Natalia Figueroa Gamboa (
San Sebastián
San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...
,
Guipúzcoa, 10 August 1939) is a Spanish journalist, writer and
noblewoman.
Biography
Born into a family of
aristocrats, she is the daughter of Agustín de Figueroa, Marquis of Santo Floro, granddaughter of the
Count of Romanones and great-granddaughter of
Manuel Alonso Martínez; He decided from a very young age to dedicate himself to the world of communication.
She took her first steps in television, when she was hired by
Televisión Española to present some episodes of the series ''Por los caminos de España'' (1966). At that time, she also cultivated translation, such as the play ''The Vanished Horse'' (1967), by
Françoise Sagan.
Later he would present, always on the public channel, ''Luz verde'' (1966–1968), a magazine directed by
Antonio Mercero and illustrated by
Chumy Chúmez Jose María González Castrillo, more known as Chumy Chúmez, (May 8, 1927 - April 10, 2003) was a Spanish cartoon humorist, writer and film director.
Biography
Born in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, received training as mercantile professor and later ...
, which also allowed him to conduct interviews with very different characters of the moment ''Nuevas gentes'' (1968), and ''Si las piedras hablaran'' (1972–1973), directed by
Mario Camus and scripts by
Antonio Gala.
On 14 July 1972, she married the singer
Raphael (singer) in Venice.
Away from professional activity for some time, she resumed it to collaborate sporadically in the
ABC newspaper and later in the newspaper
La Razón, in addition to collaborating with María Teresa Campos in the radio program ''La Tarde de
Cope''.
He sued for years with his brother Agustín for the inheritance of the noble title of
Marquisate of Santo Floro.
She is the author of several books, including: ''Decía el viento'' (1957), ''Palabras nuevas'' (1960) and ''Tipos de ahora mismo'' (1970).
In 2007 she made her debut as a voice actress, lending her voice to the Spanish version of the
Disney film
Meet the Robinsons.
Awards
In 1974 he received the
Antena de Oro for his work leading the program ''Si las piedras hablaran''.
References
Living people
1939 births
Spanish journalists
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