Spanish-Filipina journalist, socialite, and television host
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Preysler
and the second or maternal family name is
Arrastia
.
Isabel Preysler
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/XIII_Prix_Di%C3%A1logo_-_Ceremonia_de_entrega_%2826929489404%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-XIII_Prix_Di%C3%A1logo_-_Ceremonia_de_entrega_%2826929489404%29_%28cropped%29.jpg) Preysler at the 13th Prix Dialogo in 2016
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Born
| Maria Isabel Preysler Arrastia
(
1951-02-18
)
February 18, 1951
(age 73)
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Citizenship
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Occupations
|
- Journalist
- television host
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Title
| Marchioness of Grinon
(1980?1987)
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Spouses
|
(
m.
1971;
div.
1979)
(
m.
1980;
div.
1985)
(
m.
1987; died 2014)
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Partner
| Mario Vargas Llosa
(2015-2022)
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Children
| 5, including
Chabeli
,
Julio Jr.
,
Enrique
and
Tamara
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Relatives
| Neile Adams
(maternal aunt)
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Maria Isabel Preysler Arrastia
(born February 18, 1951) is a
Spanish-Filipina
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
socialite
and
television host
. She is the mother of singers
Enrique Iglesias
and
Julio Iglesias Jr.
, journalist
Chabeli Iglesias
,
Tamara Falco, 6th Marchioness of Grinon
, and Ana Boyer Preysler.
Early life
[
edit
]
Preysler was born in
Manila
, Philippines, the third of six children to a wealthy family. She attended a private
Roman Catholic
school. Her father, Carlos Preysler y Perez de Tagle, was the executive director of
Philippine Airlines
and one of the board of directors of the Banco Espanol de Manila (Spanish Bank of Manila),
[5]
while her mother, Maria Beatriz Arrastia y Reinares, was the owner of a real estate company in Manila.
[5]
[6]
She is the niece of actress
Neile Adams
, who is her mother's half-sister. She is also the first cousin once removed of American actor
Steven R. McQueen
, who is Neile's grandson.
[7]
Career
[
edit
]
During her youth, Preysler was a
model
who participated in beauty pageants and charity events for the
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
in Manila and went on to win titles in several events. At the age of 16, she immigrated to
Madrid
, Spain to live with her uncle and aunt and to study at Mary Ward College, an Irish Catholic University in Spain, where she studied accounting.
Preysler began working as a journalist for Spanish celebrity-news magazine
¡Hola!
in 1970, and her first interviewee was her future husband Julio Iglesias. In 1984, she hosted a Spanish lifestyle television programme,
Hoy en Casa
, and has hosted and appeared in various programs since. In May 2001, she was Prince
Charles
' guest of honour for the opening of his Spanish Garden at the
Chelsea Flower Show
in England. She was his guest of honor again in 2005 at a garden party during a holiday to Spain by the Royal Crown. In 2004, Preysler became Spain's welcoming host for
David
and
Victoria Beckham
when she hosted a welcoming party at her house for the celebrity couple. She became close friends with Victoria and was often photographed shopping with her during their stay in Madrid.
Preysler continues to be the national spokesmodel for
Ferrero Rocher
,
Suarez
jewelry,
Manolo Blahnik
shoes,
Chrysler
cars and
Porcelanosa
tiles, for which
American
Hollywood actor
George Clooney
recently worked with her in 2006 to represent the brand in an advertising campaign.
Readers at
¡Hola!
magazine voted Preysler as the most elegant and best-dressed woman in Spain for 1991, 2002, 2006 and 2007.
[8]
In 2006, Preysler was honored (along with
Hillary Clinton
,
Shakira
and
Yoko Ono
, among others) with the Women Together Award, which honors women for their philanthropic contributions to the
United Nations
in New York, making her the first woman of Filipino descent in history to win the award.
[9]
In 2007, she and her daughters were invited by
Prince Charles
to be guests of honour at his London home,
Clarence House
.
