1981 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events in 1981.

Events

• 10 January: Fernando Castedo is appointed Director General of RTVE.
• 23 February: Following the 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt, the headquarters of Televisión Española in Prado del Rey are occupied by armed forces.
• 24 February: TVE broadcasts a message of King Juan Carlos I, that entails the failure of the coup d’état.
• 21 May: Journalist Iñaki Gabilondo is dismisses as Head of TVE News Department.
• 24 October: Carlos Robles Piquer is appointed Director General of RTVE.
• 5 December: Francisco wins the Festival de la OTI, with the song Latino, representing TVE.

Debuts

Television shows

La 1

Ending this year

La 1

Foreign series debuts in Spain

Births

• 14 January – Rosa López, Cantante (participante en OT y representante de España en Eurovisión).
• 17 January – Daniel Diges, actor.
• 4 February – Lorena Castell, hostess.
• 12 February – Ana Ibáñez, journalist.
• 14 February – Gonzalo Miró, host.
• 22 April –
• Bernabé Fernández, actor.
• Marta Larralde, actress.
• 23 April – Uri Sabat, host
• 30 April – Ana Ibáñez, journalist & hostess.
• 13 May – Érika Reija, journalist.
• 30 June – Àlex Casademunt, host & singer.
• 6 July – Elena Ballesteros, actress.
• 18 September – Aitor Luna, actor.
• 29 September – Nuria Marín, hostess.
• 23 October – Leticia Dolera, actress.
• 5 November – Javier Pereira, actor.
• 14 November – Álex García, actor
• 20 November – Tamara Falcó, hostess.
• 23 November – Álex Barahona, actor.
• 30 November – María Castro, actress.

Deaths

• 23 January – Miguel de la Hoz, realizador, 38.
• 2 July – Mercedes Prendes, actress, 73.
• 1 August – Álvaro de Laiglesia, guionista, 58.
• 8 September – Alfonso Sánchez, crítico de cine, 70.
• 15 November – Joaquín Pamplona, actor, 57.

See also

• 1981 in Spain
• List of Spanish films of 1981

References