Mónica Martínez

Mónica Martínez Pascual (born 16 April 1975) is a Spanish journalist, model and television presenter. She began her television career presenting the La quinta marcha youth programme at the age of 15, and has presented television programmes on the Antena 3, Cuatro, Intereconomía TV, Real Madrid TV, RTVE and Telecinco networks in Spain. Martínez was the sports broadcaster on the Antena 3 Noticias news bulletin Antena 3 Noticias 2 from September 2009 to February 2010, as well as presenting both seasons of the reality television programme Adam and Eve in 2014 and 2015.

For the Salvadorian-American civil servant, educator and politician of the same name, see Monica Martinez.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Pascual.
Mónica Martínez
Born
Mónica Martínez Pascual

(1975-04-16) 16 April 1975
Madrid, Spain
Alma materCharles III University of Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid
Occupation(s)Journalist
Model
Television presenter
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Fernando Timón
​
(m. 2009)​
Children2

Early life and education

On 16 April 1975, Martínez was born in Madrid.[1] She is a graduate of the Charles III University of Madrid with a degree in Journalism and obtained a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Complutense University of Madrid.[2][3]

Career

When she was 15 years old,[4] Martínez began her television career.[5] She was the presenter of the Telecinco youth programme La quinta marcha after agreeing a contract with the network.[2][6] Martínez also did modelling in Osaka and Tokyo, both in Japan,[1] and she wrote about her experiences of the catwalk in the book El revés de la moda. La aventura de una modelo en Japón.[7][5] She also presented Telecupón in 1999 on Telecinco. In 2000, she presented the seventh season of the Televisión Española (TVE) show ¿Qué apostamos? alongside Ramón García after she made the switch to the television network.[5][3]

In 2001, Martínez moved to the Antena 3 network and remained there until 2011 where she intermittently presented programmes for the station.[2][5] For the 2001/02 season,[3] she co-presented the music programme El show de los récords alongside Mar Saura and Manu Carreño.[2] Martínez co-presented the Hoy es tu Día contest with Alonso Caparrós on the same network as well as the special programmes La Noche Más Wapa/Sexy de la Publicidad with Saura and El Gran Test alongside Carreño.[3] During the 2003/04 television season, she and Jaime Cantizano co-presented Diario de una Boda, which focused on the preparation of the royal wedding of the future King Felipe VI and Letizia Ortiz.[2][6] In 2004, Martínez signed to join the nightly broadcast team as editor and presenter at Real Madrid TV.[5] She remained at the channel for one-and-a-half years before she returned to Antena 3.[2][8] From July 2006 onwards, Martínez co-presented with Carlos Sobera El Gran Test de la Conducción which features participants being tested on their knowledge of road safety and rules.[9]

She was briefly the presenter of the talk show El Diario de Verano in mid-2006 when regular presenter Patricia Gaztañaga was absent.[10] Martínez also presented the specials Vídeos por un Tubo, Ataka2, Una de Chistes and Locos por la Tele.[3] She was the leader of the New Year's Eve chime ceremony at Puerta del Sol 2006.[6] Martínez reportedly applied to be on the broadcast of The EuroMillions Game but was unsuccessful.[8] She went on to present the sports programme Territorio Champions with Manu Sánchez Fernández and after a year of presenting matches was moved to hosting the special midnight programme that broadcast highlights of matches.[8] In 2008, Martínez co-presented En esta noche with Antonio Hidalgo on the regional channel 7 Televisión Región de Murcia in Murcia.[3]

From June to August 2009, she co-presented the social interest programme Tal cual verano on Antena 3, alongside Juan Luis Alonso in place of Cristina Lasvignes.[8][11] Martínez made her debut on Antena 3 Noticias, reading the sports news Antena 3 Noticias 2 with Matías Prats Luque on 1 September 2009.[12] She remained on the programme until February 2010.[2] At the conclusion of 2011, Martínez became director of the international online wedding magazine Zankyou as well as writing for the Huffington Post and Muchoviaje.com.[3][5]

In September 2013, she signed to join the Intereconomía TV network as the reader of the sports news on the 3:00 edition of El Telediario de Intereconomía and the 8:30 bulletin of Telediario de la noche.[2] Martínez presented each of the two seasons of the Cuatro reality television programme Adam and Eve in 2014 and 2015.[13][14] She was offered the role to present Adán y Eva and liked the idea of the programme as it appeared "daring to me that we could put a format like this in prime time and without pixelating".[15] Martínez went on to present the late night debate programme Pecadores on Cuatro in September 2015 after Televisión Española unsuccessfully attempted to sign her to present the evening television programme Cuestión de tiempo on La 1.[14]

