Roberto Leal
Born
Roberto José Leal Guillén

(1979-06-28) 28 June 1979 (age 44)
Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Television presenter, reporter, journalist
Parents
  • Pepe Leal (father)
  • Mercedes Guillén (mother)
Websitehttp://www.robertoleal.es

Roberto José Leal Guillén (born 28 June 1979) is a Spanish television presenter, reporter and journalist.

Biography

Roberto Leal was born in Alcalá de Guadaíra, Seville on 28 June 1979.[1] Leal graduated in Journalism at the University of Seville.[2] He was a journalist of the newspaper La Voz de Alcalá, and the conductor of the radio program La Resaca, on Sevilla FM.[3]

His father Pepe Leal died on 27 December 2019.[4]

Career

In 2001 at 21 he began his television career working for Telecinco's news department.[5] After working in Canal Sur and as a news reporter with María Teresa Campos in Antena 3, from 2005 to 2010 Leal was a reporter in the infotainment show España directo, on La 1.[6] In 2010 he co-hosted the short-lived infotainment show 3D alongside Gloria Serra on Antena 3.[7] In the following four years, Leal continued in Antena 3 co-hosting the morning television show Espejo público, alongside Susanna Griso.[8] On 15 September 2014, he returned to España directo, as the anchor.[9]

From 2017 to 2020, Leal hosted the talent show Operación Triunfo on its ninth, tenth and eleventh seasons.[10] In 2018, Leal hosted Bailando con las estrellas, the Spanish adaptation of Dancing with the Stars, alongside Rocío Muñoz Morales.[11] On 31 December 2018, Leal presented the annual New Year's Eve celebration broadcast for TVE live from Madrid's Puerta del Sol, alongside Anne Igartiburu.[12] In 2019, Leal hosted the music show La mejor canción jamás cantada and the game show Vaya crack.[13][14]

In 2020, Leal was hired by Antena 3 to host game shows Pasapalabra and El desafío.[15] He left the show temporarily on 31 August 2020 after testing positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic.[16] Since 2021, he also hosts the Spanish version of Lego Masters.[17]

Awards and honors

In July 2018 he received the Premio Andalucía del Turismo.[18]

In 2019, a street in his hometown of Alcalá de Guadaíra was named after him.[19]

References

  1. ^ Lora, M. J. (31 October 2017). "El presentador de moda de la TV, Roberto Leal, es sevillano". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid: Vocento. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Roberto Leal, estudiante de periodismo (2003)". Canal Sur (in Spanish). 13 January 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Roberto Leal, reportero de España Directo". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ Bustamante, Elena (27 December 2019). "Muere el padre de Roberto Leal a escasos días de que presente las Campanadas". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Roberto Leal: El presentador de moda que no olvida sus raíces". ABC (in Spanish). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ Milagro, Iñaki (26 August 2014). "Roberto Leal, de reportero a presentador de 'España Directo'". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. ^ "El cambiazo de Roberto Leal: así era el presentador hace 10 años". El Economista (in Spanish). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Roberto Leal presentará 'Espejo público' junto a Alicia Senovilla este verano". La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Roberto Leal, presentador de España Directo". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 18 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Roberto Leal presentará 'Operación Triunfo' 2017". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  11. ^ "'Bailando con las estrellas': Roberto Leal y Rocío Muñoz Morales presentarán el programa en La 1". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Noxvo. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Especial "OT", humor con José Mota y campanadas con Igartiburu y Leal en TVE" (in Spanish). EFE. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  13. ^ HerGar, Paula (18 December 2018). "TVE ANUNCIA UN NUEVO PROGRAMA CON CANTANTES FAMOSOS Y 'TRIUNFITOS' DE TODAS LAS ÉPOCAS" (in Spanish). Los 40. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Así fue el estreno de 'Vaya crack', un carrusel de retos intelectuales que convenció al público de TVE". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  15. ^ Tom C. Avendaño (14 April 2020). "Roberto Leal presentará el 'Pasapalabra' de Antena 3" [Roberto Leal will present the ‘Pasapalabra’ of Antena 3]. El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  16. ^ Tom C. Avendaño (31 August 2020). "Roberto Leal aparca 'Pasapalabra' tras dar positivo en Covid-19" [Roberto Leal parks ‘Pasapalabra’ after testing positive for Covid-19]. La Vanguardia (in European Spanish).
  17. ^ "Atresmedia premia a Roberto Leal: presentará el concurso 'Lego Masters'". El Español (in European Spanish). June 25, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  18. ^ Consejería de Turismo y Deporte (21 July 2018). "Roberto Leal y la empresa City Sightseeing, Premios Andalucía del Turismo 2018". Junta de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Roberto Leal tendrá una calle con su nombre en Alcalá de Guadaíra, su ciudad natal". Hola! (in Spanish): 12. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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