Celebrity Biographies
Jose Maria Inigo
The historic television presenter in Spain José María Íñigo died at the age of 75 on May 5, 2018, as a result of cancer. The news was announced by the journalist Pepa Fernández in “Un día cualquiera” (An Any Day) on Radio Nacional de España, which counted on him as a collaborator.
Born in Bilbao, on June 4, 1942, the journalist was successful on radio with programs such as “El gran musical” and was one of the creators of “Los 40 principales”. Later he became one of the most important faces of Televisión Española (TVE) in the 70s thanks to programs like “Fiesta”, “Estudio abierto” and “Directísimo”, where his interview with the mentalist Uri Geller, who bent teaspoons with mind’s power.
He appeared in the cinema playing himself in At 45 revolutions per minute , where Juan Pardo played a musician who traveled to Madrid in search of triumph. The tape featured well-known broadcasters of the time such as José María Íñigo , Encarna Sánchez and José Luis Uribarri.
His first television space, “Último grito”, was co-directed by Iván Zulueta . After Massiel’s victory in Eurovision, with his famous “La La La”, the latter made his film debut with Un, dos, tres… al escondite inglés , a psychedelic behind-the-scenes satire of this song contest, which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. It was shot without a script, based on a story created by Zulueta, the director Jaime Chávarri , and José María Íñigo , who participated as an actor, also playing himself. It had as protagonists a group of young people chosen to represent Spain in Eurovision, who did everything possible to boycott the horrible song that had played them.
In addition, there were cameos by the presenter in Las gatas tenen frío , Jenaro el de los 14 y Terapia al desnudo . He also appeared in the television series 7 lives and Presumed guilty .