RTVE
The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española or RTVE, is the state-owned public corporation that assumed in 2007 the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service know ...
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** TV Channel 40 Latino starts broadcasting.
* 11 September: Usual programming is interrupted as a result of live broadcasting of the attacks in New York and Washington; The news program ''
Telediario
''Telediario'' (''Tele-journal'') is the flagship television newscast produced by Televisión Española (TVE), the television division of Spanish state-owned public broadcaster Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE). It is the longest running progra ...
'' becomes the longest running time in history.
* 22 October: Talent Show ''
Operación Triunfo
''Star Academy'', called ''Operación Triunfo'' ("Operation Triumph") in Spanish-speaking countries, is a highly successful television pop music talent contest with viewer voting and reality show elements.
Format
There are many versions of t ...
'' becomes a real mass phenomemon in Spain.
* 13 December:
Castilla–La Mancha
Castilla–La Mancha (, , ), or Castile La Mancha, is an autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. The government headquarters are in Toledo, and ...
Daniel Avilés
Daniel Avilés Valiente (born 4 April 2001) is a Spanish actor, best known for his role of Carlitos in the series '' Los protegidos''.Carlota Boza, actress.
Deaths
* 11 March, Eugenio, comedian, 59.
* 20 April, Antonio Asensio, business and former president of Antena 3, 53.
* 12 May, Maruja Fernández, hostess, 76.
* 14 July, Miguel Gila, comedian, 82.
* 29 August,
Francisco Rabal
Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in Águilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia, Spain. Throughout his career, Raba ...
, actor, 75.
* 26 October, Juan José Castillo, sport journalist , 80.
* 16 November,
Carlos Estrada
Carlos Enrique Estrada Mosquera (born 1 November 1961) is a Colombian football forward who played for Colombia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Retrieved 1 October 2011 He also played for Millonarios Fútbol Club
Millonarios Fútbol Club is a ...
, actor, 79.
* 3 December, José Manuel Guisado "Mané", comedian and actor, 34.
See also
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2001 in Spain
Events in the year 2001 in Spain.
Incumbents
* Monarch: Juan Carlos I
* Prime Minister: José María Aznar López
Events February
* 5: Endesa and Iberdrola, two electrical companies announce that the merger process that began in October 2000 has ...
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List of Spanish films of 2001
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in 2001 in Spain. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Films
Box office
The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2001, by domestic box offi ...