Julio Vaqueiro Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Julio Vaqueiro is a Mexican journalist and principal anchor of noticias telemundo for Telemundo.

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Best Known For:The television program Noticias Telemundo

Breakthrough:Began his professional journalism career in Mexico in 2008

10 Quick Facts About Julio Vaqueiro

Full Name: Julio Vaqueiro
Nationality: Mexican
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program Noticias Telemundo
Place of Birth: San Juan del Río, Querétaro
Marital Status: Married
Spouse / Partner: Fernanda Barrios
Popular As: Julio Silio Vaqueiro Borbolla
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Journalist, and Correspondent
Beats: Politics / Government and International / Foreign Affairs

Julio Vaqueiro Age

Julio Vaqueiro's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

He attended Universidad Anáhuac México, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Communications.

Universidad Anáhuac México
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree
- Field of Study: Communications
- Period: 2011

Career & Work

Julio Vaqueiro's career includes news and reporting roles with Noticias Telemundo and Telemundo.

Organization: Noticias Telemundo

Role: Principal Evening News Anchor

Period: 2021–Present

Details: Miami, Florida · Became principal anchor in September 2021 and continued hosting the flagship newscast in 2026.

Role: Author

Period: 2025

Details: United States

Organization: Telemundo

Role: Late-Night Weekday News Anchor

Period: 2020–2021

Details: Miami, Florida · Anchored the network's late-night weekday newscast.

Organization: Telemundo

Role: Noticias Telemundo Fin de Semana Co-anchor

Period: 2017–2020

Details: Miami, Florida · Joined national weekend news broadcasting.

Organization: KVEA-TV

Role: Telemundo 52 News Anchor

Period: 2013–2017

Details: Los Angeles, California · Anchored local Spanish-language news programming.

Organization: Telemundo

Role: Mexico City Correspondent

Period: From 2010

Details: Mexico City, Mexico · Reported on Mexican politics and major news events for the network.

Rise to Fame

Julio Vaqueiro rose to prominence for his role on the television show Noticias Telemundo.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes Noticias Telemundo, Noticias Telemundo Fin de Semana, and Río Bravo: La frontera entre Sheinbaum y Trump.

Television

TV Show: Noticias Telemundo (Principal Anchor, 2021-Present) — Flagship national Spanish-language evening newscast
TV Show: Noticias Telemundo Fin de Semana (Co-anchor, 2017-2020) — National weekend television news
TV Show: Al Rojo Vivo (Mexico City Correspondent) — News magazine reporting from Mexico

Books

Book: Río Bravo: La frontera entre Sheinbaum y Trump (Author, 2025) — Book examining United States-Mexico border relations and political developments

Work: Un Día a la Vez (Reporter, 2022-2026) — Reports on Latino community experiences, migration, economic challenges and daily life
Work: NBC News x Noticias Telemundo Reports (Contributing Journalist) — Bilingual journalism collaboration involving NBC News and Noticias Telemundo

Notable Coverage

United States presidential election - Noticias Telemundo - 2024 - Co-anchored presidential election night reporting and covered the campaign trail
United States-Mexico border and immigration - Noticias Telemundo - Reported on migration, border policy and the experiences of Latino communities
COVID-19 pandemic - Noticias Telemundo - 2020 - Anchored and reported during the pandemic
War in Ukraine - Noticias Telemundo - 2022 - Led national reporting on major international developments
Interviews with Pope Francis and President Joe Biden - Noticias Telemundo - Conducted interviews with major international and American leaders

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Award for Outstanding Journalist in Spanish-Language Media — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — 2025 — Spanish-language journalism.
Impact Award — National Association of Hispanic Journalists — 2025 — Contribution to Hispanic journalism.
Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Political Journalism — Arizona State University — 2025 — Part of the recognized Noticias Telemundo journalism team.
Young Influentials — Adweek — 2022 — Recognition of influential media and technology professionals under forty.
Leading Latinos in Film, TV and Music — The Hollywood Reporter — 2023 — Recognition as a prominent Latino television personality.

Julio Vaqueiro Family & Relationships

Julio Vaqueiro is married to Fernanda Barrios. He has 3 children, including Santiago and Isabela.

Children:
- Santiago
- Isabela
- Jerónimo

Lesser Known Facts

He grew up in San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico.
He became interested in journalism as a child while listening to radio news with his father.
He worked in Mexican magazine journalism before becoming a television correspondent.

He became Telemundo's flagship evening news anchor in 2021.
His reporting has included interviews with American presidents and Pope Francis.
He speaks publicly about journalism as a responsibility to inform and serve communities.