Women, especially Latinas, increasingly control the media and TV industry in the United States. From their work environments, they not only substantially help industries operate, but also contribute to the development of ethnic plurality, which is in vogue in the public opinion.

They show every day their worth and that talent, perseverance and hard work pay off. Their success is evidenced in the value contributed by the Hispanic community to the American economy and the media and communication industry in the United States.

I think of the words of Nicole Riech from Polignac, former CEO at Scotiabank: “I faced many obstacles because I am a woman. I had to learn how to move in environments that were not traditionally women’s. I had to learn how to earn my spot. But, at the end of the day –with results– you always earn it”.

The following is a list of ten Latina women succeeding in different communication fields.

1. Angélica Guerra. This Colombian woman currently works as Senior VP and managing director Latin-America for Sony Pictures Television. Since 2012, she has undertaken the business expansion challenge of the network across the continent. To reach that position, Angelica obtained significant results when developing new business and coordinating key units for the network through nine years. Before, she was Vice President of Gentv Channel 8 and Chief Financial Officer for Depuy (currently Telemundo Internacional).

2. Ana María Barreto currently works as the Content Sales Manager Latin-America for Fox International Channels. This business graduate Colombian woman led the transformation of Fox Telecolombia by internationalizing several shows in NATPE and heading successful projects for the Argentinian Canal 13, Natgeo, Lynch, Mental, etc.

3. Cynthia López was the Media and Entertainment commissioner in the city of New York. This Puerto Rican woman’s career has stood out in the communications world during the past 16 years. In the Bil de Blasio’s administration, she worked as an intermediary between Hollywood production companies and the city to film movies and series. Between 1999 and 2014, she worked as Vice President and executive producer for American Documentary/POV. An eight-time-Emmy-winner for News & Documentary.

4. Katherine Vargas, Former Hispanic media manager for the White House. This Colombian journalist is one of the most influential women in the communication field, as well as in the USA public administration. She worked for 3 years as Hispanic media manager for President Obama, and she was the Chair of the National Immigration Forum. In 2013, she was recognized by the National Journal as one of the 25 most influential women of Washington Under 35, and one of the 50 most influential Hispanic women by Hispanic Business Magazine.

5. María Elena Salinas. Since 1987 María Elena <> has been a host for Univision. She has been described by The New York Times as the voice of the Hispanic in the United States . She was awarded the Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award 2016, as announced by the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). Her reputation as a responsible, objective and highly reliable journalist has been globally recognized, and has helped her ensure high profile interviews with worldwide prominent figures.

6. Sofía Vergara. Sofía is a Colombian-American actress and a businesswoman. She has been recognized with multiple SAG awards. She has been a nominee for the Golden Globes , for the Emmys. As a businesswoman, in 1994 Sofia co-founded Latin World Entertainment , a talent management and media firm; she started up a social network site, Nuevo World, to help Latin celebrities have a better relationship with their fans. Vergara has intelligently taken advantage of different sponsorship opportunities and a lot of licensing agreements, from furniture to perfumes. She is currently the highest paid actress in the American TV for her “Modern Family” show. She is listed 57 among the 100 power women by Forbes  and 95 on the Celebrity 100 Forbes List.

7. Bárbara Bermudo. A Puerto Rican journalist and news hosts for Primer Impacto (Univision); a businesswoman, a wife and a mom, Barbara was selected by Univision as one of the 50 Latina women who have conquered the world. With over 600 thousand followers on Twitter, Barbara is happy to be a mom and shares her experience with her followers.

8. Daisy Fuentes. Daisy is a Cuban-American model and actress. She worked as TV host for MTV. She stars Pilates infomercials. Winsor Pilates infomercials. She was the host of MTV Internacional, a Spanish-English series that showed Latin music, including videos and interviews.

9. Bethany Noel Mota. An American blogger from Mexico, who rose to fame because of her videos on the Internet, where she shows her purchases. Her videos are about fashion, include make-up and hair tutorials, and recipes and “do-it-yourself” ideas. From blogger she went to having her own clothing collection and she is currently the Aeropostale’s spokesperson. She was on “the 25 most influential teens of 2014” Time list.

10. Salma Hayek, Salma is a Mexican actress, a movie actress, a theater actress and a TV actress;  she is also a businesswoman and a producer. She is one of the three Latin-American nominees for Best Actress for the Oscars   Hayek has been Revlon’s spokesperson, and she is currently the Pomellato Jewelry’s and Avon’s spokesperson.

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