Ricardo Lopez is a quiet, low-key person, the sports editor of La Opinion is also one of the best-informed Mexican journalists in the media.
“I don’t think about my career much, but yes, it’s been a long journey,” he tells Parriva.
Lopez, like Troy Santiago, are the official Spanish voices of the LA Rams.
“It’s nice to see how through our work we can change things. A report I did, along with Raúl Alegre, a former NFL kicker, was able to do justice to a Mexican character, Fernando Von Rossum, who will be part of the league’s hall of fame. That felt good.
“That’s what makes me breathe, the rest doesn’t matter. Yes, saying that I can cover Super Bowls, world tournaments, is an incredible achievement, but for me, coming from Mexico, just having a seat with Troy, is a great accomplishment,” he says.
Ricardo, as I call him, has worked in most of the big publications. Now, he is in charge of La Opinión as its Sports editor.
“I’m not interested in recognition, I’m interested in the impact I can have on the community. We do it day in and day out, and our work at the Rams is vital,” he says.
We talk about the Copa América.
“It is a mediocre team, Mexico has lost its international competitiveness. I really like their coach, but the organization has to change. It does NOT represent the country. Look” he says. “You see an organization like the Rams, I take my hat off, they are good. Mexico has had the opportunity to do the same. Yes, I see the Mexicans leaving the stadium disappointed, but I agree with Troy, there were no expectations, there can’t be when there is a lack of talent,” he adds.
Ricardo, a Mexican immigrant who has succeeded in one of the most complex markets in the world, remains very modest.
But Ricardo doesn’t change, but he knows, only he doesn’t say it, he is a titan of journalism.
“I know what I can do, I am very confident in who I am, it has been a long journey. I know where I come from. I am interested in my community, I am not interested in saying that I have succeeded, for me, Von Rossum and those other sports players I write about are the heroes, I just do my job,” he says.
Ricardo celebrates every day and welcomes the opportunity you have a positive impact on Latinos.
“I could consider myself an important journalist, but I’m not interested in that. I want to be someone relevant in the community and know that my work has a positive impact. That’s what the sport needs. The Mexican national team and the Rams are doing it; we have to keep changing things little by little. The immigrant community has not made changes from one day to the next; it is slow work,” he says.
Ricardo Lopez is a journalist who has built his career just like his broadcast partner, Troy Santiago. Like his idol, Aaron Donald, he has a lot of stamina.
“Reynaldo, this guy Aaron came in and knocked down three or four guys by himself, he was a giant, I was shocked knew he was good as soon as I saw him,” he says.
Ricardo is a titan of journalism, he just doesn’t say it.
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