On The Island of Temptations, tension peaked around Montoya. After watching live footage from Villa Playa, he could not hide his mounting frustration and crossed a line that reality shows rarely cross. The group of contestants voted unanimously to grant him a ten‑minute glimpse into what was happening in the other villa. It was meant to be a moment of composure, a chance to absorb what he was seeing. Instead the preview unsettled him even more. He muttered, with a hint of self‑mockery, that he might grow fond of the screens, unaware of the emotional storm that lay ahead.
The viewing opened with Anita in a moment of emotional low, confessing to Bayan that she felt disappointed in Montoya. She said she has someone here who makes her laugh, who looks after her, and she does not regret it, referring to Manuel. Yet what hit Montoya hardest was the sight of his partner loosening up with the single man. “You’ve ripped me apart inside!” Montoya shouted as he watched Anita and Manuel move from caresses to kisses. He tried to pause the playback, but his fury grew and he pressed for more footage.
Then the scenes between Anita and Manuel escalated and the couple took a bolder step in their relationship. Montoya’s nerves snapped. “Cry! Cry with that wreck! That is what you want in your life!” he cried, his voice cracking as tears began to fall. Overwhelmed by emotion, he bolted from the control area, with Sandra Barneda in pursuit as she pleaded for him to return.
Despite the host’s attempts to intervene, Montoya walked along the beach and burst into Villa Playa, completely outside of himself, shouting “You’ve ripped me apart inside!” Those words echoed through the house and were heard by Anita and Manuel, who were together in another room. The outburst underscored how quickly personal boundaries blur when emotions burn under the glare of cameras and a watching audience.
That moment stood out as a defining beat of the episode, a stark reminder that attraction, jealousy, and real feelings collide under constant scrutiny. The host’s efforts to calm the situation did little to dampen the emotional surge, and the scene would ripple through the rest of the season. Viewers and commentators would later reference the incident as a turning point, a powerful example of the unpredictable dynamics that Temptations thrives on, with Telecinco providing coverage and post‑episode analysis to its audience.