He Cuban journalist Alejandro CantizNetwork reporter and anchor UnivisionProvided with Six awards during the 66th Annual New York Emmy Awards It was held on Saturday at the posh New York Marriott Marquis Hotel.
“Last night I won 6 NY EMMYS in important categories! “I’m shocked because an Emmy for a journalist is equivalent to an Oscar for an actor or a Grammy for a musician,” Kandis wrote on his social networks.
Categories won by Cuba: Best News Reporter (second year in a row), Investigative Reporter, Chronicles Reporter, Live Reporter, Best News Report and Chronicles Report, mentions publication.
Apart from taking the stage to receive statues presented to her by the New York chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Candice presented some award categories at the ceremony.
Happy with the photos he shared from the event, the Cuban journalist also reflected on the meaning of such recognitions.
“What a night for this Cuban who crossed the border through Mexico 10 years ago with a backpackAnd from his balcony he dreamed of becoming a reporter in NY (New York) at the age of 12!”, he admitted.
The journalist also recalls his start in the world of work. “I think I only made $14 a month at my first job in Cuba! Thank you to my beautiful family at Univisión NY for letting me live the best years of my life!” she concluded.
In 2022, there was Candice He was up for three awards at the 65th Annual New York Emmy Awards. During the event, the presenter received statuettes in the categories of Best Team Coverage, Best Multimedia Correspondent and Best Commercial Spot.
“Whenever extraordinary things happen to me, I know that it is not about me. The people who carry these awards with me are so beautiful. And, above all, I know that someone is looking at me, maybe younger or not, and today they will believe that they have faith, and once upon a time he They would say this is the same kid who thought he was worthless. He didn’t have enough qualifications to study journalism at university, and he crossed the border into America with only a backpack on his shoulder,” Candis wrote. instagram At the time.
Precisely, A Release in early 2022Today’s reporter Univision, told how his start in journalism was. “I didn’t have the required points in the university entrance exam, and I’m not ashamed to say that. Instead, I studied art history, vowing to build a bright future and, one day, devote myself to journalism.
With the awards received on the night of October 28, Cantis broke last year’s record and added other statues to the collection. June 2020When he was a reporter Telemundo Las Vegas.