“We are accompanied by a key character in the history of Spain. For a long time he lived on the margins and ended up sneaking into the offices of the highest representatives of the country. In the offices and in some of his beds.” This was the journalist Marina Fernández a. The announcer interviewed the emeritus lover in the program of The SER chain. He did it in the Toresky study of the Catalan capital. For her, they reserved the noblest space of the hurry building in Catalonia, just three floors below my desk in El País’s writing. It was at the beginning of July. One of Spain’s great broken dolls crossed the door that I cross daily. He talked to one of the vigilantes to whom I greet, the lathe passed … entered the Toresky. The life of one of the most desired and envied women in this country was about to coincide with mine. This would have been if that day I had not been 130 kilometers from Toresky trying to inform about fires in the heart of Lleida.
The actress, vedette, singer, elephant tamer, muse of uncovering, sexual symbol of the transition, icon of the LGTBI struggle, examination of some … I stepped on the same black tiles that I have been wearing years. The misfortune separated us from the way. But the misfortune made my present Roman empire: The great women of the paper paper.
Barbara ,, Encarna Sánchez, Ana Obregón, Carmen Sevilla, Lina Morgan, Terelu, Norma Duval … What is this obsession with ladies who could have shared a desk with my mother. It overwhelms me to curly and try to understand how they love in a tear, suffer, laugh, earn a lot of money, lie, trample their intimacy, they ruin, they love and fight again for a life that is clear, it is not easy for anyone.
Chelo García-Cortés is driving when he receives my call, curious, with whom I try to have someone light to this dark obsession. He is patient but does not know how to treat obcerations. After all, he is a journalist and non -psychiatrist. Even so, he is willing to clarify this empire of the heroines of the pink press. Part of a premise: “The world today has nothing to do with the one before. Social networks have killed the heart. Now the characters take a photo with the mobile and publish it on their Instagram.” As a great wise of his theme, he uses typical socratic Mayeutics (dialogue and question to help a person discover knowledge that, in principle, already possesses). “Alfonso, what is a great character for you?” I comment on my obsessions for the female world and give you rapid examples (“La Pantoja, Queen Letizia or the Princess of the People Belén Esteban “) waiting for her answer.” Isabel Pantoja is a professional who has been singing for 40 years. Queen Letizia is a journalist who acts as a queen. It has it very complicated, but it does very well. The two are great characters, although the queen falls better because it is our profession, she knows what she does, how she does it … Pantoja is advised by who should not. He is a great singer who does not want to sing but is unique and is the last one we have left, ”says García-Cortés remembering other figures such as Rocío Jurado (I am also interested).
The journalist warns that the case of Belén Esteban is different. “It has been known to win the town. That girl who fell in love with a bullfighter, happened what happened, and has become a media reference. He has conquered the public,” he details with a special affection.
“But Chelo, why in our hearts we are interested in women and not men?” As a good Galician by birth he answers with another question: “Women have always sold more. Why in football the Spanish women’s team only had a cover when Jennifer Hermoso had that problem with Rubiales?” The end of the conversation has to do almost with the beginning. Not only social networks are the culprits of the, alleged, decline of the heart press: “The day journalists, including me, began to leave on the covers we saw that something had changed.” Leave reflection in the air.
“Chelo, finally, who would you like to interview?” He does not think a second: “Queen Letizia. Although they would not pay me anything. I have interviewed many people but would die for the queen.”
If someone asks me that question I always say: Isabel Pantoja. Drag masses, widow from a bullfighter, slave of love, lover of a radio star, girlfriend of a mayor, expressidiary, mother of Paquirrín … That is the interview for which I would die, even if they would not pay me. The day Isabel between the doors of Toresky I imagine that there will be a fire 130 kilometers from my desk.
