EXHIBIT 99.9


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            STARMEDIA NETWORK ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF SUSAN SEGAL AS
                   ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


NEW YORK, NY, NOVEMBER 19, 2001 - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF StarMedia Network
(NASDAQ: STRM) (www.starmedia.com), the leading integrated Internet media and
solutions company targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking audiences,
announced today that Susan Segal has been appointed to serve as acting Chairman
of the Board. She succeeds Fernando Espuelas, co-founder and former Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, who, pursuant to his August 2001 agreement
with the Company, resigned on November 15 as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Espuelas will continue to serve as a Director on the Company's Board.

ABOUT STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC.

StarMedia Network is the leading integrated Internet media and solutions company
for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking audiences, providing technology and
services that enable consumers and businesses to take full advantage of the
Internet. The company has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, Venezuela, and throughout the United
States.

THIS PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS STATEMENTS OF A FORWARD-LOOKING NATURE WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION
REFORM ACT OF 1995 RELATING TO FUTURE EVENTS OR FUTURE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF
STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT SUCH STATEMENTS ARE ONLY
PREDICTIONS AND ARE BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S CURRENT EXPECTATIONS OR BELIEFS AND
ARE SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL EVENTS OR RESULTS TO
DIFFER MATERIALLY. IN CONSIDERING SUCH STATEMENTS, INVESTORS SHOULD SPECIFICALLY
CONSIDER VARIOUS FACTORS WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL EVENTS OR RESULTS TO DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE INDICATED FROM SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, INCLUDING
THE MATTERS SET FORTH IN STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC.'S REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS FILED
FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.


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PRESS AND INVESTOR INQUIRIES:
Romi Schutzer
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
(212) 905-8269
romi.schutzer@starmedia.net
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