A Scene Of A Man Named Montoya Crashing Out On A Spanish Reality TV Show Is Being Hailed As Peak Cinema
“This is CINEMA…Montoya..the tension… you don’t need to speak spanish to understand, this is insane."

The phrase “Montoya por favor” is taking social media by storm, and here is why.
People on social media have been sharing a dramatic scene from the Spanish reality TV show La Isla de las Tentaciones, the Spanish version of Temptation Island, where couples get separated and tested with temptations to see how strong their relationships are.
A viral two-minute video on social media showed contestant José Carlos Montoya, a 30-year-old man, standing on a beach watching on a screen as his girlfriend, Anita Williams, started having sex with another man in a villa.
As the man stripped to his underwear, Montoya started screaming in disbelief.
Montoya then got distraught and ran across the beach with a thunderstorm in the distance toward the villa where Williams was, with the host shouting “Montoya, por favor!” meaning “Montoya please!” as she tried to stop him.
Even though the scene is in Spanish, people around the world instantly connected with it, turning it into a viral sensation.
a k-pop meme from an english speaking account with an edit of a spanish trash tv show. this is what globalization was meant for. this is a true beauty of the 21st century. https://t.co/ifXsA8Ala8
— bellita (@bellaskissses) February 8, 2025
It sparked a series of memes on social media platforms with people calling it “peak cinema” due to its dramatic nature.
I'm sorry did that man run through waves while crying out dramatically? With a thunderstorm in the distance? I know those producers were on their knees thanking God
— 🇰🇪 #RejectFinanceBill2024 🍉 (@Nukta_) February 6, 2025
“This is CINEMA…Montoya..the tension… you don’t need to speak spanish to understand, this is insane,” a person wrote on X.
Others thought it should have been nominated for a slew of Oscars,including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Picture.
best actor
— 🧿 (@chisomizm) February 6, 2025
best supporting actress
best cinematography
best editing
best picture https://t.co/4oiihhy8bz
And screenshots of Montoya crashing out soon became a huge meme.
If you see me post this without context just know the crash out is gonna be unimaginable. pic.twitter.com/2lA3A9QX4Z
— Pam Halpert (@cee_suella) February 6, 2025
Me when the fictional characters I’m reading are going through the miscommunication trope and pushing each other away but I know the truth pic.twitter.com/7teBT6bt6v
— ʝᥲᥒᥱ 🂡 (@aStarlightDream) February 7, 2025
Some people just enjoyed the drama in the two-minute clip.
Guys ngl this guy Montoya is an athlete tho. He was cutting down the beach full speed bellowing crying throwing up and didn’t loose his breath
— 🇸🇳🇲🇱 (@ulovemunz) February 6, 2025
“Guys ngl this guy Montoya is an athlete tho. He was cutting down the beach full speed bellowing crying throwing up and didn’t loose his breath,” one person wrote.
People then began to take sides, with some seeing Anita’s revenge as iconic and others siding with Montoya and saying Anita acted as a victim after she cheated.
In an earlier episode, Anita had watched a video of Montoya getting a lap dance, which was considered cheating to her and decided she wanted payback, Comingsoon.net reported.
People also shared part two of the saga, which you can watch here:
MONTOYA PART 2….THE DRAMA pic.twitter.com/vkajX6zsBB
— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) February 5, 2025
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