Manuel Luís Goucha Explained

Manuel Luís Goucha
Birth Name:Manuel Luís Sousa Goucha
Birth Date:25 December 1954
Birth Place:Madalena, Lisbon, Portugal
Nationality:Portuguese
Occupation:TV host, journalist
Years Active:1979 - present

Manuel Luís Nunes Sousa Goucha (born 25 December 1954) is a Portuguese television presenter and journalist (TVI).[1] He is the presenter of a long-lasting morning show in RTP (Praça da Alegria), followed by another in rival TVI, Goucha was also known for culinary TV programmes and books, as well as a brief spell as an actor.[2] He also owns a restaurant. Having publicly come out in the late 2000s, he is one of the best known Portuguese public figures who are openly homosexual. In spite of this, he is often criticized by Portuguese LGBT organizations, whose stance he dismisses.

Until August 2018, Cristina Ferreira presented the morning show Você na TV! with him, which he then continued to present with Maria Cerqueira Gomes.[3] It was in that same show that, in January 2019, Goucha interviewed convicted criminal and Portuguese neo-nazi leader, for a conversation with the theme "Do we need a new Salazar?", which was widely panned. Você na TV! ended in December 2020 and Goucha now presents the afternoon show Goucha, which has been aired by TVI since January 2021.

Career

RTP

Presenting World Events on TVI:

Specials:

Awards

Manuel Luís Goucha was nominated and won several awards.

TV 7 Dias Awards
YearNominatedCategoryResult
2009Manuel Luís GouchaBest Portuguese TV PresenterNominated
2009Uma Canção Para Ti (Season 2)Best Portuguese Entertainment TV ShowNominated
2009Você na TVBest Portuguese Talk-ShowWinner
2010Manuel Luís GouchaBest Portuguese TV PresenterWinner
2010Você na TVBest Portuguese Talk-ShowNominated
2011Manuel Luís GouchaBest Portuguese TV PresenterNominated
2012Best Portuguese TV PresenterNominated
2012A Tua Cara Não Me É Estranha (Season 1, 2 and Duetos)Best Portuguese Entertainment TV ShowWinner
2013A Tua Cara Não Me É Estranha (Season 3)Best Portuguese Entertainment TV ShowWinner
2013Manuel Luís GouchaBest Portuguese TV PresenterWinner
2013Você na TVBest Portuguese Talk-ShowNominated
2014Manuel Luís GouchaBest Portuguese TV PresenterWinner
2014Você na TVBest Portuguese Talk-ShowNominated
2014A Tua Cara Não Me É Estranha: KidsMelhor Programa de Entretenimento Nominated
2014MasterChef Portugal (Season 1)Best Portuguese Entertainment TV ShowNominated

Notes and References

  1. http://www.atelevisao.com/tag/manuel-luis-goucha/ Todos os segredos com esta tag Manuel Luís Sousa Goucha
  2. http://www.vidas.xl.pt/noticias/nacionais/detalhe/manuel_luis_goucha_tem_nova_paixao.html Manuel Luís Goucha tem nova paixão
  3. https://activa.sapo.pt/tv/2013/03/13/cristina-ferreira-e-manuel-luis-goucha-contam-os-seus-segredos Cristina Ferreira e Manuel Luís Goucha contam os seus segredos