Alba Carrillo

{{Short description|Spanish model}}

{{family name hatnote|Carrillo|Pariente|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Alba Carrillo

| birth_name = Lucía del Alba Carrillo Pariente

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|7|31}}{{Cite web |title=Alba Carrillo|url=https://www.formulatv.com/personas/alba-carrillo/|website=FórmulaTV|language=es}}

| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

| occupation = Television personality, model and influencer

| years_active = 2007-present

}}

Lucía del Alba Carrillo Pariente (Madrid, July 31, 1986), better known as Alba Carrillo, is a Spanish model and television presenter, best known for her participation in the Supermodelo program in 2007. Her participation in the contest led her to be the image of Novissima, Eleonora Amadei, or Evelyny Marcelino, as well as for other brands such as Rosa Clará, Brownie, or Triumph.{{Cite web |title=Alba Carrillo en ¡Hola! |url=https://www.hola.com/biografias/alba-carrillo/ |website=¡Hola!|language=es}} Subsequently, she signed with Mediaset España, where she became a presenter, collaborator, and participant in various television formats.{{Cite web |date=14 August 2018|title=Un fenómeno televisivo llamado Alba Carrillo |url=https://www.abc.es/play/television/noticias/abci-fenomeno-televisivo-llamado-alba-carrillo-201808141117_noticia.html |website=ABC|language=es}}

Biography

= First years =

Born in Madrid, where she lived and grew up with her parents, Carlos Carrillo and Lucía Pariente, Alba Carrillo studied Advertising and Public Relations at the Complutense University of Madrid, a career that she combined with courses in Dramatic Art. In the middle of this stage, she decided to apply for the television contest Supermodelo, broadcast on Cuatro and finished the course.{{Cite web |title=Biografía de Alba Carrillo: edad, padres, parejas, hijos |url=https://www.marathi.tv/model/quien-es-alba-carrillo/ |website=Marathi|language=es}}

= Professional career =

After her exit from the contest, she became the image of brands such as Novissima, Eleonora Amadei, and Evelyny Marcelino. Over the years, other important brands, such as Rosa Clará{{Cite web |date=25 January 2016|title=Consiga el vestido de novia de Alba Carrillo |url=http://www.elmundo.es/loc/2016/01/23/56a27170268e3e42028b458f.html|website=El Mundo|language=es}} or Triumph, have worked with her as a model. After several years away from the television spotlight, she returned as the presenter of Glamour TV, directed by Ana García Siñeriz and broadcast on Nova.{{Cite web |date=28 September 2018|title=Alba Carrillo presentará 'Glamour TV' a partir del 6 de octubre en Nova |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/27148/alba-carrillo-presentara-glamour-tv-partir-seis-octubre/ |website=Formula TV|language=es}} Two years later, she returned to the small screen as a contributor to Amigas y conocidas, the morning show on TVE.{{Cite web |date=14 October 2014|title=Amigas y Conocidas - Loles León, Cristina Almeida y Alba Carrillo, el trío de la discordia |url=http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/amigas-y-conocidas/amigas-conocidas-loles-leon-cristina-almeida-alba-carrillo-trio-discordia/2807354/|website=RTVE|language=es}}

In the summer of 2016, she presented, together with Rocío Carrasco, Sandra Barneda, Mónica Martínez and Soledad León de Salazar, the new season of Hable con ellas on Telecinco.{{Cite web |date=6 July 2016|title=Sandra Barneda, Rocío Carrasco, Mónica Martínez, Alba Carrillo y Soledad León presentarán 'Hable con ellas' |url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/57595/sandra-barneda-rocio-carrasco-monica-martinez-alba-carrillo-hable-con-ellas/|website=Formula TV|language=es}} After her time on the Mediaset España program, the model signed with the company to collaborate in spaces such as Sábado Deluxe, Sálvame,{{Cite web |date=12 September 2017|title=Alba Carrillo, colaboradora sorpresa de Sálvame |url=http://www.europapress.es/chance/gente/noticia-alba-carrillo-colaboradora-sorpresa-salvame-20170912123725.html |website=Europa Press|language=es}} Viva la vida or Mujeres y hombres y viceversa.{{Cite web |date=6 February 2018|title=Alba Carrillo ficha por 'Mujeres y Hombres y Viceversa' como "opinionista" |url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3254967/0/alba-carrillo-ficha-mujeres-hombres-viceversa-opinionista-myhyv/|website=20 Minutos|language=es}} She has also participated in the reality show Supervivientes 2017 with her mother, where she finished in second place.{{Cite web |date=8 May 2017|title=Alba Carrillo, todo por la audiencia. Los cinco pasos que han convertido a la modelo en la estrella mediática de ‘Supervivientes’ |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2017/05/08/gente/1494258180_849596.html|website=El País|language=es}}

