María Elsa Anka Lardín (born December 16, 1965, in

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Biography

Although her professional beginnings were in the world of public relations, she made her first television appearances in 1986, playing small roles in the sketches of the TVE show ''Ahí te quiero ver.'' Later, in 1990, she appeared on Antena 3 with ''Polvo de estrellas'', and in 1993, she joined Emilio Aragón and

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in the magazine ''Noche, noche''. However, the program did not meet the expected audience ratings and was pulled from the air after a few months. During the 1994–1995 season, she co–hosted the sports show ''El Friqui'' with

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. Also ''Persones humanes'' (1995–1996) on

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, ''Sonría, por favor'' (1996), on

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, ''Puerta a la fama'' (1996), on

, ''

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'' (1998), on

and ''Todo en familia'' (1999) on TVE, ''El gran parchís TV'' (2001), on

and ''El Show de los Números Rojos'' (2001) on Canal 9. During that time, she also tried her luck as an actress and participated in the production of the play '' Torna-la a tocar, Sam'' by

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. In 2003, she participated in the space ''

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'' of Antena 3 where she was the sixth expelled from the island with one of the highest percentages of the program, with 96% of the votes. Three years later, she appeared in the skating contest '' El desafío bajo cero'', of

. In February 2005, she starred on the cover of ''

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'' magazine, when it was celebrating its 1,500th issue. Between 2007 and 2008, she presented the program ''Zapping de Zapping'' on 8TV, and at the same time, she collaborated on the program Condició Femenina on Canal Català. In 2012, she worked as a presenter and introducer of a clairvoyant named Maestro João in a clairvoyance program. She also participates in the series ''

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'', in chapter 291 "Al Central". In January 2015, it was announced that she would be the new host of the program ''Perdona?'' on Canal BOM and RAC105 TV. In parallel, since December 2015, she has collaborated sporadically on the program ''Trencadís'' On 8TV. In May 2017, she started collaborating with ''Cazamariposas''. Her daughter, Lidia Torrent, works on the television program ''First Dates'' of

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among others. In 2021,

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, presenters

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and

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, singers

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and Toñi Salazar and actors

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and

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