Karlos Arguiñano UrkiolaNote the mixed spelling of his name. ''Karlos'' and ''

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'' are spelled in

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, not the Spanish '' Carlos'' and ''Urquiola'', but ''Arguiñano'' is spelled in Spanish, not the Basque ''Argiñano''. (born September 6, 1948) is a Spanish

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, popular

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and producer, and

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businessman. His devotion to cuisine started when he was a child and helped at home because he was the eldest of four siblings and had a

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mother. Before beginning his training in the field of cooking, he worked for CAF, a rail car manufacturer at Beasain. When he was 17 years old, he decided to take part in a course at the ''Escuela de Hostelería del Hotel Euromar'' where, over three years, he was taught the main principles of cooking by Luis Irizar. There he met some people who have gone on to achieve great success in the world of cuisine, such as Pedro Subijana and Ramón Roteta. Arguiñano has had a hotel-restaurant on the beach at

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since 1978. He was one of the first TV chefs in Spain with his

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, '' La cocina de Karlos Arguiñano'

first on Euskal Telebista, later on

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, Argentine ATC, back in Spain with

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and, since September 2010 on Antena 3. Arguiñano combines recipe preparation with tips, jokes and amateur singing. His catchphrase is ''Rico, rico y con fundamento'' ("Tasty, tasty and with nutritional value") and his trademark is the use of

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. His sister Eva Arguiñano has also appeared on TV, usually in the dessert section of the show. He has taken over control of the show through his production company Asegarce. Asegarce also controls a big part of the professional

business«No consigo entender cuáles son las razones de mi éxito»
'' El Mundo'', 25 September 1997 and is one of the owning companies of the TV channel La Sexta.

Filmography

Karlos Arguiñano has participated in some films. * '' El rey de la Granja'' (2002), directed by Carlos Zabala and Gregorio Muro * '' Año Mariano'' (2000), directed by Karra Elejalde and

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* ''

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'' (1997), directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Curiosities

In 2005, the chef Manu Piñero (Karlos Arguiñano Aiala Gastronomic School's executive chef), has participated on behalf of Karlos Arguiñano in the first cook work days of Cocina Fusión Vasco-Canaria by the city hall of

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and managed by the Canarian chef Alberto Fortes, collaborating with several basque chefs.

References

External links

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Hotel Restaurante Karlos Arguiñano

Asegarce
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arguinano, Karlos 1948 births Living people Spanish male chefs Spanish television chefs Male actors from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque cuisine People from Beasain