[10]
Personal life
[
edit
]
In 1970, Preysler was introduced to a retired footballer named
Julio Iglesias
, who had just signed a recording contract to become a singer. Iglesias invited her to watch a
Juan Pardo
[
es
]
concert.
[11]
They married seven months later on January 29, 1971, in
Illescas
, in a religious ceremony. They were married for seven years before divorcing, and the couple had three children ?
Maria Isabel
(born 1971),
Julio Jose
(born 1973) and
Enrique Miguel
(born 1975).
[
citation needed
]
On March 23, 1980, Preysler married
Carlos Falco, 5th Marquess of Grinon
.
[12]
The couple had one daughter,
Tamara Isabel Falco
(born 1981). They divorced in 1985.
Her third marriage, in 1987, was to the former Spanish finance minister
Miguel Boyer
, who died on September 29, 2014. The couple had one daughter, Ana Boyer Preysler (born 1989).
[12]
From 2015 to 2022, she was in a relationship with Peruvian
Nobel laureate
writer, journalist and politician
Mario Vargas Llosa
.
[13]
[14]
Her father, Carlos Preysler, is deceased. Her mother, Beatriz Preysler, lives in Madrid with her. Her daughter Tamara is the 6th
Marchioness of Grinon
since her father's death in 2020.
[15]
Titles
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"The return of Isabel Preysler"
.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
. Archived from
the original
on March 31, 2009
. Retrieved
November 25,
2007
.
- ^
"Preysler Family"
(PDF)
. www.geocities.com. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on March 27, 2009.
- ^
"Musica ? Biografia"
. vh1la.
Archived
from the original on October 22, 2008
. Retrieved
October 14,
2008
.
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R. Arce (October 4, 2007).
"Filipino peoples' Real Ancestry"
. Filipino Cultured.
Archived
from the original on March 3, 2016
. Retrieved
November 22,
2009
.
- ^
a
b
"Isabel Preysler"
. Yahoo! Noticias Espana. Archived from
the original
on May 27, 2008.
- ^
"Isabel Preysler ? Profiles"
. Hola.
Archived
from the original on May 31, 2020
. Retrieved
October 14,
2008
.
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"10 cosas (+2) que nadie te va a contar de Isabel Preysler"
. February 18, 2015.
Archived
from the original on May 31, 2020
. Retrieved
April 15,
2015
.
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"Isabel Preysler, elegida la mujer mas elegante de 2007"
. Hola.
Archived
from the original on July 10, 2019
. Retrieved
December 29,
2007
.
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"Awards Women Together ? Women Together Awards"
. Miguel Villarino. Archived from
the original
on February 27, 2009
. Retrieved
April 5,
2006
.
- ^
Tantingco, Robby (December 10, 2012).
"The Kapampangan girl Julio Iglesias loved before"
. Archived from
the original
on July 8, 2013
. Retrieved
July 8,
2013
.
- ^
"Julio Iglesias ? Biography"
. Musica.
Archived
from the original on December 9, 2008
. Retrieved
October 14,
2008
.
- ^
a
b
"Spain's Insiders in Insider Scandal"
.
The New York Times
. May 23, 1992.
Archived
from the original on January 16, 2020
. Retrieved
July 8,
2013
.
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"Mario Vargas Llosa confirma que ha pedido el divorcio a su esposa"
.
El Pais
. November 17, 2015.
Archived
from the original on November 18, 2015
. Retrieved
November 17,
2015
.
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Pais, Enrique Alpanes, El (December 28, 2022).
"Isabel Preysler and Mario Vargas Llosa split up after eight years together"
.
EL PAIS English Edition
.
Archived
from the original on January 22, 2023
. Retrieved
January 19,
2023
.
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)
- ^
"Enrique Iglesias' sister Tamara Falco gets surprise aristocratic title"
.
HOLA! USA
. May 7, 2020.
Archived
from the original on August 7, 2020
. Retrieved
September 9,
2020
.
External links
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Studio albums
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Live albums
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Compilation albums
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Singles
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Concert tours
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Family
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