Christian Gálvez (TV presenter)

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

Christian Gálvez
Gálvez in 2013
Born
Christian Gálvez Montero

(1980-05-19) 19 May 1980
Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
SpouseAlmudena Cid (2010–2022)
Career
ShowPasapalabra (2007–2019)
NetworkTelecinco
CountrySpain
Websitehttp://christiangalvez.com

Biography

He studied English studies.[1]

Career

He began acting aged 15 in Médico de familia, and then in La casa de los líos (1996) and Al salir de clase (1998).[2][3] Later on he presented TV programs such as Verano noche, Humor a toda marcha and Desperado Club Social between 1999 and 2002.[4][5] He also dubbed the videogame Little Big Planet.[6] He was known as a reporter on Caiga quien caiga (2005–2007), broadcast on Telecinco and presented by Manel Fuentes.[7]

Before finishing Caiga quien caiga, he was chosen to present the game show Pasapalabra on 16 July 2007, which was previously aired on Antena 3, replacing Jaime Cantizano.[8][9] He hosted the show for eleven years; the program received the highest ratings in Spain[10] and was awarded for Premios Ondas (2008) and several TP de Oro.[11][12] He 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 he describes his career as a 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 2014 he voiced Napoléon Bonaparte in Assassin's Creed: Unity.[18] On 2 April 2014 he published Matar a Leonardo da Vinci.[19] In 2017, he was named global expert about Leonardo da Vinci and he will go on to exhume, recover his DNA and endeavour to reconstruct da Vinci's face.[20]

In July 2015 he presented the talent show ¡Vaya fauna!, in which animals were the stars.[21] Several animal associations sued the program after showing animals which cannot be domesticated so they would have been domesticated with physical maltreatment.[22][23] The presenter Frank Cuesta uploaded a video on YouTube titled "Mensaje para Christian Gálvez",[24] in which supported the associations and considering the program promoted animal cruelty.[25] In that video, Cuesta requested Gálvez to state against the program, but Mediaset and Gálvez stated in favour.[23]

On 17 March 2016 he published his second novel Reza por Miguel Ángel.[26][27] In 2017 he published Leonardo da Vinci: cara a cara.[28] In 2018 he published Gioconda descodificada—about the role of the women in Renaissance art.[29]

From 2021 to 2022, Gálvez hosted the Saturday morning radio show De sábado con Christian Gálvez on Cadena 100.[30] From 2021 to 2022 he also hosted Alta tensión, the Spanish adaptation of the American game show Wipeout. After its cancellation it was announced that Gálvez would host 25 palabras instead, the Spanish adaptation of the American game show 25 Words or Less.[31]

Personal life
Christian alongside Almudena Cid at 2008 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final in Portimão.

In 2010 he was the herald of La Línea de la Concepción and he received the honorary carnet for the Real Balompédica Linense.[32][33]

In 2007 Gálvez met Almudena Cid in Pasapalabra, they dated for three years and were married on 7 August 2010 in Torrelodones, Madrid, by the mayor of Móstoles.[34] Previously Gálvez was the partner of the Venezuelan model Veruska Ramírez from 2005 to 2006.[35][36] Gálvez and Cid divorced in 2022.[37]

References
  1. "Christian Gálvez: "Me considero más listo que guapo"". El País (in Spanish). 26 July 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  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 30 January 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. Archived from the original on 5 April 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. Aroya, Víctor (6 October 2014). "Christian Gálvez es Napoleón en Assassin's Creed Unity". IGN Entertainment, Inc. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  19. "Regalamos el nuevo libro de Christian Gálvez: 'Matar a Leonardo da Vinci'". El Diario (in Spanish). Vertele!. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  20. "Christian Gálvez es nombrado experto en Leonardo da Vinci a nivel mundial". ABC (in Spanish). 22 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  21. "¡Vaya fauna!". Telecinco (in Spanish). 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  22. "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.
  23. "'¡Vaya fauna!' enciende la polémica del maltrato animal en Twitter". El Mundo (in Spanish). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  24. "La controversia rodea a '¡Vaya fauna!': animalistas y Frank Cuesta critican; Mediaset, responde". Cadena Ser (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  25. "Frank Cuesta critica a Christian Gálvez y a su 'Vaya Fauna'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  26. "Christian Gálvez presenta su segunda novela 'Reza por Miguel Ángel'". Republica (in Spanish). Madrid. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  27. EFE (26 April 2016). "Christian Gálvez humaniza a los genios del Renacimiento en "Rezar por Miguel Ángel"". El Diario (in Spanish). Valladolid. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  28. Sendra, Ferrán (20 March 2017). "Christian Galvez: "La cara de Leonardo da Vinci no es la que creemos"". El Periódico (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  29. "Christian Gálvez desvela los secretos de La Gioconda". Cadena COPE (in Spanish). Radio Popular S.A. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  30. "Christian Gálvez se despide de Cadena 100 y pone punto final a 'De Sábado con Christian Gálvez'". Guía de la Radio (in Spanish). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  31. "El motivo por el que Christian Gálvez se despide de 'Alta Tensión': "Es momento de decir adiós"". El Periódico de España (in Spanish). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  32. "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.
  33. "Gálvez juega a 'Pasapalabra' para ensalzar a La Línea". Europa Sur (in Spanish). 17 July 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  34. "El 'sí quiero' de Almudena Cid y Christian Gálvez". El País (in Spanish). 8 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  35. "Verushka Ramírez, enamorada de un reportero de 'Caiga quien caiga'". Europa Press (in Spanish). 15 February 2006. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  36. "Christian Gálvez y Veruska Ramírez muy felices juntos". Mundo Descargas (in Spanish). 16 January 2006. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  37. Campos, Rosa (5 December 2022). "Se desvela uno de los grandes motivos del divorcio entre Christian Gálvez y Almudena Cid". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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