4 months have passed since the closure of Sálvame, which put an end to 14 years of history on television, and the name of the presenter who would take over the slot starting in September became known: Ana Rosa Quintana. Since that information, which was released last May, the Madrid journalist has worked on a premiere that finally materialized this Monday the 18th.
TardeAR has started its journey on Telecinco at 5 p.m., after a new reduced version of Así es la vida, the program that has served as a transition during this summer in the afternoon slot and that will now serve as the opening act for Quintana. In this way, Sandra Barneda and César Muñoz gave way to Ana Rosa, who started her new project with some very emotional words.
“Hello, I’m Ana Rosa, and I’ve been telling stories on television for 35 years,” began a young Ana Rosa Quintana, who thanks to artificial intelligence has been able to start paying tribute to the history of the small screen. “The TV reminds you of your mother saying ‘girl, don’t get so glued to the TV that you go blind’, it’s your son asleep in your arms with the adjustment letter in the background,” she said.
The presenter continued her welcome speech with the challenges that television faces: “It will be getting inside an erupting volcano, flying in real time from the set to Thailand, traveling in time to the end of the Women’s World Cup, knowing if in Trump’s trial he tells the truth”, is the way he welcomed TardeAR.
Already on the set, the current Ana Rosa has continued her television tribute, remembering her predecessors, and in particular all the women presenters who paved the way in Spain. “TV is the history of families and women, the women of TV, the pioneers of the small screen who have already left: Laura Valenzuela, the first presenter; Pilar Miró, the first director; Lolo Rico, the first screenwriter; Carmen Sevilla, Lina Morgan, Rosa María Sardá, Concha García Campoy, Rafaella Carrà…”, recalled the presenter.
In particular, Quintana wanted to dedicate his first TardeAR program to a recently deceased presenter: María Teresa Campos. “She wanted to enter the screen to tell stories, because television is María Teresa,” she said, remembering some of her great moments. “Wherever you are, telling stories, in the garden, alongside the pioneering women, you will always be TV history,” Ana Rosa said goodbye to her partner.
