# 1990 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events in 1990.

## Events

* 25 January: Antena 3, first private TV Channel in Spain is launched. Therefore, State-owned TVE's monopoly on broadcasting activity is over, after 33 years.
* 23 February: Jordi García Candau is appointed Director General of RTVE.
* 3 March: New TV cannel Telecinco is launched with an inaugural ceremony at Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid).
* 5 May: Azúcar Moreno represents Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 held in Zagreb (Yugoslavia) with the song Bandido, ranking 5th and scoring 96 points .
* 8 June: Canal+, first scrambled TV channel in Spain is launched.

## Debuts

| Title | Channel | Debut | Performers/Host | Genre |
| A debate | TVE-1 | 1990-10-15 | Mercé Remolí | Talk Show |
| Absolutamente grandes | Antena 3 | 1990-02-01 | José Ramón Pardo | Music |
| Al fin música | Antena 3 | 1990-01-28 | Rafael Benedito | Music |
| Antena 3 Noticias | Antena 3 | 1990-01-25 | Luis Herrero | News |
| Arco iris | Telecinco | 1990-06-06 | Mercedes Rodríguez de la Fuente | Science/Culture |
| Aventura, aventura | Canal + | 1990-12-02 | Pablo Carbonell | Science/Culture |
| ¡Ay, que calor! | Telecinco | 1990-10-04 | Luis Cantero | Quiz Show |
| Bellezas al agua | Telecinco | 1990-06-23 | Norma Duval | Quiz Show |
| Butaca de salón | La 2 | 1990-07-28 | | Music |
| Carandelario | Antena 3 | 1990-01-25 | Luis Carandell | Science/Culture |
| Cheque en blanco | Telecinco | 1990-04-15 | | Variety Show |
| Chistes de verano | Telecinco | 1990-06-20 | | Comedy |
| Movies 5 estrellas | Telecinco | 1990-04-18 | | Movies |
| Ciudades perdidas | TVE-1 | 1990-02-07 | Vicente Simón | Documentary |
| Club Disney | TVE-1 | 1990-10-06 | Juanjo Pardo | Children |
| Crónica en negro | Antena 3 | 1990-04-17 | Manuel Marlasca | Reality Show |
| De tú a tú | Antena 3 | 1990-06-25 | Nieves Herrero | Variety Show |
| Del 40 al 1 | Canal + | 1990-09-29 | Fernandisco | Music |
| Del Miño al Bidasoa | TVE-1 | 1990-11-11 | José Antonio Labordeta | Documentary |
| Sport noche | TVE-1 | 1990-09-22 | | Sport |
| Dibuja 2 | La 2 | 1990-09-19 | | Children |
| Discoteca de verano | Telecinco | 1990-07-03 | | Music |
| Domingo en rojo | Antena 3 | 1990-01-28 | Lydia Bosch | Variety Show |
| Dos cadenas para ti | La 2 | 1990-04-22 | Guillermo Summers | Videos |
| El Duende del globo | TVE-1 | 1990-04-16 | Marisa Tejada | Children |
| El día después | Canal + | 1990-10-08 | Ignacio Lewin | Sport |
| El gordo | Antena 3 | 1990-09-23 | José Coronado | Quiz Show |
| El gran musical | Canal + | 1990-09-18 | | Music |
| El marco de la fama | TVE-1 | 1990-04-04 | | Music |
| El martes que viene | TVE-1 | 1990-01-30 | Mercedes Milá | Talk Show |
| El obispo leproso | TVE-1 | 1990-11-23 | Silvia Munt | Drama Series |
| El orgullo de la huerta | Antena 3 | 1990-10-07 | Fernando Delgado | Sitcom |
