Álvaro Cueva

Álvaro Cueva (born January 29, 1968) is a Mexican television critic and journalist who works in print, television and radio. When he began his career in the 1980s, Mexican newspapers were not interested in columns about television and he began writing about cinema. However, he eventually convinced newspapers to let him write about television, at first under a pseudonym. He briefly left writing when offered a co anchor position on the television show Ventaneando in 1997; however, he did not like the gossip aspect of the show and in the same year left, broke and in poor health. He returned to writing as a freelancer, writing columns and books which eventually led to steady work with the Milenio newspaper, which he still writes a daily column for. Professionally he has written over 3,000 articles in over thirty newspapers and magazines and still appears on television and does regular appearances on radio shows.

Life Álvaro Cueva was born in Monterrey, Mexico on January 29, 1968. He grew up with a brother and sister but spent much time alone as a child because both parents had to work. He says he has loved television since he was a baby. He grew up with it, including watching telenovelas which are not made for children. When asked what he wanted to be when he grew up his answer was "to make television."

He received a scholarship to attend the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Monterrey, from 1984 to 1988, graduating with a degree in communications. He believes television to be a fundamental part of popular culture and a reflection of what is happening in society. He has written over 3,000 articles in over thirty publications professionally since 1987.

After some persuasion, Cueva eventually convinced the El Norte and Reforma newspapers to let him write about television in a column called Lágrimas de cocodrilo (Crocodile Tears) and later with Corre videotape (Run videotape). However, he was required to publish under the pseudonym "TV Adicto" (TV Addict). This continued until 1997, when he left to work on the television show Ventaneando on TV Azteca. However, Reforma continued to publish the columns with the same pseudonym but with a different writer. but his work also appears in other newspaper under columns with names such as El Pozo de los Deseos Reprimidos, Ojo por Ojo, Columna Higene Mental, Archivo Cueva, El mundo de Alvaro Cueva and more. He also publishes regularly in magazines including Telemundo, Business Style and Onexpo. This was followed by 50 años de Gloria about the history of television in Nuevo León and the rest of Mexico which was published in 2009. The stress of the experience affected his health and while the stint paid well, he spent most of it on doctors and medication. In the same year, he decided to give his resignation to Pati Chapoy, the head of the show. He then left Monterrey and headed to Mexico City broke and in poor health.

Despite the bad experience and his preference for writing, Cueva still appears on broadcast, both in television and radio. From 1999 to 2000 he appeared occasionally on Televisa as a critic. In 2002 he made appearances on a show called El Pozo of CNI. From 2004 to 2006 he appeared regularly on Canal 22. From 2005 to 2008 he appeared regularly on Canal 52MX on the MVS cable network . Also in 2005, he began to appear regularly on the program "Alta definición" (High definition) on Proyecto 40, which he created. He continues to appear with this show. He has also done specials such as repeated appearances on TV Azteca to give commentaries on the television show "Lost" in 2006.

He also gives presentations on radio stations such as MVS Radio, Radio Fórmula, Multimedios Radio de Monterrey, Radio Educación, XEW, Radio 13 and ACIR.

Other activities In addition to his work in the media, he has had other activities, also closely relating to his work as a television critic. He has served as a judge in various festivals and television events, such as at the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Festival y Mercado de la Telenovela en Iberoamérica, the Festival Pantalla de Cristal and the Festival de Video Universitario in Venezuela. He has given multiple seminars and workshops in journalism in Mexico and Central America and has taught classes at the Universidad Regiomontana (1989 – 1990) and the Centro de Capacitación de Escritores de Televisa (2009). In 2006 he founded Alvaro Cueva presenta Súper TV a magazine about television.