Ana Rosa Quintana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ana Rosa Quintana
Quintana in 2018
Born	Ana Rosa Quintana Hortal (1956-01-12) 12 January 1956 (age 69) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Journalist Radio presenter Television personality
Years active	1982–present
Known for	Sabor a ti (1998–2004) El programa de Ana Rosa (2005–2023, 2025–present) TardeAR (2023–2025)
Spouse(s)	Alfonso Rojo ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 1987)​ Juan Muñoz ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3

Ana Rosa Quintana Hortal, born on January 12, 1956, is a well-known Spanish journalist and television presenter. She began her career in radio. Later, she became famous on the TV channel Antena 3 with her daytime chat show Sabor a ti.

After that, she moved to Telecinco to host El programa de Ana Rosa. This show was very popular and often had the highest ratings from 2005 until it ended in 2023. In 2023, she started a new afternoon show called TardeAR. However, TardeAR did not get as many viewers as expected. So, El programa de Ana Rosa returned in February 2025.

Ana Rosa's Early Life and Career

Growing Up in Madrid

Ana Rosa was born and grew up in Usera, a neighborhood in Madrid, Spain. Her parents were José Antonio Quintana and Carmen Hortal Prados. She has an older brother named Enrique.

Starting in Radio

She began her career in radio at RNE. She then moved to Radio Internacional. There, she was part of a group of female presenters known as the "chicas de la Inter."

Moving to Television

In 1982, Ana Rosa started working in television. She hosted the primetime news show Telediario with Alberto Delgado. Later, she moved to New York with her husband, Alfonso Rojo. She worked there as a reporter for Cadena COPE radio and Tiempo de Hoy magazine. She had a son, Álvaro, in 1986.

Returning to Spain

After she and Alfonso Rojo separated in 1987, Ana Rosa returned to Spain. She directed and presented the show Las tardes de RCE on Radiocadena Española. She also worked at other radio stations like Radio 80 and Antena 3 Radio, presenting news. She also appeared on Radio Voz's show De viva voz. On TV, she joined Telecinco to host the court show Veredicto until 1995.

Rise to Fame in Television

Success on Antena 3

In 1997, Ana Rosa moved to Antena 3. She hosted the chat show Sinceramente Ana Rosa Quintana. She then presented Extra Rosa with Rosa Villacastín. This show was very successful and often won its time slot.

Sabor a ti and Production Company

In 1998, she started hosting the daytime magazine show Sabor a ti. It was meant to be a short summer show, but it became very popular. Sabor a ti ran for six years, making Ana Rosa one of Antena 3's most famous faces.

In December 2000, Ana Rosa and her son Enrique started their own production company, Cuarzo Producciones. From 2001, Cuarzo Producciones took over making Sabor a ti. She also launched her own monthly magazine, La Revista de Ana Rosa, that year. In 2004, she voiced a newsreader in the Spanish version of the movie The Incredibles.

El programa de Ana Rosa

In 2004, Antena 3 decided not to continue Sabor a ti. In September of that year, it was announced that Ana Rosa would return to Telecinco. She would launch a new show to compete with María Teresa Campos's program Cada día.

Her new show, El programa de Ana Rosa, started on January 18, 2005. It quickly became the most-watched show in its time slot on Telecinco. Cada día was canceled after only one year. El programa de Ana Rosa remained the top-rated show for eighteen years.

Recent Shows and Changes

On June 19, 2014, Ana Rosa helped lead Telecinco's coverage of Felipe VI becoming the new king of Spain. In 2017, her company Cuarzo Producciones was sold. In 2019, she hosted the first season of Telecinco's show Mujeres al poder.

In 2023, El programa de Ana Rosa ended due to changes in the TV schedule. Ana Rosa then moved to host a new show in the late afternoon called TardeAR. She hoped this new show would be "the best news show on TV in Spain." However, it did not perform as well as expected against other shows. Because of this, Telecinco announced that El programa de Ana Rosa would return in February 2025.

Ana Rosa's TV Shows

Ana Rosa Quintana has hosted many television shows throughout her career.

Personal Life

Ana Rosa has three sons. Her first son, Álvaro, was born in 1986 with her former husband, Alfonso Rojo. In 2004, when she was 48 years old, she had twin sons, Juan and Jaime. Their father is her current husband, Juan Muñoz. In 2021, she shared that she had breast cancer and took a break from television to focus on her health.

See also

In Spanish: Ana Rosa Quintana para niños