| El planeta frágil | TVE-1 | 1990-06-25 | | Documentary |
| El Tercer tiempo | Canal + | 1990-10-19 | Joaquín Maroto | Sport |
| En buena hora | TVE-1 | 1990-04-16 | Joaquín Arozamena | Variety Show |
| En jaque | TVE-1 | 1990-09-21 | Leontxo García | Science/Culture |
| En verano | TVE-1 | 1990-07-17 | Goyo González | Variety Show |
| Encuentro juvenil con Banesto | TVE-1 | 1990-10-06 | Nicolás Romero | Youth |
| Entre hoy y mañana | Telecinco | 1990-05-03 | Luis Mariñas | News |
| Entre platos anda el juego | Telecinco | 1990-10-08 | Juanito Navarro | Quiz Show |
| Esa clase de gente | La 2 | 1990-01-17 | Luis Prendes | Sitcom |
| Espiral: Detrás de la noticia | La 2 | 1990-10-04 | José Antonio Martínez Soler | News |
| Esta es su casa | TVE-1 | 1990-09-17 | María Teresa Campos | Variety Show |
| Eva y Adán, agencia matrimonial | TVE-1 | 1990-09-23 | Verónica Forqué | Sitcom |
| Galería de música | La 2 | 1990-09-18 | | Music |
| Glasnost | La 2 | 1990-01-13 | Àlex Casanovas | Science/Culture |
| Gran concierto | Antena 3 | 1990-02-07 | | Music |
| Hablando se entiende la gente | Telecinco | 1990-03-30 | José Luis Coll | Talk show |
| Hablemos de sexo | TVE-1 | 1990-03-05 | Elena Ochoa | Science/Culture |
| ¡Hip hip hurra! | Telecinco | 1990-07-14 | | Sport |
| Hoy de 6 a 7 | TVE-1 | 1990-07-02 | Concha Galán | Variety Show |
| J.M. presenta | Antena 3 | 1990-01-25 | Juanjo Menéndez | Late Night |
| Jueves 22.30 | Antena 3 | 1990-09-28 | Antonio Herrero | Talk Show |
| Klip | La 2 | 1990-01-16 | | |
| La forja de un rebelde | TVE-1 | 1990-03-30 | Antonio Valero | Drama Series |
| La guardería | Antena 3 | 1990-01-29 | Rita Irasema | Children |
| La merienda | Antena 3 | 1990-03-08 | Miliki | Children |
| La mujer de tu vida | TVE-1 | 1990-02-09 | Carmen Maura | Drama Series |
| Pájaro en una tormenta | TVE-1 | 1990-09-21 | Maribel Verdú | Drama Series |
| La picota | Antena 3 | 1990-01-25 | Pedro J. Ramírez | News |
| La quinta marcha | Telecinco | 1990-10-07 | Penélope Cruz | Music |
| La ruleta de la fortuna | Antena 3 | 1990-01-25 | Mayra Gómez Kemp | Quiz Show |
| La salud es lo que importa | Antena 3 | 1990-02-02 | Bartolomé Beltrán | Science/Culture |
| La Tabla Redonda | La 2 | 1990-10-16 | | Science/Culture |
| La Tarántula | Antena 3 | 1990-01-25 | Antonio Herrero | Talk Show |
| La tertulia | Antena 3 | 1990-01-29 | Miguel Ángel García Juez | Talk Show |
| Lo mejor de la semana | Antena 3 | 1990-02-11 | | News |
| Los 40 principales | Canal + | 1990-09-18 | | Music |
| Los felices 80 | La 2 | 1990-09-25 | Xabier Elorriaga | Science/Culture |
| Los Fruittis | TVE-1 | 1990-09-30 | | Anime |
| Los mundiales y sus goles | Telecinco | 1990-05-10 | | Sport |
| Los segundos cuentan | Antena 3 | 1990-01-26 | Elisenda Roca | Quiz Show |
| Madrugada pop | Telecinco | 1990-05-19 | | Music |
