Carme Chaparro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chaparro and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Carme Chaparro
Born
Carme Chaparro Martínez

(1973-02-05) 5 February 1973 (age 51)[1]
Salamanca, Spain
Occupation(s)Television presenter and writer
Employers

Carme Chaparro Martínez (born in Salamanca, Spain on February 5, 1973) is a Spanish journalist and writer.

Career

Chaparro holds a degree in journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1996).[2]

She began her professional career as a writer for the TV3 programs Ciutadans (Ondas award), Generació X and Les coses com són. She wrote reports for the Sunday supplement of La Vanguardia. She was editor of the news services of Cadena SER in Tarragona and later editor-in-chief of the magazine Zona Alta, director and presenter of the program 39 punts de vida on BTV and director and host of the weekend magazine program De nou a nou on Ràdio L'Hospitalet.[3]

In January 1997, she joined the newsroom of Informativos Telecinco in Catalonia. A year later, in 1998, she became presenter and editor of Informativos Telecinco Cataluña, in the morning and at midday. She presented special programs such as electoral programs and other major events and was moderator of political debates in the regional elections.[4]

From September 2001, she presented Informativos Telecinco 14:30 and, as of September 2004, she became the presenter and co-editor of Informativos Telecinco Fin de Semana. She has also hosted special programs such as those dedicated to the death of John Paul II, the 11-M and T4 Barajas bombings, the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Montmeló, the Royal Wedding between Felipe de Borbón and Letizia Ortiz and election specials.[5]

From January 9, 2017, after twelve years at Informativos Telecinco Fin de Semana, she presented Noticias Cuatro, from Monday to Friday, replacing Marta Fernández.[6] After the cancellation of this news program, between February and November 2019, she hosted the current affairs program Cuatro al día.[7] Later, in 2020, she returned to Telecinco to present the docu-reality Mujeres al poder.[8]

Chaparro is also a member of the Club de las 25, a contributor to Yo Dona magazine, a talk show host on Punto Radio, a contributor to Mujer Hoy magazine and a coach for corporate spokespersons.[9]

Awards

In 2017 she won the Primavera Novel Prize for No soy un monstruo, her first book.[10]

In 2018 she received the Award of the Observatory against Domestic and Gender Violence, in recognition of "her firm commitment to freedom, equality and women's rights". She was presented with the award by Carmen Calvo, Vice President of the Government of Spain and the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska.[11]

Trajectory

Presenter

Year Program Channel Role
1998–2001 Informativos Telecinco Cataluña Telecinco Presenter
2001–2004 Informativos Telecinco 14:30 Telecinco Presenter
2004–2017 Informativos Telecinco Fin de Semana Telecinco Presenter
2017–2019 Noticias Cuatro Cuatro Presenter
2019 Cuatro al día Cuatro Presenter
2021 – present Mujeres al poder Telecinco and Cuatro Presenter
2021 Los teloneros Cuatro Co-Presenter
2021 – present Todo es mentira Cuatro Presenter
2022 – present En el punto de mira Cuatro Reporter

Guest

Year Program Channel Role
2018 De mayor quiero ser (escritora como Carme Chaparro) Mitele Guest
2019 Adivina qué hago esta noche Cuatro Guest
2021 Rocío, contar la verdad para seguir viva Telecinco Guest

Literary works

Crime novel

No decepciones a tu padre (Planeta, 2021).[12]

La química del odio (Planeta, 2018).[13]

No soy un monstruo (Planeta, 2017).[14]

Non-fiction

Calladita estás más guapa (Planeta, 2019).[15]

Private life

She is married to Bernabé Domínguez and they began their relationship in 1999.[16] On August 31, 2011, Carme gave birth to her first daughter, Laia. In September 2013 she gave birth to her second daughter, Emma.[17]

Carme suffers from Ménière's disease, as she herself has declared.[18][19][20]

References

  1. ^ "Carme Chaparro: "Hay que conseguir compatibilizar la vida laboral y la familiar"". DiezMinutos (in Spanish). 14 April 2018.
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  3. ^ "¿Quién es Carme Chaparro? Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre Carme". Semana (in Spanish). 5 February 1973.
  4. ^ "Carme Chaparro muestra cómo era cuando entró en Telecinco con 23 años: "Mi pelo ya no es el mismo"". Telecinco (in Spanish). 18 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Lo que no sabías de Carme Chaparro: la enfermedad que padece de por vida y su bronca con Luis Enrique". COPE (in Spanish). 13 February 2021.
  6. ^ Vertele, ed. (23 December 2016). "Baile oficial de caras en Informativos Mediaset: Marta Fernández desaparece".
  7. ^ La Vanguardia, ed. (18 January 2019). "Las tardes de Cuatro ya tienen nombre".
  8. ^ "Carme Chaparro releva a Ana Rosa Quintana en la segunda temporada de 'Mujeres al poder'". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). 18 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Carme Chaparro, próxima invitada en Escritores en su tinta el próximo 17 de marzo en Molina de Segura". EuropaPress (in Spanish). 12 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Carme Chaparro gana el Primavera de Novela con 'No soy un monstruo'". El País (in Spanish). 24 February 2017.
  11. ^ Redacción (14 November 2018). "Carme Chaparro, el rostro televisivo de la lucha contra la violencia doméstica". DiezMinutos (in European Spanish).
  12. ^ "Carme Chaparro, el rostro de la tele que vibra con la novela policíaca". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 27 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Carme Chaparro: La inspiración para escribir 'La química del odio' procede de la vida real". ElMundo (in Spanish). 12 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Todo sobre 'No soy un monstruo', la primera novela de Carme Chaparro". ElMundo (in Spanish). 22 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Carme Chaparro: "Es necesaria una educación sexual sana"". ElPeriodico (in Spanish). 2 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Carme Chaparro sorprende a su marido con un romántico mensaje". Hola (in Spanish). 8 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Carme Chaparro hace llorar confesando lo último que ha hecho por una de sus hijas". ElNacional (in Spanish). 1 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Carme Chaparro se solidariza con Jada Pinkett y muestra la enfermedad rara que padece". ABC (in Spanish). 31 March 2022.
  19. ^ "La periodista Carme Chaparro desvela que padece una enfermedad de la piel: "No hay cura"". LaVanguardia (in Spanish). 31 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Carme Chaparro revela la nueva enfermedad que sufre". AS (in Spanish). 31 March 2022.