The delivery of the Ondas Globales Podcast Awards celebrates the strength of the sector

The world of the

has grown bigger.

He has done it in Malaga, at the Teatro del Soho Caixabank, where the stars of the best national and international productions have gathered at the first edition of the Ondas Globales Podcast Awards.

The event has brought together more than 600 people in the stands of the stage space owned by actor Antonio Banderas, where the red carpet has provided the glamor.

[The reader can consult the complete list of awardees at the end of this article]

In total, 21 awards have been given in a ceremony as dynamic as it is fun.

Carolina Iglesias and Victoria Martín have been in charge of presenting the evening, with a script by El Terrat.

“It is clear that

are the radio of the poor.

That is why they have brought us and not Buenafuente and Berto”, they said between laughs as soon as they started and after the chords of the song

by The Buggles, played by the band of Víctor Elías, who has accompanied with his live music the gala throughout the night.

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Culture and innovation go hand in hand at the Ondas Globales Podcast Awards

Up to 888 candidates from 15 countries applied for these awards, organized by PRISA Audio and Cadena Ser in collaboration with Spotify.

Curious and funny stories, stories of moments of terror, crimes and football, current and past, analysis and improvisation.

The night featured performances by María Peláe —who dared with a song created specifically for the event— and

Pablo Mora, who staged the great diversity of works produced.

They have also achieved exactly what the awards intended: to give visibility to the sector, recognizing the work, creativity and innovation of professionals who are part of a growing environment.

“It is an industry that has no ceiling”, underlined Carolina Iglesias, also awarded for

with Victoria Martin.

“Seeing this festive atmosphere is amazing.

are here

to stay and I am sure they will continue to grow”, added the comedian and

Lalachus, at the head of Spotify's

space together with Andrea Compton in collaboration with PRISA Audio.

“It is an industry that has exploded with the pandemic,” pointed out one of the winners for best

non-fiction narrative

.

“

are a perfect combination of present and future.

They allow the development of audio in total freedom, because the genre offers limitless creativity.

I think they have come to complement and widen the margins of the voice as a content accountant”, affirmed Andreu Buenafuente, another of the winners, hours before the gala began and in a telephone interview with this newspaper.

The Catalan could not go to Malaga for personal reasons.

“It is a medium that democratizes a lot, that allows for the telling of very interesting stories,” stressed Mexican Marion Reimiers, laureate for her

soccer stories , who believes that after the first edition of the Ondas Globales Podcast Awards “the industry has to be much more demanding with itself”.

Quique Peinado, head of the

space , handed over one of the statuettes, assuring that there are " high-quality

, which are works of art."

“I love radio, television, documentaries;

but the most interesting communication things that are done now in Spain are

”, affirmed Peinado, who believes that the genre is going through “a fantastic moment and an event like these awards certify it”.

The comedian participated, along with other guests and winners, on the red carpet that dressed in glamor the moments before the ceremony.

Attendees were also able to visit

, a restaurant at the Teatro del Soho Caixabank, where they enjoyed an aperitif while the photographers'

portrayed attendees such as Isa Calderón, Lucía Lijtmaer, Luis Zahera (awarded the best actor award for

) and Manuel Burque, as well as Samantha Hudson and Jordi Cruz, who received a special mention in the best

Mia Font, content creator of El Terrat, collects the producer award at the Ondas Globales Podcast Awards, in Malaga.García-Santos

The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, and the mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre, also posed.

Also present, among others, were Rosauro Varo, Vice President of PRISA;

Eduardo Alonso, director of studies for southern and eastern Europe at Spotify;

Carlos Núñez, president of PRISA Media;

Montserrat Domínguez, content director of the SER chain;

Ignacio Soto, General Director of Cadena SER;

and María Jesús Espinosa de los Monteros, CEO of PRISA Audio.

Also José Manuel Atencia, director of SER in Malaga, which celebrates 40 years of broadcasting in the province this year.

"We are very excited that this first edition of the awards is held in this city," said Atencia at the welcome cocktail held at noon in the town hall.

The Ondas Globales Podcast Awards aim to reward the best productions in this new industry, which is in full growth, for which PRISA has been betting since 2016, the year in which it launched Podium Podcast, a platform that offers nearly 200 productions .

The first edition of these awards has had the support of the Malaga City Council, the Malaga Provincial Council, Turismo Costa del Sol, CaixaBank, BMW, El Corte Inglés and Seagram's, with official Renfe transport.

The awards follow in the footsteps of the Ondas Awards that PRISA awards annually through Ràdio Barcelona (Cadena SER), the oldest radio station in Spain.

The Ondas are considered the most prestigious radio and television awards that are granted in Spain,

List of winners

- Best

of the year:

and

.

- Best

fiction

.

- Best

non-fiction narrative

)

and

.

- Best

conversational

.

- Best

:

.

Special Mention:

- Best

Experimental

.

Special mention:

.

- Best

international non-Spanish speaking

.

- Best

in the co-official Spanish language of the state:

.

- Best realization and design:

.

- Best

script :

.

Special mention:

.

- Best

production :

.

Special Mention:

.

Host-Hostess

: Marion Reimers for

.

- Best

actress : Lolita Flores for

.

- Best

Actor .

Luis Zahera for

.

episode

: (

)

and

.

- Special Ondas Award for

revelation

.

Special mention:

.

- Ondas Special

Award for Lifetime Achievement: (

) Molo Cebrián and El Terrat.

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