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<div>{{Short description|Argentine television commentator}}<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1960|7|9}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina <br />
| education = [[Montclair State University]]<ref>[http://hispanicexecutive.com/2012/republica-de-fiore/ República de Fiore]</ref><br />
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| occupation = Television personality<br /> Sportscaster<br /> Actor<br />
| years_active = 1988–present<br />
| notable_works = ''[[Lente Loco]]'' <br /> ''Fuera de Serie'' <br /> ''[[República Deportiva]]''<br />
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'''Fernando Fiore''' (born July 9, 1960) is an Argentine television personality known as the co-creator and original host of ''[[Lente Loco]]'' from 1992 to 1993, and the host of the travel show ''Fuera de Serie'' with [[Sofía Vergara]]. He is perhaps best known as the host of ''[[República Deportiva]]'' from its debut in 1999 until his departure in 2014. Fiore has anchored [[Univision]]'s [[FIFA World Cup]] coverage from 1990 until 2014. Fiore, a two-time [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]] winner, is also the author of ''The World Cup: The Ultimate Guide to the Greatest Sports Spectacle in the World''.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=amQCAVWqkb24&refer=culture Hornby, Eggers Explain l]</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Fiore was born in [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina. At the age of 19, he moved to the [[United States]] to study at [[Montclair State University]]. He also studied theatre at TEATRO RODANTE PUERTORRIQUEÑO and acting school BELLAS ARTES, both in New York City. During this time, he also worked as a tour guide and graduated at TAYLOR BUSINESS INSTITUTE (Travel and Tourism) <br />
before returned to acting years later. <ref>[http://hispanicexecutive.com/2012/republica-de-fiore/ República de Fiore]</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
===Early television career===<br />
In 1988, Fiore moved to [[Miami, Florida]], where he worked in TELEMUNDO NETWORK as a reporter for the news magazine program ''Día a Día”, Telemundo Deportes, show business show “Estrenos y Estrellas” and the game show “La Feria de la Alegría”. He moved to [[New York City]] the following year and started working as a news anchor for its local [[Univision]] station, including coverage of the [[FIFA World Cup]] in 1990. Fiore later moved back to Miami and did sports coverage for the Univision network. In 1992, he created and hosted the hidden-camera prank show ''[[Lente Loco]]''. Cuban model [[Odalys Garcia]] joined the show as co-host later in its first season. By 1993, Fiore left ''Lente Loco'' to work on other projects at Univision and was replaced by [[George Ortuzar]]. From 1995 to 1998, Fiore hosted the travel series ''Fuera de Serie'' alongside [[Sofia Vergara]].<ref>[http://hispanicexecutive.com/2012/republica-de-fiore/ República de Fiore]</ref><br />
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===Broadcasting career===<br />
Fiore was a long-time [[Univision]] personality, having formerly hosted its sports show ''[[Republica Deportiva]]''.<ref name="mcn-fiore">{{cite web|title=Jessi Losada Joins Fox Deportes|url=http://www.multichannel.com/jessi-losada-joins-fox-deportes/394554|website=Multichannel News|date=15 October 2015 |accessdate=6 June 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Fiore joined [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]], ]as <br />
panelist for Fox's English-language soccer coverage, including the [[CONCACAF Cup]] and [[Copa America Centenario]].<ref name="mcn-fiore"/><ref name="aa-fiore">{{cite web|title=Fox's Fernando Fiore is the early MVP of the Copa America Centenario|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/fs1s-fernando-fiore-is-the-early-mvp-of-the-copa-america-centenario.html|website=Awful Announcing|accessdate=6 June 2016|date=2016-06-06}}</ref><br />
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During the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia, Fiore hosted ''FIFA World Cup Tonight'' along with [[Kate Abdo]].<br />
In 2020 he created and hosted the sports/talk show “PALABRA DE PRESIDENTE” for TIGO SPORTS in Honduras and El Salvador. <br />
In 2022 traveled to Qatar as correspondent in English and Spanish for BEIN SPORTS for the FIFA WORLD CUP. <br />
He was also part of the original radio broadcast team in English of INTER MIAMI CF and since 2024 of the Spanish broadcast team in Spanish at DEPORTES RADIO 760 am.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1160908}}<br />
* {{Twitter}}<br />
* {{Facebook|fernandofioreoficial}}<br />
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[[Category:1960 births]]<br />
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