kids encyclopedia robot

Samanta Villar facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Samanta Villar
Samanta villar.jpg
Villar in 2006
Born
Samanta Villar Fitó

(1975-09-16) September 16, 1975 (age 49)
Nationality Spanish
Occupation Journalist
Years active 1998-present
Spouse(s) Raúl Calabria (m. 2015)

Samanta Villar Fitó was born on September 16, 1975, in Barcelona, Spain. She is a well-known journalist from Spain.

Samanta went to the Autonomous University of Barcelona to study journalism. She also learned about directing actors at Ramon Llull University. She even studied drama!

Her first job in TV was helping out behind the scenes at a TV station called TV3.

Samanta's TV Journey

Samanta Villar has worked on many TV shows and news programs. She started her career in television in 1998.

Early News Reporter

From 1998 to 2008, Samanta worked as a news reporter and presenter.

  • She started at Viladecans Televisió in 1998, reading the news.
  • In 1999, she hosted Agenda cultural for Barcelona Televisió. This show was about cultural events.
  • She then worked for TVE Catalonia from 1999 to 2005, also reporting the news.
  • From 2007 to 2008, she presented news for Canal 3/24 at Televisió de Catalunya.

Popular TV Shows

Samanta became very well-known for her unique documentary-style shows.

  • From 2005 to 2007, she was part of España Directo on TVE. This show covered live news and events from all over Spain.
  • Her show 21 días (2008–2010) on Cuatro was very popular. For each episode, Samanta would live a different experience for 21 days. She tried many new things to understand them better.
  • After that, she hosted Conexión Samanta on Cuatro from 2010 to 2016. In this show, she explored different topics and lifestyles, connecting with people and their stories.
  • In April 2016, she presented Nueve meses con Samanta on Cuatro. This show was about her own experience of becoming a parent.
  • She continued with shows like Samanta Y... (2017) and La vida con Samanta (2019) on Cuatro. These programs continued her style of exploring different aspects of life.
  • In 2022, she hosted Avui sortim on Cuatro.

Radio Work

Samanta has also worked in radio.

  • From September 2022 to July 2023, she was part of the radio show A media mañana on Radio Nacional de España.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Samanta Villar para niños

kids search engine
Samanta Villar Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.