Martha Izquierdo

Martha Izquierdo is a Mexican social media personality and journalist based in Ixtepec. As of 2021, she has 700,000 followers on the social media platform TikTok.

Early life and education Izquierdo was born in Veracruz to an accountant father and a homemaker mother. Her parents divorced, and Izquierdo went to live with extended family in Oaxaca, where she was sexually abused by her uncle.

Career in journalism After high school, Izquierdo returned to Veracruz to study journalism. She went on to become a national correspondent for the Mexican daily Reforma.

As of 2021, Izquierdo works at a local radio station in Oaxaca. and given a prognosis of eight months. However, after undergoing chemotherapy and surgeries, she went into remission. She was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2017. That year she also experienced two heart attacks.

Izquierdo is currently based in Ixtepec, Oaxaca.