:format(jpg):quality(99):watermark(f.elconfidencial.com/file/0f2/6d9/13e/0f26d913e1b27ca111e62b656aa354da.png,0,275,1)/f.elconfidencial.com/original/6ba/e1a/0c0/6bae1a0c04caef9563e21790ca9ae41e.jpg "companies and 9 properties in the south of Madrid")
Ángel Gaitán has 3.8 million followers on TikTok, another two million on Instagram, more than two million on Facebook, a YouTube channel with more than 95 million views… and a website where he sells cars and offers mechanics tricks that sweep the networks. Now, this motor influencer is in the spotlight for his help to those affected by DANA.
There are those who accuse him of being an opportunist, others say that the money does not arrive and he defends himself forcefullywith data and with facts. This same Tuesday, he informed his followers that he has an appointment with a “one of those powerful” law firms, to analyze how donations to the victims of the storm are managed so that they receive as much money as possible. And that has earned him more criticism.
Iker Jiménez connecting live with Ángel Gaitán on ‘Horizonte’. (Mediaset)
But who is Ángel Gaitán? Mechanic by profession is a self-made man, collaborator of the ‘Horizontes’ program -also in the spotlight-, and a financial wizard. A guy who, with his naturalness and ease of speech, has achieved success that many look askance at, although he cares little. With several decades of work behind him, at 37 years old he has achieved amass a good heritage organized in several companies and has several properties in the southern area of the Community of Madrid.
Solvent companies
His name appears in various companies, we said, all dedicated to the same thing. GT Solution Automotive SL, the first company it created in October 2016, has assets of 355,518 euros and a sales volume of 223,983 (the net result is 8,069 euros in its latest balance sheet, from 2020). In this company he is the sole administrator and has nine employees.
YOU MAY BE INTERESTED
The eventful visit of Felipe VI and Letizia to Valencia and the support of celebrities after DANA, in today’s magazines
A. R.
In Training Tech Academy Ángel Gaitán SL, founded in November 2021is the sole partner and administrator. And in Chasiscero Media SL, created in December 2022, it follows the same formula, as the rest of its companies: GT Automoción Ángel Gaitán SL (founded in November 2022); Grupo GT Ángel Gaitán SL (founded in April 2022 and with a business volume of 983,113 euros).
All the companies are dedicated to the motor, some specialized in repairs, others in media dissemination and others even in teaching Gaitán knowledge. This entrepreneur has invested the profits from his work in the real estate sector, like so many famous people, and already has a good fund to his name, all properties in the province of Madrid.
Properties
Has a piece of land in Chinchón jointly with another person since 2019. It is a plot of 3,200 square meters (32 areas), located in an industrial estate. In the same municipality he has another land, of 1,600 square meters, acquired by him in its entirety in August 2023. In the same area he has another rural property that he has owned 100% since August 2023 of 4,600 square meters (46 areas ) intended for irrigation land.
YOU MAY BE INTERESTED
From Rosalía to Jessica Goicoechea: the celebrities who continue to travel to Valencia to help those affected by DANA
Virginia Garcia
In the municipality of Titulcia there is a house of 646 square meters and 437 meters of land which he bought, in his name, in August of this same year. In the same municipality there is another home, with a single floor, on a plot of 136 square meters that has been completely built. He acquired this property in January 2023. In this town he also acquired a single-family home in an urbanization with a built area of 274 square meters. He acquired this house years ago, in January 2008, and it is in his name.
It is in this Madrid town that Gaitán has invested most intensively, especially on urban farms. Here you have another home, 136 square meters, and it has been yours since January 2023.
Your stores
Meanwhile, in Aranjuez he has the properties destined for his business: two industrial warehouses, one of 587 square meters, with a building of 344 meters and the rest for a patio, which he bought in March 2024; and another of 528 square meters, 363 meters built, which it acquired in January 2024. It is precisely in Aranjuez where Gaitán has its stores, which also serve online.
YOU MAY BE INTERESTED
What have Iker Jiménez and his wife done until the return of ‘Fourth Millennium’?
Jorge C. Parcero
From the same company they report on how the automotive ’empire’ created by this influencer works: “Ángel Gaitán (CEO), specialized in workshops and after-sales service, as well as passionate about the motor world, helps workshops and ordinary people. through social networks, won a lawsuit against Tesla, creates the project and launches the GT Automoción online and physical store in 2021, located in Aranjuez, Madrid.”
Their mission and that of their team, they add, is “to help society through their services and products, making products available online.” They are specialized in both vehicle care and other objects and products that help maintain cars, they offer “logistics machinery, clothing from the motor world, auctions, and online or in-person training courses.” In addition, they collaborate with other brands in the sector.
For and against
And all this basis has served the Madrid native to draw attention to the Valencia tragedy, which has earned him criticism for some of his statements. He assures that the aid does not arrive at all because bureaucracy prevents the total amount collected from being allocated to those affected. He himself, for example, reported that he had raised almost 700,000 euros to send to the areas touched by DANA and that he has stopped the shipment, as we said, until a law firm advises him on the best way to do it.
All his statements and especially his participation in ‘Horizontes’, have caused some media to put him in the spotlight. In all this hubbub, even her father has publicly attacked her. Although he warns his followers: “Don’t worry, everything is fine. Mom, everything is fine, don’t worry.”
Between statements, information and figures, Gaitán has had famous detractors, such as some television programs, and also defenders, who range from Carlos Alcaraz to Andy and Lucas. The call TikTok mechanic It has gone from being viral on networks to becoming a mass phenomenon.
