| Valia Barak | |
| Birth Name: | Valia Isabel Barak Pastor |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Lima, Peru |
| Occupation: | Journalist, television presenter |
| Spouse: | Eduardo Chávez Guerra |
Valia Isabel Barak Pastor (born 11 September 1969) is a Peruvian journalist and television presenter.
Valia Barak was born in 1969, of Russian-Jewish ancestry by her paternal grandfather.[1] She studied at the Jaime Bausate y Meza School of Journalism at the National University of San Marcos, and graduated with a degree in psychology from Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University on 27 May 2016.
She began her journalism career on Panamericana Televisión. She debuted as a news presenter on the show , which she hosted from 1998 to 2003.
In 2004, Barak moved to Frecuencia Latina as the host of a new Sunday show, Séptimo día. From 2005 to 2008 she hosted the central edition of . In 2007, she presented the talk show Mujeres de palabra on the same channel.[2]
In 2009, she returned to Panamericana Televisión to host 24 horas, edición central. The following year she hosted the morning news show , and later, 24 horas, edición mediodía.[3] [4]
In 2012, Barak became a contestant on the reality dance series .[5]