| Muerte a destiempo | La 2 | 1990-09-25 | Carmelo Gómez | Drama Series |
| Música N.A. | TVE-1 | 1990-01-20 | Ramón Trecet | Music |
| No te lo pierdas | TVE-1 | 1990-04-28 | Leticia Sabater | Children |
| No te rías, que es peor | TVE-1 | 1990-10-01 | Jordi Estadella | Comedy |
| Noche de lobos | Antena 3 | 1990-04-22 | Joan Lluís Goas | Movies |
| Noticias de la economía | Antena 3 | 1990-10-12 | Fernando González Urbaneja | News |
| Oh Vídeo | Antena 3 | 1990-03-06 | Paloma García Álvarez | Videos |
| Piezas canal + | Canal + | 1990-09-14 | | Science/Culture |
| Polvo de estrellas | Antena 3 | 1990-01-27 | Carlos Pumares | Movies |
| Por el ancho mundo | La 2 | 1990-04-08 | | Science/Culture |
| Primer plano | Canal + | 1990-09-29 | | Movies |
| Primera fila | TVE-1 | 1990-05-02 | Antonio Martín Benítez | Talk Show |
| Que sabe nadie | Telemadrid | 1990-10-16 | Jesús Quintero | Talk Show |
| Querido cabaret | TVE-1 | 1990-11-16 | Guillermina Motta | Music |
| Rápido | La 2 | 1990-09-04 | | Music |
| Redacción | Canal + | 1990-10-12 | | News |
| Ricos y famosos | Antena 3 | 1990-09-21 | Lola Forner | News |
| Sábado deporte | La 2 | 1990-09-22 | | Sport |
| Sara y punto | La 2 | 1990-09-23 | Sara Montiel | Variety Show |
| Simplemente Mayra | Antena 3 | 1990-01-28 | Mayra Gómez Kemp | Talk Show |
| Stop, seguridad en marcha | TVE-1 | 1990-02-02 | | |
| Su media naranja | Telecinco | 1990-03-27 | Jesús Puente | Quiz Show |
| Superguay | Telecinco | 1990-03-29 | | Children |
| Te veo de noche | TVE-1 | 1990-10-13 | Els Comediants | Comedy |
| Tele 5 ¿dígame? | Telecinco | 1990-10-06 | Laura Valenzuela | Variety Show |
| Telecupón | Telecinco | 1990-03-05 | Silvia Marsó | Quiz Show |
| Telemundo | Antena 3 | 1990-03-10 | Karina Pardevilla | Variety Show |
| Telepasión española | TVE-1 | 1990-12-31 | | Music |
| Teletienda | Antena 3 | 1990-03-05 | Miguel Ángel Nieto | Adds |
| Testigos del siglo XX | La 2 | 1990-10-10 | | Science/Culture |
| Tutti frutti | Telecinco | 1990-04-07 | Cruz y Raya | Comedy |
| TV educativa | La 2 | 1990-09-18 | | Science/Culture |
| Un día es un día | TVE-1 | 1990-04-20 | Ángel Casas | Talk Show |
| Un País de locos | Antena 3 | 1990-02-06 | Alfredo Amestoy | News |
| Un solo mundo | TVE-1 | 1990-05-21 | Ernesto Sáenz de Buruaga | Science/Culture |
| Video-Mix | La 2 | 1990-04-02 | | Music |
| Vídeos de primera | TVE-1 | 1990-09-18 | Alfonso Arús | Videos |
| VIP | Telecinco | 1990-03-05 | José Luis Moreno | Quiz Show |
| Vip Guay | Telecinco | 1990-09-30 | Emilio Aragón | Quiz Show |
| Vip Mar | Telecinco | 1990-07-07 | Emilio Aragón | Quiz Show |
| VIP Noche | Telecinco | 1990-03-12 | José Luis Moreno | Quiz Show |
| Viva el espectáculo | TVE-1 | 1990-01-19 | Concha Velasco | Variety Show |
| Viva la ciencia | TVE-1 | 1990-04-28 | Manuel Toharia | Science/Culture |
| Y ahora Encarna | Antena 3 | 1990-11-27 | Encarna Sánchez | Talk Show |

