Manuel Luís Goucha
Born	Manuel Luís Sousa Goucha (1954-12-25)25 December 1954 (age 70) Madalena,Lisbon,Portugal
Occupation(s)	TV host, journalist
Years active	1979 - present
Spouse	Rui Oliveira ​ (m. 2018)​

Manuel Luís Nunes Sousa Goucha (born 25 December 1954) is a Portuguese television presenter and journalist (TVI).^[1] He is the presenter of a long-lasting morning show inRTP (Praça da Alegria), followed by another in rivalTVI, Goucha was also known forculinary TV programmes and books, as well as a brief spell as anactor.^[2] He also owns arestaurant. Having publicly come out in the late 2000s, he is one of the best known Portuguese public figures who are openlyhomosexual. In spite of this, he is often criticized by Portuguese LGBT organizations, whose stance he dismisses.

Until August 2018,Cristina Ferreira presented the morning showVocê na TV! with him, which he then continued to present with Maria Cerqueira Gomes.^[3] It was in that same show that, in January 2019, Goucha interviewed convicted criminal and Portugueseneo-nazi leaderMário Machado [pt], for a conversation with the theme "Do we need a newSalazar?", which was widely panned.Você na TV! ended in December 2020 and Goucha now presents the afternoon showGoucha, which has been aired by TVI since January 2021.

• 1979 - Zé Gato (actor)
• 1984 - Crónica dos Bons Malandros (actor)
• 1984 - Gostosuras e Travessuras
• 1986 - Sebastião come tudo!
• 1987 - Portugal de Faca e Garfo
• 1988 - Sebastião na CEE
• 1991 - Sim ou Sopas
• 1993 - Olha que Dois
• 1994 - Viva à Manhã
• 1995 - A Grande Pirâmide
• 1995 - Efe-Erre-A
• 1996 - Avós e Netos
• 2000 - Santa Casa
• 1995-2002 -Praça da Alegria

• 1993 - Momentos de Glória
• 2002-2004 - Olá Portugal
• 2004–2020 - Você na TV!
• 2007 - Casamento de Sonho (Judge)
• 2008, 2009 and 2011 - Uma Canção para Ti
• 2009 - Quem é o Melhor?
• 2010 - Mulheres da Minha Vida (TVI24)
• 2010 - De Homem Para Homem (TVI24)
• 2011 - Controversos (TVI24)
• 2011–present (recurring) - Somos Portugal
• 2012 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha 1
• 2012 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha 2
• 2012 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha - Duetos
• 2013 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha 3
• 2013 - Tu Cá Tu Lá (+TVI)
• 2014 - MasterChef Portugal (Season 1)
• 2014 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha - Kids
• 2015 - MasterChef Portugal (Season 2)
• 2015 - Pequenos Gigantes (Judge)
• 2016 - MasterChef Júnior Portugal
• 2017 - MasterChef Júnior Portugal
• 2018 -Secret Story 7 (Reality TV Show)
• 2018 -Secret Story: O Reencontro (Reality TV Show)

Presenting World Events on TVI:

• 2011 - William & Kate's Wedding (UK)
• 2011 - Charlene & Alberto of Monaco's Wedding (Monaco)
• 2013 - Launch ofTVI Internacional in the USA (New York City)

Specials:

• 2003 - Mãe Querida - "Mother's Day Special"
• 2005 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2006 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2007 - Viagem ao Mundo das Maravilhas
• 2007 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2008 - Todos com Portugal
• 2008 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2009 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2010 - Gala Nicolau Breyner - 50 Anos de Carreira
• 2010 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2011 - Especial Festas de São Mateus emElvas
• 2011 - Especial Festas da Senhora da Agonia emViana do Castelo
• 2011 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2012 - Gala de Natal TVI, withCristina Ferreira (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2013 - Parabéns TVI - 20 Anos, withCristina Ferreira andFátima Lopes (TVI's Birthday Talk Show)
• 2013 - Gala 20 Anos TVI, withCristina Ferreira (TVI's Birthday Show)
• 2013 - Gala das Estrelas TVI, withCristina Ferreira andFátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2014 - Parabéns TVI - 21º Aniversário (TVI's Birthday Talk Show)
• 2014 - Gala das Estrelas TVI, withCristina Ferreira andFátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Show)
• 2014 - Special guest onJuntos no Verão (talk-show)
• 2015 - Parabéns TVI - 22º Aniversário (TVI's Birthday Talk Show)
• 2015 - Juntos Fazemos a Festa
• 2015 - Natal Especial, withCristina Ferreira andFátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Special Talk Show)
• 2016 - Especial Ano Novo - "Juntos Fazemos a Festa", withCristina Ferreira andFátima Lopes (TVI's New Year's Eve Special Talk Show)
• 2017 - TVI Gala das Estrelas withCristina Ferreira andFátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Show)

Manuel Luís Goucha was nominated and won several awards.

• Manuel Luís Goucha atIMDb
• Zé Gato (1979) - cenas de ML Goucha onYouTube
• Cronica dos Bons Malandros (1984) - cena de ML Goucha onYouTube

• 1954 births
• Living people
• Mass media people from Lisbon
• Portuguese agnostics
• Portuguese television journalists
• Portuguese male journalists
• Portuguese male television actors
• Portuguese LGBTQ broadcasters
• Portuguese LGBTQ journalists
• Portuguese gay actors
• Portuguese gay writers
• Gay journalists
• 20th-century Portuguese male actors
• 20th-century Portuguese male writers
• 20th-century Portuguese journalists
• 20th-century Portuguese LGBTQ people
• 21st-century Portuguese male actors
• 21st-century Portuguese male writers
• 21st-century Portuguese journalists
• 21st-century Portuguese LGBTQ people

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