Pedro Beltran Herrera PERSONAL DETAILS: Name: Pedro Beltrán Herrera Place and Date of Birth: Havana, Cuba; 19.10.1959 Nationality: Cuban, Finnish (2009). Home address: Hietalahdenranta 3 b 15 00150 Helsinki, Finland Phone: + 358 50- 435 68 59 (personal) e-mail: [email protected] Workplace: HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences Ratapihantie 13 FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland Phone: + 358 040- 488 73 22 (work office) e-mail: [email protected] UNIVERSITY EDUCATION: HAAGA-HELIA 11.12.2009 University of Applied Sciences School of Vocational Teacher Education Pedagogical Studies MUNDO Project, Stadia Polytechnic 01.08.2005 – 20. 06.2007 Audio-visual Communications Qualification The University of Havana, Cuba, 20.7.1988 Journalism Faculty Master of Arts (M.A.) in Journalism Helia - University of Business and 18.12.1995 Applied Sciences: Cultural Studies and Excel program Military School “Máximo Gómez”, Jul-Aug 1991 Havana, Cuba War Correspondent course ICRT- Radio and TV Professional School, 13.3.1989 Havana, Cuba Radio and TV announcer WORK EXPERIENCE: Havana City Radio, Havana, Cuba Journalist 1.8.1988-31.1.1998 Member of the group of Journalists accredited at 10.1.1991-31.1.1998 The Cuban Cultural Minister Member of the film Critic club at ICAIC 7.1.1992-31.1.1998 (Cuban Industry of Movies) Lähi Radio 100,3 MHz “Contacto caribeño” Radio program 14.3.1994-14.9.1994 Helia - University of Business and Applied Sciences: 18.12.1995-3.10.2002 Spanish Teacher Yleisradio Oy, YLE 1, TV-toimitus Coordinator correspondent in Havana During The Pope Jean Paul II visit in Havana 17.12.1997 Lasihelmi Filmi Oy. Assistant of a documentary of the film director 15.9.1998-4.1.2000 Jarmo Lampela in Havana. Yleisradio Oy Radio Suomi Journalist specialized in music at the radio program 28.12.1999 “Café tropical” SP-Works Oy (Sales Promotion Works) 7.6.-27.7.2002 Passoa Road-Show 2002 Promotion Summer Festival DBTL – Turku, Raumanmeren Juhannus, 7.6.-27.7.2002 Hangon Regatta, Ruisrock, Tammerfest-päivä, Kotkan meripäivät. SP- Works Oy (Sales Promotion Works) 1.9.2002- 1.10.2002 University of Jyväskylä from 1.9.2002Applied language Examination Center (SOLKI) Examiner for Advanced level test in Spanish in YKI (Yleiset kielitutkinnot) HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences from 3.10.2002Spanish lecturer SixDgrees Magazine 23.05. - 31.08.2006 / Dream Catcher Oy 20.02 – 31. 05. 2007 Journalist editor PUBLICATIONS: While living in Cuba, I worked as a broadcaster in Radio Havana City for more that 10 years. In this position, I created many programs, including interviews, reports, articles, columns. In addition, I was also a jury member in a Cuban National Radio Journalist Festival. I also served as editor in chief for radio news programming. In Finland, I have collaborated since 1992 in the Spanish-language radio program “Este continente” that brings important information about Latin America to the Finnish public. I have also collaborated with EDITA (Finnish Publisher) in the creation of a book about Business Spanish Claves del éxito: Liike-elämän espanjaa during the years 2001- 2002 and the other called Liikeviestinnän käsikirja – viestit vaihtoon 7 kielellä, Edita Prima Oy, Helsinki 2006. I have contributed articles to the magazine of the Finnish-Cuba Association “Cuba Sí” on a variety of issues affecting Finland and Cuba. I have also translated from Finnish into Spanish various Finnish films, including Jarmo Lampela’s “Eila” and “The River”, as well as Mika Lehtinen’s “Number: Live from 0 to 10 grades”. As an actor in Carlos Marroquin’s (The MUNDO student) project: “When we have some to tell” (2006). As sound technician, in the short film “Brave face” produced as a class exercise in Jenny Linko’s Documentary Production course. LANGUAGES: - Spanish mother tongue - English good (oral / written) - Finnish good (oral / written)