Andreu Buenafuente

By Alejandro Martínez

Andreu was born in Reus in 1965. He has worn glasses since he was a child. He is a journalist and television presenter with a great personality. He is member of the Catalan Association of Journalists and the Spanish Academy of Television. He has directed and presented several shows on TV3: "La Cosa Nostra" (268 programs), "A Altra Cosa", "Malalts De Tele", "Sense Títol" (three seasons), the series "Plats Bruts","PEL", "A Pèl Tour" and "Set De Nit". He was also the producer of "The Last Night" and "Moncloa Hello?" for Tele 5. He has worked in radio too: "El Terrat" for SER Catalunya (from Monday to Saturday, from 13.00 to 14.00), and "La Isla de los Mosquitos" for Cadena SER. He has written books in Catalan: "El Terrat", "Sense Llibre, "Digue'm Agosarat", "Hem de Parlar". He has worked for the newspapers Diari de Tarragona, Nou Diari and La Vanguardia. He contributed to the magazine Marie Claire. He has directed plays in theaters in Barcelona and Madrid. He directed together with Santi Millán the play "You May Wonder How I Got Here," starring the actress Paz Padilla, in Barcelona in October 2001. He has received many awards: Radio Waves Award for "El Terrat" in 1997 - director and presenter, Television Premio Ondas "Malalts De Tele" in 1998 - producer, Television Premio Ondas "La Cosa Nostra" in 2000 - director and presenter, Ciutat de Barcelona Prize for "Una Altra Cosa" in 2003 - for his ability to satirize reality without falling into easy caricature. He appeared in the films "Torrente" and "Stream-2" by Santiago Segura and "The Best Thing That Can Happen To A Croissant" by Paco Mir.