Jimena Sánchez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Reyes.
Jimena Sánchez
Sánchez in 2018
Born
Jimena Sánchez Mejía Reyes

(1984-09-28) September 28, 1984 (age 40)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupations
  • Sports journalist
  • television host
  • model
  • actress
Years active2008 - present
TelevisionLo Mejor de Fox Sports
MLB en FOX
WWE Saturday Night
Spouse
Tis Zombie
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(m. 2021)​
Modeling information
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown

Jimena V. Sánchez (born Jimena Sánchez Mejía Reyes; 28 September 1984)[1][2] is a Mexican sports journalist, television host and model. She is signed to Fox Sports Mexico and Fox Deportes, where she is best known for anchoring the programs Lo Mejor de Fox Sports and WWE Saturday Night.

Early life

Jimena Sánchez Mejía Reyes[3] was born on 28 September 1984 in Mexico City. She was raised in Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico.[4] After a decade of living in Veracruz, she moved back to Mexico City to study acting at a university. She ultimately left the university without finishing her degree.[5]

Career

In 2008, Sánchez started a modeling blog with her best friend called Mad Mamacitas. The blog featured seductive photos of Sánchez and her friends, and went viral online.[6] After the blog was launched, she started working for the Mexican sports magazine RÉCORD,[7] and the sports website Medio Tiempo as a writer. She posted weekly columns and video blogs that soon got the attention of Fox Sports.[8][9]

Sánchez was signed to Fox Sports Latin America in 2011. She began hosting the sports entertainment program Fox Para Todos.[10] She currently hosts the sports entertainment program Lo Mejor de Fox Sports,[11] and the wrestling news program WWE Saturday Night alongside Vero Rodríguez.[12] Through WWE Saturday Night, she has covered several editions of Wrestlemania, Summerslam,[13] Monday Night Raw,[14] SmackDown, [15] and live events across Mexico.[16]

In addition to covering World Wrestling Entertainment, Sánchez also covers the National Football League and the Major League Baseball for Fox Sports Mexico. In 2019, she started hosting Thursday Night Football segments for the football news program Fox Impacto NFL.[17][18] She also hosts the baseball news program MLB en FOX. She has covered several editions of the Super Bowl and the World Series.[19]

Other ventures

Sánchez has been featured in numerous magazines, including SoHo,[20] Open,[21] ElHartista,[22] and on multiple covers of EstiloDF.[23] In September 2019, she was featured on the cover of that month's issue of Maxim Mexico.[24]

Sánchez played Mayte Cedeño in the HBO Latin America drama Capadocia in 2008. She appeared in three episodes of the series. She also played Karla in the drama film Pelea de Gallos.[25]

Sánchez identifies as a feminist. In 2017, she helped launch Versus, a non-profit, non-government organization, co-founded by her colleague Marion Reimers, devoted to combating gender, racial, and class discrimination in sports journalism.[26] Sánchez was featured in the organization's video launch alongside Reimers and Vero Rodríguez, as they show how they're met with a string of harmful and sexist messages on their social media account because of their role as women in sports.[27][28]

Personal life

Sánchez is a huge fan of the Las Vegas Raiders,[29] and an avid supporter of Liga MX football club Guadalajara.[30] She is also a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Yankees.[31][32] She is a practicing Christian, and has several tattoos dedicated to her religion.[33]

On 1 October 2021, after some speculation, Sánchez revealed that she married singer-songwriter Tis Zombie.[34] The couple began their relationship in February of the same year.[35]

Coverage

Sánchez has covered the following events and leagues for Fox Sports Mexico:

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2008 Pelea de Gallos Karla

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Capadocia Matye Cedeño 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Las 10 cosas que no sabías de Jimena Sánchez". Futbol RF (in Mexican Spanish). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Jimena Sánchez nos habla de deporte, pasión, machismo y haters". Revista Mine - Required For Men (in Spanish). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Jimena Sánchez en 'A Solas Con': 'Me encanta Neymar'". Diez - Diario Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Jimena Sánchez: Juego y euforia". www.maximmexico.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Jimena Sánchez es la escultural portada de septiembre de Maxim México". www.maximmexico.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Jimena Sánchez: Juego y euforia". www.maximmexico.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Jimena Sánchez, nuestra 'Mad Mamacita'". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). 13 June 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. ^ Sánchez, Jimena (5 May 2010). "¡MAMACITAS!". www.mediotiempo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Segunda parte: Jimena Sánchez revela qué se operaría de su cuerpo". Diez - Diario Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. ^ Editorial, FOX Sports (29 July 2016). "¡Hasta siempre FOX Para Todos!". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. ^ Editorial, FOX Sports (22 February 2017). "Mira los graciosos MEMES del look de Cristiano Ronaldo". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  12. ^ "WWE, FOX Sports Mexico announce exclusive weekly Spanish language program". WWE. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  13. ^ Editorial, FOX Sports (26 November 2017). "Jimena Sánchez y Vero Rodríguez revelaron la otra cara de Samoa Joe". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. ^ Editorial, FOX Sports (31 January 2018). "¡Jimena y Vero estuvieron en Wall Street!". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  15. ^ Editorial, FOX Sports (3 April 2018). "Smack Down Live ardió previo a WrestleMania 34". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  16. ^ Editorial, FOX Sports (11 February 2018). "¡En exclusiva! Jimena y Vero entrevistaron a The Usos, los actuales campeones de parejas". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Jimena Sánchez presume debut en programa de Fox Sports". Periódico AM (in European Spanish). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  18. ^ Jimena Sánchez y su recorrido por los cinco lugares imperdibles de Miami, retrieved 18 March 2021
  19. ^ "¡Hora de tomar una clase de Curling con 'Jime' y Jean!". FOX Sports (in Spanish). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Jimena Sánchez, SoHo Magazine June 2015 Cover Photo - Mexico". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Jimena Sánchez, Open Magazine December 2015 Cover Photo - Mexico". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Jimena Sánchez publica sesión completa con ElHartista". www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Estilo DF Jimena Sánchez". EstiloDF (in Spanish). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Todas las fotos de Jimena Sánchez en la revista Maxim México". www.maximmexico.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Jimena Sánchez". IMDb. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  26. ^ "¿Quiénes sómos?". Versus (in Spanish). 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Encuérense o mejor cocinen: insultos contra los que luchan conductoras y periodistas deportivas". Animal Político (in Spanish). 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  28. ^ Versus México, por la igualdad de género, retrieved 18 March 2021
  29. ^ ¿Dudan del amor de Jimena Sánchez por los Raiders?, retrieved 18 March 2021
  30. ^ "Jimena Sánchez: "Americanistas estaban temblando"". FOX Sports (in Spanish). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  31. ^ "Chivas: Jimena Sánchez cautiva a sus fans con tentadora foto en la playa". Soy Fútbol (in European Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  32. ^ "Jimena Sánchez roba suspiros con foto para los New York Yankees". www.heraldodeportes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  33. ^ "Jimena Sánchez al descubierto; la conductora revela todos sus "secretos"". Soy Fútbol (in European Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  34. ^ "Jimena Sánchez confirma en redes que se casó con su pareja". Futbol RF (in Mexican Spanish). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  35. ^ drivera (14 February 2021). "Jimena Sánchez presumió noviazgo con el cantante Tis Zombie". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.