## Television shows
### La 1

* Telediario (1957– )
* Estudio estadio (1972–2005)
* Informe Semanal (1973– )
* Parlamento (1978–2014)
* De película (1982–1991)
* Con las manos en la masa (1984–1991)
* Los Marginados (1984–1991)
* Punto y aparte (1985–1991)
* Hablando claro (1987–1992)
* Cajón desastre (1988–1991)
* Juego de niños (1988–1991)
* Juegos sin fronteras (1988–1992)
* Rockopop (1988–1992)
* El Precio justo (1988–2001)
* Aventura 92 (1989–1991)
* Pero... ¿esto qué es? (1989–1991)
* Sopa de gansos (1989–1991)
* Tribunal popular (1989–1991)
* Waku waku (1989–1991)
* Brigada Central (1989–1993)

### La 2

* Al filo de lo imposble (1982– )
* Pueblo de Dios (1982– )
* Últimas preguntas (1983– )
* En portada (1984– )
* Jazz entre amigos (1984–1991)
* Estadio 2 (1984–2007)
* Metrópolis (1985– )
* Documentos TV (1986– )
* Tendido cero (1986– )
* El Tiempo es oro (1987–1992)
* Plàstic (1989–1991)

## Ending this year
### La 1

* Buenos días (1986–1990)
* 3x4 (1988–1990)
* A través del espejo (1988–1990)
* Entre líneas (1988–1990)
* A mi manera (1989–1990)
* Corazón (1989–1990)
* La Corona mágica (1989–1990)
* El Día por delante (1989–1990)
* La Luna (1989–1990)
* Sábado revista (1989–1990)

### La 2

* Cerca de las estrellas (1988–1990)
* La casa por la ventana (1989–1990)
* Nuestra Europa (1989–1990)
* El Nuevo espectador (1989–1990)
* El Tiempo en que vivimos (1989–1990)

