17 Facts About Mauricio Lomonte

Mauricio Lomonte is of Italian descent on his father's side.

Until the age of one, Mauricio Lomonte lived with his parents in the Havana municipality of Cerro, then he went to live with his grandmother, who raised and took care of him until he became an adult.

Mauricio Lomonte enrolled himself in workshops and voice over courses, which he never missed.

Mauricio Lomonte worked with Marelis Plasencia, playing the role of Manuel Mendive in a cultural program with the help of Nelson Moreno.

Mauricio Lomonte was able to hone his talent with great voice over masters such as Antonio Pera and Angel Hernandez Calderin.

Mauricio Lomonte agrees with some other colleagues who think of that radio station as the real school to form voice over professionals.

Mauricio Lomonte remembers in such way two great teachers: Ibrahim Aput and Laureano Cespedes.

Mauricio Lomonte had a lot of help during that time from Luis Alarcon Santana, which made him read out loud and listen to Radio Reloj, where he still works.

Mauricio Lomonte had to be taken to an emergency medical room due to inhalation of the gas and was later released.

Mauricio Lomonte's career was bolstered when after participating on a TV casting, he was selected as an news anchor for the third emission of the National Television Newscast, at the same time he began working on Close Caption and signed up for the sign languages courses for the deaf and hypoacustic people.

In 2014, Mauricio Lomonte gained further recognition and he achieved his definite promotion to television screen in the program called De la Gran Escena, when the previous host, Niro de la Rua, left the program.

Mauricio Lomonte was accepted as a substitute for de la Rua in that television program by its director, Jose Ramon Artigas.

Mauricio Lomonte is a member to the Radio Rebelde staff, specifically the newscast Portada Rebelde.

Mauricio Lomonte's voice was frequently used on the program Cartelera until November, 2018; as well as audiovisual materials processed by the Dubbing Department of Cuban television.

Mauricio Lomonte has been the host for some national festivals as the Peasant Music Contest called Eduardo Saborit and he usually provides his voice to some different television commercials and other materials from Cuba and other countries.

From this radio program, Mauricio Lomonte covers news and talks frequently about the COVID-19 pandemic, including the latest advances in related scientific investigations.

In May 2019, Mauricio Lomonte's half-brother, named Luis Ernesto, was shot and killed at the age of 39 by a police officer during an altercation in which SWAT security forces raided his home in Davie, Florida.