Pablo Ramírez
Pablo Ramírez | |
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Born | Pablo Ramírez |
Occupation(s) | Sports journalist, commentator, actor, footballer |
Years active | 1980–present |
Height | 1.96m (6ft 5in) |
Pablo Ramírez is a Mexican Spanish-language sportscaster in the United States. Born in Sinaloa, Ramírez grew up in Jalisco, Mexico. Ramírez primarily provides Spanish-language commentary for football (soccer) matches. He is best known for working along with Jesus Bracamontes for the US-based Spanish-language TV station Univision until his departure in 2022.
Nicknamed La Torre de Jalisco (the tower of Jalisco) due to his height, at 6'5"/196 cm.
Early career
During the early 1980s Ramírez played football as a goalkeeper for Atlético Tecomán in the Mexican Third Division, until a serious injury prevented him for playing football at a higher level.[1] He also made a cameo appearance in the 2014 film Rio 2.
In 2023, Ramírez was named one of the Spanish-language commentators for Major League Soccer coverage on Apple TV.[2]
References
- ^ "De futbolista a narrador" (in Spanish). Univision. 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Apple names broadcasters for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV+".
External links
- CS1 Spanish-language sources (es)
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Articles with hCards
- Association football commentators
- Mexican sports journalists
- People from Jalisco
- Living people
- Mexican emigrants to the United States
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- All stub articles
- Mexican writer stubs
- North American journalist stubs