Joaquín Oliver Prat Sandberg is a

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journalist and TV personality on the

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network. He is best known for hosting the daytime magazine show ''Vamos a ver'' on

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, in the late afternoons.

Biography

The son of the veteran TV presenter

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and his Danish wife Marianne Sandberg, he got a degree in Journalism at the

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, after dropping out of his Economics course at the

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. He started working in radio at

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, after getting work experience in the medium with influential journalist

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on ''Hoy por hoy''. He moved to television in 2008 on the Localia network of local stations, hosting ''El octavo mandamiento'' with Javier Cárdenas. Later that year he joined the

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channel hosting ''Visto y odio'' with

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. In 2009 he moved to

to host its New Year broadcast ''La noche en Paz'' with

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, which he hosted until 2016. That same year he also joined its morning show ''El programa de Ana Rosa'', with

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. In 2013 he hosted his own reality show on Telecinco called ''El campamento de verano''. It was axed after one series. In September 2014, he became a judge on the first series of ''Pequeños gigantes'', a kids' talent show. His return to

was announced on 21 July 2015, to host sports show ''

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'', following in the footsteps of his father. He left at the end of the season. In November 2019 he returned to Cuatro to host ''Cuatro al día'', the channel's current affairs discussion show. In July 2022, he received criticism on social media after strongly criticising Equality Minister Irene Montero on that show, while guests rebuked his outburst. On 18 July 2022, he swapped back to Telecinco to front ''Ya es mediodía'' after Sonsoles Ónega jumped ship to Antena 3. In 2020 he hosted

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's cross-continental game show ''EuroGames'', seen as a revival of ''

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''. In September 2023 he started to host daytime show ''Vamos a ver'', seen to be a continuation of the now-cancelled ''El programa de Ana Rosa'', from 10:30 to 15:00. The show received good ratings. In August 2024, he hosted ''Dinastías'', a show following some of Spain's most influential families. Prat continued to host ''Vamos a ver'', albeit for a shorter duration, after ''El programa de Ana Rosa'' came back in 2025. He took a two-week break in February while the show accustomed to its later timeslot before properly returning on 17 February 2025.

Television career

References

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