Dunia Elvir
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Dunia Elvir (born June 9, 1973 in La Ceiba, Honduras) is a television journalist, producer, motivational speaker and autism advocate.
Dunia has 2 brothers Orlando and Carlos Elvir. She is the oldest, Orlando is 5 years younger, and Carlitos (as Dunia calls her younger brother) is 8 years younger than her. Her mother took under her care two cousins, Claudia and Maricela, who became the sisters Dunia always wanted to have. Growing up in Barrio La Isla in La Ceiba, Dunia played soccer and "bate" (baseball) in the street. Dunia was 6 years old when her father bought her first microphone and radio. Dunia enjoyed playing and pretending to be an announcer.
At 15 years old, Dunia was sent to Los Angeles, California, to live with her maternal grandmother. She went to Jordan High School in Los Angeles and earned her high school diploma as an ESL (English as a Second Language) student. Later, she earned her broadcast degree at the American Communication Institute in Hollywood in 1991. Like many other immigrants, Dunia faced many challenges while trying to excel in her career. Dunia graduated with a limited knowledge of English. This and the lack of immigration documents prevented her from continuing her higher education. In 1992, her first son, Jesus, was born. Jesus has autism; this made her choose home life to take care of him. In 1997 Dunia's second son Lalo (Eduardo) was born. A few years later, this first marriage had a rocky patch, and the couple separated in July 2001 when Dunia left the house with her two children. On April 12, 2003 Dunia married Carl Procida.
In December 2004 Dunia decided to start college, this idea was a mutual dream of her and her husband. While trying to accomplish their higher education as a couple, Dunia and Carl had two girls. Adrianna and Josieanna came to make the relationship even stronger. By November 2008, Dunia and Carl graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor's in Business Management. This educational goal allowed Dunia to grow within Telemundo. At this point, Telemundo is not only providing Dunia with the opportunity to work and fulfill her dream profession but is also helping her to grow intellectually, allowing her to go back to college and pursue her MBA, which Dunia completed in November 2011, and with her husband as her classmate.