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Mercedes Odina
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| Born | 11 October 1959 Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation | journalist, author, film director, cultural manager |
| Subject | Culture and international relations |
Mercedes Odina is a talented Spanish journalist, author, and film director. She was born on October 11, 1959, in Barcelona, Spain. Throughout her career, she has worked in many exciting roles, from reporting the news to directing documentaries and even managing cultural projects.
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Mercedes Odina's Career
Starting in Journalism
Mercedes Odina studied Communication at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She began her career working in radio, then joined Televisión Española (TVE), which is a big TV station in Spain. Soon after, she became part of the team for a well-known news program called Informe Semanal.
Directing Documentaries
In 1989, Mercedes started an amazing project: she wrote and directed a documentary series called Los años vividos (which means The Years We Lived). This series had ten parts and looked back at the entire 20th century in Spain. It featured interviews with 250 important Spanish people. This documentary series was so good that it won the Premios Ondas Internacional de Television award in 1992!
In 1991, she became the director of another TV show called Dossier 21. This show focused on investigative journalism, which means finding out important facts about current events and history. Some of her documentaries, like Objective: Kill Franco, were shown on TV channels in other countries and at international film festivals.
Working Abroad and Writing Books
In 1995, Mercedes Odina moved to New York City to work as a foreign correspondent for TVE. This meant she reported news from the United States back to Spain.
In 1997, she published her first book, America Sociedad Anonima. For several years, she also taught Communication at the University Ramon Llull in Barcelona. At the same time, she continued to write and work with different radio stations, TV channels, and newspapers.
In 2005, she took on a big role as the Head of Communication for Expo 2008. This was a huge international exhibition held in Spain. From 2008 to 2009, she was the Head of Culture at Canning House in London, which promotes connections between the UK and countries in Latin America.
Books by Mercedes Odina
Mercedes Odina has written several interesting books:
- March 1997. AMERICA SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA: This book explores different parts of life in the United States, including its society, economy, and politics. ISBN: 84-08-01984-8
- March 1998. EL FACTOR FAMA (The Fame Factor): This book looks at how the idea of fame has changed since TV and other mass media became popular. ISBN: 84-339-0563-5
- March 2000. LA ALDEA IRREAL (The Unreal Village): This book talks about how new science and technology are changing the world. ISBN: 84-03-59615-4
- March 2005. EUROPA VERSUS USA: This book thinks about what "Western Civilization" means and compares the ideas that connect and separate the United States and the European Union. ISBN: 84-670-1704-X
Films Directed by Mercedes Odina
- October 1992. Los años vividos (The years we lived): Mercedes was the director and script writer for this series, produced by RTVE in Madrid, Spain. It won the Premios Ondas International Television Award.
- September 2004. New York, New York: the great city of the world: She directed and wrote the script for this film, which was shown on PBS in the USA.
Awards and Recognition
- October 1992. Mercedes Odina received the Ondas International Television Award for her series Los años vividos.
- March 1998. Her book El Factor Fama was a finalist for the XXVI Edition of the Anagrama Award of Essay.
See also
In Spanish: Mercedes Odina para niños
