This is a list of Spanish television related events in 1983.

Events 16 February: Euskal Telebista, Basque Country’s Regional Television channel is launched. It is the first time a Television Network other than the State-owned TVE broadcasts in Spain. 23 April: Remedios Amaya and her song Quien maneja mi barca scored nule points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 in Munich, being ranked last. 23 April: Punk Music band Las Vulpes perform the song Me gusta ser una zorra (I Like Being a Slut) during the show Caja de ritmos, directed and hosted by Carlos Tena. Angry reaction against the lyrics even with political consequences as the issue is studied by the Parliament. The show is cancelled. 6 July: Inauguration of TVE new studios in San Cugat del Vallés (Barcelona). 21 September: José Luis Balbín is dismissed as Head of the TVE News Department.

Debuts Title Channel Debut Performers/Host Genre Anillos de oro La 1 1983-10-07 Ana Diosdado Drama series Caja de ritmos La 1 1983-04-09 Carlos Tena Music Como lo ves La 1 1983-10-15 Enrique Miret Youth Dentro de un orden La 1 1983-10-12 Cristina García Ramos Cultural/Science El arca de Noé La 1 1983-10-25 Joaquín Araujo Documentary El dominical La 2 1984-10-09 César Abeytua Variety show El jardín de Venus La 2 1983-10-11 Fernando Fernán Gómez Drama series El mayorazgo de Labraz La 1 1983-05-14 Joaquín Hinojosa Drama series Españoles La 1 1983-04-11 Victoria Prego Talk show Esta es mi tierra La 1 1983-04-13 Documentary La buena música La 2 1983-10-05 Music La Celestina La 1 1983-10-04 Nuria Torray Drama series La Comedia La 1 1983-10-25 Theatre La edad de oro La 21983-05-17 Paloma Chamorro Music La Tarde La 1 1983-05-13 Fernando Cubedo Variety show Las Cortes de España La 1 1983-10-08 Florencio Solchaga News Las pícaras La 1 1983-04-08 Amparo Muñoz Drama series Lecciones de tocador La 1 1983-10-06 Rafael Alonso Drama series Los desastres de la guerra La 1 1983-06-06 Sancho Gracia Drama series Ni en vivo ni en directo La 1 1983-04-09 Emilio Aragón Comedy Otros pueblos] La 11983-10-09 Luis Pancorbo Documentary Puesta a punto La 2 1983-10-03 Eva Nasarre Sport Si yo fuera presidente La 2 1983-10-11 Fernando García Tola Talk show Sonatas La 1 1983-09-25 Manuel Sierra Drama series Taller de Teatro La 2 1983-12-24 Theatre Tempo de papel La 2 1983-06-16 Fanny Rubio Cultural/Science Tocata La 1 1983-10-04 Mercedes Resino Music Última frontera La 2 1983-04-13 Manuel Toharia Cultural/Science Últimas preguntas La 2 1983-10-06 José María Martín Patino Religion Un encargo original La 2 1983-06-25 Theatre Y sin embargo, te quiero La 1 1983-09-08 Pastora Vega Variety show

Television shows La 1

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Ending this year La 1

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Foreign series debuts in Spain

English title Spanish title Original title Country Performers Battlestar Galactica Galáctica Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene Brideshead Revisited Retorno a Brideshead Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews Condominium La comunidad Barbara Eden Cribb Cribb Alan Dobie Empire, Inc. Imperio Kenneth Welsh Fame Fama Debbie Allen, Gene Anthony Ray Flambards La mansión Flambards Christine McKenna Flamingo Road Flamingo Road Morgan Fairchild, Mark Harmon Flickers Películas Bob Hoskins, Frances de la Tour Ike Ike Robert Duvall, Lee Remick Love for Lydia Los amores de Lydia Mel Martin Marco Polo Marco Polo Ken Marshall M*A*S*H MASH Alan Alda Never the Twain Dos en discordia Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies Once Upon a Time... Space Érase una vez... el espacio Il était une fois... l'Espace Only When I Laugh Sólo cuando me río James Bolam Seeing Things Un sexto sentido Louis Del Grande That's Incredible! Esto es increíble John Davidson The Agatha Christie Hour La hora de Agatha Christie The Coral Island La isla del coral Nicholas Bond-Owen The Littl' Bits Belfy y Lillibit Mori no Yōki na Kobitotachi The Little World of Don Camillo El pequeño mundo de Don Camilo Mario Adorf, Brian Blessed The Mézga Family Las aventuras de la familia Mezga Mézga család The Paul Hogan Show El show de Paul Hogan Paul Hogan The Seven Dials Mystery El misterio de las siete esferas John Gielgud The Smurfs Los Pitufos La 1 Thomas & Sarah Thomas y Sarah Pauline Collins, John Alderton Tom, Dick and Harriet Tom, Dick y Harriet Ian Ogilvy, Lionel Jeffries, Brigit Forsyth Under the Mountain Bajo la montaña Roy Leywood Why Didn't They Ask Evans? ¿Por qué no lo preguntaron a Evans? Francesca Annis

Births 2 January – Lidia San José, actress 21 January – Paula Prendes, actress & hostess. 9 February – Celia Freijeiro, actress 10 February – Nagore Robles, hostess & pundit 16 June – Verónica Echegui, actress 4 July – Miguel Ángel Muñoz, actor & singer 22 July – Álex Gadea, actor 5 September – Patricia Pardo, hostess 7 November – Alberto Casado, host 30 November – Carla Nieto, actress

Deaths 17 December – José Orjas, actor, 77 Tota Alba, actress, 68

See also 1983 in Spain List of Spanish films of 1983

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