Álvaro Cueva

[1][2] He studied under teachers such as José Antonio Alcaraz, Emmanuel Carballo, Héctor Anaya, Jesús González Dávila, Ethel Krauze, Luis Reyes de la Maza, José María Fernández Unsaín, Gerardo de la Torre, Silvia Molina and Arrigo Cohen.

[2] Cueva's principal role is that of a television critic, and he has no desire to be anything else despite offers for positions in administration of major communications companies.

[3][4] He believes television to be a fundamental part of popular culture and a reflection of what is happening in society.

[2] The stint at TV Azteca did not last long and in the same year Cueva quit in poor physical and financial health.

Unable to get full-time work, he used his entrepreneurship training from his college days to begin writing freelance.

[2][7] but his work also appears in other newspaper under columns with names such as El Pozo de los Deseos Reprimidos, Ojo por Ojo, Columna Higene Mental, Archivo Cueva, El mundo de Alvaro Cueva and more.

[1][7] In 2005, Alvaro Cueva presenta Telenovelas de México was published, the first dictionary dedicated to the subject.

[1][2][8] This was followed by 50 años de Gloria about the history of television in Nuevo León and the rest of Mexico which was published in 2009.

In addition, he wrote three movie scripts: Mishi, el ocaso de la esperanza in 1992, Vamos a danzar a documentary about pre Hispanic dance and Luz a ratos a short film in 1996.

[7] Although this allowed him to use his real name for the first time related to his critiques of television, his main role was that of an anchor mostly devoted to gossip, which he did not like.

[2][9] The stress of the experience affected his health and while the stint paid well, he spent most of it on doctors and medication.

[2][9] Despite the bad experience and his preference for writing, Cueva still appears on broadcast, both in television and radio.

[1] Also in 2005, he began to appear regularly on the program "Alta definición" (High definition) on Proyecto 40, which he created.

[3][7] He has also done specials such as repeated appearances on TV Azteca to give commentaries on the television show "Lost" in 2006.