Sergio Puglia

Sergio Daniel Puglia Silva (born 28 January 1950) is a Uruguayan chef, restaurateur, presenter and businessman.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puglia and the second or maternal family name is Silva.
Sergio Puglia
Sergio Puglia in 2014
Born
Sergio Daniel Puglia Silva

(1950-01-28) 28 January 1950
Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality Uruguayan
EducationUniversity of Salzburg
Occupation(s)chef, presenter, businessman
SpouseHoracio Correa (2016-present)
AwardsPremio Iris
Premio Legión del Libro

Career

Puglia obtained a master's degree in hospitality and gastronomy from the University of Salzburg. In the business sector he managed the restaurant Luciano Federico, owned by Juan Carlos López Mena. He served as gastronomic director of Buquebus until 1993 and managed his own restaurant Puglia Restaurante. He also serves as a gastronomy professor at the Technical Hotel Institute of Uruguay, of which he is the founder.[1][2]

Television

He was a producer and columnist in various media. His first program was El Club de la Buena Vida broadcast by National Television. Since 1990 he has been presenting the interview program Puglia Invita, initially broadcast on National Television and later on Channel 10.[3] He also presented different programs on that channel, for example, TVEO a Diario, La Noche, Malas Compañías, Puglia & Compañía, Con gusto and En su salsa.[4][5]

Between 2017 and 2019 he served as a judge in the four seasons of MasterChef Uruguay, broadcast by Channel 10.[6] He also participated in its spin-offs MasterChef Profesionales and MasterChef Celebrity.[7] Since 2019 he has been part of the panel of Polémica en el Bar.[8]

Radio

Currently, together with Jaime Clara, he hosts the radio program Al Pan Pan broadcast by Radio Sarandí.[9]

Personal life

In January 2016 he announced his commitment to Horacio Correa, after 14 years of relationship.[10][11][12] The wedding was held on November 23.[13] The ceremony was attended by 600 people and among the guests from the Argentine and Uruguayan entertainment scene were Susana Giménez, Cristina Alberó, Martín Bossi, Rúben Rada, among others.[14] Members of Uruguayan politics also attended, such as former President Julio María Sanguinetti, former first lady Marta Canessa, then Minister of Education and Culture María Julia Muñoz, then Intendant of Montevideo Daniel Martínez, as well as Luis Lacalle Pou, Beatriz Argimón and Ana Olivera.[15]

Politics

Puglia has publicly expressed his support for the National Party,[16] and for its candidate Luis Lacalle Pou in the 2019 general election, in a document signed by 134 other personalities of Uruguayan culture.[17][18]

References
  1. "Consejo Académico - ITHU - Politécnico de Montevideo". 2014-01-02. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. "Sergio Puglia - Director Carrera de Gastronomía en el ITHU". YouTube.
  3. Becerio, Marianela (23 September 2011). "Comenzó como una gran aventura y se convirtió en un clásico nacional". Ultimas Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. "Homepage". En Su Salsa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. Observador, El. "El uruguayo promedio no te permite que salgas de la medianía". El Observador. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. "Puglia, Lucía Soria y Laurent Lainé serán los jurados de MasterChef Uruguay". subrayado.com.uy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  7. ElPais. "Narda Lepes se suma a MasterChef Uruguay". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  8. ""Polémica en el bar Uruguay" estrenará este domingo a las 21 horas".
  9. "Radio Sarandí 690 am Montevideo - URUGUAY". 2015-07-15. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  10. ElPais (3 February 2016). "Sergio Puglia se casa a fin de año". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  11. ElPais (26 July 2016). "Sergio Puglia y su pareja revelaron detalles de la boda del año". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  12. ElPais (13 September 2016). "La boda de Puglia estará llena de shows en vivo". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  13. "La boda del año: Sergio Puglia y Horacio Correa dieron el Sí". subrayado.com.uy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  14. ElPais (25 November 2016). "La glamorosa boda de Sergio Puglia y Horacio Correa". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  15. "La boda del año: Sergio Puglia y Horacio Correa dieron el Sí". subrayado.com.uy (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  16. ElPais (14 January 2020). "La "arenga wilsonista" de Sergio Puglia en una cena organizada en Punta del Este". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  17. ElPais (19 November 2019). "Puglia, Delgrossi y "Lopecito" entre las 134 personas de la cultura que apoyan a Lacalle". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  18. "Franklin Rodríguez, Vierci, Ahunchain y Puglia; referentes culturales apoyan a Lacalle Pou". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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