She has also participated in the competitions Ven a cenar conmigo: Gourmet Edition{{Cite web |date=27 March 2018|title=Alba Carrillo, Antonia Dell’atte, Óscar Martínez y Fortu, anfitriones de ‘Ven a cenar conmigo: Gourmet Edition 2’ |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/03/27/television/1522147094_398717.html|website=El País|language=es}} and Mi madre cocina mejor que la tuya, in addition to collaborating in Ya es mediodía, presented by Sonsoles Ónega.{{Cite web |date=13 August 2018|title=Alba Carrillo, nueva colaboradora de ‘Ya es mediodía’ |url=https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/noticias/alba-carrillo-ficha-colaboradora-ya-es-mediodia|website=ElEspañol|language=es}} In September 2018, she makes her GH VIP debut and returns to the Emma García hosted program Viva la vida. On the occasion of the start of the new edition of Supervivientes, she begins to collaborate in the program Cuatro al día in 2019.

In terms of other projects, the model maintained a blog in Telva magazine for several years, where she commented on fashion and discussed various celebrities.{{Cite web |title=Mummy Mummy Cool, el blog de Alba Carrillo en Telva |url=http://www.telva.com/blogs/alba_carrillo_mummy_mummy_cool/|website=Telva|language=es}} On the other hand, she also launched her own clothing brand called "Coco y Cocoilo," designed for mothers and children.{{Cite web |date=18 October 2015|title=Alba Carrillo debutó como diseñadora infantil|url=https://www.lecturas.com/actualidad/alba-carrillo-debuto-como-disenadora-infantil_17884|website=Lecturas|language=es}} Later, she enrolled in Criminology, and in February 2019, she started studying at the University of Madrid.{{Cite web |date=11 February 2019|title=Alba Carrillo, la criminóloga: gastará 4.500 euros para poder ser detective |url=https://www.elespanol.com/corazon/famosos/20190211/alba-carrillo-criminologa-gastara-euros-poder-detective/374712920_0.html|website=El Español|language=es}}

In September 2019, she began her participation in GH VIP 7, where she qualified as second finalist.{{Cite web |date=4 September 2017|title=‘GH VIP 7': un error filtra el nombre del nuevo concursante confirmado |url=https://www.lecturas.com/actualidad/gh-vip-7-error-filtra-nombre-nuevo-concursante-confirmado_70821 |website=Lecturas|language=es}} After collaborating in the program Ya es mediodía, she returned as a tertuliana to the program Sálvame in September 2021, though she would eventually leave the program two months later.{{Cite web |date=7 September 2021|title=Alba Carrillo se incorpora a ‘Sálvame’ |url=https://www.telecinco.es/salvame/alba-carrillo-maria-patino-enfrentamiento-insignificante-incorpora-salvame_18_3199099143.html|website=Telecinco|language=es}}

Private life

Alba Carrillo began a relationship with ex-racer Fonsi Nieto in 2010, with whom she had a son, Lucas González Carrillo, on October 17, 2011. The relationship between the model and the ex-racer ended in 2012.{{Cite web |date=31 July 2016|title=Los 3 hombres que han marcado la vida de Alba Carrillo: amor, desamor y pasión incondicional |url=https://www.bekia.es/celebrities/noticias/alba-carrillo-cumple-treinta-anos-tres-hombres-marcado-vida/|website=Bekia|language=es}}

