Moncho Alpuente | |
|---|---|
 Moncho Alpuente en 2011 | |
| Born | 23 May 1949  Madrid |
| Died | 21 March 2015 (aged 65) Las Palmas |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer and musician |
Ramón Mas Alpuente (1949–2015), best known as Moncho Alpuente, was a Spanish journalist, writer and musician.
Born on 23 May 1949 in Madrid,[1] he studied journalism.[2]
A noted figure of the Movida madrileña,[2] he performed in several musical bands including Las Madres del Cordero, Desde Santurce a Bilbao Blues Band, Moncho Alpuente y Los Kwai and The Moncho Alpuente Experience.[1]
One of the founders of Popular FM back in 1971, he had a long career in radio.[2] A regular collaborator for El País and also Público in his later years,[3] he stood out as unofficial chronicler of the city of Madrid, to which he dedicated hundreds of pieces at the local section of El País.[2]
He died in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 21 March 2015.[4]
On television he began with the musical program Mundo Pop (1974) on Spanish Television, in which he was a director, presenter and scriptwriter. In subsequent years, he contributed regularly different spaces: