Anne Igartiburu

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Igartiburu and the second or maternal family name is Verdes.
Anne Igartiburu
Born Anne Igartiburu Verdes
(1969-02-16) February 16, 1969
Elorrio, Biscay, Spain
Occupation Presenter, Actress
Spouse(s) Igor Yebra (m. 2004; div. 2006)
Pablo Heras-Casado (m. 2015)
Children Noa
Carmen
Nicolás

Anne Igartiburu Verdes (born 16 February 1969 in Elorrio, Biscay, Spain) is a Spanish Basque television presenter and actress.

Biography

She studied Industrial Marketing. She started working in the local television of Mondragón in 1993. She then worked in Euskal Telebista, and later in Telecinco, hosting Una pareja feliz alongside Antonio Hidalgo in the 1994-1995 season.

Since 1997, Igartiburu has presented daily celebrity news programme Corazón on TVE, except for a period in 2012-2013 when she presented daily infotainment show +Gente. From 2005 to 2009 she hosted the Spanish adaptation of Dancing with the Stars (¡Mira quién baila!). In 2006 she hosted the special show Gala 50 años de TVE, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of TVE, alongside Laura Valenzuela and Paula Vázquez.[1]

Since 2005, Igartiburu has presented the annual New Year's Eve celebration broadcast for TVE live from Madrid's Puerta del Sol. Igartiburu has also been associated with the Eurovision Song Contest: she was the Spanish spokesperson in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 contests, and she hosted the Spanish national final in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Personal life

She was married to ballet dancer Igor Yebra from 2004 to 2006. Igartiburu has two adopted daughters, Noa (born 2000 in India) and Carmen (born 2011 in Vietnam). In 2015, she married conductor Pablo Heras-Casado.[2] On 13 June 2016 she gave birth to their first baby son, Nicolás.

Filmography

Television presenter
Year TV program Notes
1993Boulevard
1994-1995Una pareja felizWith Antonio Hidalgo.
1994Vamos a montar el Belén
1995La gran oportunidadWith Patxi Alonso.
1996Hau da markaWith Klaudio Landa.
1997El imperdible
Maridos y mujeresWith Alonso Caparrós.
1997-2012, 2013–presentCorazón
2005-2009¡Mira quién baila!
2005-presentNew Year's Eve celebration yearly broadcast for TVEWith a yearly co-host.
2010Destino Oslo, La Gala de Eurovisión 2010
Cántame cómo pasó
Un beso y una flor
2011Destino Eurovisión
2012Eurovisión:Pastora Soler
2012-2013+Gente
2014Mira quién va a Eurovisión
2016Objetivo Eurovisión
Actress
Year Film Role Director
1996Adiós tiburónElenaCarlos Suárez
Menos que ceroRadio journalistErnesto Talleria
1997SuerteAmaiaErnesto Talleria
2003El lápiz del carpinteroIzarneAntón Reixa
2009Zorion perfektuaAinhoaJabi Elortegi

Awards

References

  1. "La gala del 50º aniversario de TVE fue seguida por 4.800.000 espectadores, un 34% de la audiencia", rtve.es; accessed 16 April 2014 (in Spanish).
  2. "Anne Igartiburu se casa en secreto", El País; accessed 1 December 2015 (in Spanish).

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