Paulina Nin de Cardona
Chilean television presenter
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Paulina Nin de Cardona Muñoz (born August 2, 1960) is a Chilean television presenter, announcer, and business woman.
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Nin de Cardona studied elementary education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[1][2]
Her first television role was hosting short segments on "Super Hockey" for Televisión Nacional (TVN) which gave her an opportunity to work in children's programming.[1] She then worked at the news program 60 Minutos.
In 1999 she began working with Canal 13 to create a morning show.[3] Because of switching networks Nin de Cardona was sued for breach of contract.[1] The show, "La mañana del Trece", began airing in January 1999.[3] One of the most memorable parts of her hosting was bringing her dog "Cosita" onto the show.[1] She partnered with a women's prison to have the inmates manufacture plush toy black dogs which were then given as gifts.[3] During her time as host she had a span of three years with an ileostomy.[1]
She has her own production company, Nin-Genovesi Televisión.[4] It produced her show "Paulina y..." which was an interview program.
In 2004, Nin de Cardona was one of seven candidates for Mayor of Pichilemu. She only received 4.4% of the votes.[5] While running for office, she and her campaign manager, fiancee Alfredo Zúñiga, were subject to multiple legal charges which she felt were politically motivated.[6]
Nin de Cardona was honored by the government in 2018 and 2019 for her role as a communication professional.[7][8]
Personal life
In 1982, Nin de Cardona married businessman Canuto Errázuriz Gibson. They had two children, Canuto and Paulina.[9] They decided to separate in 1996 and officially dissolved the marriage in 2004.
She was in a relationship with journalist Giancarlo Petaccia[6] between 1999 and 2002. She then began a relationship with businessman Alfredo Zúñiga whom she married in 2005.[6]