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Samanta Villar
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Samanta Villar Fitó
September 16, 1975 |
| 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 Spanish journalist. A journalist is someone who collects and reports news and information to the public. Samanta studied journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She also learned about directing actors and drama. She began her career working behind the scenes as a production assistant at a TV station called TV3.
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Samanta Villar's Career in Television
Samanta Villar has worked on many different television shows throughout her career. She started by reporting the news and hosting cultural programs. Her first job reporting the news was in 1998 at Viladecans Televisió. The next year, she hosted a show called Agenda cultural in Barcelona.
Early News Reporting Roles
From 1999 to 2005, Samanta reported the news for TVE Catalonia. She then joined the show España Directo on TVE from 2005 to 2007. After that, she returned to news reporting for Canal 3/24 at Televisió de Catalunya from 2007 to 2008.
Popular TV Programs and Documentaries
Samanta Villar became very well-known for her work on documentary-style shows.
- 21 días: From 2008 to 2010, Samanta hosted 21 días on the Cuatro channel. In this show, she would experience different ways of life for 21 days. She lived like the people she was reporting on to understand their lives better.
- Conexión Samanta: From 2010 to February 2016, she hosted Conexión Samanta, also on Cuatro. This show continued her style of immersive journalism, exploring various topics and lifestyles.
- Nueve meses con Samanta: In April 2016, she presented Nueve meses con Samanta on Cuatro. This program explored her personal experience of pregnancy.
- Samanta Y...: In November 2017, she hosted Samanta Y... on Cuatro.
- La vida con Samanta: In 2019, she continued her documentary work with La vida con Samanta on Cuatro.
- Avui sortim: In 2022, she hosted Avui sortim on Cuatro.
Radio and Recent Work
Samanta Villar also worked in radio. From September 2022 to July 2023, she was part of the show A media mañana on Radio Nacional de España. Her most recent television work was on the show Desnudos por la vida, which aired until December 2023.
Samanta Villar's Personal Life
Samanta Villar has been in a relationship with Raúl Calabria since 2015. They are parents to twins, who were born in 2016.
External links
- Information in Cuatro Web page
See also
In Spanish: Samanta Villar para niños
