Daniel Matamala
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Valdivia, Chile
Blanca Lewin (2014–2021)
Rosmarie Thomsen
Daniel Matamala | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1978 Valdivia, Chile |
| Spouse(s) | Pascale Fuentes (2011–2012) Blanca Lewin (2014–2021) |
| Children | One |
| Parent(s) | Roberto Matamala Rosmarie Thomsen |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | TV presenter Researcher Writer |
| Profession | Journalist |
Daniel Ignacio Matamala Thomsen (born 24 March 1978) is a Chilean journalist known for his current work in CNN Chile alongside Mónica Rincón.
From 2000 to 2011, Matamala worked on Canal 13, where he became known as the newsreader and the presenter of political and current affairs programs. He is currently the anchor face of CNN Chile and Chilevisión, where he hosts Primera Edición, Chilevisión Noticias, CNN Prime and Ciudadanos.
Born in 1978, Matamala is the son of Roberto Ignacio Matamala Elorz and Rosmarie Thomsen Binder.
After completing his primary education at the German Institute in the cities of Valdivia and Osorno, he joined the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) School of Journalism. From 2011 to 2012, Matamala completed a MA at the Columbia University.
On 12 February 2011, Matamala married the also journalist Pascale Fuentes, from whom he separated in early 2012. In 2013, he began a relationship with actress Blanca Lewin, with whom he married in 2020 after seven years of relationship. Lewin and Matamala had a son, Eloy, in 2016. They divorced in 2021. Since 2023, Matamala has been a relationship with the singer-songwriter Francisca Valenzuela.