In the mid-90s, there was a surname that became very popular on the small screen in Spain: Toledo. It was all due to the great success achieved by Jose Toledo, who became one of the most common faces on Spanish Television. However, the 60-year-old presenter also managed to consolidate a successful professional career in the world of fashion and has been the face of some of the most prominent haute couture brands in the world.

Josefina Victoria Toledo López, known as Jose Toledo, was born on April 1, 1963 in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Las Palmas (Gran Canaria). Sister of the actresses Fabiola Toledo and Cyra Toledo, she saw her popularity decline due to her marriage to José Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, son of the Marquises of Villaverde and grandson of Francisco Franco. The two married in the fall of 1984 in New York, and later started a family. In 1990, her first-born son, Daniel, came into the world, and eight years later Diego did.

As far as the sentimental field is concerned, Jose starred for a long time in headlines in the gossip press due to his relationship with Franco’s grandson. Finally, the couple ended their relationship in 2017. After their separation, she stayed on the property they both shared in Valdefuentes in Arroyomolinos (Madrid) and he moved to an apartment in the building that the Franco family owned on Hermanos Street. Becquer. This relationship ended up placing her in the center of attention to launch her professional career, which has been as long as it has been fruitful.

The truth is that, although in our country she was recognized for her role as a presenter, Toledo’s professional career began in modeling. It was when she was 17 when the artist Roberto Suárez portrayed her wearing the famous Haba earrings, designed by the Italian Elsa Peretti, who worked for the prestigious Tiffany brand.

However, after a while she ended up putting aside her role as a model to, in 1991, make the leap to television to present the musical program Los 40 Principales on Canal. Three years later, in 1994, she made the leap to Televisión Española to take charge of the film space Cartelera, which she would run until 2008. This program made her one of the most prominent faces of television in our country, and also one of the most reputable presenters.

Between 1995 and 2000 he combined the hosting of Cartelera with the presentation of the social chronicle program Gente, also on La 1. In July 2008 he replaced Cristina García Ramos at the head of the weekly social chronicle program, Corazón, corazón, also on TVE. At this time, she ended up permanently leaving Billboard. Finally, after fifteen years working for the public network, in 2009 she announced that her time at the network had ended. After a few years she returned to present Corazón y Las Campanadas in 2014 and 2015.

After her separation from José Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, in 2017, she returned to working as a model. She left everything and went to the United States to give herself a second chance, not only on the catwalks, but also in front of renowned fashion targets. In an interview with ¡HOLA!, the Canarian woman stated that she had been surprised that there were opportunities in the world of fashion for women over 50 years old. “I am the first to be surprised because I had already separated myself from the fashion world when I started doing television at the age of 25. My career as a model was fruitful, but very short. It was very intense,” she said in that interview.

“I was in the United States, Tokyo… I was also a very young mother and, when I started on television, my fashion jobs were summarized in the advertising I did and some editorials. On a trip to New York, they offered me a try and five years ago years that I have worked in the United States,” he expressed in March 2020. Toledo is not thinking about retiring. The model is very active on her social networks, where she has more than 27,000 followers. There she shares her poses and remembers some of her highlights on the catwalks.