Vito Quiles
Vito Quiles | |
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.jpg) Quiles in 2025. | |
| Born | 2000 (age 25–26) |
| Occupations | Political influencer Activist |
| Years active | 2020–present |
Political party | Se Acabó La Fiesta |
Vito Zoppellari Quiles (born 2000) is a Spanish far-right[1] political activist and influencer.[2] Having started as a corrrespondent for EDA TV at the Congress of Deputies, he became known on social media for his vox pop interviews.[3]
Since 2024, he has been the press officer and a chief spokesman for the Se Acabó La Fiesta party, founded by Alvise Pérez, and was on its list for the 2024 European Parliament election.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Quiles was born in Elche, Alicante to an Italian father, an entrepreneur who ran six businesses, and Spanish mother.[5] Quiles' maternal grandfather, Vicente Quiles Fuentes, owned a successful cobbler's business and was the last Francoist mayor of Elche.[6] Quiles studied journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid, showing an interest in politics and digital communication, but dropped out before graduating.[3][7]
Quiles started his career on right-wing[8] digital media network EDA TV. Here he started to cover the Congress of Deputies through social media clips of meeting and asking politicians questions.[9] He was named the press officer of the Se Acabó La Fiesta political party when it was founded in 2024.[10]
Political activism
[edit]Quiles was arrested in 2023 for pushing a police officer guarding a safety cordon at an unauthorised protest in Madrid.[11]
In October 2025, Quiles embarked on a tour of Spanish universities inspired by Charlie Kirk, called "España combativa".[12] His first stop at the Autonomous University of Barcelona was met with counter-protests, and Quiles was not allowed to enter due to not having asked for authorisation.[12] On 20 October 2025, the three Andalusian universities scheduled on Quiles' tour: Pablo de Olavide University, the University of Granada and the University of Málaga, made a statement that Quiles had not applied for accreditation, contrary to what he had previously suggested.[13] The Pablo de Olavide and Málaga universities later confirmed he had attempted to do so through third parties.[14] His final stop at the University of Navarra, attracted a counter-protest of hundreds, prompting Quiles to suspend his tour indefinitely.[15] Sociologist Ignacia Perugorría suggested that "the conflict, not the speech, is the main event" at Quiles' rallies, suggesting his rallies were "a sham of a rebellion, where the transgression becomes the show and the confrontation becomes viral content."[16]
In February 2026, Quiles appeared at the People's Party campaign for the 2026 Aragonese regional election.[17]
On 13 May 2026, his press accreditation for the Congress of Deputies was revoked indefinitely along with that of Vox activist Bertrand Ndongo to "protect the rights of deputies and media representatives" against "repeated altercation and a notable deterioration of harmony".[18]
References
[edit]- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/world/wife-spains-pm-sanchez-files-assault-complaint-against-far-right-influencer-2026-04-30/
- ↑ "Quién es Vito Quiles, el influencer español al que defendió Javier Milei". La Nación (in Spanish). 2024-06-18. Archived from the original on 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- 1 2 3 Del Pilar Díaz, María (12 June 2024). "Quién es Vito Quiles y a qué se dedicaba antes de ser jefe de prensa de Alvise Pérez". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Costa, Alexandra (30 April 2026). "¿Quién es Vito Quiles? El agitador denunciado por Begoña Gómez acunado por Alvise y la derecha". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Padilla, Carlos (5 September 2025). "Vito Quiles: «Yo no soy ningún activista: soy periodista y estoy en contra del acoso»". The Objective (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ López, Domingo (5 February 2008). "Fallece Vicente Quiles, el último alcalde del franquismo, que logró soterrar el tren". Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "La Facultad de Ciencias de la Información de la Complutense confirma que Vito Quiles miente y no es licenciado en periodismo". Diario Red (in Spanish). 13 June 2024. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Pecourt Gracia, Juan; Sánchez-Castillo, Sebastián (14 March 2023). De la estrategia de Sherezade a la paranoia. El caso de Estado de Alarma TV y La Última Hora (Report). Vol. 29. Complutense University of Madrid (published 7 September 2023). doi:10.5209/esmp.87598. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Quién es Vito Quiles: cómo un joven de Elche se ha convertido en uno de los periodistas más polémicos del panorama actual". MARCA (in Spanish). 14 June 2024. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Quién es Vito Quiles, el pseudoperiodista ultra". Público (in European Spanish). 12 June 2024. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Detienen al periodista Vito Quiles durante las protestas de Ferraz". El Debate (in European Spanish). 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- 1 2 "Vito Quiles y la fórmula de Charlie Kirk: preguntas engañosas y confrontación viral". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 21 October 2025. Archived from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Rojas, Sara. "Tres universidades públicas andaluzas rechazan que Vito Quiles organice una gira por sus campus". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ "Información sobre la conferencia anunciada por don Vito Zoppellari (Vito Quiles) en la UMA". University of Málaga (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 January 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Lorente Doria, Javier (30 October 2025). "La Universidad de Navarra suspende la actividad "ante la previsión de violencia" por un acto no autorizado de Vito Quiles". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 October 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Samaniego, Lucía. "El 'tour' universitario de Vito Quiles que ha acabado en disturbios: "El conflicto, no la charla, es el verdadero evento"". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-11-04. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ Jiménez, Iván Ruiz (2026-02-06). "El PP suma al agitador Vito Quiles a su cierre de campaña en Zaragoza antes de las elecciones del 8F". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ "El Congreso suspende las acreditaciones de prensa a Vito Quiles y Bertrand Ndongo indefinidamente". ElHuffPost (in Spanish). 2026-05-13. Retrieved 2026-05-15.