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Roberto Leal (TV presenter)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Leal and the second or maternal family name is Guillén.
Roberto Leal
Born
Roberto José Leal Guillén

(1979-06-28) 28 June 1979 (age 46)
Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain
NationalitySpanish
EducationBachelor's in Journalism, Faculty of Communication of Seville, 1999.
Master's in Journalism, University of Seville, 2003.
Occupation(s)Television presenter, reporter, journalist
SpouseSara Rubio (2015–present)
Parents
  • Pepe Leal (father)
  • Mercedes Guillén (mother)
Websitehttp://www.robertoleal.es

Roberto José Leal Guillén (born 28 June 1979) is a Spanish television presenter, reporter and journalist.

Biography

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Roberto Leal was born in Alcalá de Guadaíra, Seville on 28 June 1979.[1] He graduated in Journalism at the University of Seville.[2] He was a journalist at the newspaper La Voz de Alcalá, and the host of the radio program La Resaca, on Sevilla FM.[3]

In 2001, aged 21 he began his television career working on Informativos Telecinco as the editor for his native Andalusia.[4] After working at Canal Sur and as a news reporter on María Teresa Campos' show on Antena 3, from 2005 to 2010 Leal was a reporter on the news discussion show show España directo, on La 1.[5] In 2010 he co-hosted the short-lived 3D alongside Gloria Serra on Antena 3.[6] In the following four years, Leal continued in Antena 3 co-hosting the morning television show Espejo Público, alongside Susanna Griso.[7] On 15 September 2014, he returned to host España directo as the main anchor, which he hosted until 2 November 2018.[8]

From 2014 until 2016 he hosted the Sorteo Extraordinario on TVE, and from 2015 to 2017 presented coverage of the Cavalcade of Magi on the network. This allowed him to swap from journalism to light entertainment programming, becoming a surprise choice for the 2017 reboot of Operación Triunfo.[9] The show was a massive success and made Leal a light entertainment star. Leal hosted then hosted a revival of Bailando con las estrellas, the Spanish adaptation of Dancing with the Stars, alongside Rocío Muñoz Morales, however it lasted just one series.[10] Leal presented the annual New Year's Eve broadcast on TVE live from Madrid's Puerta del Sol, alongside Anne Igartiburu.[11] In 2019, Leal hosted the music show La mejor canción jamás cantada and the game show Vaya crack.[12][13]

In 2020, Leal jumped ship back to Antena 3 to host the game shows Pasapalabra and El desafío, while his new network allowed him to finish hosting the current series of Operación Triunfo.[14] He temporarily left Pasapalabra on 31 August 2020 after testing positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic, but returned after two weeks.[15] Since 2021, he has also hosted the Spanish version of Lego Masters.[16] Since 2023/24 he has hosted Antena 3's annual New Year's Eve gala, Adiós 20xx, replacing Juanra Bonet.

Personal life

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Leal is married to Sara Rubio, whom he met while working on Espejo Público. In 2017 they had their first child, named Lola.[17]

His father Pepe Leal died on 27 December 2019.[18]

Awards and honors

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In July 2018 he received the Premio Andalucía del Turismo.[19]

In 2019, a street in his hometown of Alcalá de Guadaíra was named after him.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Lora, M. J. (31 October 2017). "El presentador de moda de la TV, Roberto Leal, es sevillano". ABC (in Spanish). Madrid: Vocento. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Roberto Leal, estudiante de periodismo (2003)". Canal Sur (in Spanish). 13 January 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Roberto Leal, reportero de España Directo". Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (in Spanish). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Roberto Leal: El presentador de moda que no olvida sus raíces". ABC (in Spanish). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ Milagro, Iñaki (26 August 2014). "Roberto Leal, de reportero a presentador de 'España Directo'". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ "El cambiazo de Roberto Leal: así era el presentador hace 10 años". El Economista (in Spanish). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Roberto Leal presentará 'Espejo público' junto a Alicia Senovilla este verano". La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Roberto Leal, presentador de España Directo". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 18 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Roberto Leal presentará 'Operación Triunfo' 2017". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ^ "'Bailando con las estrellas': Roberto Leal y Rocío Muñoz Morales presentarán el programa en La 1". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Noxvo. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Especial "OT", humor con José Mota y campanadas con Igartiburu y Leal en TVE" (in Spanish). EFE. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  12. ^ HerGar, Paula (18 December 2018). "TVE ANUNCIA UN NUEVO PROGRAMA CON CANTANTES FAMOSOS Y 'TRIUNFITOS' DE TODAS LAS ÉPOCAS" (in Spanish). Los 40. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Así fue el estreno de 'Vaya crack', un carrusel de retos intelectuales que convenció al público de TVE". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  14. ^ Tom C. Avendaño (14 April 2020). "Roberto Leal presentará el 'Pasapalabra' de Antena 3" [Roberto Leal will present the ‘Pasapalabra’ of Antena 3]. El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  15. ^ Tom C. Avendaño (31 August 2020). "Roberto Leal aparca 'Pasapalabra' tras dar positivo en Covid-19" [Roberto Leal parks ‘Pasapalabra’ after testing positive for Covid-19]. La Vanguardia (in European Spanish).
  16. ^ "Atresmedia premia a Roberto Leal: presentará el concurso 'Lego Masters'". El Español (in European Spanish). June 25, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  17. ^ "OT 2017: Roberto Leal nos presenta a su 'niña Lola', la fan más pequeña de 'Operación Triunfo'". ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  18. ^ Bustamante, Elena (27 December 2019). "Muere el padre de Roberto Leal a escasos días de que presente las Campanadas". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  19. ^ Consejería de Turismo y Deporte (21 July 2018). "Roberto Leal y la empresa City Sightseeing, Premios Andalucía del Turismo 2018". Junta de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Roberto Leal tendrá una calle con su nombre en Alcalá de Guadaíra, su ciudad natal". Hola! (in Spanish): 12. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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