Nativel Preciado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nativel Preciado
Receiving the Fernando Lara Novel Award in 2014
Born	Natividad del Belén Preciado González (1948-11-01) 1 November 1948 (age 76) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Journalist, writer
Awards	Francisco Cerecedo Award [es] (1986) Primavera Novel Award [es] (2007) Fernando Lara Novel Award (2014)

Natividad Isabel Preciado González (born on November 1, 1948), known as Nativel Preciado, is a famous Spanish journalist and writer. She has worked in many different types of media, like newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. She is known for her clear writing and her ability to explain important events.

Nativel Preciado's Early Career

Nativel Preciado started her career in journalism in 1966. Her first job was at a newspaper called Arriba. After that, she worked at another newspaper called Madrid [es] from 1967 to 1971.

Reporting on Important Events

From 1974 to 1976, Nativel wrote for Doblón magazine. She became very good at reporting on political news. She was there to witness and report on the big changes happening in Spain during the Transition period. This was a time when Spain moved from a dictatorship to a democracy. She wrote for newspapers like ABC and magazines such as Interviú and Vindicación Feminista. In 1982, she joined the team at Tiempo magazine.

Working in Radio and TV

Nativel Preciado didn't just write for newspapers and magazines. She also shared her opinions and took part in discussions on both radio and television.

Radio Work

On the radio, she first worked with Luis del Olmo on a show called Protagonistas [es] on Onda Cero. In 1996, she moved to Cadena SER, another radio station. There, she became a regular guest on popular shows like Hoy por hoy, La ventana [es], and Hora 25 [es]. She continued these roles until mid-2011.

Television Appearances

Nativel Preciado has also been a familiar face on television. She appeared on many shows, including:

• Con Hermida y Cía [es] (1994–1996)
• La hora H [es] (1996–1997)
• El café [es] (1999–2003)
• La respuesta [es] (2003–2004)
• Ruedo ibérico [es] (2004–2005)

All these shows were on the Antena 3 channel. She also appeared on 59 segundos [es] (2004–2012) on TVE.

Current Work

Today, Nativel Preciado continues to be an important voice in the media. She works as an analyst on TV shows like Los Desayunos de TVE (since 2008), El debate de La 1 [es], Al rojo vivo [es] (since 2011), and La Sexta noche [es] (since 2013) on laSexta. She also writes for the news magazine Tiempo de Hoy.

Nativel Preciado's Books

Besides her work in journalism, Nativel Preciado is also a successful writer. She has written many books, including biographies and novels.

Biographies and Other Non-Fiction

Since the late 1960s, she has written biographies, which are books about someone's life. She has written about famous boxers like Muhammad Ali and José Legrá. In 2012, she released a book called Si yo tuviera 100.000 seguidores (If I Had 100,000 Followers). This book talks about her experiences with new technologies, especially Twitter, and also shares her thoughts on how time passes.

Here are some of her non-fiction books:

• Biografía completa de Cassius Clay (1969)
• Biografía completa de Legrá (1969)
• Las folclóricas (1973)
• La cara de los Borbones (1975)
• Fuera de campo (1991)
• El sentir de las mujeres (1996)
• Amigos íntimos (1998)
• Ser feliz (2000)
• Extrañas parejas (2000)
• Hablemos de la vida (with José Antonio Marina [es], 2002)
• Bodas de plata (2003)
• Nadie pudo con ellos (2011)
• Si yo tuviera 100.000 seguidores (2012)

Novels

Nativel Preciado has also written several novels, which are fictional stories. Her first novel, El egoísta, was a finalist for the important Premio Planeta de Novela in 1999.

Here are some of her novels:

• El egoísta (1999)
• Camino de hierro (2006)
• Llegó el tiempo de las cerezas (2008)
• Canta solo para mí (2014)

Awards and Recognition

Nativel Preciado has received several awards for her excellent work in journalism and writing.

• Francisco Cerecedo Award [es] (1986)
• APM Award for Best Journalist of the Year [es] (1988)
• Finalist for the Premio Planeta de Novela (1999), for her novel El egoísta
• Primavera Novel Award [es] (2007), for Camino de hierro
• Fernando Lara Novel Award (2014), for Canta sólo para mí

See also

In Spanish: Nativel Preciado para niños