La Isla de las Tentaciones Star Anita Thought She Was Leaving With a Man—Manuel Said “Yeah, Nah”

The latest season of La Isla de las Tentaciones wrapped up with fireworks, tears, and some truly iconic moments that had the audience gagged. With record-breaking viewership hitting a 16.7% audience share and drawing over two million viewers this season delivered one of the most chaotic, messy, and utterly delicious finales in reality TV history.

And honey, the final bonfire? A bloodbath.

Let’s get into the mess.

Montoya Chooses Himself (As He Should!)

Montoya, our resident himbo-with-a-heart, walked into the final bonfire ready for war. After weeks of being played like a secondhand guitar by Anita, he flipped the script and delivered a mic-drop moment that had the internet in shambles.

“I’ve found what I was looking for—self-love,” Montoya declared, choosing to leave the island single and thriving. No cheating, no toxicity, just a man on a journey of self-discovery. We love that for him.

Of course, Anita wasn’t having it. She tried to flip the narrative, gaslighting him into thinking she had done nothing wrong (despite all evidence to the contrary). But Montoya? Unbothered, moisturized, happy, in his lane, focused, flourishing.

The internet quickly crowned him the king of self-respect, with his iconic “I choose myself” moment going viral across TikTok and Twitter. Expect to see it on motivational posters soon.

Anita Tries to Save Face, But… Oop.

After burning every possible bridge with Montoya, Anita decided to shift gears and make a grand romantic gesture toward her temptation, Manuel.

“I want to leave with you,” she declared dramatically, hoping for a swoon-worthy moment.

And then came the plot twist.

Manuel, sensing the desperation in the air, basically went, “Yeah, no thanks.”

That’s right our temptation king decided he was leaving the island single instead of committing to Anita. The double rejection? The humiliation? The way the camera zoomed in on her face as she processed the L? Pure reality TV gold.

– Montoya says that he has found what he was looking for: self-love. So he is leaving the show single.
– Anita states that she wants to leave with her temptation.
– Anitta's temptation (Manuel) tells her that he is leaving the show single not with her
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Viewers lost their minds over this historic back-to-back rejection, with memes flooding social media. One tweet summed it up best:

“Anita went from ‘I have two men fighting over me’ to ‘I got left standing alone’ in record time. That’s character development.”

A Reality TV Phenomenon

This season of La Isla de las Tentaciones didn’t just dominate prime-time ratings, it became a full-blown cultural event. Montoya’s journey from lovesick fool to self-care king turned him into a fan favorite, with social media hailing his glow-up.

Meanwhile, Anita’s fall from grace had the internet cackling, cringing, and debating whether karma was at play. And Manuel? He became the blueprint for every relationship escape artist.

Even the show’s host, Sandra Barneda, teased that the upcoming reunion will be “an absolute uproar” with shocking updates. “I lost my patience,” she admitted, hinting at even more drama to come.

What’s Next?

With the show over, fans are dying to see what happens next for our now-single islanders. Will Montoya continue his self-love journey or be tempted back into romance? Will Anita attempt damage control? Will Manuel continue to be the smoothest heartbreaker in reality TV?

One thing’s for sure this season will go down in La Isla de las Tentaciones history.

And to that, we say: bring on the reunion special.