Who is Viviana Ortiz?
Viviana Ortiz hails from Corozal, Puerto Rico, and was born to Héctor Ortiz and Mercedes Pastrana. She has an older sister and a younger brother, making her the middle child.
Viviana graduated with honors, achieving a magna cum laude distinction, from Sacred Heart University in Puerto Rico with a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications.
Early Life
Standing at a height of 1.77 m, Ortiz represented Corozal as a contestant in the 2011 Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant in San Juan. She was awarded the Payless Best Catwalk and JCPenney Best Style awards, and ultimately won the title of Miss Universe Puerto Rico.
On her 25th birthday, September 12, 2011, she competed in the Miss Universe pageant in São Paulo, Brazil, where she placed in the Top 16.
Viviana represented Puerto Rico in Univision’s Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 and was a member of Lupita Jones’ team. Despite facing difficult challenges throughout the competition, she managed to secure a spot in the top 5.
Ultimately, she placed third and was granted a scholarship to attend Televisa’s Centro de Educacion Artistica (CEA) in Mexico to pursue acting.
Personal Life
Viviana Ortiz and Puerto Rican NBA player, José Juan Barea, have been together since 2013. Their daughter, Paulina Barea Ortiz, was born on March 30, 2016.
The couple tied the knot on August 20, 2016, in an extravagant wedding at the church of the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
J.J. Barea, a Puerto Rican athlete, is known for his career as a professional basketball player. He began honing his skills on the Miami Christian School’s basketball team, where he excelled and earned a spot on Florida’s All-State team. He was also recognized as Miami-Dade’s Player of the Year.
In 2006, Jose Juan Barea Mora secured a spot on the Dallas Mavericks during the NBA Draft. The following year, he joined the Forth Worth Flyers in the NBA Development League before being called back to the Mavericks.
After helping his team win the championship in 2011, he became an unrestricted player and signed a four-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Net Worth
There isn’t much information available regarding Viviana Ortiz’s net worth. However, her husband, JJ Barea is a professional basketball player who has a net worth of $11 million as of 2024.
