The Ondas Globales Podcast Awards, the main international awards dedicated exclusively to the
Spanish-language
podcast sector, already have the nominees for their third edition: the
El Enemy
podcasts .
The crime of the widow of the CAM
, from EL PAÍS Audio,
La pija y la quinqui
,
La sphere
, Nobody knows anything
and the
podcasters
Xuso Jones, Ana Brito and Jordi Wild are some of the 70 nominees in the 14 categories of the awards from PRISA (editor of EL PAÍS) that recognize the best of the
Spanish
podcast industry in 2023.
The 70 nominees for the awards organized by PRISA Audio and Cadena SER have been selected by an international jury specializing in media from among the 1,252 applications received this year.
In total there are 56 selected projects from 36 audio production companies or creators from 12 countries.
A large part of the nominations come from independent production companies, along with leading media projects and audio platforms in the Spanish-speaking field.
More information
Video |
What do the protagonists of the Ondas Globales Podcast Awards listen to?
The enemy.
CAM's Widow's Crime
, from EL PAÍS Audio, is up for the award for best narrative non-fiction program.
It is a four-episode documentary about the unsolved murder of María del Carmen Martínez, widow of the former president of the Mediterranean Savings Bank.
The
podcast,
the result of more than six years of research by journalist Braulio García Jaén, to which Bárbara Ayuso joined,
It has the first testimony of the only accused, his son-in-law, Miguel López.
In its category, it will compete with the productions
Who Killed Anna Cook?
(Podium Podcast),
Jail is not funny
(Spotify),
Ferrándiz.
About a serial killer
(The Provinces and Vocento) and
Intoxicated: the Case of Pity Álvarez
(Spotify).
The announcement of the candidates was made in an official event broadcast live and held at LaCoproductora, an audiovisual content producer of the PRISA Group located in Madrid.
The general director of PRISA Audio, María Jesús Espinosa de los Monteros, and Isabel Salazar, country manager
of Podimo España, main sponsor of this edition of the awards,
participated .
The reading of the nominees was carried out by Fizpireta and Uy Albert, hosts of the Reyes del Palique
podcast
.
Record of candidatures
The event began with the intervention of the general director of PRISA Audio, María Jesús Espinosa de los Monteros, who valued the number and quality of the works received this year, coming from 19 countries on the international scene: “We are convinced that this record number is a testament to the quality and diversity of talent that exists in the
podcasting
space around the world.”
The president of the awards jury also highlighted “the high level of excellence and creativity, which shows the consolidation of audio as a new cultural industry.”
For her part, the
country manager
of Podimo Spain, Isabel Salazar, highlighted the collaboration with PRISA Audio and Podimo's support for the awards: “It has been three years giving visibility to creators and production companies, a work that is also part of our DNA , and that strengthens the industry,” he began.
“We are sure that we will continue to travel this path together and build the necessary bridges to make the Spanish-speaking
podcast
industry much better,” she added.
During the meeting, broadcast live through the Youtube account of Ondas and Cadena SER, Espinosa de los Monteros revealed the date and location of the ceremony to award the statuettes of this edition: it will be at a gala that will take place next June 19 at the Teatro Circo Price in Madrid.
The winners will be announced in advance: next April 10, at 6:00 p.m., on the
Cadena SER program
La Ventana .
This same day, the winners for the best Breakthrough Podcast and for Career in the podcast
industry in Spain and Latin America will also be announced.
Unlike the rest of the nominees, they will be designated by direct election by the jury.
As a novelty, this year a new category is incorporated, that of Best Videopodcast, where
La pija y la quinqui
(Sotify),
Sabor a queer
(Podimo),
The year of emotions are nominated
(RTVE),
Bad People
(Podimo) and
Alone with Vicky Martín Berrocal
(Podium Podcast).
For the third consecutive year, the gala will be the culmination to pay tribute to the most excellent works and professionals in the sector.
You can follow EL PAÍS Television on
X
or sign up here to receive
our weekly newsletter
.