There is no coherent explanation to understand what is happening in the eighth season of La Isla de las Tentaciones with Montoya, Anita's boyfriend, the contestant who has made the Telecinco reality show go viral worldwide. He is now a viral phenomenon with millions of views of his beach escape to the girls' villa while his girlfriend sleeps with her tempter, Manuel. He has become a viral sensation with the images of the dozens of shirts he has ripped off upon seeing Anita's infidelities. He has become a viral sensation with his reactions and memorable phrases -"papafrita," "Montoya, please," "you have destroyed me"-.
The impact caused by the contestant is such that not only social media has become the epicenter of his journey on La Isla de las Tentaciones, but Montoya is being talked about even on American television, during NBA games, in promotions for Disney+, Netflix, and more.
La Isla de las Tentaciones and Devastation: "I Can't Take It Anymore"
"Watch this great moment from a Spanish reality show on television. One of the participants sees his girlfriend having intimate relations with another guy on camera. Watch it," Whoopi Goldberg asked her panel of collaborators.
"More than 154 million people have watched that video. Fans have already pointed out that it is the most viewed two minutes in the show's history. What do you think?" asked the Oscar winner. "My name is Íñigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die," started Sara Heines, one of Goldberg's collaborators, eliciting a loud laugh. "It's very intense and really uncomfortable to watch, although I would like to know if there is an extended version," she wondered next. It was the others who confirmed that yes, there was more and much more explicit content.
Amid laughter and surprise, it was Sunny Hustin, the co-host of the show, who tried to bring some sanity, warning that "we are talking about a show whose premise is for the couple to be tempted". "So, he should be prepared to see something like this happen," she added.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, another participant on The View, showed her solidarity with Montoya and encouraged him to rebuild his life with another girl, praising the television moment: "That girl wanted them to break up. Because this wasn't even the first part, but the definitive act of betrayal. He has to find a new, fantastic girl." Additionally, Griffin did not hesitate to point out that Montoya deserves an Emmy: "They deserve an honorary Emmy for this. The waves, the drama, the shirt ripping."
"Look, Montoya," continued Whoopi Goldberg, trying to bring some seriousness, although unsuccessfully, "what most people don't understand is that when you go on these shows, many of them don't understand that there can be a production involved." "They think, 'I'll make some money, I'll become famous, everyone will know me, I'll do what they tell me,' but they don't know what they're getting into," added the panel on The View.
This is not the first Spanish television phenomenon that Whoopi Goldberg has taken notice of. The actress previously brought up the case of Alfonso Merlos on The View. At the time, the presenter referred to him as Alfonso Meroles, and the moment was when during a live connection, Alexia Rivas appeared naked in the background behind Merlos. "Let no one take away my position as the first Spanish woman Whoopi took notice of," Rivas has stated on more than one occasion.