Fialho Gouveia

Deceased Person

1935 – 2004

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Who was Fialho Gouveia?

José Manuel Bastos Fialho Gouveia was a Portuguese television entertainment pioneer and former radio host, having hosted Portugal’s first television talk show.

Born the son of a railroad company employee and an elementary school teacher, Gouveia studied Romance Philology at the University of Lisbon, but dropped out for a career in radio.

Known for a 30-year career in radio and TV, Gouveia hosted Zip Zip, Portugal's first talk show, in 1969, alongside Carlos Cruz and Raúl Solnado. The show made him instantly famous and is still considered a landmark in the history of Portuguese television. Gouveia was also a popular host for other programs, namely game shows, working with Cruz behind the cameras, and became one of the mainstays of Portugal's RTP up to the early 1990s.

After being admitted to hospital on 24 August 2004 for bacteria-induced respiratory and circulatory problems, Gouveia died from multiple organ failure. He was first married to Maria Helena Varela Santos, with whom he had two children: Paulo and Maria João. Later, he married Beatriz, the mother of his third child, José Eduardo Fialho Gouveia, who is also a television presenter and journalist.

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Born
Apr 30, 1935
Nationality
  • Portugal
Died
Oct 2, 2004

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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