Manuel Luís Goucha

Manuel Luís Nunes Sousa Goucha (born 25 December 1954) is a Portuguese television presenter and journalist (TVI). He is the presenter of a long-lasting morning show in RTP (Praça da Alegria), followed by another in rival TVI, Goucha was also known for culinary TV programmes and books, as well as a brief spell as an actor. He also owns a restaurant. Having publicly come out in the late 2000s, he is one of the best known Portuguese public figures who are openly homosexual. In spite of this, he is often criticized by Portuguese LGBT organizations, whose stance he dismisses.

Until August 2018, Cristina Ferreira presented the morning show Você na TV! with him, which he then continued to present with Maria Cerqueira Gomes. It was in that same show that, in January 2019, Goucha interviewed convicted criminal and Portuguese neo-nazi leader , for a conversation with the theme "Do we need a new Salazar?", which was widely panned. Você na TV! ended in December 2020 and Goucha now presents the afternoon show Goucha, which has been aired by TVI since January 2021.

Career

RTP 1979 - Zé Gato (actor) 1984 - Crónica dos Bons Malandros (actor) 1984 - Gostosuras e Travessuras 1986 - Sebastião come tudo! 1987 - Portugal de Faca e Garfo 1988 - Sebastião na CEE 1991 - Sim ou Sopas 1993 - Olha que Dois 1994 - Viva à Manhã 1995 - A Grande Pirâmide 1995 - Efe-Erre-A 1996 - Avós e Netos 2000 - Santa Casa 1995-2002 - Praça da Alegria

TVI, TVI24 and +TVI 1993 - Momentos de Glória 2002-2004 - Olá Portugal 2004–2020 - Você na TV! 2007 - Casamento de Sonho (Judge) 2008, 2009 and 2011 - Uma Canção para Ti 2009 - Quem é o Melhor? 2010 - Mulheres da Minha Vida (TVI24) 2010 - De Homem Para Homem (TVI24) 2011 - Controversos (TVI24) 2011–present (recurring) - Somos Portugal 2012 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha 1 2012 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha 2 2012 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha - Duetos 2013 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha 3 2013 - Tu Cá Tu Lá (+TVI) 2014 - MasterChef Portugal (Season 1) 2014 - A Tua Cara Não Me é Estranha - Kids 2015 - MasterChef Portugal (Season 2) 2015 - Pequenos Gigantes (Judge) 2016 - MasterChef Júnior Portugal 2017 - MasterChef Júnior Portugal 2018 - Secret Story 7 (Reality TV Show) 2018 - Secret Story: O Reencontro (Reality TV Show)

Presenting World Events on TVI: 2011 - William & Kate's Wedding (UK) 2011 - Charlene & Alberto of Monaco's Wedding (Monaco) 2013 - Launch of TVI Internacional in the USA (New York City) Specials: 2003 - Mãe Querida - "Mother's Day Special" 2005 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) 2006 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) 2007 - Viagem ao Mundo das Maravilhas 2007 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) 2008 - Todos com Portugal 2008 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) 2009 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) 2010 - Gala Nicolau Breyner - 50 Anos de Carreira 2010 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) 2011 - Especial Festas de São Mateus em Elvas 2011 - Especial Festas da Senhora da Agonia em Viana do Castelo 2011 - Gala de Natal TVI (TVI's Christmas Show) 2012 - Gala de Natal TVI, with Cristina Ferreira (TVI's Christmas Show) 2013 - Parabéns TVI - 20 Anos, with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Birthday Talk Show) 2013 - Gala 20 Anos TVI, with Cristina Ferreira (TVI's Birthday Show) 2013 - Gala das Estrelas TVI, with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Show) 2014 - Parabéns TVI - 21º Aniversário (TVI's Birthday Talk Show) 2014 - Gala das Estrelas TVI, with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Show) 2014 - Special guest on Juntos no Verão (talk-show) 2015 - Parabéns TVI - 22º Aniversário (TVI's Birthday Talk Show) 2015 - Juntos Fazemos a Festa 2015 - Natal Especial, with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Special Talk Show) 2016 - Especial Ano Novo - "Juntos Fazemos a Festa", with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's New Year's Eve Special Talk Show) 2017 - TVI Gala das Estrelas with Cristina Ferreira and Fátima Lopes (TVI's Christmas Show)

Awards

Manuel Luís Goucha was nominated and won several awards.