## Foreign series debuts in Spain

| English title | Spanish title | Original title | Channel | Country | Performers |
| A kind of living | Una forma de vivir | | La 1 | UK | Anita Carey |
| ALF Tales | Los cuentos de ALF | | La 1 | USA | Paul Fusco |
| Automan | Automan | | Telecinco | USA | Desi Arnaz Jr. |
| Benson | Benson | | FORTA | USA | Robert Guillaume |
| Captain Tsubasa | Campeones | Kyaputen Tsubasa | Telecinco | JAP | |
| Champion Joe | El campeón | Ashita no Joe | Antena 3 | JAP | |
| Check It Out! | Pase por caja | | Telecinco | CAN | Don Adams |
| Chelmsford 123 | Chelmosford 123 | | FORTA | UK | Rory McGrath |
| China Beach | Playa de China | | La 1 | USA | Dana Delany |
| – | Cristal | Cristal | La 1 | VEN | Jeannette Rodríguez, Lupita Ferrer, Carlos Mata |
| Danger Bay | Bahía peligrosa | | FORTA | CAN | Donnelly Rhodes |
| Derrick | El inspector Derrick | Derrick | Telecinco | GER | Horst Tappert |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Arnold | | Telecinco | USA | Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman |
| Dinky Dog | El perro Dinky | | La 2 | USA | |
| Dirty Dozen, The Series | Doce del patíbulo | | La 1 | USA | Ben Murphy |
| Dinosaucers | Dinosaucers | | FORTA | USA CAN | |
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | Un médico precoz | | Telecinco | USA | Neil Patrick Harris |
| Dragon Ball | Bola de dragón | Doragon Bōru | FORTA | JAP | |
| Emerald Point N.A.S. | Escándalo en la marina | | Antena 3 | USA | Dennis Weaver |
| Family Ties | Enredos de familia | | Telecinco | USA | Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Michael J. Fox |
| --- | Fera Radical | Fera radical | Antena 3 | BRA | Malu Mader |
| Festival of Family Classics | Clásicos familiares | | La 1 | USA | |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | Misterio para tres | | Telecinco | USA | John D. LeMay |
| Galaxy Express 999 | Galaxy Express 999 | Ginga Tetsudō 999 | Canal+ | JAP | |
| --- | Gallito Ramírez | Gallito Ramírez | FORTA | COL | Carlos Vives |
| Game, Set and Match | Juego, set y partido | | La 1 | UK | Ian Holm |
| Ganbare, Kickers! | Supergol | Ganbare, Kikkāzu | Telecinco | JAP | |
| Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | Soñar con los ojos abiertos | Gurimu Meisaku Gekijou | Telecinco | JAP | |
| Hogan's Heroes | Los héroes de Hogan | | Antena 3 | USA | Bob Crane |
| Hold the Dream | Mantén vivo el sueño | | La 2 | UK | Jenny Seagrove, Stephen Collins |
| Houston Knights | Los caballeros de Houston | | La 1 | USA | Michael Beck |
| In the Heat of the Night | En el calor de la noche | | Antena 3 | USA | Carroll O'Connor |
| Jack the Ripper | Jack, el destripador | | La 1 | USA UK | Michael Caine, Jane Seymour |
| Janosch's Dream World | La hora de sueños de Janosch | Janoschs Traumstunde | FORTA | GER | |
| Jason King | Jason King | | Antena 3 | UK | Peter Wyngarde |
| Jem and the Holograms | Jem, Chica Pop | | Telecinco | USA | |
| Till We Meet Again | Volveremos a vernos | | Antena 3 | USA | Courteney Cox |
| Kidd Video | Kidd Video | | FORTA | USA | |
| King of the Olympics | Historias de cada día | | La 2 | USA | David Selby |
| Knights of the Zodiac | Los caballeros del Zodiaco | Seinto Seiya | La 2 | JAP | |
| | La condesa de Charny | La Comtesse de Charny | La 1 | FRA | Anne Jacquemin |
| --- | La feria de las vanidades | La feria de las vanidades | FORTA | COL | Rebeca López |
| --- | La intrusa | La intrusa | Antena 3 | VEN | Mariela Alcalá |
| --- | La isla | La isla | La 1 | PRI | Gladys Rodríguez |
| Lady in Rose | La dama de rosa | La dama de rosa | La 1 | VEN | Jeannette Rodríguez, Carlos Mata |
| Little Lord Fauntleroy | El pequeño lord | Shōkōshi Sedi | Telecinco | JAP | |
| Liveman | Bioman | Chōjū Sentai Liveman | La 1 | JAP | |
| Looney Tunes Comedy Hour | La hora Warner | | La 1 | USA | |
| Loving | Loving | | Telecinco | USA | Wesley Addy |
| Chappy the Witch | Chapi y la princesa | Mahō Tsukai Chappy | La 2 | JAP | |
| Maid Marian and her Merry Men | Maid Marian and her Merry Men | | FORTA | UK | Kate Lonergan |
| Mancuso, F.B.I. | Mancuso | | Antena 3 | USA | Robert Loggia |
| Max Headroom | Max Headroom | | FORTA | USA | Matt Frewer |
| Mr. Horn | Mr. Horn | | La 1 | USA | David Carradine |
| Mr. Potato Head | La familia Potato | | La 2 | USA | |
| Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | | La 1 | USA | Candice Bergen |
| Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder | Cascanueces | | La 2 | USA | Lee Remick |
