Since 2007, Raymond Arrieta has been hosting the mid-day variety show Dia a Dia, along with Dagmar.
17 Facts About Raymond Arrieta
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Raymond Arrieta was born in Hato Rey, one of the main barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Raymond Arrieta went to school at the Academy Nuestra Senora de la Providencia.
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When he was in the third grade, Raymond Arrieta volunteered to play the part of "Ramoneta Cienfuegos", a character of popular Puerto Rican comedian Shorty Castro, in a school play.
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Raymond Arrieta has mentioned that Jose Miguel Agrelot has always been his main inspiration.
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Raymond Arrieta sat down and played the piano while doing imitations.
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The owner of the club was impressed and asked Raymond Arrieta to prepare an act for his club.
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Raymond Arrieta prepared an act called "Black and White" which was a success and he was traveling around the island with his "show".
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In 1988, Raymond Arrieta already had his own radio show and was participating in Telemundo's "Estudio Alegre" ;"El Show del Medio Dia" for WAPA among others.
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Raymond Arrieta landed a role in the Spanish version of the play "The Diary of Anne Frank".
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In 1991, Raymond Arrieta went to Mexico where he participated in the play "Mama ama el Rock" with Mexican stars Angelica Maria and Angelica Vale.
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Puerto Rican comedian, Jose Miguel Agrelot once said, that Raymond Arrieta was the greatest comedian of the "new" generation.
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In 2014, Raymond Arrieta returned to comedy television with the WKAQ-TV sketch comedy "Raymond Arrieta y sus Amigos", which reunites him with "Que Vacilon" cast members Monclova and Castro.
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On Friday, May 15,2009, Raymond Arrieta began a Walk-A-Thon to raise funds for cancer patients in Puerto Rican institutions, the city of Ponce to San Juan arriving in Telemundo Puerto Rico.
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On October 23,2009 Fi Sigma Alfa honored Raymond Arrieta by bestowing upon him the "Medalla de Caballero Sigma" a medal only four other members have been honored with.
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In 2011, Raymond Arrieta walked for a third time from Vieques to San Juan in six days and raised money for the Puerto Rico Oncologist Hospital patients, which had no money to pay employees or.
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Raymond Arrieta walked 12 miles through the island of Vieques, then boarded a ferry back to Fajardo and continued to walk in a treadmill completing 2 miles in about an hour and a half.