Manelyk González (born January 12, 1989) is a Mexican television personality from

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, known for being a cast member in the

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reality series ''

Acapulco Shore ''Acapulco Shore'' is a Mexican reality television series broadcast on MTV (Latin American TV channel), MTV Latin America. It premiered on September 27, 2014, and is the Mexican adaptation of the American show ''Jersey Shore (TV series), Jersey ...

''. She also took part in the first season of ''La casa de los famosos'' in 2021, and the fifth, All-Stars season in 2025.

Career

She rose to fame after participating in the first season of the MTV reality show ''

'' that aired for the first time in 2014, being part of the first seven seasons of said program. In 2016 she signed a contract with

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to participate in ''

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''. Taking advantage of the fame that the project left her, González agreed to pose for

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and also launched herself as a singer, but his career in the music industry did not take off; However, the few singles she released became a reference for the

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. In 2019 Manelyk participated in the Chilean reality show ''Resistiré'', she had an outstanding participation in said reality show because despite not having won she made it to the finals. In 2020, during her stay on the ''Acapulco Shore'', the influencer managed to stand out thanks to her constant fights, one of them starring her co-star Dania Méndez, the latter and González had been great friends, so their fight generated a wave of comments and rumors about her situation. In an interview for the program ''El Minuto Que Cambió Mi Destino'', the influencer revealed that the situation got out of control and that thanks to the controversial fight she received death threats outside of the reality show. Today both influencers resumed their friendship. In 2021, Manelyk became one of the contestants on ''

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'', where after five nominations and 55 days of isolation she became runner-up of the program. In 2023 she was part of ''

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'' tv show.

Personal life

In early 2017, her ex-partner David García Ramírez was accused of murder and her relationship with the influencer harmed her. González spoke publicly about the allegations and stated that she no longer had contact with the man and that her relationship had ended 5 years earlier. She had an on-off relationship with her Acapulco Shore castmate, Jawy Méndez. At the end of 2017 they announced their relationship, which they ended a year later. In July 2019, Méndez confirmed that they had resumed their relationship, and got engaged in January 2021. However, in September the couple split.

Filmography

References

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