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Carlos Sobera
Sobera in 2022.
Born	Carlos Javier Sobera Pardo (1960-08-11)11 August 1960 (age 65) Barakaldo (Biscay), Spain
Education	University of Deusto
Occupations	Actor and television presenter
Height	1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in)
Spouse	Patricia Santamarina
Website	http://www.carlossobera.com/

Carlos Javier Sobera Pardo (born 11 August 1960 inBarakaldo,Spain) is a Spanish actor, television presenter and formerlaw lecturer.

Sobera has a law degree from theUniversity of Deusto. He also was a professor of Civil Law at theUniversity of the Basque Country, from 1987 to 1997. His first contact with the world of theater was in 1980 when he created, in his nativeBilbao, a group calledLa Espuela. The group was active until 1986 and at that time stagedLa dama de alba byAlejandro Casona,Viva el Duque nuestro dueño by Alonso de SantosBalada de los tres inocentes by Pedro Mario Herrero.

In 1994 he began working forEuskal Telebista as the screenwriter ofBoulevard, a talk show presented byAnne Igartiburu. In 1995 he was one of the creators of the game showLos jueves, mudanza, broadcast on Galicia'sTVG. He debuted as a presenter on Euskal Telebista on the monthly programmeCiudadanos and then on daily showArde la tarde.

In 1996 his film debut arrived when he starred, along withImanol Arias, in Koldo Azkarreta's filmRigor Mortis. In 1997 he arrived to national television, presenting weekly showPC Adictos, the Spanish version ofTelly Addicts, onLa 2. However, his rise to fame came in his roles on TV seriesAl salir de clase andQuítate tú para ponerme yo, both onTelecinco.

In the late 1990s he became one of Telecinco's most successful faces, especially after he hosted50×15, the Spanish version ofWho Wants to Be a Millionaire? in April 1999. He also co-presented the 1999/2000New Year bells on the network, with weather forecaster Mario Picazo. In 2008, he revealed that he had been asked to host Telecinco's hitGran Hermano after the first departure ofMercedes Milá, but he declined.

In 2004 he jumped ship toAntena 3 to host¿Hay trato?, the Spanish version ofLet's Make a Deal, and the next year Antena 3 rebooted¿Quién quiere ser millonario? with Sobera at the helm once again.

Since then, he became one of the most popular TV presenters in Spain, hosting shows such asAtrapa un millón onAntena 3.^[1] Since 2016 he has hostedFirst Dates (the Spanish adaptation of theBritish dating show of the same name) onCuatro.

He is one of only two personalities to have hosted theNew Year bells on all three ofTVE, Antena 3 and Telecinco. As Cuatro now simulcasts Telecinco's coverage, he is the only person to have done so on four channels.

• La dama de Alba, actor
• Viva el Duque nuestro dueño, actor
• Balada de los tres inocentes, actor
• Tres en raya, actor and director (1991)
• Palabras encadenadas, actor (2001)
• El club de la corbata, actor (2003)
• La Guerra de los Rose, actor (2010)

• Rigor Mortis (1996).
• Lo mejor de cada casa (Una semana en el parque) (2000).
• ¡¡¡Hasta aquí hemos llegado!!! (2002).
• Pacto de Brujas (2002).
• El forastero (2002).
• El lápiz del carpintero (2002).

• Quítate tú pa' ponerme yo (Telecinco, 1999).
• Al salir de clase (Telecinco, 1997–1999).
• El señorío de Larrea (ETB, 1999).
• Ana y los siete, (TVE, 2002).
• Paraíso, 1 capítulo (TVE, 2002).
• London Street (Antena 3, 2003)
• Mis adorables vecinos, (Antena 3, 2004).

• Boulevard, as writer (ETB, 1994)
• La familia mudanza, as writer (TVG, 1995).
• Ciudadanos, presentador y guionista (ETB, 1995).
• Arde la tarde, (ETB, 1995).
• El Día D, (ETB, 1996).
• PC Adictos, (La 2, 1997).
• La gran evasión (ETB 2).
• Doble juego, presentador (FORTA, 2002)
• Date el bote, presentador (ETB 2, 2002–2009).
• ¿Quiere ser millonario? 50 por 15, presentador (Telecinco, 1999–2001).
• ¿Hay trato?, (Antena 3, 2004).
• El Supershow, (Antena 3, 2004).
• Números Locos, (Antena 3, 2005).
• ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?, presentador (Antena 3, 2005–2008).
• El show de los récords, (Antena 3, 2006).
• El invento del siglo, (Antena 3, 2006).
• 1 contra 100, (Antena 3, 2007).
• Jeopardy, (Antena 3, 2007).
• Canta! Singstar, (TVE 1, 2008)
• Los mejores años, (TVE 1, 2009)
• La lista,La 2, (2010)
• Como si fuera ayer, (7RM, (2010)
• Los Managers, ManagersCuatro (2010).
• Consumidores, (ETB 2, 2010–2011).
• Atrapa un millón, (Antena 3, 2011–2014)
• El tercero en discordia, (Antena 3, 2011)
• Avanti ¡que pase el siguiente!, (Antena 3, 2012)
• Cien x cien, (ETB 2, 2012)
• Increíbles: el gran desafío, (Antena 3, 2013)
• First Dates, (Cuatro, 2016–present)
• The Wall: Cambia tu vida, (Telecinco, 2017)
• Supervivientes (Telecinco, 2019–present)
• El precio justo (Telecinco/Cuatro, 2021, 2026–present)

• Carlos Sobera atIMDb

• 1960 births
• Living people
• People from Barakaldo
• Spanish male stage actors
• Spanish male film actors
• Spanish male television actors
• Spanish television presenters
• University of Deusto alumni
• Academic staff of the University of the Basque Country

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