These are all the winners of the Ondas 2025 Awards

This Tuesday the jury's decision for the 72nd edition of the Waves Awards that recognize and promote radio, musical and television productions that, both nationally and internationally and in all their genres and formats, provide innovative elements and improve the audience's experience.

The awards, announced by the journalist Iñaki Gabilondo from the studios of Radio Barcelona (SER), have wanted in this edition to recognize, among others, the role of radio stations during the blackout, the special news on the death of Pope Francis on RTVE, the program Dos Page (TVE La2), the series puberty, as well as the work of communicators such as Paco Lobatón, Isaías Lafuente and El Gran Wyoming.

The awards jury has also recognized the work of professionals and content such as Coffee of ideas by Gemma Nierga, Alejandra Herranz, Paco Lobatón, Secun de la Rosa, the cast of Fury, Pastora Soler, Valeria Castro, Guitarricadelafuente or the series Celeste, Want o Puberty.

In this edition, they have presented 542 applications from up to 18 countries from all over the world. The national and international juries, made up of 28 radio, television, advertising and music professionals, have been in charge of choosing this year's winners, who will receive a total of 26 awards.

The jury has awarded the Waves on the path to Isaías Lafuente "for being one of the most prestigious and recognizable voices on the radio, for his rigor in the treatment of content, his creativity and ironic outlook, and his informative will" as well as "for being a professional with a brilliant career, as a writer, political analyst and man of the radio, from his beginnings at RNE to the present day at SER. He has also awarded the work of Greater Wyoming for "their good work, commitment and courage to give continuity to one of the longest-running formats on television. The Greater Wyoming maintains a proposal in force in a slot that has focused all eyes for several seasons and that is crucial for television, such as Access prime."

The Ondas international radio award went to Alejandro Dolina, for his career of more than four decades on Argentine radio, creating his own universe through humor with his legendary nighttime program Revenge will be terrible. On the other hand, the international television channel has gone to The last ride (The human factor), a production by the Italian RAI that has given voice and dignity to the homeless in the United States, combining the poetic narrative of singer Tom Waits with social conscience. All this through an impeccable visual invoice.

72nd edition of the Ondas Awards

National Radio Waves Awards

best program: Version RAC1 (RAC1)

For being an undisputed reference for afternoons in Catalonia and having been changing the traditional radio codes for 20 uninterrupted years. Hosted by Toni Clapés, it is a choral program that reads current events with humor, creativity and intelligence.

Best proximity radio program: Coffee of ideas – (Radio 4)

For the work of Gemma Nierga, who has turned her political interviews into an informative reference. In this morning current affairs program, the journalist expands on her impeccable and long career. Cafè D'idees has the added value of being broadcast simultaneously on radio and television.

Best special programming: Special programs for the blackout on April 28

Because that day the radio demonstrated that it was essential as a means of communication, unmatched and close. For the reaction of its professionals to the microphone, in the street, and of its technicians and engineers, who kept informed a country that, by surprise, was left without power and rediscovered the radio. That day the light was the radio.

Best radio idea: One book, one hour (SER chain)

For being an original and informative format, which in just sixty minutes adapts classics of universal literature with rigor, interpretive excellence and careful sound design. For carrying out an important pedagogical task by promoting the understanding and enjoyment of reading, and for creating a sound universe that integrates other formats such as An author in an hour and an author in a minute.

To the career or best professional work: Isaías Lafuente

For being one of the most prestigious and recognizable voices on the radio, for its rigor in the treatment of content, its creativity and ironic outlook, and its informative desire. The word of the day, dear Isaiah, is PRIZE. For being a professional with a brilliant career, as a writer, political analyst and radio man, from his beginnings at RNE to the present day at SER. For having contributed to the success of programs such as HxH and A Vivir, which are two days, and for being part of the La Ventana team where he is responsible for sections such as “What remains of the day” and “Surveillance Unit”.

to the best podcast: His name was like me (That is not talked about and EITB Media)

To highlight that great stories are often hidden behind the silences created by society, or by each of us, to hide uncomfortable realities. Isabel Cadenas, who has built an impeccable series about silenced secrets in “De eso no se speaks”, reconstructs, in this third season, the hidden story of the first girl killed by ETA. Or not...

