Ninoska Perez Castellon
Radio Host and Anchor
Miami Connection
Pérez Castellón has been a defining voice of the Cuban exile community in Miami, influencing local and federal elections through her platform at Radio Mambí, including the 2004 presidential election. She organized campaigns supporting Cuban political prisoners from Miami and married Roberto Martín Pérez, a former Cuban political prisoner who spent over 25 years in Castro's prisons. Her work helped establish South Florida's Cuban-American community as a decisive political voting bloc in national politics.
About
Ninoska Pérez Castellón was born in Havana, Cuba in 1950 and fled communist Cuba at age nine, growing up and being educated in Miami. She has been a prominent media personality since 1996, hosting top-rated Spanish-language radio shows in South Florida for over 25 years. She spent 26 years with Univision Radio, most notably at Radio Mambí 710 AM, where she became a influential voice in the Cuban exile community and conservative Hispanic media. Her op-ed pieces have appeared in major publications including the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, USA Today, and the New York Times. In January 2023, she resigned from Radio Mambí after the station was purchased by Latino Media Network, citing concerns about the direction of conservative Hispanic media. She currently anchors a Spanish-language talk show on La Nueva Poderosa 670 AM as part of Salem Media Group's Miami lineup.