Name Manuel Acedo Parents Manuel Aznar Zubigaray | Died January 12, 2001 Role Journalist | |
Children Jose Maria Aznar, Manuel Aznar Lopez Grandchildren Ana Aznar Botella, Alonso Aznar Botella, Jose Maria Aznar Botella Similar People Manuel Aznar Zubigaray, Jose Maria Aznar, Manuel Aznar Lopez, Ana Botella, Ana Aznar Botella | ||
Ex-spouse Elvira Lopez y Valdivieso | ||
Manuel Aznar y Acedo (Bilbao, 1916 – 12 January 2001) was a Spanish journalist and radio broadcaster.
He was the son of diplomatia and jornalist Manuel Aznar Zubigaray and father of politician José María Aznar López. His maternal uncle was footballer Domingo Acedo.
He was a member of the falangist movement and served during the Spanish Civil War as an officer in charge of propaganda for the Spanish Nationalist army. After the war, he worked for Cadena SER (1942-1962) and Radio Nacional de España (1962-1965) and was appointed co-director of the department of radio broadcasting for the ministry of information and tourism (1964-1967). He also founded the newspapers Hoja Oficial de Alicante, Avance and Levante. In 1967, he became the first director of the Escuela Oficial de Radiodifusión y Televisión, the official school of radio and television broadcasting.
He was married to Elvira López y Valdivieso and had four children: