¡Hola!
Encyclopedia
¡Hola! is a weekly Spanish-language magazine specializing in celebrity news, published in Spain and 13 other countries. It also has local editions in Brazil
, Canada
, Greece
, Mexico
, Peru
, Britain
, Russia
and Argentina
. It is the second most popular magazine in Spain, after the Pronto, the most sold magazine in the history of Spain. The title means "Hello
!" in English and it is the parent magazine of the English-language
Hello!
It was founded in Barcelona on September 2, 1944 by Antonio Sánchez Gómez, who continued to run the magazine until his death in the 70s. He employed mainly relatives and to this day ¡Hola! remains a predominantly family run organisation, with Gómez's wife still stepping in to provide layout for important royal wedding spreads.
Initially designed as a family magazine, Gómez soon realised the potential for profit in the women's industry and initially focused on the doings of royalty, as well as offering a self help section. Today, its function is primarily as a gossip magazine, although the Spanish version still relies heavily on royalty for their gossip, whilst the English and Latin American versions focus more on Hollywood. The magazine continues to grow, most recently with the launch of a new Argentine local edition in 2010.
The combined readership of ¡Hola! and its various sistership magazines is more than a million a week, a large growth from the original 4,000 copies which sold in its first week of production in 1944.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Canada
Canada
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, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Mexico
Mexico
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, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Britain
United Kingdom
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, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It is the second most popular magazine in Spain, after the Pronto, the most sold magazine in the history of Spain. The title means "Hello
Hello
Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is attested in writing as early as the 1830s.-First use:Hello, with that spelling, was used in publications as early as 1833. These include an 1833 American book called The Sketches and Eccentricities of Col...
!" in English and it is the parent magazine of the English-language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Hello!
Hello!
Hello is a weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news and human-interest stories, published in the United Kingdom since 1988. Hello is sister magazine to ¡Hola!, the Spanish weekly magazine launched in Spain in 1944...
It was founded in Barcelona on September 2, 1944 by Antonio Sánchez Gómez, who continued to run the magazine until his death in the 70s. He employed mainly relatives and to this day ¡Hola! remains a predominantly family run organisation, with Gómez's wife still stepping in to provide layout for important royal wedding spreads.
Initially designed as a family magazine, Gómez soon realised the potential for profit in the women's industry and initially focused on the doings of royalty, as well as offering a self help section. Today, its function is primarily as a gossip magazine, although the Spanish version still relies heavily on royalty for their gossip, whilst the English and Latin American versions focus more on Hollywood. The magazine continues to grow, most recently with the launch of a new Argentine local edition in 2010.
The combined readership of ¡Hola! and its various sistership magazines is more than a million a week, a large growth from the original 4,000 copies which sold in its first week of production in 1944.