| Ovide and the Gang | Ovidio y su banda | | FORTA | CAN | |
| Paper Dolls | Muñecas de papel | | Antena 3 | USA | Lloyd Bridges, Morgan Fairchild |
| --- | Pasionaria | Pasionaria | Antena 3 | VEN | Catherine Fulop, Fernando Carrillo |
| Perfect Strangers | Primos lejanos | | Canal+ | USA | Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker |
| Peter Pan: The Animated Series | Las aventuras de Peter | Pītā Pan no Bōken | La 1 | JAP | |
| --- | Piazza Navona | Piazza Navona | La 2 | ITA | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Philip Marlowe | | La 1 | USA | Powers Boothe |
| Police Academy | Loca academia de policía | | La 1 | USA | |
| Press Gang | La pandilla plumilla | | Canal+ | UK | Julia Sawalha |
| Queen Millennia | Exploradores del espacio | Shin Taketori Monogatari Sennen Joou | Telecinco | JAP | |
| Queenie (miniseries) | Queenie | | La 2 | USA | Mia Sara |
| Rambo: The Force of Freedom | Rambo: la fuerza de la libertad | | FORTA | USA | |
| Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Randall y Hopkirk | | Antena 3 | UK | Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope |
| Roads to | Camino de Xanadú | | La 2 | UK | |
| Robotech | Robotech | | Telecinco | USA JAP | |
| Roque Santeiro | Roque Santeiro | Roque Santeiro | Antena 3 | BRA | Regina Duarte |
| --- | Rosa...de lejos | Rosa...de lejos | FORTA | ARG | Leonor Benedetto |
| Rupert | El osito Rupert | | La 1 | UK | |
| Sara Dane | Sara Dane | | Antena 3 | AUS | Juliet Jordan |
| --- | Señora | Señora | Telecinco | VEN | Caridad Canelón |
| Sherlock Holmes | Las nuevas aventuras de Sherlock Holmes | | FORTA | UK | Jeremy Brett |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Star Trek: La nueva generación | | FORTA | USA | Patrick Stewart |
| Story of the Alps: My Annette | Las montañas de Ana | Arupusu Monogatari Watashi no Annetto | Telecinco | JAP | |
| Strange Report | Enemigos del crimen | | Antena 3 | UK | Anthony Quayle |
| Surgical Spirit | Tira y afloja | | La 1 | UK | Nichola McAuliffe |
| Tales from the Crypt | Historias de la cripta | | La 1 | USA | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Tortugas Ninja | | FORTA | USA | |
| The Adventurer | El aventurero | | Antena 3 | UK | Gene Barry |
| The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers | La patrulla galáctica | | FORTA | USA | |
| The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy | Ann y Andy | | FORTA | USA | |
| The Blinkins | Las Blinkins | | La 1 | USA | |
| The Bretts | Los Brett | | La 2 | UK | Norman Rodway |
| The Hitchhiker | El autoestopista | | La 1 | CAN | Page Fletcher |
| The Hogan Family | La familia Hogan | | La 1 | USA | Valerie Harper |
| The Jungle Book | El libro de la selva | Janguru Bukku shonen Môguri | Antena 3 | JAP | |
| The Karate Kid | Karate Kid | | FORTA | USA | |
| The Long Hot Summer | El largo y cálido verano | | Antena 3 | USA | Don Johnson |
| The Mystic Warrior | El guerrero místico | | FORTA | USA | Robert Beltran |
| The New Lassie | Lassie | | Telecinco | USA | |
| The Nineteenth Hole | El hoyo 19 | | La 1 | UK | Eric Sykes |
| The Raccoons | Los Mapaches | | La 1 | CAN | |
| The Real Ghostbusters | Los cazafantasmas | | Canal+ | USA | |
| The revenge | La revancha | | Telecinco | VEN | Rosalinda Serfaty |
| The Wonder Years | Aquellos maravillosos años | | La 1 | USA | Fred Savage |
| The Young Riders | Jóvenes jinetes | | La 1 | USA | Stephen Baldwin, Josh Brolin |
| TigerSharks | Los tigres del mar | | FORTA | USA | |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | Tiny Toons | | Canal+ | USA | |
| Tour of Duty | Camino del infierno | | Telecinco | USA | Stephen Caffrey |
| Twin Peaks | Twin Peaks | | Telecinco | USA | Kyle MacLachlan |
| Unsolved Mysteries | Misterios sin resolver | | La 2 | USA | Robert Stack |
| Valentine Park | Valentine Park | | La 1 | USA | Ken Jones |
| Webster | Webster | | La 1 | USA | Susan Clark, Alex Karras, Emmanuel Lewis |
| Wolcott | Wolcott | | Antena 3 | UK | George Harris |
| Zoo Family | La familia del zoo | | La 1 | AUS | Peter Curtin |

## Births

* 6 March – Clara Lago, actress.
* 27 March – Natalia Sánchez, actress.
* 23 October – Javier de Hoyos, journalist

## Deaths

* 16 January – Nacho Dogan, disc-jockey & host, 38.
* 24 March – Margarita Calahorra, actress, 60.
* 7 April – Modesto Blanch, actor, 90.
* 1 July – Mario Cabré, host, 74.
* 16 July – Tomás Blanco, actor, 79.
* 23 August – Antolín García, journalist, 62.
* 5 October – Félix Dafauce, actor, 93.