Rodner Figueroa (born 1972) is a Venezuelan television show host. Figueroa has hosted shows on

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, such as ''

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'', ''Sal y Pimienta'', and for Al Rojo Vivo on the

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network.

Career

Univision

Early 2015 during a segment on the work of makeup artist

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, Figueroa stated multiple times in Spanish that

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"looks like a character from the movie ''

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''." His co-hosts contested, but Figueroa made the statement again. Figueroa was subsequently fired by Univision for the comment. After losing his job, Figueroa later publicly apologized about the comments.

Telemundo

In October 2017, Figueroa joined

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on the

network news program '' Al Rojo Vivo''.

Personal

Figueroa and the man who replaced him as host of ''Sal y Pimienta'', Mexican show host Carlos Calderon, are personal friends. Figueroa stated he is happy that Calderon replaced him. Rodner Figueroa is in a relationship with Ernesto Mathies and publicly acknowledged his homosexuality.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Figueroa, Rodner 1967 births Venezuelan LGBTQ entertainers Venezuelan gay men Living people Univision people Venezuelan television personalities