Renán Almendárez Coello

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Radio Personality (1953)
Sun Nov 26 2023
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Renán Almendárez Coello is a radio personality renowned as El Cucuy from the radio show El Cucuy de la Mañana. Since the age of 15, Coello has been a radio host and has made a name in it.

For six years, El Cucuy was the most-listened-to voice on L.A. radio, surpassing the ratings of Rick Dees and Howard Stern. This achievement and professional success brought Coello to the limelight and was honored with the Hollywood Walk of fame on November 25, 2014.

Renán Almendárez Coello Has Been Married For More Than Three Decades

Renán Almendárez Coello is married to his wife Virginia Almendárez. Their marriage is one of the long-lasting in the United States having been more than three decades.

Renán Almendárez Coello's wife Virginia Almendárez and his daughter Francia Raisa.
Renán Almendárez Coello's wife Virginia Almendárez and his daughter Francia Raisa. Source: Instagram @pelusa_3

Unfortunately, Renán has not shared the secret of his long-lasting marriage life. In fact, the radio personality has kept his love life a secret.

Unlike other celebrities, Renán and Virginia do not flaunt their relationship on social media. However, this does not change the fact that the romantic couple are deeply in love with each other.

Renán Almendárez Coello Shares Five Kids With Wife Virginia Almendárez

Not only, is Renán Almendárez Coello a good husband, but he is also a protective and inspirational father to four. The radio personality has Miguel, Irlanda, Italia, Cynthia, and Francia Raisa.

Renán Almendárez Coello's wife and three daughters at Italia Renata's wedding.
Renán Almendárez Coello's wife and three daughters at Italia Renata's wedding. Source: Instagram @pelusa_3

Renán often posts about his daughter Francia Raisa on Instagram. Looks like, the radio personality has a favorite among his kids. On July 26, 2016, Coello wished Raisa her 26th happy birthday.

Speaking Renán's second daughter Italia Renata has been married to Paul Pridgeon since October 22, 2022. Similarly, the radio personality's other daughter, Irlanda Rubi is set to marry Elias J Hiller in November 2023 in Tulum.

Renán Almendárez Coello Daughters Are Popular

Well, Renán Almendárez Coello's daughters are busy in their professional lives. They are trying to make their own name and not stay in Coello's shadow forever.

Italia Renata is a musical artist and has published her songs on Spotify. Irlanda Rubi and Cynthia Hernandez run a podcast show. Among Coello's daughters, Francia is more popular. She is an actress.

El Cucuy Net Worth: Renán Almendárez Coello Salary & Real Estates

Renán Almendárez Coello has an estimated net worth of $3 Million. He hosts a radio show called El Cucuy de la Mañana on KLYY Jose 97.5 FM in Los Angeles. 

A basic Radio host earns $20 per hour in Los Angeles with a median salary being $30k. However, being a veteran and popular host Renán might earn more than that.

Besides this, Coello is also the author of El Cucuy de la Manana SPA: En la Cumbre de la Pobreza. The book has received a 5-star rating on Amazon.

Coello's daughter Francia Raisa is also a millionaire with a net worth of $2 Million which is similar to Tara Wraith. The radio host has not disclosed his real estate ventures and investments.

Renán Almendárez Coello Bio/ Wiki: Age, Parents, & Early Life

The radio persona, Renán Almendárez Coello was born on November 18, 1953, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Coello's parents were very supportive and encouraged him to pursue his goal.

Renán Almendárez Coello was born in Honduras.
Renán Almendárez Coello was born in Honduras. Source: Instagram @elcucuydelamanana

At the age of 15, Renán was already a host and had interviewed then-US Ambassador to Honduras, John Negroponte. After the interview, John arranged a visa for Coello and the radio host moved to the United States.

Coello received his American citizenship at the age of 47, i.e. in 2000. Now, he is active in encouraging Latinos to vote and to take part in activism against anti-illegal immigrant legislation and sentiment, such as the 2006 Great American Boycott.

Renán Almendárez Coello Arrested For Threatening Wife

The radio personality Renán Almendárez Coello has faced legal problems in the past. He was arrested in 2007 for threatening his wife and police officer over the telephone, following a New Year’s Eve family dispute at his Northridge home.

Renán Almendárez Coello was arrested in 2007.
Renán Almendárez Coello was arrested in 2007. Source: Instagram @elcucuydelamanana

According to the police's assumption, Coello's son Miguel tried to intervene in the dispute. The legal authority found blood stains and a knife in his house. Later, Renán was released after posting $50,000 bail and was later acquitted by a court commissioner of the charge.

Controversies Surrounding The Radio Personality Renán Almendárez Coello 

Getting arrested in 2007 is not the only highlight of Renán controversy. The radio personality has also faced massive criticism for his comments on various social and political issues, including immigration and the LGBTQ+ community.

Similarly, in 2010, Renán Almendárez Coello was suspended from the radio show for his derogatory comments on Haitians following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Coello has also been accused of sexual assault by his former employee which was later settled out of the court.

Did You Know Francia Raisa Donated Kidney To Selena Gomez?

Francia Raisa was the one who gave her friend Selena Gomez a kidney when her's was affected by Lupus. The two were very close friends, however, their relationship went downhill when Gomez said that the only person she was close to in Hollywood was Taylor Swift.

Renán Almendárez Coello's daughter Francia Raisa donated kidney to Selena Gomez.
Renán Almendárez Coello's daughter Francia Raisa donated a kidney to Selena Gomez. Source: Elle

Raisa was deeply affected by this. Later the Icecream singer apologized to Francia and seemed to have reconciled. Selena and Francia are back to being friends like old times now.

According to Renán Almendárez Coello, his daughter called out on the Ice cream singer Gomez after she started drinking after the kidney transplant. It resurfaced the old case again and people were divided into two teams.

 

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