Satcha Pretto (born April 5, 1980) is an Emmy award-winning Journalist and news co-anchor of the Univision Network's popular morning show Despierta America.
Satcha was born in La Paz, Honduras, the daughter of Honduran Liz Padilla and Panamanian Rolando Pretto. She lived in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from the age of three until she was 18 years old. Her father died from a heart attack in 1996.
Pretto studied in bilingual schools in Honduras: Mayan Ele...
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Satcha Pretto (born April 5, 1980) is an Emmy award-winning Journalist and news co-anchor of the Univision Network's popular morning show Despierta America.
Satcha was born in La Paz, Honduras, the daughter of Honduran Liz Padilla and Panamanian Rolando Pretto. She lived in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from the age of three until she was 18 years old. Her father died from a heart attack in 1996.
Pretto studied in bilingual schools in Honduras: Mayan Elementary School and Macris High School in Tegucigalpa. Satcha's excellent academic record earned her a scholarship in 1998 to attend Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. In 2001, she graduated with a B.A. in Communications.
She speaks English and Spanish fluently.
While still in high school in Honduras, at the age of 17, Satcha had the opportunity via the National Broadcasters Association of Honduras to get a job at a radio station. She was hired by Radio Suprema Stereo 99.5 in Tegucigalpa where, prior to hitting the airwaves, she...
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