María Belén Esteban Menéndez Bio: Net Worth, Age, Tv Shows, Marriage, Awards, Height, Husband, Ethnicity

María Belén Esteban Menéndez is a Spanish television collaborator, presenter and entrepreneur who first rose to prominence in the late 1990s through her relationship with the bullfighter Jesulín de Ubrique.

Known for her candid presence on Spanish talk shows, she became a frequent face on programmes centred around celebrity and social life.

Profile

• Full name: María Belén Esteban Menéndez
• Date of birth: 9 November 1973
• Age: 52 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
• Nationality: Spanish
• Profession: Television personality, presenter, collaborator, entrepreneur
• Parents: Father: Francisco Esteban de Diego (1939-2006); Mother: María del Carmen Menéndez Sánchez
• Siblings: Juan Pedro Esteban Menéndez and Francisco José Esteban Menéndez
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: Andrea Janeiro Esteban
• Relationship status: N/A
• Ethnicity: Spanish
• Net worth: 3 million EUR

Early Life and education

María Belén Esteban Menéndez was born on 9 November 1973 in Madrid, Spain. Now at the age of 52, she spent her early years in the Madrid district of Ciudad Lineal.

She grew up as the youngest of three children, with two older brothers, Juan Pedro and Francisco José. Her father, Francisco Esteban de Diego, passed away in 2006 at the age of 67.

Her mother is María del Carmen Menéndez Sánchez. During her youth she worked in various jobs such as a factory worker and as a door-to-door vendor before her public media career began. She attended school at the Colegio Salvador Dalí, in the Concepción neighbourhood of Madrid.

Personal Life

In 1995 she began a high-profile relationship with Jesulín de Ubrique. The relationship produced a daughter, Andrea Janeiro Esteban, born on 20 July 1999. After the separation from Jesulín de Ubrique, Esteban’s life remained very much in the public eye with several romantic links and personal challenges. She has been open about facing health issues and personal struggles in the media.

Career

Belén Esteban entered television as a collaborator in programmes on Antena 3 such as Como la vida and Sabor a ti. In 2004 she moved to Telecinco and worked on shows like Día a Día, and then became well-known around 2009 when she joined the programme Sálvame.

In 2010 she won the Spanish version of the dancing show ¡Más que baile! In 2015 she entered and won the reality show Gran Hermano VIP 3.

Beyond television she has extended her reach into entrepreneurship by licensing her brand for food products and other merchandise. Her media persona has remained a fixture in Spanish pop-culture and daytime television.

Awards

• Winner – ¡Más que baile! (2010)
• Winner – Gran Hermano VIP 3 (2015)

Net worth

Belén Esteban estimated net worth is approximately 3 million EUR. She has built this through her extensive television appearances, brand endorsements, business ventures and her status as a media figure.

Social Media

• Instagram: @belenestebanmenendez

Filmography

• Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011)
• Aída (2005)
• ¡Sálvese quien pueda! (2023)

Books

• Ambiciones y reflexiones (2013)