María Inés Obaldía
María Inés Obaldía Miraballes (born 20 June 1959) is a Uruguayan television presenter, educator, producer, journalist and politician, serving as Director of Culture of the Municipality of Montevideo since 27 November 2020. Early life. María Inés Obaldía was born in Montevideo, as the daughter of Elsa Miraballes and writer José María Obaldía. Before entering the media, she taught secondary school literature. Career. Media. She has worked at Channel 10 for several years. She has hosted programs such as "Caleidoscópio", "Será Posible", and "Sin Misterio", and since 2010 has headed "" alongside . As a speaker, she participated in the  radio programs "En vivo y en directo" (Radio Sarandí) and "Entre todos" (El Espectador). In 2014 she hosted "De 10 a 12" on Radio Uruguay. On television she was a journalist for the news program "Subrayado" (Channel 10) and coordinated, produced, and hosted "Caleidoscopio", "Sin Misterio", "Será posible", "Memoria Colectiva", and "Vivila Otra Vez". In 2004 she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. From 2015 to 2020 she hosted the morning television show "La mañana en casa" on Channel 10, and from 2016, "La tarde en casa" on the same station. Politics. In October 2020, she left television , after being confirmed to be part of the city's cabinet, in the position of Director of Culture of the Municipality of Montevideo, by the elected Intendant, Carolina Cosse. She took office on November 27.