Beatriz Montañez López (born 3 June 1977 in

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, Castile-La Mancha) is a

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and

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Biography

Montañez began working in the radio at Onda Mancha from Almadén (currently Cadena SER Almadén). Afterwards she went to the

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where she got a degree in

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. At same time, Montañez worked in several

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radio stations in the

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and Radio KLVE among others. Back in Spain, Montañez studied audiovisual communication and production at Institute of RTVE and made an online master at

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. In 2006, Montañez began to work in

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's comedy news program ''

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'' as a co-host alongside

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. In 2011, she voluntarily left the program and was replaced by

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. In 2013, Montañez was hired by

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to host alongside

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the debate program ''El gran debate''. In March, 2014 she hosted '' Hable con ellas'', an interview TV-magazine at the same channel until July of the same year.

Film

In 2011 she starred in the film ''88'', directed by Jordi Mollá. She also had a small role in the 2015 film comedy '' De chica en chica''.

Book

On March 15, 2021, she publishes the book "Niadela", where she talks about her new lifestyle, living isolated from society and in a humble shepherd's house in the mountains, living a frugal life and becoming vegan.

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