Las noticias del guiñol
Las noticias del guiñol ("The news of
puppets
.
Latex casts may be shared among countries with local celebrities being used as anonymous citizens in foreign shows.
It was initially hosted by the puppets of football pundit; and in the final seasons it was conducted by the puppet of Iker Jiménez
(a presenter of the channel).
While
Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto'o, Louis van Gaal (who instead of a head has a cube made of bricks, probably an allusion to his well-known stubbornness) George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Tony Blair, Silvio Berlusconi and Pope Benedict XVI
.
Historically, prominent characters have included Felipe González (occasionally appearing as Cantinflas), José María Aznar and Jordi Pujol.
One of the most often quoted phrases attributed to former prime minister José María Aznar - "¡España va bien!" (literally "Spain is doing well").
While most programmes on Canal+ were scrambled for non set-top box subscribers, Las noticias del guiñol was broadcast unscrambled.
In November 2005 Canal+ ceased to exist as a partially
Cuatro
. Since 2006, they were included as a section in the late-night show "Noche Hache". Its production ceased at the same time as that show, in July 2008.
The programme has won "Premio Ondas", the most prestigious TV prize in Spain to the scriptwriters Fidel Nogal and Gonzalo Tegel.
See also
- Euskal Telebista.