Marcela Topor
Marcela Topor | |
|---|---|
 Topor in 2016 | |
| Born | 8 September 1976 |
| Alma mater | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | editor of Catalonia Today |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Marcela Topor (born 8 September 1976)[1][2] is a Romanian journalist, and the wife of Catalan politician and journalist Carles Puigdemont, the former President of Catalonia's Generalitat. She holds a degree in English philology from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași.[1] Topor first met her future husband at the International Festival of Amateur Theatre of Gerona in 1996,[1] in which she participated as an actress with the Ludic Theatre company.[3][4] They married in 2000.[5]
Topor is the editor of Catalonia Today, an English-language magazine and website based in Girona. She also hosts the television programme Catalan Connections, which features interviews in English with resident foreigners in Catalonia, broadcast on the El Punt Avui TV channel and posted to the Catalonia Today website.[6][7]
The couple has two daughters.[1] Topor speaks Spanish, English, Romanian, and Catalan.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Cine este 'prima-doamnă' a Cataloniei" ("Who is the 'first lady' of Catalonia") (in Romanian), Adevărul, 2 October 2017
- ^ Ponsatí-Murlà, Oriol. Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, de la lluna a la Generalitat. Bellaterra.cat. [Retrieved october 16, 2017]
- ^ Pastells, Josep. Actriu, filòloga, periodista... i primera dama d’origen romanès. Ara.cat, Januari 13, 2016. [Retrieved January 16, 2016]
- ^ «Marcela Topor, la dona del expresidente de la Generalitat». 324.cat, Januari 11, 2016. [Retrieved January 16, 2016]
- ^ Couzens, Gerard (26 October 2017). "Carles Puigdemont actress wife 'LEAVES family home' as Catalonia on brink of independence". Daily Express. London, UK. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Gordillo, Saül. Así es Marcela Topor, la esposa del 'president' Carles Puigdemont. El Periódico, Januari 13, 2016. [Retrieved January 16, 2016]
- ^ Elies, Miriam. Marcela Topor, la nueva "primera dama" de Catalunya. La Vanguardia, 7 January 2016. [Retrieved 16 January 2016]
- People from Vaslui
- Living people
- Romanian television presenters
- Spanish television presenters
- Romanian women television presenters
- Spanish women television presenters
- Spanish people of Romanian descent
- Romanian emigrants to Spain
- 1976 births
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni
- Spouses of politicians
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Romanian expatriates in Spain