Luis Silberwasser

Number of Years in Cable: 18 years

Education: MBA, Harvard Business School; BA, industrial engineering, GA Institute of Technology

An expert on the U.S. Hispanic and Latin Amer­ican markets, Silberwasser is leading positive change at Telemundo, punctuated by the suc­cess of the network’s weeknight Super Series, and its amplified coverage of the Presidential election, including the Noticias Telemundo news app, and #YoDecido, its partnership with NBC News to inform and empower Hispanic voters nationwide with particular emphasis on digital platforms to reach younger voters.

Last show I watched not on my network(s): “The Man in the High Castle”

What was your first job? Selling office equipment in Colombia

Favorite charity event you work with: My kids’ school auction

If this election year was a reality TV series, it would be called… “Crash and Burn”

What should cable do to improve its image? Better and more programming in Spanish

Best way to spend a Saturday night: Dinner and a movie

New favorite binge: Hershey’s almond kisses

I watch the majority of programming on this device: TV

Favorite vacation spot: Colombia

My typical breakfast is: Yogurt and coffee

My Starbucks order: Flat White

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