Inés Sánchez

Inés Aleida Sánchez Guarde de Revuelta (11 June 1931 – 7 April 2023) was a Cuban-Costa Rican journalist. She was the host of the television program Teleclub, a position she has held since its premiere in 1963. She was recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest-serving presenter of an educational television program.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sánchez, the second or maternal family name is Guarde, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Revuelta.
Inés Sánchez
Born
Inés Aleida Sánchez Guarde

(1931-06-11)11 June 1931
Havana, Cuba
Died7 April 2023(2023-04-07) (aged 91)
San José, Costa Rica
NationalityCosta Rican / Cuban
OccupationJournalist
Employers
SpouseErnesto Revuelta Milán (d. 2011)
Children3
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun (2012)

Biography

Inés Sánchez was born in Havana on 11 June 1931.[1] She studied journalism and audiovisual production, and made some appearances on radio and television. Due to censorship after the Cuban Revolution, she emigrated to Costa Rica with her husband and eldest daughter in 1961.[2]

A journalist must have her hands free to take the microphone and say what she thinks she should say, but suddenly there was no more freedom to speak. They told us what we had to say and made us go dressed as militia members. So I complained, and although they offered to increase my salary, I explained that it was not about that, but that they let me say what I thought I should say.[3]

Sánchez initially worked for Radio Monumental's news program, and later joined Las Estrellas se reúnen.[1] She became the host of Teleclub, an educational television program which debuted on 8 February 1963.[4] It was aimed at stay-at-home parents, with segments on cooking, sewing, health, nutrition, and beauty, as well as news.[2] According to Sánchez, Teleclub succeeded because it met the need for a family-oriented program which Costa Rican television had been lacking.[4]

It was first broadcast on Canal 4, then moved to Teletica Canal 7, followed by Repretel Canal 6, Canal 2, Canal 4 until 2002, and Canal 13 until 2015.[4] It is currently broadcast by Televisora de Costa Rica on Teletica XPERTV Canal 33.[5]

On 21 January 2002, the program was interrupted when Sánchez suffered a life-threatening heart attack. She recovered and returned to hosting on 2 May.[6]

As of 2010, more than 13,000 hours of Teleclub had been broadcast.[2]

Personal life and death

Sánchez had three daughters and four grandchildren. Her husband, Ernesto Revuelta Milán, died in 2011.[7] Sánchez died on 7 April 2023, at the age of 91.[8]

Awards and recognition

In August 2005, Inés Sánchez was presented with a recognition from the government of Japan for her dissemination of Japanese culture through Teleclub's segments on ikebana, origami, and cuisine.[9] In December 2012, she received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays.[10]

Sánchez holds two Guinness world records – for longest running television educational show and longest career as a presenter of an educational television program.[11][12]

In February 2019, she received the International Award for Television Excellence from the Hispano-World Writers' Union.[1]

References
  1. Martínez, Elvis (1 March 2019). "Doña Inés Sánchez recibe Premio Internacional a la Excelencia Televisiva" [Mrs. Inés Sánchez Receives International Award for Television Excellence]. El Periódicocr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "Matriarca de la TV nacional" [Matriarch of National TV]. La Nación (in Spanish). 11 September 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. González, F. Javier (30 October 2015). "Dña. Inés Sánchez, ejemplo vivo de longevidad activa y saludable" [Mrs. Inés Sánchez, Living Example of Active and Healthy Longevity]. Cuarta Edad (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. Lobo, Isaac (12 June 2004). "11 mil horas al aire" [11 Thousand Hours on the Air]. La Nación Al Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  5. Sánchez, Josué (2016). "Inés Sánchez regresa a Televisora de Costa Rica con su programa 'Tele Club'" [Inés Sánchez Returns to Televisora de Costa Rica with Her Program 'Tele Club']. Teletica. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. Quirós, Marcela (29 June 2003). "Señora de la televisión" [Mrs. Television]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. Matarrita Chaves, Fernanda (24 February 2018). "La vitalidad de Inés Sánchez" [The Vitality ofInés Sánchez]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. "Muere la periodista Inés Sánchez a los 91 años". Telediario. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  9. "Espectáculos" [Shows]. Diario Extra (in Spanish). 19 August 2005. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. Hernández A., Lysalex (28 November 2012). "Inés Sánchez recibirá condecoración de Japón" [Inés Sánchez to Receive Decoration from Japan]. La Nación (in Spanish). San José. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  11. "Longest running TV educational show". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  12. "Longest career as a presenter of an educational television programme". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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