Carles Porta i Gaset
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| Born | Carles Porta i Gaset 19 November 1963 Vila-sana, Pla d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain |
| Occupations | Journalist, producer, director, screenwriter, writer |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Employer(s) | TV3, Catalunya Ràdio |
| Known for | Narrative journalism, crime books, crime documentaries and crime podcasts. |
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Carles Porta i Gaset (born 19 November 1963 in Vila-sana, Pla d'Urgell) is a Catalan journalist, producer, director, screenwriter and writer, specialized in crime journalism and investigation.[1]
He obtained recognition in Catalonia and Spain for the success of his program Crims ("Crimes") on TV3 (as a TV program) and Catalunya Ràdio (as an audio program, or podcast), as well as for the podcasts Tor, tretze cases i tres morts, El segrest, both broadcast on Catalunya Ràdio, and "¿Por qué matamos?" in Audible.[2][3][4]
His books Tor, tretze cases i tres morts (La Campana, 2005) and Li deien pare (Pòrtic, 2016) are also notable.[5][6]
Career
[edit]He began his career as a journalist at the newspaper Segre which covers the province of Lleida. In 1990 he joined TV3, working first at the Lleida delegation and later in the central news services and on 30 Minuts.[7] He was part of teams of special correspondents covering wars such as the ones happened in Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo and the Middle East.[8] While working at the same channel, he created and directed the program Efecte Mirall.[9] In 2005 he burst onto the Catalan literary scene with the book Tor, tretze cases i tres morts, published by La Campana. Both critically—he was even called "the Catalan Truman Capote"—and among readers, Tor became a phenomenon in Catalonia, selling more than 50,000 copies and being translated into Spanish (Anagrama, 2006) and German (Berlin Verlag, 2007).[10][11]
Between 2010 and 2016 he published the novel El club dels perfectes (La Campana) —winner of the Pere Quart Prize for Humor and Satire— and Fago. Si et diuen que el teu germà és un assassí in Catalan and Spanish (La Campana), which received the Huertas Clavería Award. In 2016 he released L'amic president (La Campana) and Li deien pare (Pòrtic/Península), which won the Godó Journalism Prize.
In 2017 he published the young adult novel El dia que vaig marxar (Fanbooks).[12]
Through his production company Antàrtida, Porta produced programs such as Picalletres and Bocamoll, numerous reports. Then participated as producer, screenwriter, and director in the feature film inspired by Manuel de Pedrolo’s Mecanoscrit del segon origen, titled Segon Origen, originally to be directed by Bigas Luna before his death. He also directed the historical docufiction series Comtes, l'origen de Catalunya.[13][14]
Porta has also become a prominent figure in the field of podcasts. He has created and narrated several acclaimed true-crime audio series, including Tor, tretze cases i tres morts, Crims and El segrest for Catalunya Ràdio. The latter tells the story of the kidnapping of pharmacist Maria Àngels Feliu Bassols in a 25-episode binaural audio series. He also collaborated with Podium Podcast on the Spanish-language series Le llamaban padre.[15][16][17]
In March 2021 he published La farmacèutica with La Campana (Catalan) and Reservoir Books (Spanish), telling the story of Maria Àngels Feliu’s kidnapping with greater depth than the podcast version. In May 2021, he released a new Audible podcast, ¿Por qué matamos?, featuring the actor Luis Tosar, now in its seventh season. The Crims TV show also aired on Movistar+ as Crímenes (translated to Spanish from Catalan original, with two seasons.[18][19]
In October 2021, Crims won the Ondas Award for Best Radio Program.[20] That same year he also received the National Communication Award, and in 2022 he won the Zapping Awards for Best Entertainment Program and Best Presenter.[21][22]
In 2022 he published his latest book,[23] Crims. Llum a la foscor (La Campana) and Crímenes. Diez casos reales (Reservoir Books), a collection of cases from his TV and radio programs plus some unpublished stories.[24][25]
Tor murders
[edit]His work on the story of Tor, a very small village in the Pyrenees where several murders occurred over a mountain's ownership dispute, brought him the greatest public recognition. He first covered it for the TV program 30 minuts,[26] but he soon became fascinated with the case and continued his investigation. Meeting many of the protagonists, he gathered enough material to write Tor: tretze cases i tres morts, a bestseller.[27] In 2017, Porta stated he had gathered more evidence and claimed to have discovered the identity of Josep Montané’s killer, though he never revealed the name.[28]
Bibliography
[edit]Literary journalism
[edit]- 2005 – Tor. Tretze cases i tres morts (La Campana)
- 2012 – Fago. Si et diuen que el teu germà és un assassí (La Campana)
- 2016 – Li deien pare (Pòrtic)
- 2020 – Crims. Tot el que llegireu és real (La Campana). An expanded edition appeared in 2022.[29]
- 2021 – La farmacèutica. 496 dies segrestada (La Campana)
- 2022 – Crims. Llum a la foscor (La Campana)[29]
