Jorge Van Rankin
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Jorge Van Rankin, better known as "El Burro" (The Donkey), is one of the most famous radio and television hosts in Mexico. El Burro studied in Anáhuac University
.
His nephew, Allan
, is a football goalkeeper, who plays for Atlante
.
. He stayed there until 1990 when he moved as the manager of Televisa
's Canal 5
.
From 1991 to 1993 he worked at the music studio Melody and then he went back to W FM 96.9 with a new program and after that he moved to another radio station Vox FM 101.7 where he worked with Esteban Arce
.
Finally in 1993 he debuts as a television host at Telehit
's El Calabozo along with his good friend Estaban Arce. The program had huge success thanks to the craziness and randomness of the show.
From there, El Burro became Vox FM's general director and the man responsible for Vox International.
He also hosted another of Telehit's great shows Fresas con Chile (Strawberries with Peppers) along with Paloma.
In 2003 he participated in the second edition of Televisa's reality show Big Brother VIP where he was the sixth person to leave the house. Thanks to the public's support, in 2004 he went back for the third edition of Big Brother where he made it to the final but finished in fourth place.
Currently Jorge hosts his new show Hasta Adentro transmitted by Unicable
which has also had a lot of success. He also hosts Trancazo Musical on KRZA.
Anahuac University
The Universidad Anáhuac México Norte was founded in 1964 as a central institution belonging to the Legion of Christ Educational Project. It offers more than 28 undergraduate programs, and more than 40 postgraduate programs....
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His nephew, Allan
Allan Van Rankin
Allan van Rankin Galland is a Mexican footballer of Dutch descent who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlante of the Primera División de Mexico....
, is a football goalkeeper, who plays for Atlante
Atlante F.C.
Club de Fútbol Atlante, is a Mexican professional football club, currently playing in the Mexican First Division League. The club is based in Cancún, Mexico as of the start of the 2007-08 season, when they relocated from Mexico City, and plays its home games in Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo.-Domestic...
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Biography
He started working back in 1987 in W FM 96.9 (a Mexican radio station) with his program FusiónFusion
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. He stayed there until 1990 when he moved as the manager of Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
's Canal 5
Canal 5 (Televisa Network)
Canal 5 is a television network owned by Televisa, broadcasting from Mexico City and originating from its flagship station, XHGC-TV. Most programming on this station is intended for children and young people, while at night usually features foreign drama and action series, as well a movies...
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From 1991 to 1993 he worked at the music studio Melody and then he went back to W FM 96.9 with a new program and after that he moved to another radio station Vox FM 101.7 where he worked with Esteban Arce
Esteban Arce
Esteban Arce is a Mexican television entertainer.-Early life:He was born in Mexico City and lived with 2 brothers and 2 sisters named José Luís, Eduardo, Alejandra, and Adriana in a little house in delegación Benito Juarez. He loved soccer and to his day he is a big fan of Atlante F.C...
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Finally in 1993 he debuts as a television host at Telehit
TeleHit
TeleHit is a Mexican cable/satellite television network. Its main programing is music and music videos. It is a network of Televisa and is also available in various countries in Latin America, United States and Spain. Is part of Televisa Networks, an affiliate of Televisa.Telehit became the second...
's El Calabozo along with his good friend Estaban Arce. The program had huge success thanks to the craziness and randomness of the show.
From there, El Burro became Vox FM's general director and the man responsible for Vox International.
He also hosted another of Telehit's great shows Fresas con Chile (Strawberries with Peppers) along with Paloma.
In 2003 he participated in the second edition of Televisa's reality show Big Brother VIP where he was the sixth person to leave the house. Thanks to the public's support, in 2004 he went back for the third edition of Big Brother where he made it to the final but finished in fourth place.
Currently Jorge hosts his new show Hasta Adentro transmitted by Unicable
Unicable
Single Cable Distribution is a satellite TV technology that enables the delivery of broadcast programming to multiple users over a single coaxial cable, and eliminates the numerous cables required to support consumer electronics devices such as twin-tuner Digital Video Recorders and high end...
which has also had a lot of success. He also hosts Trancazo Musical on KRZA.