Francine Gálvez
Francine Gálvez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francisca Nicolasa Gálvez Djouma 13 September 1966 Nkongsamba, Cameroon |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies |
| Career | |
| Station(s) | Televisión Española (1990–1993; 2005–2011) Telemadrid (1997–2001) |
Francisca Nicolasa Gálvez Djouma (born 13 September 1966), better known as Francine Gálvez, is a Cameroonian-born Spanish television presenter.[1] She was the first black woman to anchor a news programme in Europe.[2]
Biography
Gálvez was born on 13 September 1966 in Nkongsamba, Cameroon, and was raised since when she was two years old in Lopera (Jaén), Spain.[2] She is polylingual.[2]
She was educated at Isabel la Católica High School in Madrid, then studied journalism at the Complutense University of Madrid, graduating in 1989.[1] She achieved a master's degree in Media Producing for Media and Entertainment at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies.[2]
In her early career, Gálvez was the only black Spanish woman who appeared on national television.[3] From 1990, she anchored the weekend editions of Telediario, the flagship television newscast produced by Televisión Española (TVE),[2] along with Ana Blanco,[1] becoming the first black woman to anchor a news programme in Europe, as well as the first black presenter on a TVE programme.[2]
In 1993, Gálvez hosted science and culture show Oxígeno on La 2,[4] and also starred as a news reporter in the film Supernova.[2]
From 1997 to 2000, Gálvez was part of the team presenting on the weekly magazine show Macumba TeVe on Telemadrid.[2] In 2000 she was promoted to become a main presenter alongside Emilio Pineda.[5]
In 2002, she presented the Spanish version of the international television series Temptation Island, Confianza Ciega on Antena 3.
Between 2005 and 2011, Gálvez hosted the game show Palabra por Palabra on TVE.[2] From 2012 to 2013, she worked as a media journalist with AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMC SE).[2]
She has discussed racism and social attitudes in Madrid for Spanish print publications including El Periódico de España.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Qué fue de Francine Gálvez, la sustituta de Jorge Javier en 'Aquí hay tomate' que plantó a TVE por cuestión de ética". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Alexander, Otis (2024-08-14). "Francine Gálvez (1966- ) •". Blackpast.org. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ Bela-Lobedde, Desirée (2018-09-20). Ser mujer negra en España (in Spanish). Ediciones B. ISBN 978-84-17001-34-6.
- ^ "ABC MADRID 19-09-1993 página 148 - Archivo ABC". abc. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ Yotele, Redacción (2021-10-29). "Francine Gálvez, nova presentadora de 'Madrid Directo' després de l'acomiadament d'Adela González". elperiodico (in Catalan). Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- ^ "Is Madrid A Racist City? Francine Gálvez Shares Her Insight And Personal Experiences". Bright Times Newsdesk. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2025-02-08.