Natividad del Belén Preciado González (born 1 November 1948), known as Nativel Preciado, is a Spanish journalist and writer.

Biography

Nativel Preciado began her professional career at the '' Arriba'' (the official newspaper of

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) in 1966, then moved to the now-defunct newspaper ', where she remained from 1967 to 1971. From 1974 to 1976 she was one of the contributors of '' Doblón'' magazine. Specializing in political news, she was a witness and reporter of the important events that took place during the Transition period for the newspaper ''

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'' and the magazines ''

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'' and '' Vindicación Feminista''. In 1982 she joined the editorial staff of the newly created '' Tiempo'' magazine. Her activity as an opinion columnist in the written press has been combined with participation in discussions and debates both on radio and television. In the former medium, after collaborating with on the

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program ', she joined

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in 1996, and from then until mid-2011 she was one of the regular

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nas on the programs ''

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'', ', and '. In television, Preciado has appeared on ' (1994–1996), ' (1996–1997), ' (1999–2003) with Isabel San Sebastián, ' (2003–2004), ' (2004–2005) all on Antena 3, as well as ' (2004–2012) on TVE. Since the late 1960s she has worked in the genre of biography and has written, among others, those of the boxers Muhammad Ali and

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. In 2012 she presented a new book about her contact and experience with new technologies, and more specifically with

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. She also reflects on the passage of time. It is titled ''Si yo tuviera 100.000 seguidores'' (If I Had 100,000 Followers). Currently, she participates as an analyst on '' Los Desayunos de TVE'' (2008–present), ', ' (2011–present), and ' (2013–present) on

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. She is part of the writing team for the news magazine ''Tiempo de Hoy''.

Awards

* (1986) * (1988) * Finalist for the

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(1999), for her first novel ''El egoísta'' * (2007), for ''Camino de hierro'' * Fernando Lara Novel Award (2014), for ''Canta sólo para mí''

Books

* ''Biografía completa de Cassius Clay'', 1969 * ''Biografía completa de Legrá'', 1969 * ''Las folclóricas'', 1973 * ''La cara de los Borbones'', 1975 * ''Fuera de campo'', 1991. * ''El sentir de las mujeres'', 1996 * ''Amigos íntimos'', 1998 * ''El egoísta'', 1999 * ''Ser feliz'', 2000 * ''Extrañas parejas'', 2000 * ''Hablemos de la vida'', with , 2002 * ''Bodas de plata'', 2003. * ''Camino de hierro'', 2006 (previously titled ''Olvida el Paraíso'') * ''Llegó el tiempo de las cerezas'', 2008 * ''Nadie pudo con ellos'', 2011 * ''Si yo tuviera 100.000 seguidores'', 2012 * ''Canta solo para mí'', 2014

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Preciado, Nativel 1948 births 20th-century Spanish novelists 20th-century Spanish women writers 21st-century Spanish novelists 21st-century Spanish women writers Living people Spanish biographers Spanish columnists Spanish political commentators Spanish radio personalities Spanish television journalists 21st-century Spanish women journalists Spanish women biographers Spanish women columnists Women radio journalists Spanish women television journalists Writers from Madrid