Jesús Vázquez (television presenter)

Jesús Vázquez Martínez (born 9 September 1965) is a Spanish television presenter. In 2008 he became the first Spaniard to be selected as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency.

Biography

Vázquez was born in Ferrol, Galicia. He moved to Melilla, where he joined as an undergraduate at the local Veterinary School; however, before he could complete his studies he moved to Madrid. In this period he worked as model.

Vázquez rose to fame in the early 1990s as the host of two television shows aimed at the teenage audience aired on Telecinco: ''La quinta marcha'' (1990-1991), which he hosted alongside Penélope Cruz, and ''Hablando se entiende la basca'' (1991-1993). In this period he starred in the film ''Aquí el que no corre, vuela''. (1992), directed by Ramón Fernández and produced by Telecinco, along with Alfredo Landa, Arturo Fernández, Arancha del Sol and Natalia Estrada. In 1993 he ventured into singing with the album ''A dos milímetros escasos de tu boca'', which achieved a Gold Record certificate; however, his music career did not have continuity.

In 1998 Vázquez presented ''A propósito'', on Canal Sur and the game show with celebrities ''Gente con chispa'', aired on regional televisions. In 2000, he hosted the short-lived late night show ''La central'' on Antena 3, cancelled due to poor ratings. In 2001, he was hired by Telemadrid to host talk show ''Ésta es mi gente''. In 2002, he combined this work with presenting talent show '' Popstars: Todo por un sueño'' on Telecinco.

In 2003 Vázquez left Telemadrid to present talk show '' Nadie es perfecto'' on Telecinco; the show was cancelled after three weeks. In 2003, also on Telecinco, he presented the weekly debate show of '' Gran Hermano'' ('' Big Brother''), as well as reality television series ''Hotel Glam'' and ''Vivo Cantando''. In 2004 and 2005, Vázquez hosted the first two seasons of '' Gran Hermano VIP'' (Celebrity version of ''Big Brother''). Subsequently, he hosted reality-show talent contest reality-show talent contest '' Operación Triunfo'' from 2005 to 2008, and the Spanish version of '' Survivor'' from 2006 to 2010. In addition, he presented daily game show '' ¡Allá tú!'' (Spanish adaptation of ''Deal or No Deal'') from 2004 to 2008.

Apart from ''Operación Triunfo'' and ''Survivor'', in 2007 Vázquez hosted reality show ''Nadie es perfecto'', and in 2009, game shows ''Guerra de sesos'' alongside Almudena Cid, and ''Mi familia contra todos''. In 2010 the last seasons ''Operación Triunfo'' and ''Survivor'' that featured Vázquez aired and he presented reality dating show ''I Love Escassi''.

When Telecinco and Cuatro merged into Mediaset España in 2011, it was decided that Vázquez would become a visible face of Cuatro. In Cuatro he hosted game show ''Uno para ganar'' (Spanish adaptation of ''Minute to Win It'') and the fourth season of reality television game show '' Pekín Express''.

In 2012, Vázquez moved back to Telecinco to host ''La Voz'' (Spanish version of ''The Voice''). Since then he has also hosted talent shows ''La Voz Kids'', ''Pequeños Gigantes'', ''Levántate'', ''Me lo dices o me lo cantas'' and ''Factor X''.

In 2016, Vázquez joined '' Got Talent España'' on its first season as one of the four judges. In 2017, Vázquez hosted ''Proyecto Bullying'', a docu-show that centered on school bullying that will air on Cuatro.

Personal life

In November 2005 Vázquez married Roberto Cortés.El Mundo: Jesús Vázquez se casa con su novio Roberto (spanish)
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National career as a television presenter in Spain

* '' La quinta marcha'' (1990–1991) in Telecinco.
* '' Hablando se entiende la basca'' (1991–1993) in Telecinco.
* '' Xuxa Park'' with Xuxa Meneghel (1991-1992)
* '' Desde Palma con amor'' (1992) in Telecinco with Concha Velasco.
* '' La Ruleta de la Suerte'' (1993–1994) in Telecinco.
* '' Manos a la obra'' (1998) in Antena 3.
* '' Gente con chispa'' (1999–2000) in FORTA.
* ''De qué hablan las Mujeres'' (2000) Antena 3TV.
* '' La central'' (2000) in Antena 3.
* '' ¿De qué hablan las mujeres?'' (2000) in Antena 3.
* '' Ésta es mi gente'' (2001–2002) in Telemadrid.
* ''Popstars'' (2002) in Telecinco.
* '' Gran Hermano'' (2002–2003) in Telecinco.
* '' Hotel Glamour'' (2003) in Telecinco.
* '' Nadie es perfecto'' (2003) en Telecinco.
* '' Vivo cantando'' (2003) in Telecinco.
* '' Gran Hermano VIP: El desafío'' (2004–2005) in Telecinco.
* '' ¡Allá tú!'' in Telecinco (2004–2008) and Cuatro (2011).
* '' Operación Triunfo'' (2005–2006, 2008) in Telecinco.
* '' Supervivientes'' (2006–2010) in Telecinco.
* 100th episode of '' Yo soy Bea'' (2006) in Telecinco.
* '' Nadie es perfecto'' (2007) in Telecinco.
* ''Mi familia contra todos'' (2009) in Telecinco.
* ''I Love Escassi'' (2010) in Telecinco.
* ''La guillotina'' (2010) in Telecinco.
* '' Pekín Express'' (2011) in Cuatro.
* '' Uno para ganar'' (2011–2012) in Cuatro.
* ''La Voz'' (2012–2017) in Telecinco.
* ''¡Mira quién salta!'' (2013-2014) in Telecinco
* ''La Voz Kids'' (2013–2018) in Telecinco.
* ''Pequeños gigantes'' (2014–present) in Telecinco.
* ''Levántate'' (2015–2016) in Telecinco.
* '' Got Talent España'' (2016) in Telecinco (as judge).
* ''Proyecto Bullying'' (2017) in Cuatro.
* ''Me lo dices o me lo cantas'' (2017) in Telecinco.
* ''Factor X'' (2018) in Telecinco.
* '' Bake Off España'' (2019) in Cuatro.

References

History and Biography
https://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/3859991.html

External links

Official website

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1965 births
Living people
People from Galicia (Spain)
People from Ferrol, Spain
Spanish television presenters
Spanish LGBT entertainers
Gay entertainers
Spanish LGBT broadcasters
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassadors