Myrka Dellanos

ABOUT MYRKA DELLANOS

Award-winning journalist and TV host who presented the Primer Impacto news program on Univision from 1992 to 2005.

She was born in Philadelphia to a Cuban American family, and she studied journalism at the University of Miami.

She became known as a pianist as well as a journalist, and she also published a self-help book entitled Succeed and Be Happy: Things I Learned Thanks to God, My Mom, and Life.

She was married for five years to Dr. Alejandro Loynaz, with whom she had a daughter named Alexa . Later, she was briefly married to David Matthews and to Ulyses Daniel Alonso. Her marriage to Alonso ended when he was arrested on charges of domestic violence. She was also in a relationship with legendary singer Luis Miguel from 2003 to 2005.

She was appointed to the Freedom Corps by President George W. Bush .