{{Short description|Spanish journalist and presenter (born 1964)}} {{family name hatnote|Casal|Llamas|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox person | name = Inmaculada Casal | birth_name = Inmaculada Casal Llamas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|02|15}} | birth_place = Barcelona, Spain | education = University of Seville (Law degree) <br> Faculty of Information Sciences (Complutense University of Madrid) (Information science degree with a major in Journalism) | occupation = Journalism, television presenter, speaker | years_active = since 1984 | employer = {{plainlist| * RTVE (1985–1987) * Regional Government of Andalusia (1987–1988) * Radio y Televisión de Andalucía (since 1988) }}
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'''Inmaculada Casal Llamas''' (Barcelona, February 15, 1964) is a Spanish journalist and television presenter.
== Professional trajectory == Of Andalusian descent, she was born in Barcelona because her family had relocated to the city due to work.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sevilla |first=Diario de |date=2023-07-22 |title=Inmaculada Casal, "como era rubia decían que era una frívola" |url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/television/Inmaculada-Casal-rubia-decian-frivola_0_1813619235.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Diario de Sevilla |language=es-ES}}</ref>
She holds a degree in Information sciences with a major in Journalism from the Faculty of Information Sciences (Complutense University of Madrid) and studied —though did not complete— the Law degree.<ref name=":0"/> While at the university, she took her first steps in journalism in 1984 at the Sevilla Press agency<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Yotele |first=Redacción |date=2022-06-24 |title=Todo sobre Inmaculada Casal, la televisiva pareja de María del Monte |url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20220624/inmaculada-casal-televisiva-pareja-maria-del-monte-13930199 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=elperiodico |language=es}}</ref> and in 1985 at Telesur (RTVE Andalucía), where she served as the presenter of the program ''Andalucía junta'' for two years.<ref name=":0" /> Later, she worked at the General Directorate of Social Media of the Junta de Andalucía, the precursor to the Andalusian Radio and Television.<ref name=":0" />
In 1988,<ref name=":1"/> she became the first contract signed at the Andalusian public radio and television,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-31 |title=Inmaculada Casal: "Nunca he ocultado mi vida pero tampoco la he pregonado porque no vivo de eso" |url=https://www.elmundo.es/loc/famosos/2023/02/01/63d8fcbbfc6c838c1d8b4584.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=ELMUNDO |language=es}}</ref> and the following year, she secured a permanent position through competitive examination as an editor for the News Services of Canal Sur Televisión. She began her professional career at Canal Sur TV as an editor in the Society Department of Canal Sur News and as the presenter of "''Teledía''," "''Diario 1''," and "''Diario Fin de Semana''".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-11-06 |title=Inmaculada Casal recuerda el robo en su casa: "Todo lo que has acumulado, vienen unos desalmados y se lo llevan" |url=https://www.elespanol.com/corazon/famosos/20231106/inmaculada-casal-recuerda-robo-casa-acumulado-vienen-desalmados-llevan/807669265_0.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=El Español |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-17 |title=BIO {{!}} Inmaculada Casal el blog de una periodista andaluza |url=http://www.inmaculadacasal.com/bio/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617044514/http://www.inmaculadacasal.com/bio/ |archive-date=2013-06-17 }}</ref> Later, she moved to the Courts Department as an editor and head of a section, where she stayed for three years. During this time, she also served as a correspondent for the Royal Household.
In 1997, she left the Courts Department and became the creator, director, and presenter of the program "''Contraportada''" on Canal Sur, which aired until March 2009. Simultaneously, between 2000 and 2002, she served as the deputy director of the prime-time program "Contigo" on Canal Sur. She has also hosted the ''Special Fair Programs''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Estirado |first=Laura |date=2022-06-25 |title=¿Quién es Inmaculada Casal, la pareja de María del Monte? |url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/gente/20220625/pareja-maria-del-monte-inmaculada-casal-quien-es-13929462 |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=elperiodico |language=es}}</ref> on Canal Sur.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |title=Inmaculada Casal Llamas |url=https://diadelaprovincia.dipusevilla.es/galardonados/galardonados/D.-Inmaculada-Casal-Llamas/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Diputación Provincial de Sevilla}}</ref>
After the conclusion of "''Contraportada''",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sevilla |first=Diario de |date=2022-06-26 |title=La historia de Inmaculada Casal: de 'Contraportada' a las portadas |url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/television/historia-Inmaculada-Casal-Contraportada-portadas-video_0_1696031310.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Diario de Sevilla |language=es-ES}}</ref> she returned to the Society Department of News and, a year later, hosted and directed the program "''De lujo''" for two seasons. Following the conclusion of this program, she once again returned to the Society Department of News and had her own blog from 2013 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-25 |title=Así es Inmaculada Casal, la periodista que robó el corazón a María del Monte hace 23 años |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20220625/8365490/inmaculada-casal-maria-monte.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-17 |title=BIO {{!}} Inmaculada Casal el blog de una periodista andaluza |url=http://www.inmaculadacasal.com/bio/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617044514/http://www.inmaculadacasal.com/bio/ |archive-date=2013-06-17 }}</ref> A decade later, she was appointed as the editor-in-chief of the News Services at Canal Sur Televisión<ref name=":2"/> and served as the head of the Society Department of News.<ref name=":1"/>
Since November 2023, she has been the director and presenter of "''Andalucía de tarde''" on Canal Sur TV.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Estrenamos Andalucía de Tarde, el magacín de Inmaculada Casal para las sobremesas de los domingos |url=https://www.canalsur.es/rtva/estrenamos-andalucia-de-tarde-el-magacin-de-inmaculada-casal-para-las-sobremesas-de-los-domingos/1980431.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=www.canalsur.es |language=es}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{Twitter|id=@ICasalBlog}} *{{Instagram|id=inmaculadacasal}} * [https://es.linkedin.com/in/inmaculada-casal-3b248482 Inmaculada Casal] en LinkedIn
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