Julia Otero Pérez is an acclaimed journalist of Basque origin. He was born on May 6, 1959 in Pénela, a parish in the Monteforte de Lemos municipality, Spain. She is recognized for her journalistic and reporting activity on television channels such as Telecinco, TVE and Antena3. In addition, she is internationally acclaimed for her fight with cancer and her strength to continue working alongside the disease.
Where does it come from?
Our great reporter is only daughter of a humble housewife and a musician, specifically a trumpeter, who grew up between love and sweet care accompanied by genres such as jazz, flamenco and double steps performed by his father.
At the age of three he moved to Barcelona to acquire better knowledge, entering a private school with great references for being correct and dedicated to his students. But, before this she came from being the little neighbor of the popular neighborhood of Dry Town.
What did you get your degree in?
After leaving high school, Julia began her studies at Hispanic Philosophy at the University of Barcelona, where years later he graduated from this degree.
In turn, I take multiple courses and diplomas in journalism and reporting, which helped her reach her goal of being in the big news and media.
What illnesses have you suffered from?
Unfortunately, Julia had to fight for her life from a very young age. First, he faced a abdominal tumor between the ages of nineteen and twenty-four, which on six occasions led her to the operating room to perform higher-grade interventions, which was not an impediment to achieving her planned goals.
However, after a forced recovery and the severe effort to forget that stage of his life, on February 22, 2021 he was diagnosed with colon cancer, a disease that would lead her to reopen a past chapter.
This time, her life turned into a time bomb if she did not diligently treat this disease, which made her backing out of her work, but with hopes of overcoming her diagnosis, full of optimism and energy in the face of adversity.
In this way, through photos on his social networks, he made his doctor's instructions manifest: “My oncologist sends me for a walk and really, I'm obedient. Every day I travel between six, seven and eight kilometers " where is he seen feliz accompanied by your pet.
He also explains in another post: "This is how it is stimulated by producing very nice gentlemen called neutrophils", "I'm doing a master's degree and curing and learning" what refers to their diets, walks and treatments.
How did Julia take the news when she learned that she was ill again?
Simply put, Julia from her own mouth announced that he had a disease again within his own radio show. Here she was transparent, open to expressing her history, her procedures and everything that was necessary to guide others.
Here also stands out his aptitude towards fear, which was imminent that No. I felt it. She just needed to face a new challenge that would not take away her happiness or the spark that characterized her.
Could you have children due to your pathologies?
Indeed, his condition No. it has naturally prevented her from having a very successful little girl today, which has been her great love and pride since she was born.
This lady is candela otero 23 years old, a doctor recently graduated from the International University of Catalonia in Barcelona, daughter of Julia and Josep Martínez and chief director of Emergencies at the Barcelona hospital. Likewise, he maintains specializations in neurosurgery and his north and priority is centered on his mother with the disease.
In turn, it is the girl spoiled of her parents, which fights daily for the well-being of her family and the citizens of her territory. On this occasion, he remains as the main member of doctors against the fight against covid, where his mother writes and recounts for the media: “Half suffering, half mommy pride. I see her as a girl but she goes out every morning to fight with her mask on, just like a warrior "
Also, Candela to modeling with his mother, a facet contrary to his profession. On different occasions he has appeared in public such as at the 2015 Planet Awards, when he was only 18 years old.
Who have been your support in the face of this disease?
First of all, Julia thanks to his followers, the media, viewers, friends from work and childhood, and to all those people who have brought words of encouragement and support to him.
Likewise, he expresses that two souls have filled his heart with light and company, which are her daughter Candela and her husband (although not married), Dr. Josep Martínez. Two beings with so much love for her that they make her days less painful, being her fundamental pillars to stay healthy and alive.
But, what stands out about these two supplements is their patience, help, optimism and the drive to go to each consultation, check-up, buy medicine and even cook, things that Julia will always be around for. thanking and she will never be able to pay for what they have done for her.
Who were your romantic partners?
In the world of love and relationships of this style, Julia Otero has been involved with several well-known and exemplary characters in society.
Mainly, she was married from 1987 to 1993 with the journalist Ramon Pellicer, a man born on November 4, 1960 and employee of television stations such as Catalonia, Spanish Television and Antena 3. No children were obtained from this relationship and his divorce was quiet and media after causes unknown to the public.
After this separation, he led a very discreet life with the doctor Josep Martinez, with whom she never got married but who she refers to by the name of my husband.
In turn, Josep is head of home emergencies at the Barcelona hospital and is an honorable member of the administration of the medical insurance company Healthcare and is father de Candela with Julia, respectively.
What have you done on a professional level?
Julia entered the world of communication from . young, coincidentally at 17 years of age, for the program "Protagonista" of the radio station Sabadell, this due to the advice and intervention of a friend.
In a short time, after a few days as an assistant, she achieved the position of announcer and then general director of the program.
