Manuel Luís Nunes Sousa Goucha (born 25 December 1954) is a Portuguese television presenter and journalist (

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). He is the presenter of a long-lasting morning show in RTP (''Praça da Alegria''), followed by another in rival

, Goucha was also known for

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TV programmes and books, as well as a brief spell as an

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. He also owns a

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. Having publicly come out in the late 2000s, he is one of the best known Portuguese public figures who are openly

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. In spite of this, he is often criticized by Portuguese LGBT organizations, whose stance he dismisses. Until August 2018, Cristina Ferreira presented the morning show ''Você na TV!'' with him, which he then continued to present with Maria Cerqueira Gomes.''Cristina Ferreira e Manuel Luís Goucha contam os seus segredos''
It was in that same show that, in January 2019, Goucha interviewed convicted criminal and Portuguese

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leader , for a conversation with the theme "Do we need a new Salazar?", which was widely panned. ''Você na TV!'' ended in December 2020 and Goucha now presents the afternoon show ''Goucha'', which has been aired by TVI since January 2021.

Career

RTP

* 1979 - Zé Gato (actor) * 1984 - Crónica dos Bons Malandros (actor) * 1984 - Gostosuras e Travessuras * 1986 - Sebastião come tudo! * 1987 - Portugal de Faca e Garfo * 1988 - Sebastião na CEE * 1991 - Sim ou Sopas * 1993 - Olha que Dois * 1994 - Viva à Manhã * 1995 - A Grande Pirâmide * 1995 - Efe-Erre-A * 1996 - Avós e Netos * 2000 - Santa Casa * 1995-2002 - Praça da Alegria

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and +TVI

* 1993 - Momentos de Glória *2002-2004 - Olá Portugal *2004–2020 - Você na TV! *2007 - Casamento de Sonho (Judge) *2008, 2009 and 2011 - Uma Canção para Ti *2009 - Quem é o Melhor? *2010 - Mulheres da Minha Vida (

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) *2010 - De Homem Para Homem (

) *2011 - Controversos (

) *2011–present (recurring) - Somos Portugal *2012 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha 1 *2012 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha 2 *2012 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha - Duetos *2013 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha 3 *2013 - Tu Cá Tu Lá ( +TVI) *2014 - MasterChef Portugal (Season 1) *2014 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha - Kids *2015 - MasterChef Portugal (Season 2) *2015 - Pequenos Gigantes (Judge) *2016 - MasterChef Júnior Portugal *2017 - MasterChef Júnior Portugal *2018 - Secret Story 7 (Reality TV Show) *2018 - Secret Story: O Reencontro (Reality TV Show) Presenting World Events on TVI: *2011 - William & Kate's Wedding ( UK) *2011 - Charlene & Alberto of Monaco's Wedding (

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) *2013 - Launch of

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in the USA (

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) Specials: *2003 - Mãe Querida - "Mother's Day Special" * 2005 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) * 2006 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) *2007 - Viagem ao Mundo das Maravilhas * 2007 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) *2008 - Todos com Portugal * 2008 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) * 2009 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) *2010 - Gala Nicolau Breyner - 50 Anos de Carreira * 2010 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) *2011 - Especial Festas de São Mateus em

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*2011 - Especial Festas da Senhora da Agonia em

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* 2011 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) *2012 - Gala de Natal TVI, with Cristina Ferreira (TVI's Christmas Show) *2013 - Parabéns TVI - 20 Anos, with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Birthday Talk Show) *2013 - Gala 20 Anos TVI, with Cristina Ferreira (TVI's Birthday Show) * 2013 - Gala das Estrelas TVI, with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Show) *2014 - Parabéns TVI - 21º Aniversário (TVI's Birthday Talk Show) * 2014 - Gala das Estrelas TVI, with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Show) * 2014 - Special guest on ''Juntos no Verão'' (talk-show) * 2015 - Parabéns TVI - 22º Aniversário (TVI's Birthday Talk Show) * 2015 - Juntos Fazemos a Festa * 2015 - Natal Especial, with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Special Talk Show) * 2016 - Especial Ano Novo - "Juntos Fazemos a Festa", with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's New Year's Eve Special Talk Show) *2017 - TVI Gala das Estrelas with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Show)

Awards

Manuel Luís Goucha was nominated and won several awards.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goucha, Manuel Luis 1954 births Living people Mass media people from Lisbon Portuguese agnostics Portuguese television journalists Portuguese male journalists Portuguese male television actors Portuguese LGBTQ broadcasters Portuguese LGBTQ journalists Portuguese gay actors Portuguese gay writers Gay journalists 20th-century Portuguese male actors 20th-century Portuguese male writers 20th-century Portuguese journalists 20th-century Portuguese LGBTQ people 21st-century Portuguese male actors 21st-century Portuguese male writers 21st-century Portuguese journalists 21st-century Portuguese LGBTQ people