Aside from the fact that those who live with their cell phones in their hands were ranting about them not on Twitter but on The broadcasters have developed a model that seems to work perfectly for them given the lack of variations, but offers less excitement than the transmission of the 12:1 to Malta that Teledeporte delighted us with on Thursday on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. The likelihood that Señor wouldn't score the team's 12th goal was as slim as the likelihood that we wouldn't see Raphael, Alaska or Ana Mena while zapping tonight.
TVE is still the only provider that puts meat on the grill. For thirty-three editions, Telepasión has faithfully fulfilled its mission. Bless the effort, it is the only program of the evening that helps us distinguish one year from the next – and also allowed us to discover the fascinating pop singer side of Pedro Piqueras in his first editions. The public chain's weight loss is reflected in how difficult it becomes to recognize participants every year. It is not worth shedding blood, Telepasión must always be appreciated for the enthusiasm of its protagonists, the commitment of the costume and production departments and, above all, for arrangements such as those given to us by the cast of The Promise, dancing to the rhythm of Sonia and Selena: “When the afternoon comes, I fall in love with the series, I want to dance on Christmas Eve, I want to dance in The Promise.” It will be difficult to take the Marquises of Luján seriously again.
The duck also didn't miss the usual two galas for artists and their friends. The fact that Raphael is always there seems suspicious, but if there's a theory that all actors are six degrees removed from Kevin Bacon, then why won't all Spanish singers have Linares on speed dial? Let's not break the fictitious pact.
Pablo López and his endless songs without a chorus starred in the first special. The former Operación Triunfo candidate is a spectacle in himself. If his pianos could talk, they would seek a restraining order, not even Jerry Lee Lewis abused them with such zeal. The suffering with which she interprets each song is closer to Marina Abramovic than the assumed light pop spectacle. Although they are on in the background because no one at home is paying much attention to the festive program, it is not a good idea to get lost. These specials are Forrest Gump's chocolate box. You might as well get a Sebastián Yatra as Trevor Horn, one of the most influential producers of the Eighties, set a medley of versions of his elegant compositions. This morning we heard Horn and López sing Avalon, the Roxy Music classic. It happened, we saw it.
Pablo López, during the Christmas Eve special of La 1.Roberto Moreno Moya
After the existential torment of Pablo López came the true kings of the night. They didn't give a speech, they don't need it, after two chords of Corazon indomitable we are no longer standing in front of a table with half-empty cava glasses, pastry chefs cornered in dessert plates and brother-in-law's plastas, but rather the happiest celebration in Spain . Camela is a state of mind, it is a synonym for all that is right in the world. Stop looking for lyrics to the Spanish anthem, we suppose When love sets sail like the only song that can unite us all. A special gift for Camela on the occasion of her 30th anniversary on Christmas Eve is not enough, she deserves a daily program that balances the pH of happiness in the country. Ángeles and Dioni didn't have to call friends – among the many who dropped by were Alaska, who declared herself a camelist, and María Peláe, who raised Unattainable Dreams to the heavens – because we all sang with them.
Verónica Dulanto and Christian Gálvez were in charge of hosting the traditional room with recorded performances by Telecinco, a classic of the most extraordinary evening of the year that Gálvez was keen to repeat with an enthusiasm that, in my opinion, would be difficult to simulate on a Monday in March. 10 a.m., which is the time these things are usually recorded. The Fuencarral chain has almost completely forgotten music in its program, but one evening a year all the artists from Spain and part of abroad appear almost literally in front of their cameras. One of the most memorable moments from last year's gala was the one starring the likeable Omar Montes, who urged viewers to “invest in drinking water because it's a scarce commodity and there's only a third of it you can drink.” , for the other.” comes from the sea and cannot be drunk.” This year the IBEX 35 held its breath to see what the blessed Pan was basically good at speculating about, but in a Lostian turn of events recommended Montes reads about stoicism “because it helps you overcome anything.” It won’t be long before we discover that Montes is our Tony Clifton, the brilliant wit of the great Andy Kaufman. One day the mask will be removed and Miguel Noguera or Ignatius Farray or both will be crowded underneath.
Christian Gálvez and Verónica Dulanto, presenters of the Telecinco Christmas Eve Gala. Luis Miguel González
For its part, Antena 3 did not even have to spend its money on presenters, it reached the end of the year with such a lead over its competitors that it has not even appeared, it has limited itself to annotating the tape with the best moments of their best programs and lie down to wait for the pedrochazo.
Anyone who wanted to escape the splendor of what was a very special night for Christian Gálvez found refuge with the younger sisters of the big chains. Cuatro has dedicated a double show to Julia Roberts and has broadcast Notting Hill and Pretty Woman almost 40 times since its television premiere on TVE in January 1994, but let's see who's tired of Héctor Elizondo giving protocol lessons: “Four tips, meat” , I repeat me at all banquets. The Sixth, for its part, has chosen to worry us. On the night of consanguineous reunions par excellence, from the thousands of titles at their disposal, they chose “Glimmer Man,” in which, according to the synopsis, the stalwart Steven Seagal “must catch a dangerous serial killer called The Homebody because of his murderous habits. “whole family groups.” There is a programmer at Atresmedia who needed a hug this evening.
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