Anuar Tager

Anuar Tager is a Houston residential developer and The Amazing Race season 39 contestant who competed with his daughter, Andrea Tager Ballesca.

Biography

Anuar Tager is a Houston developer who entered The Amazing Race season 39 with his daughter, medical student Andrea Tager Ballesca.

The Amazing Race season 39 with his daughter Andrea Tager Ballesca.

The Amazing Race season 39 with his daughter Andrea Tager Ballesca.^[1]

Career 1
Residential development in Houston
The Buzz identified Tager as a residential developer based in Houston’s Tanglewood neighborhood in its September 2026 interview with the father-daughter team.^[4]
Career 2
Their weekly television tradition
He and Andrea discovered the show during their regular television evenings and continued watching it together as she grew up.^[4]
Career 3
The callback he nearly dismissed
Andrea called while he was in Mexico to announce their casting callback. Tager initially mistook it for a prank.^[4]
Career 4
Preparing the practical skills
Tager taught Andrea manual driving in a borrowed Fiat. Their preparation also included paper-map navigation and walking with loaded backpacks through Houston’s summer heat.^[4]
Career 5
Time together on the race
Host Phil Keoghan told Parade that reconnecting was an important reason for their participation. He said the experience strengthened their relationship and their appreciation of each other.^[5]