Alberto Lati Mercado (born 20 June 1978) is a Mexican journalist and writer. Graduated in Communication Sciences at Iberoamerican University. Lati currently does play-by-play for Fox Sports and host a program called Agenda Fox Sports and Latitude Fox. Moreover, he is a commentator at Claro Sports, and writes for Diario 24 Horas[1] newspaper. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he hosted Russia Latitude[2] for National Geographic. The program documented the most important historical places in Russia weaving history, politic, culture, and soccer. The sportscaster worked for Televisa, the biggest multimedia mass media company in Mexico, from 1995 to 2016. His first book "Latitudes: Crónica, viaje y balón[3]", his first published in 2013 was reissued and became a bestseller in 2016.
Career
Lati has been sport's correspondent, among others, in the Olympics, Super Bowl, European Football Championship and Copa Libertadores. As a reporter, Lati has visited almost 100 countries and lived in Tokyo, Madrid, Athens, Munich, Beijing, Johannesburg, and London. The journalist carried the torch of the London Olympics on July 6, 2012. It must be emphasized his active participation with ACNUR campaigns[4] on refugees dilemmas. In July 2021 Lati is announced as an UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador for Mexico.
Lati narrates his experiences around the world in "Latitudes: Crónica, viaje y balón[3]", his first published book and bestseller in 2016. In 2018 he published his first novel "Aquí, Borya".[8] In May 2020 he published "100 Dioses del Olimpo: De niños a Superhéroes" and "20 pelotazos de esperanza en tiempos de crisis".
Publications
"Latitudes: Crónica, viaje y balón" - 2013 ISBN6077638951