Later, around 1980 he worked on Youth radio and a year later it reached Radio miramar to work in the services that included the reports and information. Later, he presented several productions of Barcelona, such as radio in sight with the distinguished Carlos Herrera and José Manuel Parada, also “El humorístico”, “Con faldas a lo loco” and “Café del domingo” are just some of his first works.
In 1985 it went to be the presenter of the morning program “Crónicas del alba” which, thanks to the link agreement between Radio Miramar and La Cope, was broadcast from Barcelona to all of Spain through the episcopal radio network. Two years later, after the breakup of the previous union, she was the woman who replaced Luis del "Olmo in the mornings" with the new program "Y nosotras Qué?" which was treated as an informative made by and for women ”.
Consecutively, he began his television careerThis in 1987 with the debate program "A particular story" on the Spanish television channel La 2 (TVE).
In 1988 he continued with the programs "3 * 4" a job that gave him high popularity and new followers, due to his courtesy and the warmth he conveyed. Likewise, he appeared in: "La Lluna" "La Luna" and "La ronda" of the TVE chain, between 1989 and 1990.
Thus, from 1991 to 199 he returned to the radio to direct and present the set of "La radio Julia" in Onda cero, which began as a night program but as time passed and thanks to its imminent success, it was switched to the afternoon schedule.
During these dates he also made his appearance in the TV, such as his stay in "Jocs de nit" for TVE in 1992, "The five senses" on Antena 3, for 1993, "a walk through time" from 1995 for TVE and "Next week in 1998, whose broadcast was only on Sunday nights.
Likewise, during 1997 it was columnist of the Barcelona newspaper "La Vanguardia" and for 1999 the ONCE, unfortunately sold the stations attached to its jurisdiction to the Telefónica group, which decided to withdraw Julia's program from the staff regardless of the amount of audience that watched it, replacing it with the lady Marta Robles. This occurred because the program had high alcohol content and was intellectually high.
After this, back upgraded to TVE to present “La Columna”, which lasted four seasons and collected one of the highest ratings of his career.
At the same time, between 2004 and 2005 he presented “Las cerezas en la primavera” on TVE and from January 2006 to July 2007, He directed the last section of "protagonists" however, its promoters Punto radio, announced a year later that they had terminated the contractual relations with Otero "By mutual agreement".
In 2009 he returned to television with a interview for his program “Julia en la onda” by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, this thanks to the space accessed by Onda cero, a company that would later give an official space within its programs, replacing “Gomaespuma”.
In May 2012 presents the space "Interview a la carte" for TVE and in 2013 she participated for Antena 3 as presenter of "Ciudadanos", two specials, the first dedicated to what was raised in the streets and the second to education.
What is your list of collaborators?
Julia Otero's show had great popularity due to its interesting collaborations, among which are: Manuel Delgado, Almudena Grandes, Enrique Gil Calvo, Joaquin Leguina, Juan Adriansens, Jorge Verstrnge, Isabel Medina Sidonia, Luis Racionero, Fernando Sánchez Dragó, Juan José Armas Marcelo, Oscar Nebreda, Pablo Motos, Eduardo de Vicente, Juanjo de la Iglesia, Daniel Monzón, Academia Palanca, Jordi Estadella, Adolfo Fernández, Miguel Ángel Coll, Juan Herrera, Curry Valenzuela, Carlos Boyero, Lucia Etxbarria, Josep Borrell, Anna Balletbo, Xose Manuel Beiras, Fernando Fernández de Troncóniz, Marcos and Ana Palacio.
What are the awards and recognitions you have received?
After her success in every job and direction under her control, Julia Ortega was the deserving Total for your efforts and contributions. Among these are the awards that the Ondas chain awarded him and which are described as follows:
- National Television Award (Televisión Española) in 1989.
- National Radio Award (La radio de Julia, Onda Cero), in 1994
- Ciutat de Badalona Communication Award, 2001
- National Television Award. Best entertainment program (The column, TV3), 2003
- Golden Microphone Award in Television Category, 2003
- Prize of the Association of Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurs of Tarragona (ADEE), year 2004
- Distinction of favorite daughter of Monforte, being the first woman to receive such a distinction, at the proposal of the Galician Civic Forum of Barcelona, period 2009
- Golden Microphone Award in Radio Category, 2012
- National Radio Award for the most outstanding career, 2013
- XIV edition of the José Couso Prize for Press Freedom, organized by the Professional Association of Xornalista de Galicia (CPXG) and the Ferrol Press Club, year 2018
- Ondas Award for the program «El Gabinete», 2018
What are your means of contact?
Julia Otero uses her social media to show his follower public his cancer processes, treatments and routines, as well as everything he does around his life, through videos, photographs or simple posts and stories.
Some of these networks are Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, where only with their name their official accounts are located and hence their information about what they do every day, their faithful pets, each image with their partner and daughter, photograph and original poster of each of them, showing us all their trajectory and how little he still has to achieve his health and his dreams.
