Sandra Barneda

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| birth_name = Sandra Barneda Valls

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|10|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain

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| occupation = Journalist sometimes, presenter, actress, writer

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| partner = Nagore Robles

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| alma_mater = Autonomous University of Barcelona

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

Biography

Sandra Barneda was born in Barcelona on 4 October 1975.{{Cite web |url=https://www.formulatv.com/personas/sandra-barneda/ |title=Sandra Barneda |publisher=Fórmula TV |language=Spanish |access-date=2019-06-19}} She holds a licentiate in journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona's Faculty of Information Sciences, and is also a graduate of the Barcelona School of Theater.

She has worked at Catalunya Ràdio, {{ill|COM Ràdio|es}}, RNE4, {{ill|TVE Cataluña|es}}, Antena 3, Telemadrid, 8TV, TV3, La 2, and Telecinco, as well as writing for El Periódico de Catalunya, Elle and Zero.

In the early 2000s, Barneda began to take some acting roles, joining the cast of the play {{ill|Aprobado en castidad|es}} in 2001,{{Cite news |url=https://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-06-10-2001/abc/Espectaculos/aprobado-en-castidad-el-tiempo-recobrado_51251.html |title='Aprobado en castidad', el tiempo recobrado |trans-title='Aprobado en castidad', the Time Regained |first=Juan Ignacio |last=García Garzón |work=ABC |language=Spanish |date=2001-10-06 |access-date=2019-06-19}} and appearing on television series such as Al salir de clase and {{ill|Javier ya no vive solo|es}}.{{Cite news |url=https://www.elnacional.cat/enblau/es/television/sandra-barneda-serie_199182_102.html |title=Así fueron los inicios de Sandra Barneda en televisión a finales de los años 90 |trans-title=Sandra Barneda's Beginnings on Television in the late 90s |first=Jennifer |last=Navarro |work=El Nacional.cat |location=Barcelona |language=Spanish |date=2017-10-06 |access-date=2019-06-19}}

On 4 May 2009 she premiered {{ill|De buena ley|es}} on Telecinco, a controversial program which used actors to recreate court cases without advising viewers that they were dramatizations.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vertele.com/noticias/detail.php?id=22761 |title=Telecinco contrata actores para recrear conflictos reales en TV |trans-title=Telecinco Hires Actors to Recreate Real Conflicts on TV |publisher=Terra Vertele |language=Spanish |date=2009-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911105815/http://www.vertele.com/noticias/detail.php?id=22761 |archive-date=2010-09-11 |url-status=dead |access-date=2019-06-19}} She presented this with Alberto Herrera, who was replaced by {{ill|Emilio Pineda|es}} on 21 July, when the show's graphics and set were also changed.

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On 1 May 2010, Barneda took on the role of presenting issues to be discussed on La Noria, succeeding {{ill|Glòria Serra|es}}.{{Cite web |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/14900/sandra-barneda-sustituira-a-gloria-serra-en-la-noria/ |title=Sandra Barneda sustituirá a Gloria Serra en 'La noria' |trans-title=Sandra Barneda Replaces Gloria Serra on 'La noria' |publisher=Fórmula TV |language=Spanish |date=2010-04-29 |access-date=2019-06-19}}

In early 2012, she became co-presenter of {{ill|El gran debate|es}}, a new show on Saturday night presented by Jordi González, 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 {{ill|El programa de Ana Rosa|es|lt=El programa del verano}} with Joaquín Prat, replacing Ana Rosa Quintana.{{Cite web |url=http://www.telecinco.es/elprogramadeanarosa/Sandra-Barneda-Joaquin-Prat-presentaran_0_1618575518.html |title=Sandra Barneda y Joaquín Prat serán los presentadores de 'El programa del verano' |trans-title=Sandra Barneda and Joaquín Prat to Be the Presenters of 'El programa del verano' |publisher=Telecinco |language=Spanish |date=2013-06-11 |access-date=2019-06-19}}

From April 2014 to August 2016, she presented the Telecinco evening program {{ill|Hable con ellas|es}} with Alyson Eckmann, Natalia Millán, Beatriz Montañez, Yolanda Ramos, Rocío Carrasco, Marta Torné, Alba Carrillo, Mónica Martínez, and Soledad León de Salazar.{{Cite web |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/36598/sandra-barneda-natalia-millan-beatriz-montanez-yolanda-ramos-hable-con-ellas/ |title=Sandra Barneda, Natalia Millán, Beatriz Montañez, Yolanda Ramos y Alyson Rae Eckmann presentarán 'Hable con ellas' en Telecinco |trans-title=Sandra Barneda, Natalia Millán, Beatriz Montañez, Yolanda Ramos, and Alyson Rae Eckmann to Present 'Hable con ellas' on Telecinco |publisher=Fórmula TV |language=Spanish |date=2014-03-22 |access-date=2019-06-19}}

From October 2014 to June 2015, she presented a new Telecinco debate show on Saturday nights, titled {{ill|Un tiempo nuevo|es}}.{{Cite news |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/television/programas/20141021/54418116803/sandra-barneda-estreno-telecinco-un-tiempo-nuevo.html |title='Un Tiempo Nuevo', el programa de Sandra Barneda, se estrena este sábado en Telecinco |trans-title='Un Tiempo Nuevo', Sandra Barneda's Program, Premieres This Saturday on Telecinco |work=La Vanguardia |language=Spanish |date=2014-10-21 |access-date=2019-06-19}}

On 15 October 2014 her novel La tierra de las mujeres was published.

