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5 unusual facts about Televisión Española


Canal Nostalgia

Canal Nostalgia was an old Spanish television channel which belonged to TVE and was broadcast first through satellite television, then through cable TV.

Juan of the Dead

Coproduction by La Zanfoña Producciones (España), Producciones de la 5ta Avenida (Cuba), with the participation of the ICAIC Canal Sur and Televisión Española.

La Vall d'Alcalà

The ones held in Alcoi are by far the most famous and spectacular, and is televised live on Canal Nou television as well as occasionally on state channel TVE.

Spanish television

Televisión Española, the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain.

TVE 50 Años

The channel was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Televisión Española, airing classic programming from the past 50 years.


Ana Duato

Ana Duato currently, appears in the TVE most rewarded series Cuéntame cómo pasó (Tell me how it happened) in the role of the mother of a Spanish middle class during the last years of Spain's Francoist government to the Spanish transition to democracy.

Antonio Valero

He appeared in TVE in La Forja del Rebelde (The Forging of a Rebel) (1989), directed by Mario Camus, where he had the starring role as the alter ego of Arturo Barea, author of the novel.

Camilo José Cela

In his later years he was infamous for his scandalous outbursts: he boasted in a TVE interview with Mercedes Milá about his capability to absorb a litre of water via his anus, offering to demonstrate.

Eduardo Capetillo

Indeed thanks to the soap opera El secreto, seen on Spanish television (the TVE), good looking Eduardo Capetillo has returned to record a new album, with Horus-Muxxic, registered in diverse studios of Mexico and Spain, with a production directed and made by his brother-in-law Chacho Gaytán.

El Rescate Del Talismán

El Rescate Del Talismán was a Spanish gameshow for children that ran for 78 episodes from 1991-1994 on TVE, notably sponsored by Sega.

Eva Santamaría

Coming off the album's success, Televisión Española selected Santamaría to represent the network and all of Spain at Eurovision 1993 in Millstreet, Ireland, with her hit "Hombres."

History of television in Germany

The programme diversity is by far the largest in Europe; with Germany being in the middle of Europe it can receive satellite channels like BBC World, TVE, Al-Jazeera, RAI, France 1, CNBC Europe and other pan-European or Asian-African channels.

J. J. Santos

In 1997 Televisión Española hired both Ribagorda and Santos, Santos then anchored the daily sports section in Telediario.

José María Íñigo

He joined TVE in 1968 working on the show "Último Grito" alongside Pedro Olea.

José María Íñigo (born June 4, 1942 in Bilbao) is a Spanish radio and television presenter and stage and screen actor for Televisión Española.

José Sancho

He became popular thanks to his role as The Student, in the TVE series, Curro Jiménez (1977–1978), directed by Pilar Miró, Mario Camus, Antonio Drove, Rafael Romero Marchent, Francisco Rovira Beleta and others.

La Década Prodigiosa

In 1988, La Década was internally chosen by broadcaster TVE to represent Spain at the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin with one of their first original songs, "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)".

Luis Aguilé

In the 1980s, he was the musical assessor of the Televisión Española multidisciplinary contest "1,2,3 Responda Otra Vez", directed by Chicho Ibáñez Serrador.

Marcos Llunas

In 1997, Llunas was chosen internally by broadcaster TVE as the Spanish representative for the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest with his self-penned song "Sin rencor" ("No Hard Feelings").

María Abradelo

She appeared on the Televisión Española (TVE) series Tango, and was hired in 1991 as secretary on the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez created by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador.

Marie-France Hirigoyen

She has made several television appearances in France, and in 2006 she was invited onto the Spanish Television programme Carta blanca by guest presenter Lucía Etxebarría.

Martin Rosete

It won more than 50 prizes internationally and Martin managed to obtain distribution contracts with Canal+ Spain, Canal+ International, TVE Internation and FNAC.

Mayra Gómez Kemp

In 1976, when the successful TVE game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez returned to television to be broadcast in color for the first time, Mayra auditioned for the role of one of the secretaries on the program.

Sancho Gracia

He became famous in Spain for interpreting the role of Curro Jiménez, in the TV show of the same name, that was broadcast by TVE from 1976 to 1979, being rebroadcast several times since then.

Sofya Melikyan

Melikyan's performances have been broadcast at National Radio and Television of Spain, National Radio and Television of Armenia, National Radio of Catalonia, Chicago WFMT Radio Station, Muzzik French Television Station, New York WXQR Radio Station, among others.


see also

RTVE Interactive

The Interactive Division at Corporación de Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), which is also known as RTVE.es, is responsible for the design, launch and management of digital products and services at the State-Owned Corporation and the multi-screen strategy for public television.