Pablo Motos Burgos (born August 31, 1965) is a Spanish comedian and broadcaster who is best known for producing and presenting ''
El Hormiguero
''El Hormiguero'' (, Spanish for "The Anthill") is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and guest interviews running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The sho ...
'', a popular Spanish television show.
Biography
He was the son of Amelia Burgos, who died on 11 December 2018. He did his
military service
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Some nations (e.g., Mexico) require a ...
in
Ceuta
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Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territorie ...
, where he also worked as a receptionist in a military residence.
Career
Radio
Pablo Motos media began his career as a radio host. He later worked at
Radio Nacional in
Utiel
Utiel is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Requena-Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain.
According to the 2014 census
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, then
Onda Cero
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Among its programs are ''Más de Uno,'' ''Julia en la Onda,'' ''La Brújula,'' ''El Transistor,'' ...
Valencia
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, where he presented and directed programs like ''Aquí hay más de uno'', ''Mareando la perdiz'' or ''Hacia el dos mil'', where he has been part of the team as a contributor of ''La Radio'' de
Julia Otero
Julia María Otero Pérez (born 6 May 1959) is a Spanish journalist.
Biography
The only daughter of a trumpeter and a housewife, Julia Otero has lived in Barcelona since she was three years old. Her childhood was spent in the neighborhood of E ...
.
Between September 2002 and June 22 in 2007, introduced the program ''We are no one'' on
M80 Radio
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In Spain, the station began the emission on January 18, 1993 as Radio 80 Serie Oro. In 1994, the name was changed to M80. On ...
in the mornings from Monday to Friday, filling the gap left by the program ''
Gomaespuma'' with great success. Stopped doing the program with his team to devote full-time to ''El Hormiguero'', performed Monday through Thursday.
Television
On television he has presented ''Megacine''
Canal Nou
Nou Televisió (), or simply Nou (Valencian for "nine" or "new"), previously known as Canal Nou ("Channel Nine" or "New Channel"), was a public television station in the Valencian Community, Spain. It was run by Radiotelevisió Valenciana (RTVV), ...
(
Valencian
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television) and was one of the creators of ''The Comedy Club''. Coordinated the scripts of the first three years. At that time created ''The Night... with Fuentes and Co.'' of which he was script coordinator and executive producer.
Since September 2006, he presented and directed ''El Hormiguero'' in the general channel
Cuatro
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Cuatro may also refer to:
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. During its first year it was a weekly program that aired on Sunday evening and from September 2007 it airs Monday through Thursday and Saturday night. From approximately 21:30 to 22:30.
In 2007 he presented the traditional New Year's Eve show in Cuatro together with his fellow ants Trancas and Barrancas.
He also participated in the inauguration of the soccer
Euro Cup 2008 in Cuatro.
Theatre
On stage he has been director of scripts and one of the authors of ''Five mujeres.com Five hombres.com'', and ''Life of St. Francis''. Also contributed to the Spanish version directed by
Verónica Forqué
Verónica Forqué Vázquez-Vigo (; 1 December 1955 – 13 December 2021) was a Spanish stage, film and television actress. She was a four-time Goya Award winner, the most award-winning actress alongside Carmen Maura. She had a knack for charact ...
of ''The Seven Year Itch''. Also starred with Enrique San Francisco between strong and weak.
Advertising
Pablo Motos has also made forays into the world of advertising. Binaca made an announcement referring to a bad mouth, has been the voice of
Coca-Cola
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, announced the bank credit card
Visa
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** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
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and released the air conditioning
Fujitsu
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. In March 2010, gives voice to the announcement of
McDonald's
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.
Production
In 2006, he created his own production company, 7yAcción together with the producer
Jorge Salvador
Jorge Salvador Carulla (born April 1963 in Barcelona) is a Spanish television producer, best known for being the director of ''El Hormiguero'' since 2006.
Career
Salvador was born in April 1963 in Barcelona. His radio career started on Antena 3 ...
in 2007 to produce ''El Hormiguero'' for
Cuatro
Cuatro is Spanish (and other Romance languages) for the number four.
Cuatro may also refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), name for two distinct Latin American instruments, one from Puerto Rico (see Cuatro) and the other from Venezuela (see Cuatro) ...
. In 2008 he created ''War of Brains'' for Telecinco and in 2010 he created ''Tonterias las Justas'' for
Cuatro
Cuatro is Spanish (and other Romance languages) for the number four.
Cuatro may also refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), name for two distinct Latin American instruments, one from Puerto Rico (see Cuatro) and the other from Venezuela (see Cuatro) ...
.
In 2021 he created the game show ''El desafío'' for
Antena 3.
Film
Pablo Motos dubbed the voice of a doll that was stuck in a car for the Spanish version of ''
Toy Story 3
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''. He made an appearance in the film ''
Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis'', and ''Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas'' directed by fellow
Santiago Segura
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At 12, he began ...
.
Worst Comedian
According to the magazine ''
FHM
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'', through a number of online Internet voting, Pablo Motos was considered the worst comedian on the national scene in 2011.
Controversies
Motos and ''El Hormiguero'' have been criticised as misogynist for his and the show's treatment of and comments regarding women. In 2022, the Ministry of Justice published a campaign against violence against women titled ''#EntoncesQuien'' ("Then Who"), with a spoof of ''El Hormiguero'' and the presenter - a parody of Motos - asking a female guest "And talking of the changing rooms, when you're sleeping, do you wear sexy or comfortable underwear?" The lady says, breaking the fourth wall, "If I were a guy, he wouldn't have asked me that question." Motos rejected this, on the show criticising that €1 million of public money had been spent on the campaign.
Awards
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Spanish television presenters
Spanish comedians
Spanish stand-up comedians