Sandra Barneda Valls (born 4 October 1975) is a Spanish journalist, television presenter, actress, and writer.

Biography

Sandra Barneda was born in

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on 4 October 1975. She holds a licentiate in journalism from the

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's Faculty of Information Sciences, and is also a graduate of the Barcelona School of Theater. She has worked at

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, , RNE4, , Antena 3,

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, 8TV,

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, La 2, and

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, as well as writing for ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In the early 2000s, Barneda began to take some acting roles, joining the cast of the play ' in 2001, and appearing on television series such as ''

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'' and '. On 4 May 2009 she premiered ' on Telecinco, a controversial program which used actors to recreate court cases without advising viewers that they were dramatizations. She presented this with Alberto Herrera, who was replaced by on 21 July, when the show's graphics and set were also changed.

On 1 May 2010, Barneda took on the role of presenting issues to be discussed on ''

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'', succeeding . In early 2012, she became co-presenter of ', a new show on Saturday night presented by

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, where she remained until its cancellation in August 2013. On 10 April 2013, she published her first novel, ''Reír al viento''. On 21 December of the same year she released her second book, ''Cómo construir una superheroína''. In the summers of 2013, 2014, and 2015, she hosted ' with

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, replacing

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. From April 2014 to August 2016, she presented the Telecinco evening program ' with Alyson Eckmann,

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, Beatriz Montañez,

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, Rocío Carrasco,

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, Alba Carrillo, Mónica Martínez, and Soledad León de Salazar. From October 2014 to June 2015, she presented a new Telecinco debate show on Saturday nights, titled '. On 15 October 2014 her novel ''La tierra de las mujeres'' was published. From September 2015 until March 2016, she presented the sobremesa program ' on 8TV. In January 2016 she began presenting the Telecinco reality show '' Gran Hermano VIP'' on Sunday nights. From 2016 to 2018, she hosted the Sunday night debate episodes, dubbed ''Conexión Honduras'', on '' Supervivientes'', replacing

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. She later returned to the show in 2024. In 2020, she joined the Cuatro show ''La isla de las tentaciones'' to host the debates, and was promoted to host the main show in 2021. In 2025, she gained global recognition shouting "¡Montoya, por favor!" in a viral clip from the show, trying to stop José Carlos Montoya from confronting his girlfriend after watching her sleeping with another contestant.

Personal life

In December 2014, Sandra Barneda

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as being in a relationship with another woman, in response to a question from actor

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on ''Hable con ellas''. In a 2016 interview, she spoke about previously having lived with presenter Tània Sàrrias, though denied rumors that they had been married. On

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in April 2019, she and her partner Nagore Robles (who had been a contestant on ''Gran Hermano VIP'') posted pictures of themselves kissing and publicly affirmed their support for

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TV programs

* Canal ''Teledeporte'' (1997–1998), TVE * ''L'Informatiu Cap de Setmana'' (1998–1999), TVE * '' Noticias Fin de Semana'' (1999–2000), Antena 3 * ' daily summaries (2000), Antena 3 * ' (2004),

* ' (2004–2006), Telemadrid * ''Envasat al 8'' (2007), 8TV * ''Vacances Pagades'' (2008),

* ''Fábrica de ideas'' (2008), La 2 * ' presenter (2009–2014),

* ''

'' (2010–2012), Telecinco * ''Secretos y mentiras'' presenter (2012), Telecinco * ' (2012–2013),

* ' (2013–2015), Telecinco * ' (2014–2016), Telecinco * ' (2014–2015), Telecinco * ' (2015–2016), 8TV * '' Survivor: El Debate'' (2016–2018), Telecinco * '' Gran Hermano VIP: El Debate'' (2016–present), Telecinco * ''El otoño fantastico de Telecinco'' (2017), Telecinco * '' Gran Hermano Revolution: Última Hora'' (2017), Telecinco * ' (2019),

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* ' (2019), Telecinco (Temporal Hosting) * ' (2021-present), Telecinco

TV series

* ''

'' (2000) as Begoña, Telecinco * '' Compañeros'' (2001), Antena 3 * ' (2002–2003) as psychologist, Telecinco

Books

* ''Reír al viento'' (2013), * ''La tierra de las mujeres'' (2014), * ''Cómo construir una superheroína'' (2014), * ''Hablarán de nosotras'' (2016), * ''Las hijas del agua'' (2018),

References

External links

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