Manuel Torreiglesias
Manuel Antonio Torre Iglesias (16 March 1941 – 19 May 2025), better known as Manuel Torreiglesias, was a Spanish radio and television presenter.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Torreiglesias graduated from the University of Salamanca. After arriving in Madrid with the intention of dedicating himself to teaching, he ended up joining Televisión Española in 1964, at the proposal of Eugenio Pena and as a production assistant in the contest Cesta y puntos. In 1968, he graduated in Medicine at the Complutense University of Madrid.[2]
In 1976, he directed and presented The School of Health, a program in which medical topics were discussed, and advice was given to improve the quality of life.[3][4] In October 1976, he began to present on Radio Nacional de España.[5]
In the early 1990s, he presented Boa saúde on Televisión de Galicia.[6]
On 7 May 2009, he began presenting aber vivir por última vez. The public broadcaster RTVE terminated its contract with Iglesias, citing a 'breach of contract linked to advertising'.[7][8][9]
Torreiglesias died on 19 May 2025, at the age of 84.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ Rueda, Ana Mancera (2009). Oralización de la prensa española: la columna periodística (in Spanish). Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-0343-0004-9.
- ^ À.G (19 May 2025). "Manuel Torreiglesias, host of 'Saber vivir', dies". Ara in English. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Ornia, José Ramon Pérez (1 June 1979). ""Tiempo de vivir": medio ambiente". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Markina, Idoia Camacho (February 2010). La especialización en el periodismo: Formarse para informar (in Spanish). Comunicacion Social. ISBN 978-84-92860-27-2.
- ^ Ornia, José Ramon Pérez (1 June 1979). ""Tiempo de vivir": medio ambiente". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "El Mundo en Orbyt - Suscripción digital online". documenta.elmundo.orbyt.es. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "TVE despide a Torreiglesias por irregularidades | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "TVE sustituye a Torreiglesias de 'Saber vivir'". El País (in Spanish). 7 May 2009. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Moreno, Adriano (11 January 2013). "Manuel Torreiglesias abandona Intereconomía a partir de febrero". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ SL, POMBAPRESS. "Pesar por la muerte del gallego Manuel Torreiglesias, histórico presentador de 'Saber Vivir'". GaliciaPress (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Diariocrítico.com. "Manuel Torreiglesias, presentador de 'Saber vivir', fallece a los 84 años". Diariocrítico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2025.