Cristina Villagómez

Cristina Villagómez is an Ecuadorian lawyer and political analyst, known for her participation in public debates, television programs, and digital media where she addresses issues related to Latin American politics, migration, and social dynamics.

From 2021 she gained further notoriety in Chile for her participation in televised debates and interventions related to current affairs and migration.

Villagómez studied law at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, graduating in 2016, and later completed postgraduate degrees in Human Rights and Governance at the Autonomous University of Madrid and in Political and Social Leadership at the Charles III University of Madrid (2017–2018).

In 2019 she moved to Chile, where she has continued her professional and public activities, gaining international attention in 2021 for statements on 21st century socialism and in 2022 for her analysis of the Chilean constitutional process. She has appeared in television debates and interviews, as well as in digital forums.

Biography Villagómez studied law at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, where she obtained her law in 2016. She later pursued posgraduate studies in Spain, completing a master's in Human Rights and Governance at the Autonomous University of Madrid (2017–2018) and a master's in Political and Social Leadership at the Charles III University of Madrid (2017–2018).

In 2019 she moved to Chile, where she has continued her professional and public activities.

She gained international attention in April 2021 when she stated that «21st century socialism is communism under another name», in reference to the political model promoted by Rafael Correa and other Latin American leaders.

In 2022 she was interviewed by Teleamazonas, where she commented on the Chilean constitutional process and argued that «Chile does not want just any Constitution».

In addition to television appearances, Villagómez has participated in digital platforms. She gave the talk Mundos Ocultos at TEDxQuito in which she addressed discrimination and violence. Similarly, Villagómez has been interviewed or featured in online programs, and in 2023 she began to participate as a regular panelist on the debate show Sin filtros.