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Pipi Estrada
José Manuel Estrada Calzada (born 12 March 1957), better known as Pipi Estrada, is a well-known Spanish sports journalist. Biography His father worked at ENSIDESA, a Spanish steel producer. In his native Gijón, in Asturias, he knew Gaspar Rosety, a journalist who would become a great figure in his career path. He was the one who also gave Estrada the nickname "Pipi", in honour of the children's book character Pippi Longstocking. Estrada moved to Madrid so his father could study industrial engineering and during his time in the capital, he combined his studies with working as a DJ. In 1975, he arrived at the Cerebro nightclub, an icon of '' La Movida Madrileña'', at the end of the Calle de la Princesa and one of the in-fashion clubs in Madrid. After, he worked at the Piñas Club on the Avenida de Alberto Alcocer until he finished his university studies. His father passed away when Estrada was 23 years old and this was when he first started to have a presence on the airwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gijón
Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the central-northern part of Asturias; it is approximately north-east of Oviedo, the capital of Asturias, and from Avilés. With a population of 271,780, Gijón is the 15th largest city in Spain. Gijón forms part of a large metropolitan area that includes twenty councils in the center of the region, structured with a dense network of roads, highways and railways and with a population of 835,053 inhabitants in 2011, making it the seventh largest in Spain. During the 20th century, Gijón developed as an industrial city in the steel and naval industries. However, due to the decline in manufacturing in these industries, in recent years Gijón is undergoing a transformation into an important tourist, university, commercial and R&D center. Gijón ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