A year later, the presenter began a relationship with tennis player Feliciano López. After two years of dating, they decided to get married in 2015. However, in early 2016, the couple ended their relationship. The divorce was finalized in 2018.{{Cite web |date=17 July 2015 |title=Caras conocidas y mucha emoción en la boda de Alba Carrillo y Feliciano López |url=https://www.abc.es/toledo/ciudad/20150717/abci-caras-conocidas-mucha-emocion-201507171946.html|website=ABC|language=es}}

Carrillo was romantically linked to engineer David Vallespín and footballer Thibaut Courtois between 2018 and 2019.{{Cite web |date=3 August 2018|title=Alba Carrillo rompe con David Vallespin tras dos años juntos |url=https://www.hola.com/actualidad/20180803128055/alba-carrillo-rompe-david-vallespin/ |website=¡Hola!|language=es}}

From 2019 to 2021, she maintained a relationship with journalist Santi Burgoa.

Filmography

= Television programs =

; As a presenter

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! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Year

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Title

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! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Role

2012

|Glamour TV

|Nova

|Presenter

2016

|Hable con ellas

|Telecinco

|Presenter

2017 - 2018

|Las Pelotas de Alba

|Telecinco

|Presenter

2017

|Sálvame

|Telecinco

|Substitute presenter

2021

|Ya es mediodía

|Telecinco

|Substitute presenter

; As a collaborator

class="wikitable"

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Year

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Title

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Channel

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Role

2013

|El Almacén de Top Chef

|Antena 3

|Collaborator

2014

|Amigas y conocidas

|TVE

|Collaborator

2016

|Gran Hermano: El Debate

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

2016 - 2017

|¡Qué tiempo tan feliz!

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

2017 - 2018; 2021

|Sálvame

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

2017; 2021

|Sábado Deluxe

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

2017 - 2018

|Supervivientes: El Debate

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

2018

|Corazón

|TVE

|Collaborator

2018

|Mujeres y hombres y viceversa

|Cuatro

|Opinionist

2018 - Present

|Ya es mediodía

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

2018

|Gran Hermano VIP: El Debate

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

rowspan="4" |2020

|Viva la vida

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

A propósito de Supervivientes

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

La casa fuerte

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

Lazos de sangre

|TVE

|Guest Collaborator

rowspan="3" |2021

|El debate de las tentaciones

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

Rocío, contar la verdad para seguir viva

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

Secret Story: La casa de los secretos

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

2021- Present

|Ya son las ocho

|Telecinco

|Collaborator

; As a guest

class="wikitable"

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Year

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Title

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Channel

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Role

rowspan="1" |2018

|Viajando con Chester

|Cuatro

|Guest

2019

|Cuatro al día

|Cuatro

|Guest Collaborator

2019

|Land Rober

|TVG

|Guest

2020

|Typical Spanish

|TVE

|Guest contestant

2021

|A simple vista

|Cuatro

|Godmother

2021

|Sobreviviré

|Mitele Plus

|Guest

2022

|Mi casa es la tuya

|Telecinco

|Guest

; As a participant

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! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Year

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Title

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Channel

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Role

2007

|Supermodelo

|Cuatro

|Contestant - 4th place

2017

|Supervivientes

|Telecinco

|Contestant - 2nd finalist

2017 - 2018

|Sálvame Stars

|Telecinco

|Participant

2018

|Ven a cenar conmigo: Gourmet edition

|Cuatro

|Participant - 3rd place

2018

|Mi madre cocina mejor que la tuya

|Telecinco

|Participant - Winner

2019

|Gran Hermano VIP 7

|Telecinco

|Contestant - 2nd finalist

2020 - 2021

|Los Gipsy Kings

|Cuatro

|Participant

2021

|La última cena 2

|Telecinco

|Contestant - 6th place

2022

| Masterchef Celebrity 7

|TVE

|Contestant- 2nd Finalist

= Television series =

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! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Title

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Channel

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Role

! style="background: #B0C4DE;" |Notes

2009

|Sin tetas no hay paraíso

|Telecinco

|Model

|Episode: «El mismo perro»

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