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Margarita Rivière
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Ceremony for the first edition of the Premio Margarita Rivière, 2015
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Margarita Rivière Martí
17 August 1944 Barcelona, Spain
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| Died | 29 March 2015 (aged 70) Barcelona, Spain
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| Resting place | Sant Gervasi Cemetery (at 21:56 pm) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Universidad de la Ciudad Condal |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Children | Clara Cominges Rivière |
| Awards | Premio Ciudad de Barcelona, Premio Espasa |
Margarita Rivière Martí (born August 17, 1944 – died March 29, 2015) was a Spanish journalist and writer. She wrote thousands of newspaper articles, interviews, and 30 books. She was known for her modern and feminist ideas during Spain's change to democracy. Margarita was one of the first women to work as a journalist in Spain. She and Teresa Rubio were the first two female journalists for the Diario de Barcelona. In 1978, she also helped start El Periódico de Catalunya.
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Margarita Rivière's Life Story
Margarita Rivière studied journalism in Barcelona. She also studied philosophy at the Universidad de la Ciudad Condal. Later, she studied design in Paris, France.
Early Journalism Career
Margarita's first jobs in journalism were in the fashion world. From 1965 to 1968, she worked for the French magazine Marie Claire. She was their reporter in Spain. After that, she worked for a business magazine called Dossier Mundo. She was the main editor there from 1971 to 1974.
In 1978, she became the head of the Culture section for Diario de Barcelona. Then, in 1984, she led the same section for El Periódico de Catalunya. She also managed the Sunday newspaper and wrote daily opinion articles. From 1988 to 1992, she was the director of the news agency EFE in Catalonia.
Margarita often shared stories about how hard it was for women journalists. She remembered that there were no women's bathrooms in newspaper offices. She had to walk far to find one. This shows how few women worked in journalism back then.
Famous Interviews and Other Work
Throughout her career, Margarita focused on interviews and articles. She interviewed many important people, especially in Catalonia. Some of her famous interviews included King Juan Carlos I, Yoko Ono, and the Dalai Lama. She also interviewed artists like Pedro Almodóvar and singers like Julio Iglesias.
Her articles were printed in major newspapers like El País, El Periódico, and La Vanguardia. From 1981 to 1984, she had a daily interview section in El Periódico.
Margarita also created a magazine called Qué leer. She directed television shows and wrote speeches and scripts. She even wrote for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Her last book was Clave K. It was a funny story about power in Catalonia. She had written it 15 years before it was published. Because she was ill, she could not attend the book's launch. Instead, she sent a video message.
Margarita Rivière passed away on March 29, 2015. She was 70 years old and died from a lung disease.
Awards and Honors
Margarita Rivière received several important awards for her work:
- 1983: Premio Ciudad de Barcelona for journalism.
- 1992: Premio Espasa de Ensayo for her essays.
- 2007: Premio Reconocimiento a la trayectoria europeísta (an award for her work promoting European ideas).
- 2010: Premio a la trayectoria periodística from the Association of Women Journalists of Catalonia.
Honors After Her Death
After Margarita's death, people continued to honor her contributions.
Premio Margarita Rivière
In 2015, a new award was created in her name. It is called the Premio Margarita Rivière. This award recognizes journalists who show great care in their reporting, especially regarding gender issues. The Association of Women Journalists of Catalonia started this award. Margarita's family and other journalism groups approved it. The first winner of this award was journalist Milagros Pérez Oliva.
Exposition Margarita Rivière, abriendo puertas
In April 2016, an exhibition opened to honor Margarita. It was called Margarita Rivière, abriendo puertas (Margarita Rivière, Opening Doors). This exhibition looked back at her amazing career as a journalist and writer. It opened on the first anniversary of her death.
Books by Margarita Rivière
Margarita Rivière wrote many books on different topics. These included feminism, fashion, politics, biographies, culture, and journalism. Here are some of her published works:
- La moda, ¿comunicación o incomunicación? (1977)
- Historia de la media (1983)
- La generación del cambio (1984)
- La aventura de envejecer, with Santiago Dexeus (1987)
- Un rebelde en el poder: Pasqual Maragall, with Xavier Febrés (1991)
- Lo cursi y el poder de la moda (Premio Espasa de Ensayo 1992)
- Cómo ser progre y de derechas (1993)
- Periodista (1994)
- La década de la decencia (1995)
- Yo me escapé (1995)
- Vivir la madurez con optimismo, la apasionante aventura de envejecer, with Santiago Dexeus (1995)
- El problema, with José Gandía Casimiro (1996)
- El segundo poder (1998)
- Serrat y su época. Biografía de una generación (1998)
- Crónicas virtuales. La muerte de la moda en la era de los mutantes (1998)
- Mujeres y hombres: la impía rebelión, with Salvador Giner (1999)
- El mundo según las mujeres (2000)
- El problema Madrid-Barcelona (2000)
- El diario de Paloma Guerra (2002)
- 3x1, with Teresa Pàmies y Pilar Rahola (2003)
- Serrat: a los 60 años (2003)
- El malentendido: cómo nos educan los medios de comunicación (2003)
- El placer de ser mujer (2005)
- La fama. Iconos de la religión mediática (2009)
- Historia informal de la moda (2013)
- Diccionario de la moda (2014)
- Clave K (2015)
See also
In Spanish: Margarita Rivière para niños
