Luján Argüelles

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Argüelles and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.
Luján Argüelles
Luján Argüelles in 2016
Born
María Luján Argüelles Álvarez

(1977-01-26) 26 January 1977 (age 47)[1]
Salas, Spain
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active2000–present

María Luján Argüelles Álvarez (Salas, Asturias, Spain; January 26, 1977) is a Spanish radio broadcaster and television presenter.

Biography

She began her professional career at the age of 19, while studying history and playing the piano.[2] After working for Radio Vetusta,[3] she decided to move to Madrid and signed up for Onda Cero. She did both radio and TV work from 2001 to 2002. She started her career on May 3, 2001, on Canal 7 in Madrid, where she hosted the show E-Misión Glamourosa until June 29, 2001.[4]

In 2002, she signed with Antena 3, where she worked as a reporter in several programs,[5] a moment in which her name began to be known to viewers and that led her to combine it with the presentation of the summer magazine La orilla on TeleAsturias and Asturias in RTPA.

In 2008, she began a new stage in Cuatro. A year later, she signed a 4-year contract with the same channel. During this period, she was in charge of Password[6] and Lo que diga la rubia,[7] among other programs.

In 2010, the merger between Sogecuatro and Gestevisión Telecinco, took place, thus creating the Mediaset España group, with which the presenter renewed her long-term contract with Cuatro in 2014.[8]

During this stage, she was in charge of several contests, but what really catapulted her to fame was her role as a matchmaker in several dating shows. In April 2018, after almost a year without new projects in the group, it was announced that she would not renew her contract with Mediaset España after 10 years in Cuatro and 8 years in the group.[9] She worked with the group and did a radio show for Agencia EFE at the same time.

Although she did not renew her contract with Mediaset Españaas a presenter, she remained linked to the media group as a collaborator, first in El programa de Ana Rosa on Telecinco[10] and later in Cuatro al día in the afternoons on Cuatro.

Simultaneously, she signs with Telemadrid and presents La báscula from September 2018 to 2020,[11] and since 2019, she has collaborated in Está pasando,[12] which she also presents when its presenter is absent. During this stage, she continues to lead the radio program of Agencia EFE.

In December 2020, she will present the contest Divididos in La Sexta, despite her commitments with Telemadrid and EFE radio.[13]

Private life

On July 13, 2015, Luján gives birth to her first daughter with businessman Carlos Sánchez Arenas, whom she named Miranda.[14]

Trajectory

Radio

Year Program Radio channel Notes
2000–2001 Protagonistas Onda Cero With Luis del Olmo
2001–2002 La rosa de los vientos Onda Cero With Juan Antonio Cebrián
2002–2003 Esta noche o nunca Onda Cero With José Luis Salas
2003–2004 Herrera en la onda With Carlos Herrera Onda Cero
2004–2008 A ver si te atreves Onda Cero Alone
2010–present La hora de Luján EFE Weekly

Television

Year Serie Channel Role
2001 E-Misión Glamourosa Canal 7 Host
2002–2007 7 días, 7 noches Antena 3 Reporter
2003–2007 La Orilla TeleAsturias Host
2006–2008 Asturias en 25 RTPA Host
2007–2008 Punto Doc Antena 3 Reporter
2008–2010 Password Cuatro Host
2009–2011 Granjero busca esposa Cuatro Host
2010 Lo que diga la rubia Cuatro Host
2010 Cuatro con la roja Cuatro Co-host
2010–2011 Dame una pista Cuatro Host
2011 Hijos de papá Cuatro Host
2011 Tienes 1 minuto Cuatro Host
2011–2013 Las mañanas de Cuatro Cuatro Collaborator
2012–2017 ¿Quién quiere casarse con mi hijo? Cuatro Host
2013 Money time Cuatro Host
2013–2015 Un príncipe para... Cuatro Host
2013 ¿Quién quiere casarse con mi madre? Cuatro Host
2013–2014 Inteligencia artificial Cuatro Host
2015–2016 La noche en Paz Telecinco Co-host
2017 Tú, yo y mi avatar Cuatro Host
2018–2019 El programa de Ana Rosa Telecinco Collaborator
2018–2020 La Báscula Telemadrid Host
2019–2020 Cuatro al día Cuatro Collaborator
2019–2020 Supervivientes: Tierra de nadie Cuatro Collaborator
2020 Adivina qué hago esta noche Cuatro Guest
2019–2021 Está pasando Telemadrid Collaborator
2020 Divididos La Sexta Host
2021 Family Feud: La batalla de los famosos Antena 3 Contestant
2022 ¿A quién le gusta mi follower? Netflix Host

Published books

  • Cenicienta llevaba tacones de 15 cm. Martínez Roca. 2014. Pages: 288.[15] ISBN 9788427041042

Awards

  • Antena de Oro Award 2009 for best presenter for Password and Granjero busca esposa.
  • Zapping Awards 2011 for best presenter for Dame una pista and Granjero busca esposa.

References

  1. ^ "Carlota Boza". FórmulaTV (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "La pianista que soñaba con ser comunicadora". ElComercio (in Spanish). 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Luján Argüelles cumple 45 años: todo sobre la vida de la presentadora". Pronto (in Spanish). 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Qué fue de Luján Argüelles, la presentadora de 'Password' y 'Granjero busca esposa'". AS (in Spanish). 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Atresmedia prepara 'Divididos', un innovador concurso presentado por Luján Argüelles". Antena3 (in Spanish). 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Luján Argüelles deja Password". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 10 December 2009.
  7. ^ "El homenaje de Luján Argüelles a 'Password' en laSexta: "Abril... Cerral"". El Periódico (in Spanish). 14 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Luján Argüelles presentará un nuevo «reality» en Cuatro". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 December 2010.
  9. ^ "El incierto futuro televisivo de Luján Argüelles". El Comercio (in Spanish). 18 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Luján Argüelles, fichaje estrella de 'El programa de Ana Rosa'". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 26 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Luján Argüelles lucha contra la obesidad en 'La Báscula'". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 10 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Luján Argüelles, presentadora por sorpresa de 'Está pasando' en Telemadrid". El Periódico (in Spanish). 29 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Luján Argüelles estrena 'Divididos' en La Sexta: lo que ocurrirá el próximo 15 de diciembre". El Español (in Spanish). 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  14. ^ "Luján Argüelles se convierte en mamá: 'Miranda ya está aquí'". Hola (in Spanish).
  15. ^ Cenicienta llevaba tacones de 15 cm - Luján Argüelles (in Spanish).