Sobera has a law degree from the
University of Deusto. He also was a professor of Civil Law at the
University of the Basque Country, from 1987 to 1997. His first contact with the world of theater was in 1980 when he created, in his native
Bilbao, a group called
La Espuela. The group was active until 1986 and at that time staged
La dama de alba by
Alejandro Casona,
Viva el Duque nuestro dueño by Alonso de Santos
Balada de los tres inocentes by Pedro Mario Herrero. In 1994 he began working for
Euskal Telebista as the screenwriter of
Boulevard, a talk show presented by
Anne Igartiburu. In 1995 he was one of the creators of the game show
Los jueves, mudanza, broadcast on Galicia's
TVG. He debuted as a presenter on Euskal Telebista on the monthly programme
Ciudadanos and then on daily show
Arde la tarde. In 1996 his film debut arrived when he starred, along with
Imanol Arias, in Koldo Azkarreta's film
Rigor Mortis. In 1997 he arrived to national television, presenting weekly show
PC Adictos, the Spanish version of
Telly Addicts, on
La 2. However, his rise to fame came in his roles on TV series
Al salir de clase and
Quítate tú para ponerme yo, both on
Telecinco. In the late 1990s he became one of Telecinco's most successful faces, especially after he hosted
50×15, the Spanish version of
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in April 1999. He also co-presented the 1999/2000
New Year bells on the network, with weather forecaster Mario Picazo. In 2008, he revealed that he had been asked to host Telecinco's hit
Gran Hermano after the first departure of
Mercedes Milá, but he declined. In 2004 he jumped ship to
Antena 3 to host
¿Hay trato?, the Spanish version of
Let's Make a Deal, and the next year Antena 3 rebooted
¿Quién quiere ser millonario? with Sobera at the helm once again. Since then, he became one of the most popular TV presenters in Spain, hosting shows such as
Atrapa un millón on
Antena 3. Since 2016 he has hosted
First Dates (the Spanish adaptation of the
British dating show of the same name) on
Cuatro. He is one of only two personalities to have hosted the
New Year bells on all three of
TVE, Antena 3 and Telecinco. As Cuatro now simulcasts Telecinco's coverage, he is the only person to have done so on four channels. ==Works==