Pepe Carbajo, historic Spanish television producer dies

The academic and former vice president of the Television Academy Pepe Carbajo has died in the early hours of April 11 after a long fight against the disease at 80 years of age.

Historic TVE producer stood out for his work at the head of the Barcelona 92 Olympic Games. Was Member of the Board of Directors of the Television Academy from 2006 to 2018 and a key figure in the recast of the institution with the Manuel Campo Vidal team. Was Executive producer of presidential debates Organized by the Academy in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016. In addition, it started and promoted the Academy Treasury project, a documentary file that reconstructs the history of television in Spain told by its protagonists. He also launched the Concha García Campoy scientific journalism awards in honor of the remembered journalist.

In 2104 the Board of Directors of the Academy unanimously decided to grant him the Special Talent Prize for his professional career, for his contribution as a producer to the history of the presidential debates in Spain and for his decisive contribution to the recast of the institution.

The Television Academy wanted to join “the pain and sadness for the loss of a great and endearing professional very dear and recognized among his classmates, a key figure in the history of the television academy in Spain. On behalf of academics, we want to send our most affection and support to their family and friends”.

A lifetime dedicated to television

Bachelor of Information Sciences and Pharmacy from the Complutense University of Madrid. He was also emission production technician and historical executive producer of TVE. From September 2006 and until 2018 he was a member and vice president of the Board of Directors of the Television Academy.

From 1971 to 2003 he developed his work in TVE as producer, production director, sports director, head of broadcasts, team leader at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics and at the Los Angeles and Seoul Olympic Games. He exercised the work of the Logistics Director in the JJOO of Barcelona 92.

He has been coordinator of the OTI in Atlanta, executive producer during the year 2000 of the documentaries the century that left us, 25 years of the monarchy and Juan Antonio Samaranch, Olympic and genius. The spaces of Science and Sports School have produced the spaces.

In addition, he was executive producer and director of the headquarters of the Pan American Games held in Brazil in 2007.

He has been an executive producer of the electoral debates held by the Television Academy in 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016.

In the world of cinema he produced the feature films Black Pata, quartet of Havana and always Havana. He was also co -producer with Italy of the feature film The Copacabana boy. He also directed the Clara movie is not a woman's name.

In 2000 he received the Iris award for best executive producer of the Television Academy and in 2014 the Special Talent Prize in recognition of his career.