Sonsoles Ónega Salcedo (born 30 November 1977) is a Spanish journalist, TV presenter and writer.
Biography Ónega was born in Madrid on 30 November 1977. The daughter of journalist and speechwriter Fernando Ónega and Marisol Salcedo, she received a journalism degree from the Universidad CEU San Pablo in Madrid. She is the sister of fellow journalist Cristina Ónega.
She started her journalism career at CNN+ and joined Noticias Cuatro upon the launch of Cuatro in 2005. In 2008 she jumped ship to Informativos Telecinco, where she was parliamentary correspondent at the Congreso de los Diputados for ten years.
In 2004, she started a literary career with her short story Calle Habana, esquina Obispo, and followed it up with Donde Dios no estuvo, based on the 2004 train bombings. Her greatest success came in 2017 with the novel Después del amor, set in the Second Republic.
In 2017, she was awarded the Fernando Lara Novel Award for her novel Después del amor todo son palabras ().
In 2018, she left her journalism post to host Telecinco chat show Ya es mediodía, and in 2020 she presented reality show La casa fuerte.
In 2022, she moved to Antena 3, disillusioned with Telecinco, to present daytime chat show Y ahora Sonsoles. The show received good ratings, and was brought back for a second series.
In 2023, she was awarded with the Premio Planeta de Novela for her novel Las hijas de la criada ().
Private life She married lawyer Carlos Prado Sanz in 2008, and they have two children. They separated in 2020.
Filmography
Television +YearTitleChannelRole1999–2005InformativosCNN+Editor2005–2008Noticias CuatroCuatroReporter200711-M: La derrota de los embusterosPresenter2008–2018Informativos TelecincoTelecincoReporter; parliamentary correspondent2018–2022Ya es mediodíaPresenter2019Todo es mentiraCuatroGuest2020Adivina qué hago esta nocheSupervivientesTelecincoPresenterSálvameGuestLa casa fuertePresenterQuijotes del siglo XXI2021–2022Ya son las ocho2021Volverte a verGuestRocío, contar la verdad para seguir viva2022, 2023El HormigueroAntena 3Guest2022, 2024La Roca2022–presentY ahora SonsolesPresenter2022PasapalabraGuestZapeandoLaSextaLa ruleta de la suerteAntena 32023Amar es para siempreHerself; 2 episodes2023–presentHablando en plataGuest2024–presentLo tenemos que hablar
Books
Calle Habana, esquina Obispo (Septem Ed., 2005). Donde Dios no estuvo (Grand Guignol Ed., 2007). Encuentros en Bonaval (Planeta Ed., 2010) Nosotras que lo quisimos todo (Planeta Ed., 2015). Después del amor (Planeta Ed., 2017), Fernando Lara Novel Award winner. Mil besos prohibidos (Planeta Ed., 2020). Las hijas de la criada (Planeta Ed., 2023), Planeta Award winner. Llevará tu nombre (Planeta Ed., 2026).
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