Amor Romeira

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Amor Romeira Medina

(1989-02-13) February 13, 1989 (age 35)
Puerto del Rosario, Spain
Occupation(s)Television personality, singer, and transgender rights activist.

Amor Romeira Medina (born February 13, 1989, in Puerto del Rosario, Spain) is a Spanish television personality, singer, and transgender rights activist. She began her television career in 2007 as a contestant on Gran Hermano (Spanish Big Brother). Following her reality TV debut, she has participated in various television projects. [1]

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Biography

Amor Romeira Medina was born on February 13, 1989, [2] in the municipality of Puerto del Rosario, on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura. [3] As a child, she learned about Bibiana Fernández's story, who became her inspiration for affirming her gender identity. [4] She became interested in drag performance at a young age and participated in drag queen competitions from the age of 12. [5]

She began her television career at age 18 in 2007 on the reality show Gran Hermano 9 , where she was the first contestant to be eliminated. [6] Her participation proved popular, and she became the first contestant to be brought back in Gran Hermano Spain's history. [7] However, she left the Guadalix de la Sierra house a few days later due to lack of support from other contestants. [8]

In 2010, she participated in El Reencuentro, [9] and has since collaborated on several Telecinco television programs such as Cazamariposas and Resistiré, ¿vale? [10] She has also appeared as a panelist on various Gran Hermano debate shows. [11]

After undergoing gender confirmation surgery in 2008, [12] [13] which was financed by Telecinco in exchange for exclusive coverage on the program Diario de hosted by Mercedes Milá, [14] [15] she appeared nude on the cover of Interviú magazine five years later in 2013. [16] [17]

In 2016, she formed El Contraclub de GH17 with María José Galera (GH 1) and Maite Galdeano (GH 16), though the project ultimately failed. [18] [19] In November of the same year, she entered the Portuguese reality show Secret Story- Casa dos Segredos 6 with the secret I am a transgender woman. She entered the show on day 50 and left eight days before the finale. [20]

In 2019, she released her single Ubikaina. [21]

In December 2020, her mother Mensi Medina, to whom she was very close, passed away at age 56 due to complications from a stroke she suffered in 2018. [22] [23] [24]

In January 2021, she released the song Supéralo Maluma, which narrates an alleged romantic relationship with Colombian singer Maluma. [25] In March of that year, she released the song Hasta abajo in collaboration with artist Albert Novo. [26]

In 2022, she co-hosted the Agua Drag gala at the Be Fre festival on Los Pozos Beach in Fuerteventura alongside Drag Vulcano. [27]

In December 2023, she released a version of the Christmas carol Dime niño de quién eres. [28]

Filmography

Television programs

YearTitleChannelRole
2011 - 2023Sálvame Telecinco Guest/Sporadic Contributor
2012 - 2015 Gran Hermano: El Debate Contributor
2019 GH VIP 7: El Debate
2022Ya son las ocho
Ya es verano
2022 – 2024Fiesta
2023Fiesta de verano
LIDLT: El Debate Cuatro
2024Ni que fuéramos Shhh Ten
Todo es mentira Cuatro Guest to discuss with Sonia Ferrer

Television contests

YearTitleResultPosition
2007Flag of Spain.svg Gran Hermano 9 1st expelled9th
Abandon
2010Flag of Spain.svgEl Reencuentro4th expelled8th
2016Flag of Portugal.svgSecret Story: Casa dos Segredos 615th expelled7th
2021Flag of Spain.svgSolos/SolasTenant (with Carolina Sobe and Iván Díaz)-

