In a thrilling finale filled with intrigue and suspense, Puerto Rican Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho was the winner of the 44th installment of the hit CBS “reality” series “Survivor,” taking home a $1 million prize. With a vote of 7:1:0, the 36-year-old stylist outperformed her competitors. Heidi Lagares-Greenblattborn in Pittsburgh but grew up in Ponce and the USA Caroline Wiger.
According to Entertainment Weekly, along with his physical condition, one of the keys to Arocho’s win was his social play. “Although this social game often involved making fellow tribesmen laugh with his hilarious jokes, Yam Yam showed a different side of himself when he gambled his own game to help Carson Garrett practice making fires.‘ the review explained. “This could have backfired if Carson had used those lessons to beat Yam Yam in the final contest, or if he had beaten someone else and then defeated his helpful fellow tribesman in a final three-vote vote. But that didn’t happen, and after Carson was eliminated, Yam Yam had another jury vote in his pocket.”
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This season, “Survivor” was filmed on the island of Mamanuca in Fiji, where the Puerto Rican spent the 26 days of filming with 17 other participants who were being held in an isolated location where they needed to get food. fire and protection. In addition, the contestants competed in daily challenges to test their physical and mental abilities while being gradually locked out of the game by the contestants themselves.
In early March, Arocho spoke to El Nuevo Día about the experience of being selected to participate in the program and what it means to be part of it. From a young age, he wanted to be a part of Survivor. “This show is spectacular,” Yamil thought, “one day I would like to be able to go out.”
Although Arocho doesn’t have a very athletic physique, he warned that competitors shouldn’t be fooled by appearances I was “much stronger than I seem”“, called. Part of his desire to be a part of this program was to express the same love he’s had for Survivor for more than two decades. “I want to energize people and allow them to experience everything I love about this show because it’s a show I’ve been watching for 22 years.”he mentioned before the start of the televised competition.
Yamil “Yam Yam” (CBS Photo | Survivor))
Also in terms of representation, Arocho was part of a unique selection of participants in the history of the program. “For the first time in the show’s history, a third of the cast consider themselves queer, with six out of 18 queer people. It is also the first time two Puerto Ricans have competed together.”he explained.
On the other hand, Arocho explained in the interview that her husbandKarim Saenz The Mexican native has been vital to him and provided him with strength through the most difficult moments of his recent life, including preparing for the program and then splitting up to participate.
Yamil “Yam Yam” (CBS Photo | Survivor))