National Radio Advertising Waves Awards

Best radio campaign: The radio makes everything unforgettable (Torreblanca Penguin for Spanish Association of Commercial Radio Broadcasting – AERC

For a campaign that combines humor with a didactic aspect to highlight radio as an efficient advertising medium. Due to its creativity, meaning for the medium and impact, it is one of the most remembered radio campaigns of the year. It masterfully combines humor and the didactic aspect, managing to highlight the radio medium as a highly effective and memorable advertising medium.

Best radio agency: MONO Madrid

The jury has decided to reward Mono as a creative agency that has clearly managed to evolve, maintaining the consistency of high-impact campaigns, a difficult task in a world that usually rewards the ephemeral. Through their original campaigns for radio, they manage to bring brands closer to people and culture, with a fresh and approachable tone and business results with high impact and notoriety.

Premios National television waves

Best entertainment program: Dos Page (RTVE's 2)

For bringing the audience closer to the books and the authors' creation processes in a unique way, in an innovative audiovisual language. Its diversity, freshness and surprising staging helps to reconnect with literature, in an impeccable career of almost two decades in a genre that is increasingly less claimed on television.

Best Current Affairs Program or Special Coverage: Special information on the death and funeral of Pope Francis and Conclave (RTVE)

For making a wide and diverse television narration of historical events of maximum interest. A team and choral effort, from all angles, which was led, fundamentally, by female journalists from RTVE, in a firm commitment to public service.

Best proximity content: The field is ours (Aragon TV)

For turning those who do not seek to be protagonists into protagonists, telling rural stories from the countryside that since 2021 have surprised the audience. The program faces with hope, optimism and without condescension the present and future challenges of the Aragonese agricultural and livestock world, its human stories and traditions.

best communicator: The Great Wyoming (LaSexta)

For their good work, commitment and courage to continue one of the longest-running formats on television. Greater Wyoming maintains a proposal in force in a strip that has focused all eyes for several seasons and that is crucial for television, such as Access prime.

Best communicator: Alejandra Herranz (RTVE)

For her honesty, empathy and freshness in front of the cameras, qualities that make her a close and credible professional. Since taking over the leadership of TVE's Telediario 1, he has maintained the strength of the news program in a tremendously competitive time slot. She is more than a television host, she is the backbone of the newsroom, where everything begins, where journalism is.

Best comedy series: Celeste (Movistar Plus+)

For turning something as dry as a Treasury inspection into a tender, light-hearted story close to a thriller. The creator Diego San José, with a fabulous Carmen Machi at the helm, conducts this subtle comedy, removing it from the clichés and making us all suddenly in favor of the tax agency, thanks to a brilliant and accurate script.

Best Drama Series: (Equally):

To want (Movistar Plus+)

Because of the emotional depth of the story and the radical authenticity of how it reflects sexual violence in the family environment. The series stands out for its outstanding performances, careful production and its ability to shock the viewer.

Puberty (HBO Max y 3Cat)

For his skill in approaching a story that brings luminosity and new perspectives to an issue as dark and full of edges as adolescent sexual harassment. Its creator, Leticia Dolera, builds a strong narrative castle that combines the emotionality of a local story with the global problems faced by its protagonists. Pubertat is not afraid to show contradictions in its characters and is successful when it comes to disseminating concepts such as restorative justice, which seeks to repair damage through dialogue.

Best Male Performer in Fiction: Secun de la Rosa by Superstar (Netflix)

For building a character full of honesty without falling into parody that manages to connect with the audience. Secun De la Rosa's interpretation brings humanity to the crazy and chaotic fantasy that Nacho Vigalondo imagines about a reality in Spain in the 2000s that catapulted and normalized media harassment.

