Galarza was born in Camiri in 1972. After she graduated in 1989 she had intended to have a career in geological engineering.[3]
Ximena Galarza's International Women of Courage Award
She went in to journalism and she worked for Red UNO and Cadena A. She left broadcasting for a while and then she returned in 2014 for TVU on their TV programme "Jaque Mate" (Check mate).[4]
"Jaque Mate" (Check Mate) was a leading Brazilian programme for TVU.[5]
Her programme, "Jaque Mate", was able to uncover election fraud in the October 2019 Presidential elections.[1]