Alicia Martínez Senovilla (born 29 March 1969) is a Spanish journalist and presenter.

Alicia Senovilla
Born
Alicia Martínez Senovilla

(1969-03-29) 29 March 1969 (age 55)
Madrid, Spain
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
Occupation(s)Journalist, presenter
Employers

Career edit

Beginnings (1990–1995) edit

Alicia Senovilla earned a degree in tourism from the Complutense University of Madrid. She began her professional career on the program Buenos días [es] from January to October 1990.

She then moved to the Radio Nacional de España local station for Cádiz, where she presented the magazine Apúntate cinco.[1]

Canal Sur (1995–1997) edit

In 1995 she made the leap to television, joining Canal Sur, the regional television network of Andalusia. At first she hosted the daily citizen participation program ¡Qué buena gente!, where she made her first forays into a format to which she would later return on national television: a talk show in which anonymous citizens recount their personal experiences before the camera. Subsequently, from 1995 to March 1997, she presented the informative contest Conocer Andalucía.[1]

Telecinco (1997–1999) edit

From May to September 1997, Senovilla appeared on national television for the first time when she was selected as an alternate for Ana García Lozano, who was on maternity leave from the talk show Ana.[1] Her self-confidence and spontaneity before the camera won her the sympathies of the public, and Telecinco decided, in November of that year, to give her the opportunity to host her own show, the debate program Ya empezamos.

The following season, she took charge of an evening talk show on the same network: Las tardes de Alicia, which ran from 1998 to 1999.

Antena 3 (1999–2001) edit

In 1999, Senovilla broke her relationship with Telecinco by signing for Antena 3, which put her on a show intended to compete with that of María Teresa Campos in the morning. It was a testimonial program entitled Como la vida misma [es],[2] which premiered in September, and for a time reached an average ratings share of 20%.

A year later, in September 2000, the program was renamed Como la vida, extending its running time and content. Despite acceptable ratings, Antena 3 decided to withdraw the program from its lineup in 2001.[2]

Telemadrid (2001–2002) edit

In September 2001, Senovilla signed with Telemadrid to present a program almost identical to her previous one, and in the same time slot, with the title Las mañanas de Alicia. This aired during the 2001–2002 season. Beginning in November 2001, she also appeared on Dímelo todo, a weekly nighttime talk show.

Antena 3 (2003–2006) edit

In January 2003, due to poor results that Antena 3 had obtained after Senovilla's departure with the morning program De buena mañana [es] (presented successively by Juan Ramón Lucas and Isabel Gemio), the network's directors decided to bring her back on to host Como la vida in an attempt to regain its audience.[2][3]

The show, in this new stage, devoted special attention to celebrity gossip (Spanish: la prensa rosa). Nevertheless, Senovilla failed to surpass the ratings of her rival on Telecinco, María Teresa Campos, reaching a share of 17.9% in September 2003. Como la vida was canceled at the end of that season, at the same time that Antena 3 signed Campos to host its morning program.

On Antena 3, Senovilla also led El castillo de las mentes prodigiosas [es] (2004),[2][4] La hora de la verdad (2004–2005),[5] the magazine La buena onda de la tarde [es] (2005), and replaced Jaime Cantizano on ¿Dónde estás corazón? [es] during the summer of 2006.[2][6]

Canal Sur (2006) edit

In September 2006 she returned to Canal Sur, where she presented the magazine La buena gente.

Castilla la Mancha Television (2007–present) edit

Senovilla presented the show Regreso al futuro and the evening magazine Tarde de Ronda on Castilla la Mancha Television. In 2011–2012, and again from 2014 to 2018, she presented the matchmaking program A tu vera [es].[7] On 9 November 2014, she premiered the children's copla program Las Niñ@s de Tus Ojos. In the summer of 2016 she hosted a new music program called La vida es una fiesta, which sought out the best orchestral singer.[8]

Antena 3 (2011) edit

After a few years away from national television, Alicia Senovilla replaced Susanna Griso on Espejo público [es] during the months of July and August 2011.[2] This substitution was marked by low ratings for the program during the summer.

