Clara Berenbau

María Clara Berenbau Giuria (7 November 1980 – 24 April 2013), also known as Clarita Berenbau, was a Uruguayan presenter, announcer, columnist, actress, writer, and journalist.[1]

Clara Berenbau
Born
María Clara Berenbau Giuria

(1980-11-07)7 November 1980
Montevideo, Uruguay
Died24 April 2013(2013-04-24) (aged 32)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Other namesClarita Berenbau
Occupation(s)Presenter, announcer, columnist, actress, writer, journalist
SpouseDaniel Yaquinta
Children2
AwardsIris Award
Websitewww.claritaberenbau.com

Biography

Clara Berenbau was born in Montevideo on 7 November 1980. In 2005, she married Daniel "Cuqui" Yaquinta at the La Candelaria Church in Punta del Este. They became parents of two children on 24 April 2012, Salvador and Guadalupe.

Berenbau worked in television and hosted the program Vamos on Teledoce, as well as Cuatro Estaciones and Tiempo de Campo on Channel 5. She was a columnist for shows on the TV programs Hola Vecinos and Arriba Gente on Channel 10. On the radio she hosted Viva la Tarde. In theater she starred in the play Estoy sola porque quiero.[1][2]

In 2007 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Berenbau died in Montevideo on 24 April 2013, at age 32.[1][2]

Awards
  • 2007 and 2010 – Iris Award for most elegant[3]
  • 2012 – Iris Award for best radio host[4]

Book

In 2011, Berenbau published the autobiography Vivir con él (Palabra Santa, ISBN 9789974830813) detailing her struggle with cancer.[5][6] She was writing a second book at the time of her death.[7]

References
  1. "Clarita se fue, queda su eterna sonrisa" [Clarita Left, Her Eternal Smile Remains]. El País (in Spanish). Montevideo. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Murió Clara Berenbau" [Clara Berenbau Dies]. 180.com.uy (in Spanish). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "Falleció la joven comunicadora Clara Berenbau" [The Young Communicator Clara Berenbau Passed Away]. republica.com.uy (in Spanish). 25 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. Fumero, Walter (6 June 2012). "Destacados de la tv, radio, música y cine recibieron los premios Iris 2012" [Greats of TV, Radio, Music and Film Receive 2012 Iris Awards]. elacontecer.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. Bluth, Daniela (23 October 2011). "Vivir con la cruz del cáncer" [Living With the Cross of Cancer]. El País (in Spanish). Montevideo. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. "'Vivir con él', de Clara Berenbau" ['Living With It', by Clara Berenbau]. El País (in Spanish). Montevideo. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  7. "Se edita libro póstumo de Clarita Berenbau" [Posthumous Book of Clarita Berenbau Published]. El Diario (in Spanish). 6 May 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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