Christian Gálvez (TV presenter)

Christian Gálvez
Birth name Christian Gálvez Montero
Born (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980
Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
Show Pasapalabra
Network Telecinco
Time slot 2005-present
Show ¡Vaya fauna!
Network Telecinco
Time slot 2015
Country Spain
Spouse(s) Almudena Cid
Website http://christiangalvez.com

Christian Gálvez (b. Móstoles, Madrid; 19 May 1980) is a Spanish TV presenter, actor and writer.

Biography

He studied English studies.[1] He began acting with 15 aged in Médico de familia, La casa de los líos (1996) and Al salir de clase (1998).[2][3] Later on he presented TV programms like Verano noche, Humor a toda marcha and Desesperado Club Social between 1999 and 2002.[4][5] He also dubbed the videogame Little Big Planet.[6] He was known as the reporter of Caiga quien caiga (2005-2007), shown by Telecinco and presented by Manel Fuentes.[7]

Before finishing Caiga quien caiga, he was chosen to present Pasapalabra on 16 July 2007, which was initially shown by Antena 3 replacing Jaime Cantizano.[8][9] During nine years, the program got the most audience in Spain.[10] and it was awarded for Premios Ondas (2008) and several TP de Oro.[11][12] He has combined Pasapalabra with other programs, like the reality show Operación Tony Manero (2008),[13] Tú sí que vales (2008-2013),[14] Supervivientes (2009-2011), El Reencuentro (2011) and Acorralados (2011).[15][16]

In 2010 he published the book Sin-vergüenzas por el mundo, in which tells his career has reporter.[17] In 2011 he starred in the film Ni pies ni cabeza alongside Jaydy Michel and Blanca Jara and directed by Antonio del Real.[2] In 2017, after publishing Leonardo da Vinci: cara a cara, he was named global expert about Leonardo da Vinci and he will go to exhume, recover his DNA and reconstruct his face.[18]

On July 2015 he presented the talent show ¡Vaya fauna!, in which animals were the stars.[19] Several animalist associations sued the program after showing animals which can't be domesticated so they would have been domesticated with phisic maltreatment.[20][21] The presenter Frank Cuesta uploaded a video on YouTube titled «Mensaje para Christian Gálvez»,[22] in which supported the associations and considering the program promoted the animal cruelty.[23] In that video, Cuesta requested Gálvez to state against the program, but Mediaset and Gálvez stated in favour.[21]

Personal life

In 2010 he was the herald of La Línea de la Concepción and he received the honorary carnet for the Real Balompédica Linense.[24][25]

In 2007 Gálvez met Almudena Cid in Pasapalabra, they dated during three months and got married on 7 August 2010 in a country house from Torrelodones, Madrid, by the mayor of Móstoles.[26] Previously Gálvez was the partner of the Venezuelan model Veruska Ramírez from 2005 to 2006.[27][28]

References

  1. ↑ "Christian Gálvez: "Me considero más listo que guapo"". El País (in Spanish). 26 July 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Christian Gálvez y Jaydy Michel, pareja de cine en "Ni pies ni cabeza"". ABC (in Spanish). 2 March 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "El presentador de televisión Christian Gálvez, vecino de Móstoles, será el pregonero de las fiestas patronales de septiembre". Ayuntamiento de Móstoles (in Spanish). 12 July 2007. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Christian Gálvez se queda en Telecinco". Europa Press (in Spanish). 3 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "Programación televisión". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 24 December 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tele 5 retiene a golpe de talonario a un presentador de 'Caiga quien caiga'". El País (in Spanish). 12 May 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "'CQC' regresa a Tele 5 con su espíritu "provocador e irreverente"". El País (in Spanish). 28 January 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "'Pasapalabra' llega a Telecinco con nuevas pruebas y Christian Gálvez como presentador". El Mundo (in Spanish). 16 July 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Christian Gálvez: "No soy Silvia Jato, ni pretendo serlo"". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 4 September 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  10. ↑ "'Pasapalabra' consigue en la misma tarde récord de bote y de audiencia". Diariocrítico (in Spanish). 25 February 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  11. ↑ "Los Ondas premian 'Hoy por hoy', el humor de Mota y la tele en 3D". El País (in Spanish). 19 January 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  12. ↑ "Premios TP de Oro: Pasapalabra, mejor concurso". Qué! (in Spanish). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "En busca del Tony Manero español". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 November 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  14. ↑ "Grundy pide a Tele 5 la retirada de Tú sí que vales". El País (in Spanish). 19 January 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  15. ↑ "Tres millones de personas siguieron la victoria de Maite en 'Supervivientes'". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 June 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  16. ↑ "Christian Gálvez debuta el domingo al frente de 'El Reencuentro: el debate'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 18 March 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  17. ↑ "Christian Gálvez: "El traje negro de Caiga Quien Caiga te convertía en superhéroe"". La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). 7 February 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  18. ↑ "Christian Gálvez es nombrado experto en Leonardo da Vinci a nivel mundial". ABC (in Spanish). 22 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "¡Vaya fauna!". Telecinco (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Vaya fauna' arranca líder y con petición de boicot a Telecinco por maltrato animal". La Voz Libre (in Spanish). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  21. 1 2 "'¡Vaya fauna!' enciende la polémica del maltrato animal en Twitter". El Mundo (in Spanish). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "La controversia rodea a '¡Vaya fauna!': animalistas y Frank Cuesta critican; Mediaset, responde". Cadena Ser (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "Frank Cuesta critica a Christian Gálvez y a su 'Vaya Fauna'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "Christian Gálvez pregonero de la Velada y Fiestas: "No soy un pregonero de rebote"". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 12 July 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  25. ↑ "Gálvez juega a 'Pasapalabra' para ensalzar a La Línea". Europa Sur (in Spanish). 17 July 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  26. ↑ "El 'sí quiero' de Almudena Cid y Christian Gálvez". El País (in Spanish). 8 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  27. ↑ "Verushka Ramírez, enamorada de un reportero de 'Caiga quien caiga'". Europa Press (in Spanish). 15 February 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "Christian Gálvez y Veruska Ramírez muy felices juntos". Mundo Descargas (in Spanish). 16 January 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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