Francine Gálvez

Francisca Nicolasa Gálvez Djouma (born 13 September 1966), better known as Francine Gálvez, is a Cameroonian-born Spanish television presenter. She was the first black woman to anchor a news programme in Europe.

Biography Gálvez was born on 13 September 1966 in Nkongsamba, Cameroon, and was raised since when she was two years old in Lopera (Jaén), Spain. From 1990, she anchored the weekend editions of , the flagship television newscast produced by (TVE), and also starred as a news reporter in the film Supernova.

In 2002, she presented the Spanish version of the international television series Temptation Island, on .

Between 2005 and 2011, Gálvez hosted the game show on TVE. She hosted Telemadrid's New Year's Eve special with Víctor Sandoval on 31 December 2015.

In 2021, Gálvez returned to presenting with Emilio Pineda, presenting on Madrid Directo.

Alongside presenting, Gálvez has discussed racism and social attitudes in Madrid for Spanish print publications including .