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Pilar Urbano Casaña
1940 (age 84–85) Valencia, Spain
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| Alma mater | Official School of Journalism |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
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| Organization | Opus Dei |
Pilar Urbano Casaña (born 1940) is a Spanish journalist and writer. She is known for her work in newspapers, radio, and television. She has also written many books.
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About Pilar Urbano
Pilar Urbano was born in Valencia, Spain, in 1940. She is a well-known journalist. Today, she writes for the newspaper El Mundo. She is also a member of Opus Dei, a Catholic organization.
Starting in Journalism
Pilar Urbano first studied Philosophy and Letters. Soon after, she decided to become a journalist. She graduated at the top of her class from the Official School of Journalism. This showed how talented she was.
She worked as a political commentator for several newspapers. A political commentator shares their opinions on political events. She wrote for ABC until 1985. There, she had a regular column called "Hilo directo." She also worked for Ya from 1985 to 1989. Now, she writes for El Mundo and the magazine Época.
Working in Radio and TV
Pilar Urbano also worked in radio and television. In 1988, she joined Encarna Sánchez's radio show Directamente Encarna on Cadena COPE.
On television, she worked with Jesús Hermida. She was part of the political discussion group, called a tertulia, on his shows. These included La noche de Hermida (1993) and Hermida y Cía (1994). Both shows were on Antena 3.
From 1994 to 1995, she joined the news program Informativos Telecinco. This show was presented by Carmen Tomás. Later, she worked on the radio program La Brújula on Onda Cero. This was from 1995 to 1998, and Ernesto Sáenz de Buruaga led the show.
Writing Books
Pilar Urbano is famous for writing books about current events. She has written about important topics. These include the September 11 attacks and the 23-F coup attempt in Spain. A coup attempt is when a group tries to take control of the government by force.
She was actually there during the 23-F coup attempt. She was in the journalists' area of the Congress of Deputies. She was one of the few people who stayed standing. She later said, "I had a submachine gun about a hand's breadth from my waist. I did not throw myself to the ground. That afternoon and that night I knew in a definite way that freedom is worth more than life." This shows her bravery.
She has also written two official biographies. These are books about the lives of Queen Sofía and Judge Baltasar Garzón.
In 2008, her book La Reina muy de cerca caused some discussion. This was because of some statements linked to Queen Sofía in the book. The Royal Household later said that the statements "do not correspond exactly to the opinions expressed by Her Majesty the Queen." Pilar Urbano, however, said that the Royal House had read and approved the book.
Works
- España cambia la piel: entrevistas políticas (1976)
- Con la venia, yo indagué el 23-F (1982)
- El hombre de Villa Tevere: los años romanos de Josemaría Escrivá (1995)
- Yo entré en el Cesid (1996)
- La Reina (1997)
- Garzón: el hombre que veía amanecer (2000)
- Jefe Atta: el secreto de la Casa Blanca (2003)
- La madre del ajusticiado (2005)
- La Reina muy de cerca (2008)
- El precio del trono (2011)
- La gran desmemoria. Lo que Suárez olvidó y el Rey prefiere no recordar (2014)
- "Pieza 25, salvar a la infanta" (2017)
See also
In Spanish: Pilar Urbano para niños