Telemadrid (2018) edit

On 12 February 2018, Alicia Senovilla returned to Telemadrid to host the current events show En boca de todos.[9] The program ended its run on 22 June 2018.

Personal life edit

Alicia Senovilla met musician Erasmo Ubera at Seville Expo '92, and they married four years later. They remained together for 22 years and had two children. They divorced by mutual agreement in 2014.[10]

Selected TV programs edit

Years Title Channel
1990 Buenos días [es] TVE
1995 ¡Qué buena gente! Canal Sur TV
1995–1997 Conocer Andalucía Canal Sur TV
1997 Ana Telecinco
1997–1998 Ya Empezamos Telecinco
1998–1999 Las Tardes de Alicia Telecinco
1999–2001 Como la vida [es] Antena 3
2001–2002 Las mañanas de Alicia Telemadrid
2001–2002 Dímelo todo Telemadrid
2003–2004 Como la vida [es] Antena 3
2004 El castillo de las mentes prodigiosas [es] Antena 3
2004–2005 La hora de la verdad Antena 3
2005 La buena onda de la tarde [es] Antena 3
2006 ¿Dónde estás corazón? [es] (summer) Antena 3
2006–2007 La buena gente Canal Sur TV
2007–2011 Tarde de Ronda Castilla-La Mancha Televisión
2011 Espejo público [es] Antena 3
2011–2012 / 2014–2017 A tu vera [es] Castilla-La Mancha Televisión
2014–2015 Las niñ@s de tus ojos Castilla-La Mancha Televisión
2016 La vida es una fiesta Castilla-La Mancha Televisión
2018 En boca de todos Telemadrid

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Rivas, Rosa (2 May 1997). "Alicia Senovilla toma las riendas de 'Ana'" [Alicia Senovilla Takes the Reins of 'Ana']. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Quesada, Ana (26 January 2015). "Antena 3 cumple 25 años: recordamos a 25 de sus profesionales más carismáticos" [Antena 3 Turns 25: We Remember 25 of its Most Charismatic Professionals] (in Spanish). Fórmula TV. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Alicia Senovilla vuelve con 'Como la vida' a las mañanas de A-3" [Alicia Senovilla Returns with 'Como la vida' in the Morning on A-3]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 8 January 2003. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Antena 3 TV ultima los detalles de 'El castillo de las mentes prodigiosas'" [Antena 3 TV Finalizes the Details of 'El castillo de las mentes prodigiosas']. El Día (in Spanish). Madrid. EFE. 4 March 2004. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Alicia Senovilla se enfrenta a un nuevo reto en el latenight de Antena 3" [Alicia Senovilla Faces a New Challenge in the Latenight of Antena 3]. eldiario.es Vertele (in Spanish). 19 June 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Alicia Senovilla sustituye a Jaime Cantizano en '¿Dónde estás corazón?'" (in Spanish). Fórmula TV. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Alicia Senovilla regresa como presentadora a 'A tu vera' en su sexta temporada" [Alicia Senovilla Returns as Presenter of 'A tu veru' in its Sixth Season] (in Spanish). Fórmula TV. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. ^ López, Adrián (8 August 2016). "La aparatosa caída de Alicia Senovilla" [The Spectacular Fall of Alicia Senovilla]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  9. ^ Cortázar, Beatriz (3 March 2018). "Alicia Senovilla: 'Echo de menos tener una pareja con la que compartir todo'" [Alicia Senovilla: 'I Miss Having a Partner to Share Everything With']. Mujer Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  10. ^ Manzano, Aurelio (11 April 2014). "Alicia Senovilla pone fin a su matrimonio 'de mutuo acuerdo'" [Alicia Senovilla Ends Her Marriage 'By Mutual Agreement']. El Confidencial Vanitatis (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2019.

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