Idania Martínez

Idania Martínez Grandales (born in Havana on 6 February 1965) is a Cuban broadcaster, journalist and academic, and professor of voice-over at the Faculty of Communication of the University of Havana.

Biography

In June 1988, Martínez Grandales graduated with a gold degree in education, specializing in Spanish literature, from Enrique José Varona University of Pedagogical Sciences. She enrolled in a course for training of speakers and was taught by Nelson Moreno de Ayala (1930-2014) and Orestes Martel (1949-).

As an undergraduate, she was placed in the rural municipality of Melena del Sur, Cuba, where she completed three years of Social Service.

At Radio Rebelde, Martínez Grandales hosted the national radio news programme "Noticiero Nacional de Radio", the programme "Estaciones, Portada Rebelde," and since 2010 she has been the host of the news magazine "Haciendo radio."

Career in television

Martínez Grandales has made frequent voice-over recordings for the Publicimer company and for the film section of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. She has also worked as a narrator in television dubbing. She has voiced television commercials, documentaries and comedy shows.

Awards and distinctions

2012 (22 August): 90th Anniversary Seal of Cuban Radio. 2015: Popularity Award for the programme Entre tú y yo. 2015: Enrique Almirante Award 2015: Award in Poetry at the Tenth National Festival of Young Creators of Radio Antonio Lloga in Memoriam. 2016: Popularity Award for the programme Entre tú y yo. 2016: 65th Anniversary Seal of Cuban Television. 2016: Caricato Award, from the UNEAC (Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba). 2017 (22 August): 90th Anniversary Stamp of Cuban Radio 2017: Popularity Award for the programme Entre tú y yo. 2018: Doctor honoris causaof the Florida Global University (in Mexico City). 2018: Best Screenplay Award at the Antonio Lloga In Memoriam Festival (Havana). 2019: Doctor honoris causa of the Universidad Inteligente de México (in Toluca de Lerdo). Raúl Gómez García Medal

She was also a member of the jury for the 2019 UNEAC Caracol Prize.

Member of the UNEAC (Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba). Member of the Agency of Artistic Representations Caricatos. Member of the Cátedra Nacional de Locución de Cuba (National Speech Chair of Cuba). Member of the National Evaluation Tribunal of Cuban Radio Broadcasters.