Marcela Topor Explained

Marcela Topor
Birth Date:8 September 1976
Birth Place:Vaslui, Romania
Occupation:Journalist
Known For:editor of Catalonia Today
Children:2
Alma Mater:Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Marcela Topor (born 8 September 1976)[1] [2] is a Romanian journalist, and the wife of Catalan politician and journalist Carles Puigdemont, the former President of Catalonia's Generalitat. She holds a degree in English philology from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași.[1] Topor first met her future husband at the International Festival of Amateur Theatre of Girona in 1996,[1] in which she participated as an actress with the Ludic Theatre company.[3] [4] They married in 2000.[5]

Topor is the editor of Catalonia Today, an English-language magazine and website based in Girona. She also hosts the television programme Catalan Connections, which features interviews in English with resident foreigners in Catalonia, broadcast on the El Punt Avui TV channel and posted to the Catalonia Today website.[6] [7]

The couple has two daughters.[1] Topor speaks Spanish, English, Romanian, and Catalan.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://adevarul.ro/locale/vaslui/cine-prima-doamna-cataloniei-romanca-numita-regina-independentei-1_59d1ebf85ab6550cb8bb436a/index.html "Cine este 'prima-doamnă' a Cataloniei" ("Who is the 'first lady' of Catalonia")
  2. Ponsatí-Murlà, Oriol. Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, de la lluna a la Generalitat. Bellaterra.cat. [Retrieved october 16, 2017]
  3. Pastells, Josep. Actriu, filòloga, periodista... i primera dama d’origen romanès. Ara.cat, Januari 13, 2016. [Retrieved January 16, 2016]
  4. «Marcela Topor, la dona del expresidente de la Generalitat». 324.cat, Januari 11, 2016. [Retrieved January 16, 2016]
  5. News: Couzens. Gerard. Carles Puigdemont actress wife 'LEAVES family home' as Catalonia on brink of independence. 14 November 2019. Daily Express. 26 October 2017. London, UK.
  6. Gordillo, Saül. Así es Marcela Topor, la esposa del 'president' Carles Puigdemont. El Periódico, Januari 13, 2016. [Retrieved January 16, 2016]
  7. Elies, Miriam. Marcela Topor, la nueva "primera dama" de Catalunya. La Vanguardia, 7 January 2016. [Retrieved 16 January 2016]