From September 2015 until March 2016, she presented the sobremesa program {{ill|Trencadís (TV program)|es|Trencadís (programa de televisión)|lt=Trencadís}} on 8TV.{{Cite news |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/ocio/20150828/54436068468/barneda-hara-trencadis-cada-tarde.html |title=Barneda hará un 'Trencadís' cada tarde |trans-title=Barneda Will Do a 'Trencadís' Every Afternoon |work=La Vanguardia |language=Spanish |date=2015-08-28 |access-date=2019-06-19}}

In January 2016 she began presenting the Telecinco reality show Gran Hermano VIP on Sunday nights.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.lecturas.com/famosos/sandra-barneda |title=Sandra Barneda |magazine=Lecturas |language=Spanish |access-date=2019-06-19}}

From 2016 to 2018, she hosted the Sunday night debate episodes, dubbed Conexión Honduras, on Supervivientes, replacing Raquel Sánchez-Silva.{{Cite news |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/television/20190506/462065522111/sandra-barneda-supervivientes-telecinco-vetada-mediaset-campana-linchamiento.html |title=La campaña de linchamiento contra Sandra Barneda |trans-title=The Lynching Campaign Against Sandra Barneda |work=La Vanguardia |language=Spanish |date=2019-05-06 |access-date=2019-06-19}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Heritage |first=Stuart |date=2025-02-07 |title=‘Montoya, por favor!’: the viral Spanish clip that could change reality TV for ever |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/feb/07/montoya-por-favor-the-viral-spanish-clip-that-could-change-reality-tv-for-ever |access-date=2025-03-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-16 |title=Temptation Island: How 'Montoya, por favor!' broke the internet |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3wgwpd7r0o |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

Personal life

In December 2014, Sandra Barneda came out as being in a relationship with another woman, in response to a question from actor José Corbacho on Hable con ellas.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ambienteg.com/personajes/sandra-barneda-por-fin-habla-claro-mi-pareja-que-es-una-mujer-bravo/ |title=Sandra Barneda por fin habla claro: 'Mi pareja, que es una mujer'. ¡Bravo! |trans-title=Sandra Barneda Finally Speaks Clearly: 'My Partner, Who is a Woman'. Bravo! |work=Ambiente G |language=Spanish |date=2014-12-18 |access-date=2019-06-19}} In a 2016 interview, she spoke about previously having lived with presenter Tània Sàrrias, though denied rumors that they had been married.{{Cite news |url=https://www.elespanol.com/corazon/famosos/20160830/151735448_0.html |title=La última sorpresa del verano: el morreo de Sandra Barneda con Nagore Robles |trans-title=The Last Surprise of the Summer: Sandra Barneda's Snog With Nagore Robles |first=Juanma |last=Fernández |work=El Español |language=Spanish |date=2016-08-30 |access-date=2019-06-19}} On Lesbian Visibility Day 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 LGBT rights.{{Cite magazine |url=https://look.okdiario.com/actualidad/traicion-nagore-robles-sandra-barneda-679952 |title=La 'traición' de Nagore Robles a Sandra Barneda |trans-title=Nagore Robles's 'Betrayal' of Sandra Barneda |magazine=Okdiario Look |language=Spanish |date=2019-04-29 |access-date=2019-06-19}}

TV programs

Canal Teledeporte (1997–1998), TVE
L'Informatiu Cap de Setmana (1998–1999), TVE
Noticias Fin de Semana (1999–2000), Antena 3
{{ill|El bus|es}} daily summaries (2000), Antena 3
{{ill|Telenoticias (Telemadrid)|es|lt=Telenoticias-2}} (2004), Telemadrid
{{ill|Diario de la noche|es}} (2004–2006), Telemadrid
Envasat al 8 (2007), 8TV
Vacances Pagades (2008), TV3
Fábrica de ideas (2008), La 2
{{ill|De buena ley|es}} presenter (2009–2014), Telecinco
La Noria (2010–2012), Telecinco
Secretos y mentiras presenter (2012), Telecinco
{{ill|El gran debate|es}} (2012–2013), Telecinco
{{ill|El programa de Ana Rosa|es|lt=El programa del verano}} (2013–2015), Telecinco
{{ill|Hable con ellas|es}} (2014–2016), Telecinco
{{ill|Un tiempo nuevo|es}} (2014–2015), Telecinco
{{ill|Trencadís (TV program)|es|Trencadís (programa de televisión)|lt=Trencadís}} (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
{{ill|Planeta Calleja|es}} (2019), Cuatro
{{ill|Viva la vida (TV program)|es|Viva la vida (programa de televisión)|lt=Viva la vida}} (2019), Telecinco (Temporal Hosting)
{{ill|La isla de las tentaciones|es|}} (2021-present), Telecinco