Joaquín Soler Serrano
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journalist and presenter of radio and television programs. He was most active during the 1960s and 1970s.
Soler began his career in 1939 at Radio Barcelona, a subsidiary of Radio Nacional de España
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, where he was a presenter and editor in chief. Later he moved to Radio España. Here he served primarily as a presenter, presenting such programs as Lo mejor del mundo, Blanco y Negro, La samba, ¡caramba!, Feria de canciones, Reír es vivir, Peseta por palabra, ¡Que rico Mambo! o Busque, corra y llegue usted primero.
In 1956 he relocated to Venezuela
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, where he remained for two years working in television. On his return to Spain, he resumed his radio career at Cadena SER
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in Barcelona, where he was responsible for shows like Esto es radio, Avecrem llama a su puerta and Caspe 6... ¡en orbita! His collaborators included Camilo José Cela
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and Manolo del Arco. He was recognized for his efforts to support victims of the flooding in Vallès
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, Catalonia
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in September 1962.
He debuted on Spanish television in 1960 as host of the newsmagazine Carrusel. He subsequently hosted many other programs, finally becoming presenter of the interview program A fondo (1976–1981), in which he had the opportunity to interview Salvador Dalí
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, Camilo José Cela
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, Bernardo Bertolucci
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, Jorge Luis Borges
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, Elia Kazan
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, Julio Iglesias
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and Silvio Fanti
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among others.
Soler has received the most important Spanish awards for journalism, including the Premio Nacional de Radiodifusión (in 1961) and the Ondas Prize
Premios Ondas
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(in 1955, 1959, 1962, 1976, and 1999).
TV programs
- Carrusel (1960).
- Sí o no (1961–1963).
- Estrellas en 625 líneas (1963).
- Aquí el segundo programa (1965–1966).
- El juego de la oca (1966–1967).
- Cita a las siete (1967).
- Clan familiar (1968–1969).
- Los hombres saben, los pueblos marchan (1969–1970).
- Juego de letras (1972–1973).
- A fondo (1976–1981).
- Siete días (1978).
- Perfiles (1979).