Rodner Figueroa (born 1972) is a Venezuelan television show host. Figueroa has hosted shows on Univision, such as "El Gordo y La Flaca", "Sal y Pimienta", and for Al Rojo Vivo on the Telemundo network.
Career.
Univision.
Early 2015 during a segment on the work of makeup artist Paolo Ballesteros, Figueroa stated multiple times in Spanish that Michelle Obama "looks like a character from the movie "Planet of the Apes"." His co-hosts contested, but Figueroa made the statement again. Figueroa was subsequently fired by Univision for the racist comment. After losing his job, Figueroa later publicly apologized about the comments.
Telemundo.
In October 2017, Figueroa joined María Celeste Arrarás on the Telemundo network news program "Al Rojo Vivo".
Personal.
Figueroa and the man who replaced him as host of "Sal y Pimienta", Mexican show host Carlos Calderon, are personal friends. Figueroa stated he is happy that Calderon replaced him. Rodner Figueroa is in a relationship with Ernesto Mathies and publicly acknowledged his homosexuality.
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