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Francesc A. Izquierdo Alcolea died here at the age of 95.

Izquierdo started Ràdio Terrassa at the beginning of the 1940s, after winning a prize for the Jocs Florals at the age of 17; and he was Radio Programming Head for more than 15 years. Next, he will stand out for his great creative capacity, both within and outside of the radio mitjà.

On the radio, he stands out for being the creator and scriptwriter of the historical Sardanist espai 'Contrapunt', with more than 1,200 editions on its channel; the scripts for 'Inspector Hamilton', a police series of more than a hundred capítols that is broadcast weekly in radio soap opera format; The adaptation of some well-known theatrical works to the radio drama format; or the scripts of the controversial space 'Our minute of each day', which will be separated from them by the Franco censorship of the time. Later, he will leave the radio to work as a scriptwriter at Televisió Espanyola, which just started his new career.

Besides the radio, Izquierdo's other great passion was his neighborhood: the Old Town of Sant Pere de Terrassa and his Casal. It's unfortunate not to have always seen the neighborhood, the certainty is that it will have a great connection at all times. Among many other things, the event for the recovery of the Casament Vuitcentista stands out, which since 1981 has become the most popular festival of all those that are celebrated and in which he will participate as a scriptwriter and actor. Furthermore, he is the creator of the play 'Ganàpia i Cigronet', some shepherds inspired by 'Bato i Borrego', which, for many years, have represented the Casal de Sant Pere.

Izquierdo's great career as an author and screenwriter earned him recognition from the General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE) in 2001 for more than 50 years as an author.

Rest in pau Francesc.