Ignacio Salas, genius of creativity and humor on television, dies

The former president of the Television Academy has died at the age of 70. From this institution he worked for the unity of television professionals.

"Life is short and we are only time. You get old very quickly and it takes a long time to become wise. This is a fantastic recreation. Because living is what matters and the wrinkles that appear from laughing are beneficial." This is how Ignacio Salas, who has just died at the age of 70, described life.

The former president of the Academy of Television Sciences and Arts says goodbye to us after fighting the cancer he suffered in recent months. Tomorrow, Thursday, he will be cremated at the San Pedro del Pinatar Mortuary (Murcia).

For the president of the Television Academy Manuel Campo Vidal, "one of the people with the greatest sense of humor, creativity and responsibility that we have known has died. He directed the Academy for six years, from 2000 to 2006, and flatly refused any public recognition. On his WhatsApp he spent the last few months encouraging us all. He was a great guy who will be greatly missed."

Alejado de la vida pública, una de sus últimas apariciones fue en los Premios Talento de la Academia en el año 2010 para entregar este reconocimiento a su gran amigo el reportero gráfico Evaristo Canete.

Tras conocer su enfermedad declaró a la Academia que “La vida es breve y somos tiempo. Te haces viejo muy pronto y tardas mucho en hacerte sabio. Esto es un recreo fantástico. Porque vivir es lo que importa y las arrugas que aparecen por reír favorecen”.

Un profesional polifacético

Periodista, sociólogo y programador de la televisión pública. Trabajó como redactor, reportero, locutor, narrador, realizador, guionista, creativo y presentador de todo tipo de programas.

Fue autor de programas como And yet I love you, Seconds away, If I have seen you I don't remember, You have no name, This is Joyibu and a long etcetera, in addition to being a driver of products from other professionals, such as: child's play, In parallel o between two lights.

For seven seasons (until 2002), together with Guillermo Summers, he was in charge of the creativity of Citröen's promotional campaigns, and on TVE his last job was as co-writer and cast presenter of the cultural contest The 2 Speaking.

Member of the Constituent Board of Directors of the Television Academy, in March 2000 he was elected president of the Television Academy for a period of four years, a position for which he was re-elected in June 2004 and left in 2006. At the head of this institution he worked for the unity of television professionals.