Elsa Anka, the iconic 90s presenter who decided to leave television behind
He returned to the public relations sector and has become a critical voice of ageism
BarcelonaElsa Anka (Barcelona, 1965) was one of the best-known faces on television in the 90s, when she co-hosted programs like El Gran Juego de la Oca on Telecinco alongside Andrés Caparrós. Three decades later, Anka has left the media spotlight behind and no longer occupies the prime time slot as before. The presenter reoriented her career in the early 2000s; she decided to leave television and focus on public relations, a sector she had already dabbled in before her on-screen debut. She currently works as the communications manager for the aesthetic surgery clinic IM Clinic. Anka has also served as an ambassador for autorenting for Banco Sabadell, a public relations role she has combined with her activity as a publicist.
Beyond her purely professional facet, Anka has appeared on television on several occasions: she was seen on programs like Supervivientes 2026, where she defended her son-in-law, Jaime Astrain, who was a contestant. Likewise, she has collaborated on various television shows, and with her interventions, she has become a critical voice against ageism on screen. In 2023, in an appearance on Espejo Público, she denounced that the industry symbolically sidelines presenters when they reach a certain age, while their male colleagues continue on screen without question. This message has given her a public profile that goes beyond corporate communication and has positioned her as a benchmark in the debate about the role of women on television as they get older.