This is Mother Igartiburu, beyond the bells

The Basque communicator seemed pleased with any decision made by RTVE. “Whatever happens, we’ll see, we’ll see. I can’t say anything because I don’t know,” he concluded.

Perhaps he had acted a little evasive, suspecting that he would be relocated. Well, less than two weeks later, with 23 days to Christmas, for the first time in 17 years, The host of ‘Corazón’ will not ring the bell from Plaza del Sol in Madrid to bid farewell to 2022 and welcome 2023. On this occasion, RTVE decided to give up on Igartiburu and instead signed with Ana Obregón and the humorist duo Los Morancos, who had to resign at the last minute when the covid test was positive last year and was replaced by climatologist Jacob Petrus. However, after the surprise created by this unexpected change in television on the last night of the year, it is worth noting that: Behind the presenter is a long and extensive professional career that goes beyond his career. bells.

TV debuts

The first job was at a small engineering company in Mondragón, but soon after. He realized that his job was communication, not numbers.

He started little by little and enrolled in Dramatic Art at the University of the Basque Country. He initially collaborated with Mondragón’s local television station, Arraste Telebista, until he was recruited by ETB in 1993. For several years she made a face-to-face as a presenter on a children’s show and interviewing figures from Basque politics and cultural life. As with the actress in TV shows like ‘My family and other animals’.

Transition from Telecinco to RTVE

It didn’t take long for her to rise on the Basque regional channel Euskal Telebista, where she presented ‘The Boulevard’. After a while, his name started to sound in 1995 when he signed with him to present Tele 5’s ‘A star is born’ and ‘A happy couple’ contests, with Antonio Hidalgo.

Two years later, in 1997, he became the new signing of ‘Corazón de Verano’., pink press area seasonal, but adapting its format to all times of the year and presenting it until 2012.

However, that wasn’t his only job on the public network. Since La 2 presented the magazine ‘El imperdible’; ‘Look who’s dancing!’; “+Contacts” and She became the usual face of the galas where the Eurovision song was chosen. Moreover, It has been broadcasting year-end chimes for TVE continuously since 2005.

‘Interviú’ cover, wedding, divorce and celebrity loves

Igartiburu starred on the cover of ‘Interviú’ in 2002 and got engaged to dancer Igor Yebra after having well-known romances with well-known men like businessman Alberto Cortina and former basketball player Antonio Martín. A childhood friend whom she married on September 10, 2004, but After a year and a half, the couple decided to end their love story. Even the Indian girl Noa, whose adoption proceedings began when she was single, did not join them.

already separated, Basque started dating Álvaro Fuster, but the relationship ended in 2007. A year later, she had an affair with bullfighter Israel Lancho, though it lasted longer. Her relationship with businessman Daniel Alcaraz, which lasted until 2012, The year he received the Ondaş Award. A few months later, he adopted his second daughter, Carmen, who was born in Vietnam in 2011.

Second wedding and a son

His passion for classical music led him to interview conductor Pablo Heras-Casado. It was love at first sight and the couple began courting in 2014. After a top secret relationship determined by distance due to the musician’s multiple business commitments, the couple welcomed their joint child Nicolas in June 2016. A year later, in September 2017, Igartiburu and Heras-Casado said “yes, I want it in the most privacy”. But four years later, the couple decided to go their separate ways and signed their divorce in February 2021. Since then, the presenter has focused on her three children and her job.

TVE takes ‘Corazón’ off its grid

last July, RTVE withdraws broadcast of ‘Corazón’ from its network (Monday to Friday), but still going weekend formatSaturday and Sunday.

This classic format has been on the air since July 1997, but then the public channel announced the premiere of a new magazine, ‘Hablando claro’, occupying the space that belonged to the tabloids’ legendary current affairs programme. Despite the cancellation of the daily version of the program, Igartiburu continues to lead ‘Corazón’ on weekendsFrom this moment, his future in the public institution began to falter.

Seeking opportunities in other chains

Igartiburu sees how her figure in TVE has weakened. In fact, screen time has decreased significantly over the course of this season. After that The communicator who canceled the daily broadcast of ‘Corazón’ had no choice but to look for opportunities in other channels, He signed for Telemadrid to host the ’10 minutes’ field and was the surprise signature of ‘Tu cara me suena’, where he will compete in the tenth edition of the Atresmedia format.

This won’t be the first time the journalist has participated in the competition’s maximum viewership schedule. He previously participated in the ‘Mask Singer’ contest, however, on that occasion, his face had a certain appearance, in which he disguised and revealed his identity.