Santiago Martínez has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to kill his ex-wife, Emily Ceco. The pair met on Netflix’s Love Is Blind: Argentina in 2024. They got engaged and married on the show, but Ceco ended the relationship in 2025, claiming that he abused her and gave her a black eye. According to People , he was charged and convicted of attempted murder, repeated assault, and unlawful detention.

“He tried to kill me,” she said in a March 26 interview with Televisión Pública where she recounted him choking her and smothering her with a pillow.

After he was declared guilty, she said, "I instantly burst into tears. My body was shaking. I felt like I had taken a backpack off my shoulders and that I was going to have peace after a long time. I was going to be able to sleep and continue with my life ... and be able to enjoy life like I fought for."

Martínez posted on social media during his trial, denying that he tried to kill his ex.…