| Bruni Vélez | |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Death Place: | Río Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Occupation: | television journalist |
Bruni Vélez Ramirez (March 27, 1951 – August 19, 2006)[1] was a Puerto Rican television reporter.[2] She was an anchorwoman on Puerto Rico's Channel 2's television show, "Telenoticias en Accion". She shared anchoring responsibilities at that show with Anibal Gonzalez Irizarry.
She worked as a television journalist for more than 20 years. One of the first women to serve as an anchor for a national news program. She also stood out as a radio broadcaster after acquiring the Station WXLX in Lajas, Puerto Rico.
Velez was the sister of international singing star Wilkins, who became the MDA's ALS spokesman in Puerto Rico after she died of the disease in 2006.[3]
She had a romantic relationship with musician and singer Chuky Acosta, member of Conjunto Quisqueya. Out of that relationship, she had her only son, Cèsar Acosta.[4]
After battling for more than a year against Lou Gehrig's disease, Bruni Vélez died on a Saturday August 19, 2006, at the age of 55, accompanied by her family at her residence in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico.