One more night, Traveling with Chester has landed on Cuatro. On this occasion, Kike Sarasola has sat in the most famous room on television. The executive president and founder of Room Mate Group, has opened up to Risto Mejide about various aspects of his life.
The son of the successful businessman Enrique Sarasola, he has recounted what it meant for him to have the universe of power and influence in which his father operated so close: “I hid under the table to listen to the conversations I had with Adolfo Suárez and Felipe González when they ate dinner at home.
“We have been through a very hard time. It has been two years of suffering, from Covid-19… The monotony bothers me. Now I’m excited”, Kike assured visibly calm at the beginning of his interview with Risto Mejide.
For his part, the presenter has dared to say that the businessman is “a father’s son”: “Dad’s son but responsible and hardworking. Yes I am because I was born in a privileged situation but my parents have demanded a lot from me. They gave me some limits and a series of responsibilities”, Kike assured.
On the other hand, Kike recalled when he and his brother hid under the table to listen to the conversations between Felipe González and Adolfo Suárez: “I saw a lot of trouble, all secret. I would get under the dining room table “, he has counted between laughs.
Nor has the businessman forgotten the day they realized that he and his brother were under the table: “Suddenly I don’t know if Adolfo or Felipe lifted his leg and my brother says ‘ouch’. I don’t remember anything that We listened, I only remember that they were terrified thinking they were being spied on”.
On the other hand, Risto Mejide has asked him how his father managed to bring Felipe González and Adolfo Suárez together: “He did it with two balls. He called one and called the other. He never wanted to get into politics. Dad already had money before he arrived to Spain”, assured the businessman.
At the end of his interview with Risto Mejide, Sarasola remembered his father, who passed away on November 2, 2002, with great affection: “I am very happy to have lived a full life with my father. Though he left young. Enjoy it”.
