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PULSE8 with Enrique Rodriguez

Story by Anakaren Garcia | Design by Matthew Conrardy

En Español & English

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Imagine that you're a child coming to the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant and you don't know what your life is going to be like. The only thing you do know is what you want to be when you grow up. Now imagine wanting to throw in the towel and quitting your dream because your life is constantly filled with challenges. But now, you're one of the head anchors at Univision in Chicago. That is the life that Enrique Rodriguez has lived and is living now.

1. What has been your greatest achievement?

My greatest achievement other than coming to the United States as an immigrant and pursuing a career, is establishing a family that has been a great support system for me. I am very blessed and fortunate person, and to me the most important thing, the key to achieving all this, is family.

2. Was being an anchor always your dream job?

Since I can remember when I was a child in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, I always dreamed of, first, being a journalist, and second, being a successful business man. Ever since I was a kid, this was my dream.

3. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Little by little I started off as an intern, later entering into the world of television, I started as a producer, then a reporter and then, my dream job of being head anchor, which thanks to God I am doing right now. But I feel from here, if God gives me license to, I would want to work on the national news sometime.

4. What’s been your greatest lesson learned?

First, is to have our feet well planted on the ground, take advantage of the opportunities that are present to us. And I believe being prepared and always anticipating the worst is the greatest life lesson I’ve learned.

5. What’s one thing people don’t know about you?

I know how to play the guitar, I’ve played the guitar since I was young, and I would be nosy and try to go to youth choir practice with my sister.

6. What is your favorite genre of movies?

I really enjoy non-mainstream movies.

7.Who is your biggest inspiration?

My biggest inspiration is my mother, because my family is and will continue to be united because of her. She is the pillar of the family, she’s always taken care of us all, including my father. She is the one that gives us strength and motivation to my siblings and me to proceed forward and always make an effort in our lives.

8. What’s some advice you can give to future college graduates?

Some of you will overcome your challenges faster than others, but the importance is to continue fighting for your dream, never give up and absolutely never let anyone, no matter where they come from, who they are, how important they are, where they work, don’t allow anyone to tell you, you can’t overcome your challenges, because that’s a lie. Everything is possible, to believe is to do.

En Español

Imagina que eres un niño que viene a los EE. UU. Como inmigrante indocumentado y no sabes cómo será tu vida. Lo único que sabes es lo que quieres ser cuando crezcas. Ahora imagina querer tirar la toalla y abandonar tu sueño porque tu vida está constantemente llena de desafíos. Pero ahora, eres una de las anclas principales en Univision en Chicago. Esa es la vida que Enrique Rodríguez ha vivido y vive ahora.

1. Cual ha sido tu mayor exito?

Mi mayor exito es, ademas venir a los Estados Unidos como immigrante y lograr teminar mi Carrera, hacido construir una familia que me servido de gran apoyo. Soy una persona muy bendicida y afortunada y para mi los mas importante es la calve de todo este exito, pues es la familia.

2. Ser un presentador de television siempre fue tu trabajo sonado?

Fijate desde que yo me acuerdo, cuando era nino ahi en Uruapan, Michoacan, yo siempre sonaba primero en hacer periodista y Segundo, ser un hombre de negocios exitoso. Entonces yo le doy gracias a Dios que desde nino tenia como una intencion a lo que realmente queria hacer.

3. Donde te ves en diez anos?

Paso a pasito, empese como pasante, despues, finalmente, pude entrar al mundo de la television, empese como productor, luego como reportero, mi sueno siempre hacideo convetirme como el presentador principal, que gracias a Dios lo estoy logrando. Yo creo que aqui mi siguiente meta es seguir creciendo, seguir me- jorando, seguir aprediendo y ojala Dios me da lisencia de poder trabajar en noticiero nacional en algun momento.

4. Cual ha sido tu mayor leccion aprendida?

Primero, ay que tener los pies bien plantados sobre la tierra, ay que aprovechar las opportunidades que se le presenta a uno. Y yo creo que de estar preparado y siempre anticipar cual quier cosa lo peor es una de los mejores lecciones que la vida me a dado.

5. Que es una cosa que la gente no sabe de ti?

Yo se tocar la guitara, empese tocar la guitara desde que me metia de metiche al coro de la iglesia con mi hermana.

6. Cual es tu genero favorito de peliculas?

A mi me gusta mucho las peliculas que no son commerciales.

7. Quien es tu mayor inspiracion?

Mi mayor inspiracion es mi madre, por que mi familia esta y sigue unida gracias a mi mama. Ella hacido el pilar de la familia, ella hacido quien nos a cuidado a todos, incluiendo a mi papa. Y ella hacido la que nos da esa Fortaleza y motivacion a mis hermanos y a mi para seguir adelante y para hecharle ganas.

8. Que consejo puedes dar a los futuors graduados universitarios?

Algunos vamos a lograr la meta mas pronto que otros por lo importante es que luchen por sus sueno, que no se den por vencidos, que no permitan que absolutamente nadien, no importa de donde vengan, quien sean, que tan importante sean, que trabajo tengan, que no le permitan que nadien les diga que no pueden lograr sus s metas de sus suenos por que esos una mentira. Todo se pued, el cerer es el poder.

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