José María Íñigo
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José María Íñigo is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
) is a Spanish radio and television presenter and stage and screen actor for Televisión Española
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
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Born in Bilbao, Íñigo was hired by Radio Bilbao and then by Cope
Cope
The cope is a liturgical vestment, a very long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour....
. He joined TVE in 1968 working on the show "Último Grito" alongside Pedro Olea. He became a television presenter in 1972 on the programme "Estudio abierto" which he hosted from 1972 until 1975 and again from 1983 until 1985. In 1993 and 1994 Íñigo hosted the morning show on Telecinco
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset channel...
alongside Laurita Valenzuela
Laurita Valenzuela
Laura "Laurita" Valenzuela is a Spanish television presenter of the 1950s and 1960s....
. Since 2000 he has been working for the Spanish National Radio
Radio Nacional de España
is Spain's national public radio service. Since 1973 it has formed, together with , a part of , the corporation responsible for managing national public-service broadcasting in Spain.-Origins of RNE:...
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In 2011 Íñigo provided the Spanish commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
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