Last Thursday, May 11, and just before the end of her program, Ana Rosa Quintana announced that she was going to temporarily disappear from the screen to put “my things in order.” In fact, the presenter was humorous and, thanks to the complicity of her partner Joaquín Prat, she made it clear that she was staying “with the whole plate”, in reference to the responsibility that a magazine of these entails. characteristics.

Well, after nine days of absence, the Madrilenian reappeared smiling early this Wednesday morning to welcome the spectators, and to announce that her health is better than ever. In addition, she took advantage of her return to make an anti-racist speech after her controversial statements when collecting the Medal of Honor from the city of Madrid.

“After the intolerable racist insults against Vinícius, all that remains is to condemn and proclaim intolerance against racism in stadiums, on the streets, in classrooms, in civil life in a country like Spain. A mestizo country, proud of its mixture of cultures and a country that is not racist ”, Ana Rosa Quintana began by saying in her initial speech.

The presenter continued her speech, not downplaying the fact that there are more cases of racism in Spain, “of course”, she said, but the case of the Real Madrid player has unleashed “a diplomatic storm with Brazil”. Here she has also stressed that “another Spanish Ministry” has also done everything possible to make it clear that Spain is not a racist country.

So, Ana Rosa has drawn on data, those published by the Prosecutor’s Office in its latest report on hate crimes, in addition to providing which are the most prevalent nationalities in our country. “China, can you say China?” She said, referring to her controversial comment when she received the Medal of Honor from the city of Madrid.

“If Spain were a racist country it would not be a host country. Spain has always been a land of miscegenation ”, he continued while listing a string of other cultures that have passed through Spanish territory.

“Let’s stop the verbal and physical violence, and let’s stop racism because Spain does not deserve to be singled out because of the handful of racists who insulted Vinícius. These racists do not represent us. These racists are not Spain, ”he stressed.