Discography

Singles

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References

  1. ↑ Albert, Antonio (April 26, 2024). "Cinco minutos de gloria trans para Amor Romeira" [Five minutes of trans glory for Amor Romeira]. The Objective (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ "Amor Romeira". Semana (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "Más allá de 'Gran Hermano': Amor Romeira enseña Fuerteventura en Cuatro" [Beyond 'Gran Hermano': Amor Romeira shows Fuerteventura on Cuatro]. La Provincia (in Spanish). July 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ Ortiz, Saúl (March 3, 2023). "Entrevista Amor Romeira: "Con 15 años intenté suicidarme"" [Interview Amor Romeira: “When I was 15 years old I tried to commit suicide”.]. 20 Minutos (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ "Amor: "Tuve que soportar muchos episodios de maltrato por parte de mi ex pareja"" [Love: “I had to endure many episodes of abuse from my ex-partner”.]. Telecinco (in Spanish). December 3, 2011.
  6. ↑ López, Tony (September 20, 2016). "Los 15 primeros expulsados de 'Gran Hermano' candidatos al "contraclub" de 'GH 17'" [The first 15 'Big Brother' evictees candidates for the “counterclub” of 'GH 17'.]. El Español (in Spanish).
  7. ↑ Molina, Berto (March 28, 2012). "Repesca en 'Gran Hermano': el pasado siempre vuelve" [Big Brother': the past always returns]. Fórmula TV (in Spanish).
  8. ↑ "A Amor Romeira la pudo la presión en 'GH 9': el motivo por el que decidió abandonar el reality" [Amor Romeira was overwhelmed by the pressure in 'GH 9': the reason why she decided to leave the reality show]. Telecinco (in Spanish). September 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ Tapiador, María (April 23, 2024). "Qué ha sido de Amor Romeira, una de las concursantes más polémicas de 'GH': de la convivencia al plató de 'Fiesta'" [What has become of Amor Romeira, one of the most controversial contestants of 'GH': from coexistence to the set of 'Fiesta'?]. El Reencuentro (in Spanish).
  10. ↑ "Amor Romeira: "A Gloria Camila no le hace ninguna gracia que yo hable de Kiko en la tele"" [Amor Romeira: “Gloria Camila is not amused when I talk about Kiko on TV”.]. Divinity (in Spanish). August 12, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Amor se saca un pecho en el debate de Gran Hermano" [Amor pulls out a boob in Big Brother debate]. El Comercio (in Spanish). November 18, 2024.
  12. ↑ Roca, Mireya (January 31, 2008). "Amor, de 'Gran Hermano', se somete al cambio de sexo" [Big Brother's Amor undergoes sex change]. El Periódico (in Spanish).
  13. ↑ "Amor se ha cambiado de sexo" [Amor has changed gender]. El Diario (in Spanish). January 31, 2008.
  14. ↑ "Telecinco convierte a Amor en mujer" [Telecinco turns Amor into a woman]. 20 Minutos (in Spanish). February 10, 2008.
  15. ↑ "Telecinco emite este martes la operación de cambio de sexo de Amor" [Telecinco airs Amor's gender reassignment operation on Tuesday]. Fórmula TV (in Spanish). February 10, 2008.
  16. ↑ "Amor Romeira muestra en Interviú que es toda una mujer" [Amor Romeira shows in Interviú that she is a real woman]. El Periódico (in Spanish). April 29, 2013.
  17. ↑ Martínez, C. (April 29, 2013). "Amor, de Gran Hermano, desnuda en Interviú como una mujer completa" [Big Brother's Amor strips in Interviú as a complete woman]. La Verdad (in Spanish).
  18. ↑ "Amor Romeira se postula como tercera concursante del 'Contraclub' de 'GH17'" [Amor Romeira is postulated as third contestant of 'Contraclub' of 'GH17]. El Diario (in Spanish). September 22, 2016.
  19. ↑ "'GH 17' cierra provisionalmente el contraclub de Galera, Amor y Maite" [GH 17' provisionally closes Galera, Amor and Maite's counter club]. El Español (in Spanish). September 23, 2016.
  20. ↑ "El nuevo escándalo de Amor de 'GH 9' en TV" [Amor Romeira's new 'GH 9' scandal on TV]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). November 4, 2016.
  21. ↑ García González, Hugo (May 23, 2019). "Amor receta 'Ubikaina' contra la envidia" [Amor prescribes 'Ubikaina' against envy]. Shangay (in Spanish).
  22. ↑ "Muere la madre de Amor Romeira a los 56 años: así ha sido su desgarradora despedida" [Amor Romeira's mother dies at the age of 56: this was her heartbreaking farewell]. Semana (in Spanish). January 11, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Fallece la madre de Amor Romeira, Mensi Medina" [Amor Romeira's mother, Mensi Medina, passes away]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). December 22, 2020.
  24. ↑ "El dolor de Amor Romeira cuando se cumple un mes del fallecimiento de su madre, Mensi Medina" [Amor Romeira's grief on the one-month anniversary of the death of her mother, Mensi Medina]. Europa Press (in Spanish). January 21, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Supéralo Maluma: así suena la canción de Amor Romeira sobre el cantante" [Get over Maluma: Amor Romeira's song about the singer sounds like this]. Maluma (in Spanish). September 25, 2020.
  26. ↑ Higuera, Raoul (January 11, 2021). "Así suena ¡Hasta abajo', la canción de Amor Romeira y Albert Novo" [This is the sound of ¡Hasta abajo', the song by Amor Romeira and Albert Novo]. Semana (in Spanish).
  27. ↑ "Amor Romeira presenta la gala Agua Drag del festival Be Fre" [Amor Romeira presents the Agua Drag gala of the Be Fre festival]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). November 17, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Amor Romeira vuelve a la carga en Navidad con un nuevo villancico" [Amor Romeira returns for Christmas with a new Christmas carol]. Diez Minutos (in Spanish). November 23, 2022.
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