Elena Sánchez Sánchez (born 29 May 1979), usually credited as Elena S. Sánchez, is a Spanish journalist and television presenter, associated to both the public broadcaster

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and

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Biography

Born on 29 May 1979, she was raised in Gavilanes, in the

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. She earned a degree in journalism from the

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. She worked in her early career for ',

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and Antena 3. She made her debut in

in ', specializing in cultural information. Attached to the cultural newscast services of the Spanish public broadcaster, Sánchez has presented television shows such as ''La tarde en 24 horas'', '' Días de cine'', ' (as replacement of

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), ', ', ' (as replacement of

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), or ', ''Vive San Fermín'', and is also a recurring reporter at the

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red carpet. In 2022, she was appointed as director of ''Historia de nuestro cine'', of which she was also the host since 2015.

References

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