The IV Global Ondas Podcast Awards celebrated their fourth edition last night at the
Fernán Gómez Theatre in Madrid. The gala brought together the leading names in the sector from the
Spanish-speaking world. It was a tribute to the best projects and creators at the moment and to all the
professionals who bring this important cultural industry to life, which continues to grow.
Sastre & Maldonado; Criminopathy; It’s Not the End of the World; El Tigre; The Wild
Project; I’m Looking for You; Case 63: Enigma; HUMO: Murder and Silence in El Salvador; MARE; and La Ruina,
recognised for the second time as the best podcast of the year, having won the Ondas Award last November,
are among this year’s winners.
This edition was filled with talent, awarding three ex aequo prizes:
Laura Escanes (Between Heaven and the Clouds) and Santi Talledo (Cero Miligramos) for Best
Breakthrough Podcast; Pétrea, by PostaFM, and Simulacro, by El Extraordinario for Tourism of the Canary
Islands, for Best Branded Podcast; and Tamayazo. The Podcast, by RNE Audio, and La casa grande, by
Isabel Coello, for Best Script.
All were selected from the 70 finalists announced by the specialised jury last
February, out of a total of 1,170 applications from 16 countries.
Notable attendees included political representatives such as Health Minister Mónica
García and Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Elma Saiz, who also presented the respective
awards for Best Script (ex aequo) to La Casa Grande, by Isabel Coello; and Best Production for Mar de
Rabia / Mare di Rabbia / Sea of Rage from the European production alliance WePod.
Numerous guests from the world of culture, entertainment and social media were also
present, including Nacho Fresneda, recognised for his performance in Borja, from València to the Vatican —
Best Podcast in Co-official State Language — Inés Hernand, Andrea Compton, Manuel Burque, Benja Serra,
Gersanc, Bertus, and Agnes Teixidó, among many others.
700 attendees enjoyed a gala hosted with great humour by Nerea Pérez de las Heras
and Samantha Hudson, with a script by Laura Márquez. The event featured live music, thanks to the performances
by Xoel López and Ángeles Toledano, who moved the audience with interpretations of Lodo and the version of
What a Beautiful Night by Las Grecas, respectively.
The event could be followed online via streaming on the YouTube channels of
Cadena SER, El País and the Ondas Awards.
Organised by PRISA Audio, Cadena SER and EL PAÍS, the awards were mainly sponsored
by Amazon Music, Renault, and ‘O2. Fibre, mobile and simplicity’.
More information: sercomunicacion.com
Winners of the IV Global Ondas Podcast Awards
Best Podcast of the Year: La Ruina, by Ignasi Taltavull and Tomàs Fuentes.
Breakthrough Podcast (ex aequo): Cero Miligramos, with Santi Talledo, by Crea and ZeraType (Argentina):
“For its genuine commitment to mental health and its immense audience success in Argentina in 2024. For
disarming prejudices and addressing complex topics clearly for the general public.”
Breakthrough Podcast (ex aequo): Between Heaven and the Clouds, with Laura Escanes, by Podimo (Spain):
“For the evolution of its host and the format from its first season, impacting beyond the podcast with a unique
tone.”
Award for Industry Trajectory in Podcasting in Spain and Latin America: Jordi Wild and The Wild Project:
“For their ability to maintain massive audiences over recent years and consolidate an intergenerational audience.”
Best Podcast in Foreign Language: Pack One Bag, by Lemonada and Leve Action Projects (USA):
“For taking the podcast medium to a memorable end result. For inspiring the non-fiction narrative genre with a
unique script based on ambitious journalistic research.”
Best Podcast in Co-official State Language: Borja, from València to the Vatican, by À Punt Pòdcast and La
República Independiente de la Radio: “For the performances of Nacho Fresneda, Enrique Arce and Paula Usero,
which rise in this excellent sound fiction in Valencian.”
Best Production: Mar de Rabia/Mari di Rabbia/Sea of Rage, from the European production alliance WePod:
“For being published in three languages in an international co-production, isolating itself from the threats
of drug trafficking mafias and resulting in a great documentary podcast.”
Best Experimental Podcast: MARE, by EiTB Podkast: “For breaking any norms regarding podcasts from its
narrative to sound design or voice treatment. For being a completely innovative and unique experience.”
Best Branded Podcast (ex aequo): Pétrea, by PostaFM for SkyAirline (Chile): “For taking the listener on a
journey through a story across Latin America while placing the brand in the middle of an exciting sound
fiction.”
Best Branded Podcast (ex aequo): Simulacro, by El Extraordinario for Tourism of the Canary Islands: “For
the ambition of the field material recorded in the Canary Islands, making its natural spaces essential to its
narrative.”
Best Sound Design: I’m Looking for You, by Las Raras (Chile): “For uniquely accompanying a personal
memory with an exercise of musicality and rhythm full of identity, where the soundscapes, foley, and original
music are sophisticated and immersive without overshadowing the series’ narrative.”
Best Script (ex aequo): Tamayazo. The Podcast, by RNE Audio (Spain): “For recovering a 20-year-old story
with an outstanding script, turning it into an engaging, comprehensible, and significant narrative for 2024.”
Best Script (ex aequo): La casa grande, by Isabel Coello (Spain): “For making the intimacy and sensitivity of
the testimonies shine and filling this series with delicacy and truth through its script.”
Best Non-Fiction Narrative Podcast: HUMO: Murder and Silence in El Salvador, by Factum and Sonoro
(Mexico and El Salvador): “For its capacity to inflect an entire series based on the arrival of authoritarianism
in El Salvador, turning what seemed another true crime into a story of present-day dictatorships and violence.”
Best Episode: Half a Second, from the podcast Hechos Reales, by TrueStory (Spain): “For elevating the lives
of two anonymous characters and crucially repositioning them in humanity’s arrival on the Moon. With an almost
cinematic sound narrative, a small side story of late Francoist Spain in just 40 minutes.”
Best Conversational Podcast: It’s Not the End of the World, by El Orden Mundial (Spain): “For turning an
independent project into a solid alternative to mainstream media, renewing audience interest in geopolitics.”
Best Video Podcast: Sastre&Maldonado, by SER Podcast (Spain): “For reformulating the relationship
between audio and video with scenes, credits, and moments that set the tone for each episode, developing a
unique podcast from the contrasting personalities of José Luis Sastre and Miguel Maldonado.”
Best Host: Clara Tiscar, for Criminopathy, by Podium Podcast (Spain): “For turning the combination of her
voice and script into an infallible formula, exemplifying a triumph of style and generating a community of
hundreds of thousands of followers.”
Best Actor or Actress: Ana Valeria Becerril, for Case 63: Enigma, by Emisor Podcasting and Spotify
(Chile and Mexico): “For creating a character so youthful yet capable of conveying vulnerability and determination
convincingly through her voice.”
Best Fiction: El Tigre, by Estela Films and Podium Podcast (Spain): “For breaking the norm of sound
fiction with a production in real settings and a memorable direction of actors for the black comedy.”
Special Mention
The jury has made a special mention in the Best Actor or Actress category to María
Dolores Márquez Villa, for El Tigre, by Podium Podcast (Spain): “For the naturalness and freshness of an
interpretation completely detached from the norm of sound fiction and full of truth.”
