Carles Capdevila

Carles Capdevila i Plandiura (Els Hostalets de Balenyà, Osona, 13 August 1965 – Barcelona, 1 June 2017) was a Catalan journalist and writer, director of the newspaper Ara for its first five years and from 28 November 2015 onwards founding director. He directed the section Alguna pregunta més?, within El matí de Catalunya Ràdio. He received the humor and satire award 'Premi Pere Quart d'humor i sàtira' in 1999 for the book Criatura i companyia and in 2016 the National Prize for Communication. He died from colorectal cancer on 1 June 2017.

Biography

When he was young, he started on radio with the program Guirigall on Ràdio Pista. Graduated in philosophy and journalist, he was editor of the Society section of the newspaper Avui and then became head of this area. During his time at Catalunya Ràdio, he was the creator of the "Tió solidari" for the Fundació Banc dels Aliments. He also collaborated with the radio program Minoria absoluta (RAC 1) team.

He wrote several books, such as Criatura i companyia (Premi Pere Quart d'humor i sàtira 1999) and, under the collective pseudonym Germans Miranda, El Barça o la vida and Tocats d'amor. He also wrote texts for books of The Triplets, illustrated by Roser Capdevila i Valls.

On August 23, 2015, he announced to newspaper workers that he had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and on August 30, he published it to readers. As of that moment he decided to continue his professional activity but adapting it to his new situation of health. In 2015, he received Marta Mata Award from the Rosa Sensat Teachers' Association and the City of Barcelona Media Award for his constant efforts to defend education through the media. In November 2016 he received the National Prize for Communication in the press category,

Works Nova York a la catalana. Barcelona: La Campana, 1996. Awarded with 'Premi del Llibre de la Generalitat de Catalunya 1998'. Third edition, 1996. Photos by Oriol Molas, texts by Carles Capdevila. El ritme de la ciutat. Vic: Eumo, 1998. Awarded with 'Premi del Llibre de la Generalitat de Catalunya 1998'. Germans Miranda: El Barça o la vida. Barcelona: Columna, 1999 Criatura i companyia. Barcelona: La Campana, 1999. Awarded with 'Premi Pere Quart d'humor i sàtira'. Eight edition, 2007 Bebé y compañía Barcelona: RBA, 2000 Xavier Graset and others: El món s'acaba. Com superar el 2000. Barcelona: Columna, 1999 Germans Miranda: Tocats d'amor. Barcelona: Columna, 2000 Jo vull ser famós. Barcelona: La Campana, 2002 Illustrations by Roser Capdevila, texts de Carles Capdevila. Les tres bessones i el iogurt. Barcelona: Cromosoma, 2002 Las tres mellizas y el yoghourt. Barcelona: Cromosoma, 2002 Antoni Bassas and others: Alguna pregunta més? Antologia de 10 anys de disbarats. Barcelona: La Campana, 2004. Reprinted, 2004 Entendre el món, 2015 Educar millor, 2015 La vida que aprenc, 2017

The Triplets' collection Les tres bessones: una Mirada al Món Illustrations by Roser Capdevila, texts by Carles Capdevila.

Les tres bessones van de marxa a Sant Cugat (2002) Les tres bessones i els tres escombriaires (2002) Les tres bessones i la gossa avorrida (2003)

The Triplets' collection Les tres bessones: una Mirada al Món Illustrations by Roser Capdevila, texts by Carles Capdevila. Les tres bessones fan les paus (2001) Tres mellizas hacen las paces (2001; Barcelona: Círculo de Lectores, 2004) Les tres bessones i el planeta del formatge (2001, 2002) Las tres mellizas y el planeta queso (2001, 2004) Les tres bessones i l'olimpíada més especial (2003) Las tres mellizas y la olimpiada más especial Les tres bessones i les tres erres [(redueix, reutilitza, recicla)] (2001) Las tres mellizas y las tres erres (2001) Les tres bessones: la volta al món en tres pantalons (2004) Las tres mellizas y la vuelta al mundo en tres pantalones Les tres bessones marquen un gol (2002) Las tres mellizas marcan un gol (2002) Les tres bessones no baden (2001, 2002) Las tres mellizas están en todo (2002) Tres bessones, tres gotes d'aigua (2001) Tres mellizas, tres gotas de agua (2001)

Awards and recognitions 1999 – 'Premi Pere Quart d'humor i sàtira' for the book Criatura i companyia 2015 – Marta Mata Media Award 2016 – National Prize for Communication 2016 – City of Barcelona Media Award