María del Carmen Fernández de Lomana Gutiérrez (born 1 August 1948) known as Carmen Lomana, is a Spanish businesswoman, television host,

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and ''

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'' collector. She is the widow of Guillermo Capdevila, a famous

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an industrial designer who died in 1999.

Life

She was born in León, Spain. The daughter of

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banker Heliodoro Carmelo Fernández de Lomana y Perelétegui and of the Astur-Leonese with

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n aristocratic roots María Josefa Gutiérrez-García y Fernández-Getino, she is the first of the four siblings of an upper class

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family. She worked for

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and Banco de Santander and studied

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in London. She was a candidate for the Mayoralty of Madrid. She is mortal enemy of ''

'' collector Eloísa Bercero. She is the sister of Rafa Lomana, a deputy of the far-right Vox party. She was named in the

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case in April 2016.

Television appearances

* ''

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'' (2013),

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. * '' Dando la nota'' (2012),

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. * '' Las joyas de la corona'' (2010),

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. * '' Sálvame'' (2010), Telecinco. * '' ¡Más que baile!'' (2010), Telecinco. * '' Sálvame Deluxe'' (2009 y 2010), Telecinco. * '' Paz en la tierra'' (2009),

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. * ''

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'' (2009),

. * '' Ratones coloraos'' (2009), Canal Sur. * '' Sé lo que hicisteis...'' (2009), LaSexta. * '' Comando actualidad'' (2009), TVE. * '' Punto DOC'' (2008), Antena 3 TV.

References

External links

Official website
* * 1948 births Living people Spanish socialites Spanish people of French descent Spanish people of Basque descent Spanish people of Cuban descent People named in the Panama Papers {{Spain-bio-stub