Ramón García Hernando (28 November 1961,

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, Spain) is a Spanish

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and television presenter. He is also colloquially known as Ramontxu or Ramonchu. His long professional career and his versatility have been demonstrated in television shows like '' ¿Qué apostamos?'' and ''

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'', and in nineteen live broadcasts of the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes.

Professional career

His career began in the radio, after entering a DJ contest in

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in 1983 and being proclaimed the winner by the

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managers. As a result he worked for

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and . He then jumped into the regional television scene in 1989, having different roles in

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. In 1990 he debuted on national television, on Antena 3 hosting '' La ruleta de la fortuna''. In 1991 he signed for

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(TVE) to host '' No te rías, que es peor'', which began a long career on the network with prime time hits such as '' ¿Qué apostamos?'' or ''

''. He also hosted on TVE the broadcast of the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes live from

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in Madrid eleven times during this time. In 2007, after fifteen years working for TVE, he signed for Antena 3 to host the Spanish version of '' Are you smarter than a 5th grader?''. The announcement of his presence on the broadcast of the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes on Antena 3 the two following years was a nationwide shock in Spain, as his role on TVE was seen as a

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tradition. In 2012 he returned to TVE to host new shows and where he hosted another four times the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes. Since 2016, he has been hosting an afternoon regional magazine on Castilla-La Mancha Televisión. On 2023, he hosted on TVE the revival of ''El Grand Prix del verano'', eighteen years after his previous season. As of 2024, he has hosted nineteen live broadcasts of the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes in total: fifteen on TVE, two on Antena 3, and two on

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. He has also won several awards in Spain, including a lifetime achivement

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(2001), an

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(2002), and an Iris Awards (2017). He was also nominated to six TP de Oro awards for best presenter (1995–1999 and 2003).

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