María Patiño

María Patiño Castro (born 16 August 1971) is a Spanish TV personality known for appearing on numerous TV daytime talk shows.

After starting out on regional radio, she started her TV career on Antena 3 before swapping to Telecinco once Antena 3 started to move away from gossip programming. Once she moved to Telecinco's successful talk shows ''El programa de Ana Rosa'' and ''Sálvame'', she became a regular face on the network until her departure in 2023. She currently hosts ''La familia de la tele'' on TVE.

Biography

Childhood and beginnings

The daughter of Antonio Patiño Gacio (1946–2017) and Paz Castro Fustes (1947–2014), María Patiño has two younger siblings, Antonio and Carlos. She was raised in Seville with her parents and siblings, although the family continues to be linked to her native Galicia. Her father, a reserve lieutenant colonel, was vice president of Lar Gallego de Sevilla and the deputy director of the institution's choir.

With a degree in Journalism from the private school CEADE, she started her career at the Seville branch of the news agency Europa Press. Later, she would work at , Giralda Television, and the official agency of ''Diez Minutos'' in Andalusia.

Antena 3

Patiño's first steps into the TV industry began on the Canal Sur program ''Ven con nosotros'' (2001), which was followed by the Antena 3 magazine show ''Sabor a verano'' (2002), presented by Inés Ballester.

After her stint on Jordi González's late-night show ''Abierto al anochecer'' (2002), she appeared on popular daytime chat show ' with Ana Rosa Quintana from 2002 until 2004. However, she came to fame on tabloid talk show ' (later renamed ''DEC''), hosted by Jaime Cantizano, where she stayed from 2003 until 2011. From 2007 until 2008 she presented the magazine show ', which was cancelled due to low ratings.

On 13 July 2009, together with Jesús Mariñas and Julian Iantzi, she began presenting the program ' directed by , although this was also cancelled due to low ratings on 10 September of the same year. Since her departure from ''DEC'', she has not returned to work for Antena 3, as since 2011 the network has moved away from gossip programmes.

Telecinco

On 15 October 2011, María Patiño held an interview for ' on Telecinco, speaking with Bárbara Rey, with whom she had a well-publicised dispute in 2007. From 5 November of that year, she began working as a regular contributor to ''La noria''. Months later, on 17 January 2012, she became a regular contributor to ', reuniting with Ana Rosa Quintana, and '.

In the summer of 2014, after the departure of Terelu Campos, María replaced Jorge Javier Vázquez hosting ''Sálvame Deluxe'' for eleven episodes: seven normal programs, three pre-recorded specials, and one live special. During Vázquez's 2014 Christmas break, Patiño returned as presenter.

On 16 October 2014, her incorporation into ' as an official contributor was announced. During this time, Patiño suffered the loss of her mother and father.

She later became the main relief presenter of ''Sábado Deluxe'', hosting when Vázquez was unavailable. In addition, from 2017 until 2023 she also presented ' on the same network.

In 2023 Telecinco axed ''Sálvame'' and similar tabloid talk shows in a schedule shake-up. Patiño was the co-presenter for the show's final episode on 23 June 2023 and for the last episode of ''Deluxe'' on 14 June. Her time on Telecinco ended on 25 December 2023 after La Fábrica de la Tele, the producers of ''Socialité'', broke off with Telecinco.

''Ni que fuéramos'' and swap to TVE

Patiño's first presenting role after the end of ''Sálvame'' was on a Netflix show ''¡Sálvese quién pueda!'', following former ''Sálvame'' collaborators on tour in Miami and Mexico City. In 2024, she launched '' Ni que fuéramos'' with other former ''Sálvame'' collaborators on the Ten channel, which attracted strong audiences, including in valuable demographics.

After the success of ''Ni que fuéramos'', TVE signed the show's collaborators, including Patiño, to launch ''La familia de la tele'' on La 1 on 5 May 2025, having been pushed back due to the passing of Pope Francis in April of that year. The show was soon reformatted after attracting poor ratings.

Other networks

In 2015 María Patiño debuted as an actress with the short film ''La cara del diablo'', appearing alongside her romantic partner Ricardo Rodríguez Olivares. Previously she had had minor roles in 2011's '' Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis'', where she made a cameo as a tabloid reporter covering an event, and in 2004, when she played herself in the eighth episode of the third season of ''Aquí no hay quien viva'', where a resident of the building attends the set of ''Dónde estás corazón''. In that chapter, she worked with her colleagues Jaime Cantizano, Chelo García-Cortés, and Antonio Montero.

Filmography

TV programs

TV series

Films

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Patino, Maria
1971 births
Living people
People from Ferrol, Spain
Spanish television journalists
Spanish television presenters
Spanish women journalists
Women television personalities
Spanish women television journalists
Spanish women television presenters