Hola! is a weekly Spanish celebrity magazine.

It is one of the most significant publications in the Spanish press. Founded on 2nd September 1944,it has kept its weekly appointment with its readers for 54 years. Its success is achieved with a simple yet common-sense formula:the protagonists are always people and news is reported with a human, positive approach.

The magazine has a number of local editions overseas,published in the UK,Greece,Russia, Canada,Turkey,Dubai,Thailand,Mexico and India.

The magazine, founded and managed by Antonio Sánchez,published its first issue on 2nd September 1954. Since the death of the founder in 1984, the publication has been run by his son, Eduardo Sánchez Junco. The truth is that the history of Hola! is linked to that of the Sánchez family,and it will soon be passed on to the third generation.

In 1988, the weekly magazine launched its English version in the United Kingdom;and in the same year a French version, Ohla! was published, which only lasted for six years.

The different editions of the magazine are currently distributed in 92 countries,and in Spain alone it has a diffusion of 700,000 copies (data from the Press Distribution Office).

In 2001 Hello! was launched (Hola! in English) which sells 470,000 copies.Later,in 2003,the company presented Diva,a magazine for young, chic readers,with a top of the range content sold with Hola! for free. Hola! A group of magazines with a great future.