Jaime Cantizano

Summary

Jaime Cantizano Camacho (born 22 July 1973 in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain) is a Spanish television and radio presenter.

Jaime Cantizano
Born
Jaime Cantizano Camacho

(1973-07-22) 22 July 1973 (age 50)
Occupation(s)Television presenter, radio presenter
Years active1990–present
ChildrenLeo

Career edit

At 17 years old, Cantizano started his career in radio broadcasting as a speaker in his hometown's Los 40 Principales station where he also voiced commercials; from there he passed to the regional Cadena SER station and afterwards to Onda Cero. In parallel to his work in radio, he collaborated with newspaper El Correo de Andalucía.[1]

In 2001, Cantizano debuted in television in local channel Localia Televisión, hosting a morning show together with Concha Galán. In 2002 he was hired by nationwide channel Antena 3 to co-host Ana Rosa Quintana's talk show Sabor a ti.[2][3]

In 2003, the channel offered him to host weekly prime time talk show ¿Dónde estás corazón?, which focused on the private lives of celebrities. Despite the show attracting criticism and being characterised as tabloid television, it aired until September 2011, conducted by Cantizano.[4]

During the summer of 2006, Cantizano hosted daily quiz show Pasapalabra.[5] From September 2006 to June 2007, Cantizano presented daily talk show En Antena, which was replaced in September 2007 by talk show A3Bandas, also hosted by Cantizano together with María Patiño and Dani Martínez. The show was retired in 2008.[6][7] In 2008, Cantizano hosted, together with Aitor Trigos and Eva González, reality television series Tres deseos, the Spanish adaptation of Three Wishes.[8]

In the summer of 2012, Cantizano conducted music game show Dando la nota. In October 2012, Cantizano finished his contract with Antena 3.[9]

From September 2013 to June 2017, Cantizano presented radio breakfast show Atrévete, on Cadena Dial.[10]

In 2014, Cantizano worked for Televisión Española (TVE) for the first time hosting the ninth season of Mira quién baila, the Spanish version of Dancing with the Stars. In 2017, Cantizano hosted Objetivo Eurovisión, the Spanish national final to select the Spanish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. From March 2017 to May 2017 he also hosted Jugando con las estrellas, the Spanish version of Big Star's Little Star.

In October 2017 Cantizano was hired by Onda Cero to present its weekend morning radio show.

Personal life edit

On 28 July 2016, Cantizano became the father of Leo, born by a surrogate mother in California, United States.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Kiss FM "Entrevista a Jaime Cantizano" Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine - December 2008
  2. ^ La Guía TV "Recordando... Sabor a ti: Cuando Antena 3 triunfaba en la tarde"
  3. ^ Quesada, Ana (26 January 2015). Fórmula TV (ed.). "Antena 3 cumple 25 años: recordamos a 25 de sus profesionales más carismáticos". Noxvo Editorial.
  4. ^ Qué "Jaime Cantizano lleva seis años al frente de 'DEC' (abreviatura de 'Donde estás corazón') Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine - February 2010
  5. ^ Vaya Tele "Jaime Cantizano presentará Pasapalabra" - March 2006
  6. ^ La Guía TV "Antena 3 estrena 'A3bandas', presentado por Jaime Cantizano"[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Ver Tele "Jaime Cantizano no volverá a las tardes de Antena 3". Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  8. ^ La Guía TV "Jaime Cantizano reparte ilusiones en "Tres deseos"
  9. ^ "Vertele "Jaime Cantizano seguirá ligado a la cadena hasta, al menos, el 2012"". Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  10. ^ El País "Jaime Cantizano ficha por Cadena Dial"
  11. ^ "Jaime Cantizano será padre por gestación subrogada". El País (in Spanish). 25 February 2016.

External links edit

  • Jaime Cantizano at IMDb