Who is the best character in the history of Spain? A question that will have arisen in many areas and fields, both professional and domestic, over many years. Millions and millions of people willing to be chosen in that prestigious category, which can lead to hours and hours of intense debate, analysis and questions of all kinds. A question that a team from Spanish Radio and Television has been willing to answer.
They will do it through the program The Best in History, which premiered in style this Friday on La 1, hosted by Silvia Intxaurrondo and with the collaboration on set of Santiago Segura, Mercedes Milá, José Manuel García-Margallo and Luz Sánchez-Mellado. An eclectic team of collaborators that has left moments of discussion and tension with depending on which character, particularly on the part of the presenter and the PP MEP.
The figure of the conqueror Hernán Cortés was the first to generate certain friction between the two. Margallo highlighted the importance it had with the collapse of the Aztec Empire, while Milá remained on the side of the words of Intxaurrondo, who had classified it as an “animal.” Another scene that has raised some questions, especially on social networks, has occurred around Agustina de Aragón.
The young woman born in Reus, heroine of the French siege of Zaragoza in 1808, was the first woman to light a cannon and hit the enemy troops with it, reviving the Spanish front. One of the comments asked about her position has been about the possible current version of Agustina. Milá, without any fear, has pointed out the Tigres UANL and Spanish national team soccer player Jennifer Hermoso, world champion last summer.
Social networks have not missed the opportunity to comment on these small duels between the communicator and the politician. “The duo Milá – Margallo is a discovery”, “Mercedes Milá putting Margallo in the neck”, “Well, it is being an entertaining program, with rhythm; perhaps also because of the game that the guests are playing, with Milá and Margallo as protagonists” were some of the most notable comments.
The objectivity and possible results of the program have also generated debate on the networks. “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.