She launched Runner's World Woman magazine for female runners in April 2016.[16] Martínez became a presenter of the Telenico programme Hable con ellas in June 2016 and began her role the following month.[17] She began presenting the Be Mad programme Mujeres runners in March 2017.[18] In February 2019, Martínez signed to become a collaborator on the Cuatro programme Cuatro al día.[19] She is the author of the book Metodo Suéltate for Alienta Editorial, which gives advice on public speaking,[4] and also provides the Método Suéltate: Pierde el miedo y habla en público o a cámara con naturalidad course which is aimed at students studying journalism.[6]

Personal life

Since 2009, she has been married to the sports journalist Fernando Timón who worked for Telemadrid and RTVE.[6] They have two children.[7]

References
  1. "Mónica Martínez" (in Spanish). Zeleb. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. Jiménez, Roberto (23 September 2013). "Mónica Martínez se incorpora a Intereconomía para presentar los deportes" [Mónica Martínez joins Intereconomy to present sports]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. "El Top 10 de Mónica Martínez: de icono sexy en Antena 3 a celestina de 'Adán y Eva' en Cuatro" [The Top 10 of Mónica Martínez: from a sexy icon on Antena 3 to a matchmaker from 'Adán y Eva' on Cuatro] (in Spanish). Vertele. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. Carande, Daniel I. (7 November 2021). "Mónica Martínez: "Echo de menos la tele porque es lo que me gusta desde los quince años"" [Mónica Martínez: "I miss TV because it's what I've liked since I was fifteen"]. Diez Minutos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. "Mónica Martínez, nuevo fichaje para la sección de deportes de Intereconomía" [Mónica Martínez, new signing for the sports section of Intereconomía]. ABC (in Spanish). 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. Olabarrieta, Ane (24 July 2020). "Mónica Martínez se convierte en 'coach': te enseña a hablar ante la cámara por 79 euros" [Mónica Martínez becomes a 'coach': she teaches you to speak in front of the camera for 79 euros]. El Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. "La gran 'pecadora' Mónica Martínez" [The great 'sinner' Mónica Martínez]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. "¿Qué ha pasado con Mónica Martínez?" [What happened to Monica Martinez?] (in Spanish). Formula TV. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  9. "Carlos Sobera y Mónica Martínez presentan 'El gran test de la conducción'" [Carlos Sobera and Mónica Martínez present 'The great driving test'] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 1 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
    "Mónica Martínez regresa a Antena 3 con "El Gran Test de la Conducción"" [Mónica Martínez returns to Antena 3 with "The Great Driving Test"] (in Spanish). Vertele. 22 June 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. "Mónica Martínez, firme candidata para presentar 'El diario de Verano'" [Mónica Martínez, firm candidate to present 'El Diario de Verano'] (in Spanish). Formula TV. 17 June 2006. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. "Esta tarde empieza 'Tal cual verano'" [This afternoon begins 'Just like summer']. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. "Mónica Martínez debuta junto a Prats en Antena 3" [Mónica Martínez debuts with Prats on Antena 3]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
    "Rostros femeninos para los deportes de Antena 3 Noticias" [Female faces for Antena 3 sports News] (in Spanish). PRNoticias.com. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  13. "Mónica Martínez, al 'reality' nudista" [Mónica Martínez, to the nudist reality show]. El Correo (in Spanish). 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  14. "TVE tentó a Mónica Martínez para conducir su nuevo programa de tarde" [TVE tempted Mónica Martínez to lead her new afternoon program] (in Spanish). El Confidencial Digital. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  15. Redondo, David (23 September 2015). "Mónica Martínez: "Mi desnudo no aportaría nada, salvo el morbo"" [Mónica Martínez: "My nude would not contribute anything, except morbidity"] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  16. "Mónica Martínez, directora de una nueva revista femenina en papel para runners" [Mónica Martínez, director of a new women's paper magazine for runners]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  17. "Mónica Martínez, de 'Adán y Eva' a 'Hable con ellas'" [Mónica Martínez, from 'Adán and Eva' to 'Talk to them']. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  18. "Mónica Martínez, presentadora de Mujeres Runners" [Mónica Martínez, presenter of Mujeres Runners] (in Spanish). Diario Infoperiodistas. 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  19. Ruiz de Elvira, Álvaro Pérez (18 February 2019). "Así es 'Cuatro al día', el programa con el que la cadena cubrirá la información" [This is 'Four a day', the program with which the chain will cover the information]. El País. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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