A proud Los Angeles native of Mexican heritage, Mar loves to highlight the Latino community whenever she can, be it through a local band or a talented chef. Prior to her on-air work at FOX, Mar was a featured fashion stylist on Style Network's hit makeover show "How Do I Look?" and served as a trend expert on networks including E!, ABC, NBC and Univision. For four years until December 2010, Mar was the senior editor of Citysearch, covering the latest news and trends in dining, nightlife, shopping and entertainment.. Before that, she was the associate editor of Clear Magazine, an award-winning luxury fashion and design magazine, as well as a copywriter for clients including GQ, Rolling Stone, Time, Bon Appetit, Allure and The Financial Times.
She is a contributing writer to Huffington Post and has extensively covered the music scene and pop culture for magazines such as Black Book, In Style, Nylon, Intersection, Soma, Planet, Alternative Press, Filter, Mean Street, Metro Times, Urban Latino and Latina.
In addition to her work at FOX, Mar continues to write about all the latest things to do around town on her personal site:
marpop.com.
