Hector Marcano

Héctor Marcano (born November 3, 1956) is a Puerto Rican producer, host, actor, and comedian. Marcano is also an owner of low-power television station WWXY-LD Channel 17.

Hector Marcano currently serves as Vice President of Hispanic Operations East, for iHeartMedia. Marcano works with iHeartMedia's Hispanic radio stations, with a special focus in the Miami, Chicago, Orlando, and Atlanta markets.

Early years Héctor Marcano was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Career Marcano began his career as a disk jockey and eventually became the programming director of radio station KQ-105. Entering the 1980s, Marcano was contracted by Rafo Muñiz to appear in two shows at WRIK-TV, Los pupilos and Latino. The first was a comedy, in which he depicted one of several college students. He hosted along with Sonia Noemí and Rafael José. The show was rated the number one television game show for several years, breaking audience records for its type. A move to WAPA-TV was proposed, but only Marcano left. It was retransmitted internationally through Telemundo Internacional. Marcano... el show was one of several lowbrow comedies that gathered success during this timeframe, rivaling Sunshine's Café and No te Duermas.

On May 25, 2020, Marcano returns to the Puerto Rican television airwaves, hosting the new talk show, titled MegaNoche which will broadcast from his home in Orlando and will be air live from Puerto Rico on Mega TV-owned station WTCV at 7:00 pm on weekdays.