Primer Plano

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Primer Plano was a television talk show on Radio Caracas Televisión hosted by Marcel Granier. Primer Plano's most famous guest was current Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez in 1998. The host of the show, Marcel Granier, had his television channel shutdown by a personal decision made by president Chavez when he deny broadcast concession renewal. Chavez say the decision was his and because RCTV was a "coup-plotting" channel and because it was "immoral" and "burgues."^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Timeline

• 1976
  • November 10 - Primer Plano debutes. Granier interviews Diego Arria Salicetti, then governor of Caracas.
• 1986
  • May 5 - Granier interviews Arturo Uslar Pietri, a famous Venezuelan writer and politician. Final show until July 19, 1987.
• 1987
  • July 19 - Granier interviews Uslar Pietri.
• 1994
  • June 12 - Granier interviews Uslar Pietri. Final show until sometime in 1995.
• 1995
  • Granier interviews Uslar Pietri.
  • December 17 - Granier interviews Henrique Salas Römer, former governor of Carabobo. Final show until December 1, 1996.
• 1996
  • December 1 - Granier interviews Henrique Salas Feo, former governor of Carabobo and son of Henrique Salas Römer.
  • December 8 - Granier interviews Irene Sáez, Miss Universe 1981.
  • December 15 - Granier interviews Valentina Quintero. This would be its final show until March 2, 1997.
• 1997
  • March 2 - Granier interviews former presidential candidate, Andres Velázquez.
• 2004
  • Primer Plano is cancelled, again.
• 2006
  • November 30 - Granier interviews the Governor of the Zulia State and Presidential candidate, Manuel Rosales.

[edit] External links

• Primer Plano at rctv.net