Throughout history, millions and millions of characters have carried out some action, not even a single one, that allowed them to be remembered in the confines of the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands. From all corners and professional positions, areas that generate expectations and legacies remembered forever and ever. So many figures, that they give rise to debate and discussion about which of them was the most influential.
That is the objective of The best in history, the new program on RTVE’s La 1 willing to find the most important character in the history of Spain after an exhaustive screening. The first edition premiered this Friday with the analysis of a first group of 10 participants, among whom were such eclectic names as Emilio Aragón, Fernando Alonso, Lola Flores or Francisco de Goya.
The adaptation of the popular BBC format has become a trend on social networks from the first minutes of broadcast, and users of platforms such as X (Twitter) have had a lot to say about this inaugural gala, presented by Silvia Intxaurrondo and with the collaboration on set of Santiago Segura, Mercedes Milá, José Manuel García-Margallo and Luz Sánchez-Mellado. Opinions of all flavors and colors.
“It is very complicated, what is valued? Repercussion? Recognition? Did your work have and does it have an impact today? What extent? Is the story fair to the character? Myth, legend or reality? I don’t know, doing it objectively is very difficult,” stated one of the first messages regarding the mechanics of the program. However, one of the details that the public has highlighted the most has been the rivalry between Milá and Margallo.
The confrontation between the presenter and the Popular Party MEP over the position of Hernán Cortés has caused several opposing reactions on Elon Musk’s platform. “Mercedes Milá giving his opinion logically: I don’t like him and that’s why I put him in that position. Logically, she is used to Big Brother”, one could read, while the absences and curious duels were also marked.
“Curious format The Best in History, but questionable if the names of our cinema are dispensed with. It is hard to believe that Buñuel, Berlanga, Almodóvar, Saura, Azcona, Cuerda, Erice, Querejeta, Bardem, Banderas, Cruz or López Vázquez do not deserve to be considered ‘the best,'” one user highlighted. “How funny it will be to watch a program to choose which is the best character in history and see how MERCEDES MILÁ faces off against ISABEL II. They prick me and I don’t bleed, I’m in LOVE,” they added.
