Francine Gálvez
Francine Gálvez | |
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| 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 |
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| 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
[edit]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.[citation needed]
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
[edit]- ^ 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.