Gotzon Mantuliz Dudagoitia was born August 10, 1988 in Getxo, Vizcaya, Basque Country, but resides in Berango from his early childhood. He attended primary, secondary and high school education in Gaztelueta in Leioa. He completed his university studies at the School of Nursing of Leioa University of the Basque Country (UPV), from which he holds a diploma in nursing since 2010. When he was 16, he travelled to Ireland for 2 months and worked in a supermarket. He has always combined studies with different type of works.
He has been a painter, worked in a surf shop, as a waiter in a major club in the Basque Country and The Image Club, as a graphic designer and as an adventure travel guide for Marco Polo Club agency, among other things. His interest in clothes and design led him to embark on a new project: the creation of an ecological footprint that is called hakao and which allocates part of the profits to fight for charitable causes in favor of the environment and animals. Travelling has become another of his interests. He has travelled much of Europe, Turkey, Costa Rica, Argentina, Jamaica, Thailand and other remote places.
In 2009, with just 19 years, he joined the most successful program of ETB, El conquistador del fin del mundo.
At the broadcasting of the final, up to 500,000 spectators watched the show during the two and a half hours that it lasted. Gotzon became a well-known image in the Basque region, and the audience recognized him as the favorite audience participant with the 85% of votes.
Over the next few weeks, Gotzon visited most of the sets of the Basque television, gave interviews to the main news of the Basque Country and his image became an attraction.

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