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| Born | Roberto José Leal Guillén (1979-06-28)28 June 1979 (age 46) Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain |
| Education | Bachelor's in Journalism,Faculty of Communication of Seville, 1999. Master's in Journalism,University of Seville, 2003. |
| Occupations | Television presenter, reporter, journalist |
| Spouse | Sara Rubio (2015–present) |
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| Website | http://www.robertoleal.es |
Roberto José Leal Guillén (born 28 June 1979) is a Spanish television presenter, reporter and journalist.
Roberto Leal was born inAlcalá de Guadaíra,Seville on 28 June 1979.[1] He graduated in Journalism at theUniversity of Seville.[2] He was a journalist at the newspaperLa Voz de Alcalá, and the host of the radio programLa Resaca, on Sevilla FM.[3]
In 2001, aged 21 he began his television career working onInformativos Telecinco as the editor for his nativeAndalusia.[4] After working atCanal Sur and as a news reporter onMaría Teresa Campos' show onAntena 3, from 2005 to 2010 Leal was a reporter on the news discussion show showEspaña directo, onLa 1.[5] In 2010 he co-hosted the short-lived3D alongside Gloria Serra on Antena 3.[6] In the following four years, Leal continued in Antena 3 co-hosting the morning television showEspejo Público, alongsideSusanna Griso.[7] On 15 September 2014, he returned to hostEspaña directo as the main anchor, which he hosted until 2 November 2018.[8]
From 2014 until 2016 he hosted theSorteo Extraordinario on TVE, and from 2015 to 2017 presented coverage of theCavalcade of Magi on the network. This allowed him to swap from journalism to light entertainment programming, becoming a surprise choice for the 2017 reboot ofOperación Triunfo.[9] The show was a massive success and made Leal a light entertainment star. Leal hosted then hosted a revival ofBailando con las estrellas, the Spanish adaptation ofDancing with the Stars, alongside Rocío Muñoz Morales, however it lasted just one series.[10] Leal presented the annualNew Year's Eve broadcast on TVE live fromMadrid'sPuerta del Sol, alongsideAnne Igartiburu.[11] In 2019, Leal hosted the music showLa mejor canción jamás cantada and the game showVaya crack.[12][13]
In 2020, Leal jumped ship back to Antena 3 to host the game showsPasapalabra andEl desafío, while his new network allowed him to finish hosting the current series ofOperación Triunfo.[14] He temporarily leftPasapalabra on 31 August 2020 after testing positive forCOVID-19 during the pandemic, but returned after two weeks.[15] Since 2021, he has also hosted the Spanish version ofLego Masters.[16] Since 2023/24 he has hosted Antena 3's annual New Year's Eve gala,Adiós 20xx, replacingJuanra Bonet.
Leal is married to Sara Rubio, whom he met while working onEspejo Público. In 2017 they had their first child, named Lola.[17]
His father Pepe Leal died on 27 December 2019.[18]
In July 2018 he received the Premio Andalucía del Turismo.[19]
In 2019, a street in his hometown ofAlcalá de Guadaíra was named after him.[20]
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