1990 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events in 1990.

Events

• 25 January: Antena 3, first private TV Channel in Spain is launched. Therefore, State-owned TVE's monopoly on broadcasting activity is over, after 33 years.
• 23 February: Jordi García Candau is appointed Director General of RTVE.
• 3 March: New TV cannel Telecinco is launched with an inaugural ceremony at Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid).
• 5 May: Azúcar Moreno represents Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 held in Zagreb (Yugoslavia) with the song Bandido, ranking 5th and scoring 96 points .
• 8 June: Canal+, first scrambled TV channel in Spain is launched.

Debuts

Television shows

La 1

Ending this year

La 1

Foreign series debuts in Spain

Births

• 6 March – Clara Lago, actress.
• 27 March – Natalia Sánchez, actress.
• 23 October – Javier de Hoyos, journalist

Deaths

• 16 January – Nacho Dogan, disc-jockey & host, 38.
• 24 March – Margarita Calahorra, actress, 60.
• 7 April – Modesto Blanch, actor, 90.
• 1 July – Mario Cabré, host, 74.
• 16 July – Tomás Blanco, actor, 79.
• 23 August – Antolín García, journalist, 62.
• 5 October – Félix Dafauce, actor, 93.

See also

• 1990 in Spain
• List of Spanish films of 1990

References