A few days ago, a video in which the actress Mónica López confessed on the radio program La Caravana, from Ràdio Estel, that she had categorically refused to visit the program El Hormiguero to promote the second season, went viral on social networks. de Rapa, one of the most successful series on Movistar Plus.
Although she refused to go to the space presented by Pablo Motos, her partner Javier Cámara did attend the space because, as López explained later in the radio interview “more than 3 million people see you in a session And it’s a very positive thing for the series.”
”You don’t have to go to El Hormiguero. That gentleman [in reference to the presenter] whitewashes fascism and whitewashes unpresentable people. Culture people cannot go to El Hormiguero,” expressed the actress, very indignant as she assured that she was angry that so many people came to said space and that she looked like ”crazy” for not wanting to go and normalize that people with extreme right-wing, sexist, etc. speeches feel in that program.
López also spoke openly about the problems he had with the series’ producer when he refused to go to the ants’ program: ”I’ve had big fights with the producer. Of course, El Hormiguero and that man [Pablo Motos] don’t give a damn if I go or not. I refused to go and I didn’t go, but poor Javier [Cámara] had to go”.
After several days, López’s words continue to spread through the networks at the speed of light. While a group of people label her a “bad professional” and believe that she should have rowed in favor of promoting the series, many others defend that she puts her ideals and her ethics before her work and of success.
The actor Willy Toledo, one of the most controversial characters in the Spanish cultural industry, has positioned himself in favor of Mónica López’s words and has publicly thanked her for giving such a courageous speech in an interview in the media.
”Someone had to say it and say it that clear. My friend Mónica López is always huge,” wrote the actor from All the Times We Fall in Love or Midas’ Favorites. The Madrid artist has more than demonstrated in recent years that he considers himself contrary to the ideas of parties like Vox and that he clearly condemns all those who whiten fascism, so his followers have not been very surprised that he took a position on this issue.
