Francisca Lachapel y Brea Frank llegan a la radio con ‘La Bella & El Duro’
Univision
Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic
America, today announced that Francisca Lachapel, co-host of Univision’s
iconic morning program “Despierta América” (Wake Up, America), and Brea
Frank, one of the Dominican Republic’s most popular celebrity DJ, TV
host and influencer, join forces on the new midday radio program “La
Bella & El Duro” (The Beauty and the Tough Guy). The celebrity power
duo will meld their unique styles to co-host the music intensive midday
show, bringing area listeners a fresh take on music, pop culture and
entertainment from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Monday, April 30 on La X 96.3 FM.
The
show will have a big-city sensibility, with the latest in music and
entertainment and all the hits preferred by New Yorkers’ lively and
diverse audience, ranging from genre classics by icons such as Daddy
Yankee to the latest up-and-comers shifting and taking over the charts
from the U.S., the Caribbean and beyond. Interactive in style, listeners
will have multiple opportunities to join the conversation as Lachapel
and Frank engage audiences in real time via social media.
“Francisca
and Brea each personify the American Dream; embodying the focus, hard
work and dedication that many Latinos in this country inevitably
represent. ‘La Bella & El Duro’ will include these aspirational
themes as concepts seamlessly woven into the show as a common thread in
the lives of the Latino community in New York,” said Jesus Lara,
president of Radio at UCI. “We recognize the organic connection
Francisca and Brea bring to the Latino community in the city, and look
forward to giving this double act a platform to entertain and inspire,
shaking the mold, and delivering the content our audience craves.”
Lachapel
moved to the U.S. at the age of 20 with dreams of becoming an actress.
Her big break came in 2015 when she won Univision’s hit reality and
talent competition show “Nuestra Belleza Latina” (Our Latin Beauty).
That triumph led to her most recent success; she is and will continue to
co-host on Univision’s “Despierta América” and she also just published a
book, titled “UNA REINA COMO TÚ” (A Queen Like You), in which she
reflects on the challenges and triumphs she has experienced during her
journey from poverty in the Dominican Republic to media stardom and fame
in the U.S.
Lachapel’s
co-host, the charismatic, stylish and entrepreneurial Brea Frank, is
known as “La voz del pueblo” (The Voice of the People) in the Dominican
Republic; a towering figure on the island’s airwaves as both DJ and TV
host. Some of his trademark phrases, including “¡Qué barrial!”, have
entered the Dominican idiom. Frank maintains a heavy social media
presence and runs a non-profit organization dedicated to helping young
people.
Listeners
can get the latest on “La Bella & El Duro” and join the
conversation now by following @LabellayElduro on Twitter, Instagram,
Facebook and Snapchat.