Best female performer in fiction: For the cast of Fury: Carmen Machi

For the cohesion of all the female interpretations, in a woven proposal that achieves a choral story of contemporary women. Because of the ability of all the actresses, so different from each other, to play roles of complex, mature women, almost always imperfect, without falling into stereotypes or dogmas. The series presents good teamwork where everyone is on the same interpretive level.

Best Documentary or Documentary Series: The heroic minute: I also left Opus Dei (HBO Max)

For portraying the pain of the most invisible women of Opus Dei around the world and getting them to starkly tell their story for the first time after their departure from the organization. The heroic minute, an unusual audiovisual proposal in which the victims face the recreation of their own testimonies, managing to break the silence and opacity in which they have been immersed.

National Music Waves Awards

To the trajectory: Pastora Soler

For three decades of exemplary career in which he has combined tremendous vocal capacity, unique sensitivity and a deep connection with the public. Her artistic evolution, from copla to pop, has always preserved her interpretative essence, conquering several generations and placing her as one of the leading voices of music in Spanish. The tour 30 years, with sold-out tickets in the most emblematic venues in the country, testifies to the respect and admiration that his work arouses and accredits a standard of live excellence. The jury highlights the coherence and influence of a trajectory sustained over time, marked by the dedication and care of the repertoire, as well as its contribution to the musical heritage from tradition to contemporary times. For the quality, validity and cultural impact of her career, Pastora Soler deserves the Ondas 2025 Award for Musical Career.

Musical phenomenon of the year (Equally):

Valeria Castro

For his ability to tell stories and to move people with them. For its ability to transform collective pain into art that heals and unites. His is one of the most authentic, exciting and necessary voices in Spanish music. Their proposal is born from respect for their Canarian roots, demonstrating a musical and human honesty that captivates. With 'the body after all', Valeria has managed to stay true to herself while taking a huge professional leap. She is an artist who has proven that vulnerability can also be revolutionary. Nothing and no one can stop this phenomenon.

Guitarricadelafuente

For his ability to combine the intimate with the universal, the Ondas award for Phenomenon of the Year goes to Guitarricadelafuente, an artist who has been able to build a deeply introspective identity, rooted in the local, but with great international projection. His album Spanish Leather marks a turning point in his career: a work that not only stands out for its sound, its careful production and a unique imagery, but also for a staging that shows its genuine character without ceasing to play with transgression. His music is transversal, capable of moving different generations, and his artistic growth in this last year makes him deserving of this recognition.

Best Show, Tour or Festival: Los40 Music Awards Santander

To THE40 Music Awards Santander 2024, held on November 8 at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, for demonstrating impeccable production and the ability to reinvent itself as a solidarity gala in the face of the DANA situation, without giving up its artistic ambition. With a unique format, the event promotes naturalness and the encounter between artists, generating iconic moments that will remain in the collective memory. For two decades, these awards have highlighted music radio's ability to connect different artists in a single place, engaging the public and celebrating the year's hits in one night. For its technical and artistic excellence, its communicative commitment and an extraordinary media and cultural impact in Spain and Latin America.

Premio especial de la organización

Paco Lobatón

Por su larga trayectoria televisiva al frente de los telediarios, como corresponsal parlamentario y presentador del programa Quien sabe dónde en el que desarrolló un proyecto de utilidad social desde un espacio de gran audiencia y que sigue desarrollando con el paso de los años.

Premios Ondas Internacional de radio

Alejandro Dolina (Argentina)

Por su trayectoria de más de cuatro décadas en la radio argentina. Por su capacidad de crear un universo propio desde el humor, en especial, por su resistencia ante el micrófono durante más de treinta años con su mítico programa nocturno ‘La venganza será terrible’.

Premio Ondas internacional de televisión

The last ride (The human factor). RAI Italia

Por dar voz y dignidad a las personas sin hogar de Estados Unidos, combinando la narrativa poética del cantante Tom Waits con la conciencia social. Todo ello a través de una factura visual impecable.