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 Spanish politician and journalist Carles Puigdemont, the ex 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 Girona in 1996,[1] in which she participated as an actress with the Ludic Theatre company.[3][4] Two years later, they married.[1]
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.[5][6]
The couple has two daughters.[1] Topor speaks Spanish, English, Romanian, and Catalan.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Cine este 'prima-doamnă' a Cataloniei" ("Who is the 'first lady' of Catalonia") Template:Ro icon, 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 president de la Generalitat». 324.cat, Januari 11, 2016. [Retrieved January 16, 2016]
- ^ 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]