Magaly Medina

Magaly Medina
Born	Magaly Jesús Medina Vela 31 March 1963 (1963-03-31) (age 48) Huacho, Huaura, Lima, Peru
Other names	"Urraca"
Occupation	Hostess, journalist
Spouse	César Lengua (div.), Ney Gerrero (div.)
Children	Gianmarco Mendoza Medina

Magaly Jesús Medina Vela (Huacho March 31, 1963) is a controversial and criticized Peruvian Hostess who claims to be journalist of the TV show "Magaly TeVe" that airs on ATV. She questions and judges the lifestyle of Peruvian celebrities, whose world she calls Chollywood, the union of the words: "cholo" and "Hollywood". Through her TV program she gossips the lives of famous people, airing reports of their day-to-day news.^[1]

History

Her foray into the media came in the mid 90s on the journalistic debate program "Fuego Cruzado" in which, along with other journalists and linguist Martha Hildebrandt (member of the Peruvian Academy of Language) harshly questioned and criticized well-known and now disappeared television presenter Augusto Ferrando, whom they described as vulgar for his style on his former program "Trampolín a la Fama". This happened on a program which had previously announced a "tribute" to this popular television, entertainment, and horse-back riding character in Latin America.

Her start in Peruvian television was on 'The News' on ATV. It consisted of only a sequence of performances called "Regardless of the Consequences". Later it became its own show. Some time later it was named Magaly TeVe, and still remains the same today. The program was broadcast several times by Frecuencia Latina (Peruvian network) and then returned to ATV.

Ampays

This is a controversial word in Quechua origin, used to determine situations in which someone is found doing something hidden against their will. The success of the space of Mrs. Medina is due to the famous "ampays" (recorded with a camera hidden characters from the television and sport in compromising situations), which had won her a program whose line is between first places, seeking thereby generating shameful and outrageous situations.

Nickname

Magaly Medina claims getting the truth out to the people and catching famous celebrities doing shameful things, which most of them deny doing even with proof (video footage). Her show is called "Magaly TV" because it sounds like "Magaly te ve" ("Magaly sees you") in reference to the constant stalking of famous Peruvian people.

References

1. ^ "Living in Peru: News: Magaly Mendia". 01/02/2009. http://www.livinginperu.com/news-8148-arts-entertainment-magaly-medina-top-peru-gossip-journalist-toasts-with-reporters. Retrieved 04/09/2011. 

Persondata
Name	Medina, Magaly
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 31, 1963
Place of birth	Huacho, Huaura, Lima, Peru
Date of death
Place of death