Television in our country mourns the death of Carmen Sevilla, one of its most beloved presenters by the audience. The actress and singer died this Tuesday, June 27, at the age of 92 after an extensive television career, in which she starred in moments well remembered by many people in programs as mythical as ‘Telecupón’ or ‘Look who’s dancing’. We review the great television career of Carmen Sevilla on television in our country.
The ‘Telecupón’ made Carmen Sevilla feel at home with her slippers
Carmen Sevilla’s television career had a special moment in the 1990s. After marrying Vicente Patuel and retiring to raise sheep on a farm in Badajoz, the artist signed for Telecinco to present ‘Telecupón’, the program on the that the daily draw of the ONCE was carried out.
Seville earned a place in the heart of the audience in our country thanks to this daily space, not only for distributing money even with its own contests, but also for the great moments it starred in, for example, presenting with house slippers.
His commented mistake in the Campanadas that he gave on Telecinco
The popularity she achieved with her work at the helm of ‘Telecupón’ made Telecinco choose Carmen Sevilla to present the bells of 1994 together with José María Iñigo. Both made a commented broadcast in which there was even a striking error at the end of these.
Very excited with the visit of Charlton Heston in ‘Surprise surprise’
Despite the fact that she did not present the program in its various stages, Carmen Sevilla starred in one of the most remembered moments in the history of ‘Sorpresa Surprise’. After coinciding in the film ‘Marco Antonio y Cleopatra’, the actress was surprised by the program with the visit of Antena 3 by actor Charlton Heston, showing that she was very excited about this reunion.
His cigar with Sara Montiel on Antena 3
Carmen Sevilla also starred in great television moments with her friends. One of the most remembered of her was her together with Sara Montiel, whom she asked to teach her how to smoke a cigar in ‘La noche de Carmen’, a program broadcast by Antena 3.
The most tense moment of Carmen Sevilla and Karmele Marchante in ‘Tómbola’
Carmen Sevilla also starred in a tense moment with Karmele Marchante in ‘Tómbola’. The artist reminded her directly of the Supreme Court resolution in her favor after she denounced the journalist after accusing her of irregularities that, finally, were false. With elegance, the actress and presenter was very blunt with her collaborator, who asked that she not humiliate her through tears.
‘Look who’s dancing!, the program in which Carmen Sevilla danced hip-hop
Between the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006, Carmen Sevilla was a participant in the second edition of ‘¡Mira quien baila!’. The artist became the second expelled from that season of the contest presented by Anne Igartiburu on TVE, but she starred in great moments like her mythical hip-hop, her choreography in which she gave everything.
‘Cinema de barrio’, Carmen Sevilla’s last program as a presenter that began with controversy
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Prior to her career in ‘¡Mira quién baila!’, Carmen Sevilla became the presenter of ‘Cine de Barrio’ after Jose Manuel Parada left the program at the end of 2003 after not being renewed. Her arrival caused the anger of the communicator, since, according to her version, she denied him the signing of her for the space of the public chain until it became official.
Far from the initial controversy of her stage, Seville was in charge of ‘Cinema de barrio’ until January 2010, at which time she was replaced by Inés Ballester.