1959 in Spanish television explained

This is a list of Spanish television related events from 1959.

Events

• 15 February - For the first time, a football match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona is broadcast.^[1]
• 1 April - TVE broadcasts the inauguration of Valley of the Fallen.^[2]
• 19 March - First Television criticism is published in Spain by the newspaper ABC publishes .^[3]
• 14 July - Official Inauguration of Miramar TV Studios in Barcelona.^[4]
• 27 September - Laura Valenzuela, Federico Gallo and Alberto Closas host, from Barcelona, the Mediterranean Song Contest.^[5]
• 29 November - Artist Lola Flores sings and dances as guess in the Variety Show Gran Parada.^[6]
• 21 December - TVE broadcasts through the European Broadcasting Union Dwight D. Eisenhower visit to Madrid.^[7]

Television shows

• Telediario (1957-)
• Teatro Apolo (1958-1960)
• Fila cero (1958-1962)

Ending this year

• Aeropuerto Telefunken (1958-1959)
• Club del sábado (1958-1959)
• Hacia la fama (1958-1959)
• Juicio sumarísimo (1958-1959)

Foreign series debuts in Spain

• Agente X (The Man Called X)
• Cisco Kid.
• Dr. Christian
• Misterios de la ciencia (Science Fiction Theatre)
• Los patrulleros del Oeste (Tales of the Texas Rangers)
• Topper

Births

• 4 February - Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, host.
• 19 February - Ana Gracia, actress.
• 24 February - Mon Santiso, host.
• 15 March - Isabel San Sebastián, journalist.
• 23 March - Henrique Cymerman, journalist.
• 16 April - Emilio Aragón Álvarez, host, actor and comedian
• 6 May - Julia Otero, journalist.
• 10 May - Juanjo de la Iglesia, host.
• 21 May - Adriana Ozores, actress.
• 29 May - José Manuel Lorenzo, producer and director General of Antena 3.
• 16 June - Gloria Lomana, journalist.
• 4 July - Victoria Abril, actress.
• 16 July - Ángeles Caso, hostess.
• 21 September - Eulalia Ramón, actress.
• 26 September - Maribel Ripoll, actress.
• 18 December - María Escario, sport journalist.
• 22 December - Alfredo Urdaci, journalist.

See also

• 1959 in Spain
• List of Spanish films of 1959

Notes and References

1. Web site: Redaction. En 1959, la primera trasmisión desde Madrid a Barcelona: el partido más importante de la liga. 5 May 2014. 26 February 2009. RTVE. Televisión Española. Madrid.
2. Web site: Redaction. Valle de los Caídos 50 aniversario: Inauguración. 5 May 2014. 21 March 1959. rtve.es. Madrid.
3. Web site: TVE, «para servir a Dios y a la política espdatela». 5 May 2014. 6 April 2010. Viana. Isabel. ABC (newspaper). Vocento. Madrid.
4. News: Redaction. 50 dates de TVE con acento catalán. El País. 5 May 2014. 13 July 2009. El País. Grupo PRISA. Barcelona.
5. Web site: Redacción. Historia del Festival de la Canción Mediterránea. 5 May 2014. eurovision-spain.com. 6 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006183049/http://www.eurovision-spain.com/iphp/columnas_ver.php?id=47&numero=113. dead.
6. Web site: Historia de TVE - Televisión educativa. 5 May 2014. Diario Ya. cnice.mec.es. 200. 1986. 19 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131219225057/http://tv_mav.cnice.mec.es/siglo/50/loaded_movies/guias/01_red/01_pdfs/30_primeros_anyos.pdf. dead.
7. Web site: Redacción. 21 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1959.- El presidente Eisenhower visita España. 5 May 2014. Agencia EFE. Madrid. 19 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419071731/http://75aniversario.efe.com/noticias/21-de-diciembre-de-1959-el-presidente-eisenhower-visita-espana/. dead.