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Irene Junquera

Irene Junquera

Spanish journalist

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Junquera and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

Irene Junquera Martín (Madrid, December 14, 1985) is a Spanish sports journalist and television presenter.

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Career

She holds a degree in journalism from the Complutense University. She began her professional career in the sports newsroom of Punto Radio in 2007 to join, a year later, the birth of the program "Punto Pelota" of Intereconomía TV.[2] She collaborates with the newspaper Mundo Deportivo and with the agency Dragoon Sportsbrands 2.0, for which she presents various sporting and advertising events in Madrid.

On September 15, 2008, "Punto Pelota" premiered on Intereconomía TV, a sports talk show broadcast from Monday to Thursday from 00:00 to 1:30. Junquera was part of the program's team of collaborators as "the voice of the viewer", reading opinions on social networks.[3]

After her controversial dismissal from Intereconomía, Josep Pedrerol reached an agreement with Atresmedia to broadcast on the Nitro channel a new sports program with all the collaborators and the same format as "Punto Pelota". The program El Chiringuito de Jugones premiered on January 6, 2014.

Irene Junquera developed the role of "the voice of the viewer" until December 18, 2015, when Pedrerol proposed her as a talk show host,[4] a role she started on January 6, 2016. Her replacement as "the voice of the viewer" was Laura Gadea, who barely a year later was fired and replaced by Sandra Díaz Arcas. In March 2017 she said goodbye to the audience of Chiringuito in a special program, after almost a decade linked to the program's team, ending up leaving it.[5]

From April 2015 to March 2017, Junquera has collaborated in the program Zapeando on La Sexta, hosted by Frank Blanco.[6] From September 20, 2016, to April 2017, she presented, together with Frank Blanco, the radio program "Vamos tarde", on Europa FM. On January 7, 2016, she signed up for the program "Las Mañanas KISS" on Kiss FM, also presented by Frank Blanco.[7]

In March 2017, Irene signed with Mediaset España to co-host "All you need is love.... o no" with Risto Mejide on Telecinco.[8] In February 2019, together with Nacho García, she premieres "Safari: a la caza de la tele" in Factoría de Ficción.[9]

In September 2019, she entered the Gran Hermano VIP house as a contestant of the seventh edition.[10] In the seventh gala she was expelled with 76.2% of the votes.[11]

Trajectory

Television programs

Host

Entertainment
  • Adivina Quién on Antena 3 (2007)
  • Campanadas Fin de Año on LaSexta (2016–2017)
  • All you need is love... o no on Telecinco (2017)
  • Safari: a la caza de la tele on FDF (2019)
Sports

Contributor

Entertainment

Sports

  • Los lunes al Gol on Gol (2017–2018)
  • El golazo de Gol on Gol (2018–present)
  • El Rondo on Teledeporte (2019–present)
  • El desmarque de Cuatro on Cuatro (2020–present)

Celebrity

  • Ninja Warrior (España) on Antena 3 (2017)
  • Adivina qué hago esta noche on Cuatro (2019)
  • Niquelao! on Netflix (2019)

Contestant

Radio programs

  • No te cortes en Los 40 Principales (2014–2015): contributor.
  • Las mañanas Kiss en Kiss FM (2016): co-host
  • Vamos tarde en Europa FM (2016–2017): co-host
  • Esto no es lo que era en Podimo (2021–present): co-host
  • Marca Gaming Show en Radio Marca (2021–present): contributor.
  • La Tribu on Radio Marca (2021–present): contributor.

References

  1. [1]
    "Irene Junquera". Lecturas (in Spanish).
  2. [2]
    "Así es el día a día de Irene Junquera: de su triunfo con Pedrerol a la enfermedad que le marcó desde pequeña". Cope (in Spanish). 24 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Irene Junquera, la voz del aficionado en 'Punto Pelota'". AS (in Spanish). 16 February 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Irene Junquera: "Ya puedo decir que soy madridista"". LaSexta (in Spanish). 21 December 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Irene Junquera explica los motivos por los que 'deja en la estacada' a Pedrerol". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 15 March 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Irene Junquera, última presentadora de Zapeando: "Como dice el chico que va a mi esteticién: ¡Síiiii!"". La Sexta (in Spanish). 14 August 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Frank Blanco e Irene Junquera vuelven a coincidir en la radio con 'Vamos tarde' en Europa FM". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 20 September 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Irene Junquera ficha por Telecinco". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 April 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Cazamos a Irene Junquera y Nacho García de vuelta en Mediaset: así es su nuevo programa". Telecinco (in Spanish). 12 February 2019.
  10. [10]
    "¿Quién es Irene Junquera, concursante de 'GH VIP 7'? De 'El Chiringuito' a Mediaset". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 17 October 2019.
  11. [11]
    "GH VIP 2019: Irene es expulsada (El Cejas, Pol y Alba Carrillo, nominados)". El Mundo (in Spanish). 18 October 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Irene Junquera se convierte en la quinta expulsada de 'GH VIP 7'". Telecinco (in Spanish). 18 October 2019.
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