# Raquel Sánchez-Silva

Raquel Sánchez-Silva (born 13 January 1973 in Plasencia, Cáceres, Spain) is a Spanish television presenter and writer.

## Career

After studying journalism, Sánchez-Silva started working for a local television in Plasencia. After that, she was a news anchor on Telemadrid, and started working for Canal+ (Noche de los Oscars, La hora wiki) and Cuatro (Soy lo que como, Noche Cuatro, Idénticos, Noche Manga, Oído cocina, a special episode of Supernanny, and special shows about series such as House and Grey's Anatomy). When Cuatro was merged into the Mediaset España group, Sánchez-Silva started working in reality television series on Telecinco. In 2015, she was hired by subscription platform Movistar+ to host, beginning in 2016, a daily talk show titled Likes on the platform's new flagship channel #0.
In 2017, Sánchez-Silva was announced as the presenter of Maestros de la Costura, the Spanish version of The Great British Sewing Bee, on TVE. On 29 October 2018, she began hosting the daily talk show Lo siguiente, also on TVE. In 2023, Sánchez-Silva was the host of the Spanish reality television series Deep Fake Love.

## TV programs

* Deep Fake Love, host (2023)
* Lo siguiente TVE (The Next Thing), (2018–2019)
* Maestros de la Costura, TVE (2018–present) (Spanish version of The Great British Sewing Bee)
* Likes, (2016-2017)
* Gran Hermano VIP, (2015) (Spanish version of Celebrity Big Brother)
* Deja sitio para el postre, (2013)
* Expedición Imposible, (2013) (Spanish version of Expedition Impossible)
* Perdidos en la ciudad, (2012)-(2013) (Spanish version of The Tribes Are Coming)
* Perdidos en la Tribu, (2012) (Spanish version of Ticket To The Tribes)
* El Cubo, (2012) (Spanish version of The Cube)
* Acorralados, (2011) (Spanish version of The Farm)
* Supervivientes, (2011)-(2014)-(2015) (Spanish version of Survivor)
* Pekín Express, (2009-2010) (Spanish version of Peking Express)
* Sanfermines, (2009)
* Visto y Oído (Seen and Heard), (2008)
* Ajuste de cuentas (Score Settling), (2008)
* S.O.S. Adolescentes, (S.O.S Teenagers), (2007)-(2008)
* ¡Qué desperdicio! (What a Waste!), (2007)
* Soy lo que como (I am what I eat), (2007)
* Supernanny, (2006) (Spanish version, special episode)
* Oído cocina (Gotcha in the Kitchen), (2006)
* Noche Cuatro (Cuatro Night), (2005)
* Superhuman, (2005)
* La hora wiki (The Wiki Hour), (2004–2005)
* Telediario, (1998)

## Books

* Selección y tratamiento de la información en los telediarios: estudio sobre los telediarios de máxima audiencia de TVE y A3, (1995)
* Cambio príncipe por lobo feroz (I Exchange a Prince for a Bad Wolf), (2008)
* Mañana, a las seis (Tomorrow, at six), (2014)

## Personal life

In 2012, Sánchez-Silva married Italian cameraman Mario Biondo, who died after less than a year. His death was ruled as unintentional suicide by three coroners, and after the Spanish and Italian judiciary investigated the case. However, Italian judge Nicola Aiello, in a statement regarding the filing of the case as suicide, criticized the investigations carried out in Spain and the prosecutorial determination of suicide. Based on his impressions of the physical evidence and Sánchez-Silva's testimony, Aiello espoused the unproven theory that Biondo was killed by an unknown hand and subsequently placed in a position simulating a suicide. A three-part documentary series exploring the case, The Last Hours of Mario Biondo, debuted on Netflix in 2023.
Since 2014, Sánchez-Silva has been in a relationship with Argentine audiovisual producer Matías Dumont. Together they have two children: Sánchez-Silva gave birth to twins Bruno and Mateo on 21 September 2015.