María Montero

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A journalist by vocation and conviction, and the director of La ventana indiscreta. She holds a degree in Law and is an avid traveler who has explored several countries. She is also an expert in Ancient Egypt. She uncovered the 'Mascarillas'–'PCR Canarias' case with El Cierre Digital, which is currently under judicial investigation and the subject of inquiries in the Congress of Deputies, the Senate, and the Canary Islands Parliament. She has collaborated on the 'Niñas de Tenerife' case with Telemadrid, the La Palma Volcano with 7NN TV, the Tándem case with Confilegal and El Toro TV, irregular immigration in the Canary Islands with various media outlets, current affairs in the Canary Islands on Ahora TV, and worked with police associations and the Victims of Terrorism Association for Peace.

She has given several lectures on immigration, such as at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, and has collaborated with Radio Cadena Española, Radio Inter, Radio Las Palmas, Diario 16, Gente Radio, Periodista Digital, Radio Club Tenerife-Cadena Ser, Canal 4 Tenerife, El Día, and Diario de Avisos.

She has received various honors, including the Cruz al Mérito de la Seguridad y Protección from the International Association of Security and Civil Protection (AISPC) in 2024, the Gran Cruz de los Derechos Humanos e Intervención Policial y Militar for her professional career supporting the Spanish law enforcement forces from the Human Rights and Police Intervention Organization, alongside the Police Self-Defense Association and International Police Association, at the proposal of national police groups in 2022, and the Medal from the Victims of Terrorism Association for Peace for her investigative journalism career and ongoing support for the victims of terrorist attacks and their families and the Spanish law enforcement forces in 2022.

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