Julia Varela

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Varela and the second or maternal family name is Ruano.
Julia Varela
Born Julia Varela Ruano
(1981-06-30) June 30, 1981
Pontevedra, Spain
Occupation Journalist, presenter
Years active 2005–present
Employer RTVE

Julia Varela Ruano (born 30 June 1981 in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain) is a Spanish television and radio presenter, newsreader and reporter.

Biography

After graduating in journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid, Varela began her professional career at RTVE in 2005 in RNE's news department as a newsreader for Radio Exterior de España. In 2008, she moved to RNE Radio 3 to work as a presenter and redactor in music programmes like Siglo 21, 180 Grados or Los Conciertos de Radio 3, and in the broadcast of different music festivals. Since 2013, Varela works as a TV reporter for TVE in shows like Comando Actualidad and La mañana de La 1; in the latter she is also the commentator of the show-business section.

Since 2015, Varela is TVE's commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, together with José María Íñigo. Varela and Íñigo also provided the Spanish commentary for Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits, the show that commemorated the Eurovision Song Contest's 60th anniversary.[1] In 2016, Varela co-hosted Objetivo Eurovisión, the show that selected the Spanish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[2]

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