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Jorge Eliécer Barón Ortíz (born Jorge Eliécer Varón Ortíz 29 June 1948 in Ibagué) is a Colombian television presenter, media personality and businessman. By the mid-1980s, he was already a media sensation in Colombia and was broadcasting shows in other parts of the world, including the United States.
Personal life
Barón has 5 children and 4 of them are named after him, Jorge. Barón's eldest son, Jorge L. Barón, is a member of the King County Council in Washington. His father Jorge Eliécer Barón is not mentioned in any of his campaign's public communication, nor is his Jorge Barón's connection to Colombia's economic and political elite.
References
- Gutman, David (January 9, 2024). "Barón, Mosqueda become King County Council's first Latino members". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- (in Spanish) Jorge Barón Televisión Official Website
- (in Spanish) Jorge Barón in ColArte Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spanish) Biography at the Ibagué City Hall website
- (in Spanish) Sergio Cárdenas, “Entusiasmo... alegría” at the Wayback Machine (archived September 26, 2007), El Espectador, 23 December 2006
- El Tiempo. "Jorge Baron receives Guinness Record as a musical presenter" . Retrieved June 21, 2022 .
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