Have you ever thought about which Spanish is (or was) the best of all? Certainly not. It would be a debate worthy of one we could have in kindergarten about which dinosaur is the best, which villain kills the most and the fastest, or which zodiac sign is the coolest. This category is so childish and elitist that over the years it rises to the top to find the best school, the best restaurant, the best car and the most gifted child. “The best” usually corresponds to the most expensive and rarest. Only today's public television could unashamedly embrace a concept as childish and pretentious as that of the 100 Greatest Brits, whose natural audience is, I bet, the one that wanes every summer at the start of balcony season.
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I wish I had been in the office on duty and seen the Rosendo Cebolleta on duty bending their backs and saying: “What a good idea, Mr. Director”, “Whatever you say, Mr. Director”. In the “Best in History” competition, TVE is looking for the most relevant Spaniard in history (sic). “Who best represents your values?” says the press release. The pre-selection was – it is said – made between a panel of experts (like the one for the pandemic, I assume) and a Sigma 2 survey. This brings us to Andrés Iniesta as well as Isabel la Católica, Mercedes Milá and Salvador Dalí. To Emilio Aragon with Francisco de Goya. And two who weren't even Spanish. I imagine those at Sigma 2 are collecting names in an Excel and a bad editor is sweating because the Calatravas (the comic duo, not the weak bridges of the universal Valencian) are a thousand votes ahead of Seneca. What kind of lab do you have to have to present such an image. Come athletes, come presenters. And then half a dozen famous dead people to compensate. Whoever wins, we'll look like rednecks. As usual.
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