Antonio Montero (Madrid, June 24, 1963) has closed its participation in the new edition of Survivorsas we have been able to know in first. The journalist and usual of the television sets will be in the new edition of the most extreme television reality reality. At 61, we can ensure that the veteran communicator will face the challenge on the beaches of Honduras with Pelayo Díaz advanced by The Confi TV and confirmed by Mediaset.
Other names such as Álvaro Muñoz scarce, Advanced by something TV passes, and in the pools there are signings that have not yet been formalized, including José Carlos Montoy He appeared on television days ago to talk about his relationship with Íker Casillas.
From informalia, we can advance that Montero has signed his contract with survivors. Participating in the program is not only a physical and mental challenge. Antonio is a character with a long career in the media and a great media presence.
Antonio Montero has already bordered the border between character and journalist before. Two years ago, he told the avatars of his relationship of almost four decades with Marisa Martín-Blázquez. When Antonio signed in 2023 for Nightmare in paradise (previously known as The farm o Cornered), where he competed with María José Galera or Mayte Galdeano, The reporter was a center of attention, logically. Marisa herself commented on the entrance of her children’s father in that other reality: “The field, nature, animals, chickens … are his natural environment. He is happy there,” says the contestulia. “It has a fine irony that sometimes gives you a lot for jacket,” he said.
Antonio Montero is one of the most recognized names of social chronic journalism in Spain. His career began in the 80s, when after graduating in journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, he joined the Korpa agency, today part of Gtres, where he developed his instinct for exclusive and high -impact information. In 1991, together with his wife, Marisa Martín Blázquez, He founded the Teleobjective Agency, specialized in obtaining images and exclusive from the entertainment world and pink press.
Throughout his career, Montero has been the protagonist of some of the most popular firstfruits of the heart press, working in both written and television media. On the small screen, his face became popular in programs such as Where are you, heart? In the early 2000s, In Antena 3 and more recently in Save Me, late, or deviers, in Telecinco, where he stood out for his deep knowledge of the world of celebrities.
In addition to his work as a paparazzi and television collaborator, Montero has also published two books: I am Lulu and you (2005), a story about the life of a luxury prostitute, and Confidential paparazzi. Chronicle of a damn profession (2016), where he reveals the ins and outs of his trade. Has participated in the production of documentary series such as Save the king (Campanilla Films, Mandarina Producciones, HBO Spain), on the last years of the reign of Juan Carlos I, Almost a history of spies, conspiracies and pacts of silence, around the state machinery destined to protect the emeritus king from his own acts and hide his scandals.
In the personal sphere, Montero was married to Marisa Martín Blázquez, with whom he had two children, Nicolás y Marieta Although they divorced in 2015, they maintain a good relationship and continue to share home. Montero has also overcome important personal challenges, such as an operation in 2018 to remove a malignant tumor in his leg and the loss of his mother in 2020 after years of fighting Alzheimer’s.
Montero will test as all participants its resistance to isolation, food shortages, tense coexistence and will face demanding physical tests that require great mental and emotional resistance. Montero, accustomed to developing in the entertainment world with sagacity and cunning, must now demonstrate that he also has the strength to survive in a hostile environment.
He is not the first journalist who dares to live the reality experience. Previously, other communicators such as Isabel Rábago, Chelo García-Cortés or Carlos Lozano have gone through survivors, with disparate results.
Jorge Javier Vázquez, Sandra Barneda, Carlos Sobera and Laura Madrueño
With the return of survivors, scheduled for the first week of March, Telecinco has begun its promotion strategy with the issuance of the first official advance of reality. Under the motto “Are you prepared to live the greatest adventures?”, The promotional spot promises an edition loaded with emotions, challenges and unforgettable moments.
The reality returns after the edition in 2024, marked by the controversies of Angel Christ Jr. and Arancha del Sol And he will have his team of regular presenters again: Jorge Javier Vázquez, Sandra Barneda, Carlos Sobera and Laura Madrueño, who will lead to the audience every detail of the experience in Honduras. As in previous editions, the contestants will have to face not only the harsh conditions of the natural habitat, but also to the strategies of their classmates, the reward tests and the leadership games that will mark the fate of each one. The expectation is maximum, and Mediaset has designed a progressive revelation strategy to maintain public interest. During the next few weeks, programs such as Friday and Big Brother will announce the signings in a staggered way, keeping the intrigue until the last moment.
Mediaset has confirmed that this edition of survivors will bring new dynamics and surprises that will renew the format. With a team of more than 200 professionals displaced to Honduras, production has worked on the implementation of innovative tests and unexpected twists that will guarantee an intense and exciting competition.
For Antonio Montero, this challenge represents a turning point in his career. Used to be behind the news, it will now become the protagonist of one of the most demanding television adventures. Its adaptation capacity, its mental strength and its ability to function in complex situations will be key to its permanence on the island. The countdown has begun, and very soon, Antonio Montero and the rest of the contestants will undertake their trip to Honduras to face the greatest adventure of their lives. Will the journalist achieve the island and win the favor of the public? The answer, in a few weeks.
