Valia Isabel Barak Pastor (born 11 September 1969) is a Peruvian journalist and television presenter.
Valia Barak was born in 1969, of Russian-Jewish ancestry by her paternal grandfather. She studied at the Jaime Bausate y Meza School of Journalism at the National University of San Marcos, and graduated with a degree in psychology from Inca Garcilaso de la Vega University on 27 May 2016.
She began her journalism career on Panamericana Televisión. She debuted as a news presenter on the show ', which she hosted from 1998 to 2003.
In 2004, Barak moved to Frecuencia Latina as the host of a new Sunday show, Séptimo dÃÂa. From 2005 to 2008 she hosted the central edition of '. In 2007, she presented the talk show Mujeres de palabra on the same channel.
In 2009, she returned to Panamericana Televisión to host 24 horas, edición central. The following year she hosted the morning news show ', and later, 24 horas, edición mediodÃÂa.
In 2012, Barak became a contestant on the reality dance series '.