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Ramón Mas Alpuente (1949–2015), best known as Moncho Alpuente, was a Spanish journalist, writer and musician.
Born on 23 May 1949 in Madrid,[1] he studied journalism.
A noted figure of the Movida madrileña, he performed in several musical bands including Las Madres del Cordero, Desde Santurce a Bilbao Blues Band, Moncho Alpuente y Los Kwai and The Moncho Alpuente Experience.
One of the founders of Popular FM back in 1971, he had a long career in radio. A regular collaborator for El País and also Público in his later years,[2] he stood out as unofficial chronicler of the city of Madrid, to which he dedicated hundreds of pieces at the local section of El País.[3]
He died in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 21 March 2015.[4]
On television he began with the musical program Mundo Pop (1974) on Spanish Television, in which he was a director, presenter and scriptwriter. In subsequent years, he contributed regularly different spaces: