Pedro Valentín De Pool (born February 14, 1945) is a Cuban radio personality, actor, and former television host. From 2006 until 2013, De Pool has been a part of the radio newscast team for
Radio y Televisión Martí
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. In television, he is best remembered as the co-host of ''
Sabado Gigante
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'' from 1986 until 1991.
Early life
De Pool was born and raised in
Havana, Cuba
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. . In 1960, at age 15, he moved to
Miami, Florida
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and was drafted into the
U.S. Army
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three years later.
Career
De Pool's first film role was in the 1967
Juan Orol
Juan Rogelio García García, better known as Juan Orol (August 4, 1897 in Lalín, Pontevedra, Spain – May 26, 1988 in Mexico City, Mexico) was a Mexican-Spanish actor, producer, screenwriter and film director. He was known as ''The King of ...
-directed film ''La Virgen de la Calle''. In 1982, he went on to guest-star as a master of ceremonies in an episode of the anthology series ''
American Playhouse
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Overview
It premiered on January 12, 1982, with ''The Shady Hill Kidnapping'', written and narrated by John Cheever an ...
'', and also appeared in a 1985 episode of the
NBC
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