- 2022 – Crims. La noia de Portbou (La Campana)
- 2023 – Crims. Pecats Capitals (La Campana)[30]
- 2024 – Tor. Foc encès (La Campana)
Young adult fiction
[edit]- 2010 – El club dels perfectes (La Campana)
- 2017 – El dia que vaig marxar (Fanbooks)
Non-fiction
[edit]- 2016 – L'amic president (La Campana)
Filmography
[edit]- 1999 – La força del vi, documentary (30 minuts, TV3)
- 2015 – Segon origen, feature film (director, producer)
- 2017 – Comtes, miniseries (director)
- 2019–present – Crims, series (director, screenwriter, producer)
- 2023–present – Luz en la oscuridad, series (director, screenwriter, producer)
- 2024 – Tor, la muntanya maleïda, docuseries (director)
Awards and recognition
[edit]- 2010 – Pere Quart Prize for Humor and Satire for El club dels perfectes.[31]
- 2012 – Huertas Clavería Journalism Award for Fago.[32]
- 2015 – Godó Journalism Prize for Li deien pare.[33]
- 2022 – Zapping Award for Best Presenter for Crims.[34][35]
- 2022 – Iris Award nomination for Best Direction for Crims.[36]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Carles Porta i Gaset". Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ ""¿Por qué matamos?"". Audible. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "Crims – Podcast – Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "Arriba la nova temporada de «Crims»: quan veurà la llum?". El Món de la Tele. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ Porta, Carles. "Tor. Tretze cases i tres morts (edició definitiva)". Penguin Llibres. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ Porta, Carles. "Li deien pare: Quan l'horror es disfressa d'amor i família". Onallibres (in Catalan). Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ ""El problema de Lleida és la seva falta d'autoestima"". El Punt Avui. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "Carles Porta". Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "El periodista Carles Porta dirigeix el nou programa de TV3, "Efecte Mirall"" (in Catalan). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ↑ "Carles Porta". Abacus Cooperativa. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "Tor. Tretze cases i tres morts". Penguin Llibres. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "El dia que vaig marxar". La Central. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "'Segundo origen', la ciencia ficción que rescata el espíritu de Bigas Luna". RTVE.es. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "'Comtes. L'origen de Catalunya' a TV3". 3 CAT Info. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "El segrest – Podcast – Catalunya Ràdio". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ "Crims – Podcast – Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ "Carles Porta recuerda el pódcast 'Le llamaban padre'". Cadena SER. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ ""La farmacèutica – Carles Porta"". La Sexta. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ ""Así es el podcast sobre crímenes reales de Carles Porta y Luis Tosar"". Guía de la Radio. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "Carles Porta recull el Premi Ondas al Millor Programa de Ràdio per "Crims"". CCMA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "The series received the awards for Best Entertainment Programme and Best Presenter at the Zapping 2022 Awards". Goroka. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "'Crims' de Catalunya Ràdio, del leridano Carles Porta, premi Nacional Comunicació 2021". Segre. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "A la venda el nou llibre de Carles Porta". Xcatalunya.cat. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ↑ "Carles Porta publica "Crims. Llum a la foscor", un recull de 10 casos criminals". Vilaweb. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ "Crímenes. Diez casos reales – Carles Porta (Reservoir Books)". Penguin Libros. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ↑ More information Archived 10 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Porta, Carles (2005). Tor, tretze cases i tres morts. Edicions La Campana. ISBN 84-95616-85-8.
- ↑ "Carles Porta: 'Crec que sé qui és l'assassí de Tor'". Vilaweb.cat. 17 April 2017.
- 1 2 ""Llum a la foscor", el nou llibre de "Crims" i l'edició ampliada de "Tot el que llegireu és real", a partir del 7 d'abril, a les llibreries". CCMA. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ↑ ""Pecats capitals", el nou llibre de "Crims", ja a la venda". CCMA. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ↑ Diari de Girona: Carles Porta i Gaset guanya el Premi Pere Quart.
- ↑ Carles Porta guanya el premi Huertas Claveria de periodisme amb "Fago".
- ↑ "Carles Porta gana el Premio Godó de Periodismo por el caso Castelldans". La Vanguardia.
- ↑ "Dues nominacions i un premi Valors per a TV3 en la 27a edició dels Premis Zapping". CCMA. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Tres premis per a TV3 en la 27a edició dels Premis Zapping: "Crims", Carles Porta i "Efecte wow"". CCMA. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ "El programa "Eufòria", la sèrie infantil "Mironins" i el director de "Crims", Carles Porta, finalistes als Premis Iris 2022". CCMA. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
