Galilea Montijo

Galilea Montijo
Montijo in 2015
Born
Martha Galilea Montijo Torres

(1973-06-05) June 5, 1973
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • model
  • TV presenter
Years active1993–present
Spouse
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(m. 2011; div. 2023)​
Children1

Galilea Montijo (born Martha Galilea Montijo Torres on June 5, 1973) is a Mexican actress, comedian, model, and TV presenter. She currently hosts Hoy, a morning show of Televisa that airs on Mondays through Fridays in Mexico (on Las Estrellas) and in the United States (on Univision).[1] Montijo hosted the talent-reality show Pequeños Gigantes, which was a success in Mexico and in the United States (again shown by Univision) in its 1st and 2nd editions (2011 and 2012 respectively). In 2014, she hosted "Va Por Ti" - a co-production of Univision and Televisa that first aired on Univision, beating the competition in the ratings. In 2015, she hosts "Me Pongo De Pie" which will air in Mexico and the United States.[1]

Career

Montijo started her career after winning La Chica TV in 1993.[1] She has participated in several telenovelas.[1] From 2001 to 2005, Galilea hosted the show VidaTV. In 2002, she participated in the reality show Big Brother VIP and won. In 2005, she also participated in the second season of Bailando por un Sueño. In 2006, Montijo starred in the Mexican telenovela La Verdad Oculta, opposite Gabriel Soto.[1]

Personal life

In November 2020, she announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 and had to cancel a number of professional engagements.[2]

She is accused by journalist Anabel Fernández in her books having relationship with Mexican drug lord Arturo Beltrán Leyva, and received the gifts from him[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Filmography

Television

Films

  • Perras (2011) as adult Frida
  • La muerte de un Cardenal (1993)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Esmas - Galilea Montijo". Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Nayan (13 November 2020). "Galilea Montijo confirmed that he has coronavirus". LightHome. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Redacción, Por (2023-09-17). "Más famosas aparecen en 'Las señoras del narco. Amar en el infierno': Galilea Montijo, Paty Navidad y más". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  4. ↑ Redacción, Por (2023-09-21). "Así fue la supuesta relación Galilea Montijo y Arturo Beltrán Leyva: 'Somos novios. Le tengo su sueldo'". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  5. ↑ Redacción, Por (2023-09-21). "El 'catálogo de Televisa' sí existía, afirma expareja de Arturo Beltrán Leyva en 'Las señoras del narco'". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  6. ↑ Redacción, Por (2023-09-29). "Anabel Hernández presenta audio que expone los nexos de Sergio Mayer con Arturo Beltrán Leyva". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  7. ↑ "Galilea Montijo y las revelaciones del libro que asesta otro golpe a su imagen". es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com (in Spanish). 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  8. ↑ Redacción, Por (2021-12-07). "'Mis testigos colaboraron con la PGR': Anabel Hernández responde a negaciones de Galilea Montijo". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  9. ↑ "Galilea Montijo habría sido la "segunda esposa" de Beltrán Leyva, según Anabel Hernández". RÉCORD (in Spanish). 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  10. ↑ junio 2025, Por Angelica Moreno 17 de. "¿Galilea Montijo, la "segunda esposa" de Arturo Beltrán Leyva? Anabel Hernandez revela como fue la relación de la conductora con el narcotraficante". ¿Galilea Montijo, la “segunda esposa” de Arturo Beltrán Leyva? Anabel Hernandez revela como fue la relación de la conductora con el narcotraficante (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Destapan lazos con el narco a Ninel Conde y Galilea Montijo". www.reforma.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  12. ↑ "'El Mini Lic' reveló a la periodista Anabel Hernández los supuestos nexos de Galilea Montijo y Peso Pluma con narcos". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  13. ↑ "Galilea Montijo sí fue novia de Arturo Beltrán Leyva, afirma ex pareja del narcotraficante; recibía 200 mil dólares al mes". Vanguardia (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  14. ↑ "Galilea Montijo protagonizará seriado cómico". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-09-21.