Memo Orozcowhose full name is Guillermo Yuri Orozco Levi, He is a renowned Argentine-Colombian comedian and presenter. He is especially known for his work on Colombian television, where he stood out for his funny dialogues with children in the section ‘Saturdays Congratulations‘from the program’Happy Saturdays’ by Caracol Television.
During the pandemic COVID-19 in 2020, Memo Orozco faced a significant economic crisis. In an interview with the program ‘I Know Everything’ from Channel 1, revealed that he had to cancel several events and ventures due to confinement, which seriously affected his financial situation. He even got to a point where his family had to limit small expenses, like going out for ice cream.
Memo also shared the disappointment he felt at not receiving help from those he considered his friends during these difficult times, and how only two or three people were really by his side. In addition, he highlighted one of the big problems that many people in the show face, which is the lack of economic stability..
Also in the same program of Channel 1, revealed that his departure from the show’Happy Saturdays‘ It was not due to economic reasons. He explained that his separation was related to a renewal process and the search to attract younger audiences.
“Because they often think, well, if they are younger, they attract young people. Happy Saturdays It is a program in which there are many older people and older people are already cold. So we kind of get young people in. I don’t understand, it’s the philosophies of each of the channels and one is in the head, but I don’t think it was money. I don’t think it was creativity. I think it’s like renewal”, he confessed in the aforementioned media.
Additionally, he mentioned that television in Colombia is not as lucrative and that influencers can earn significantly more.
“If one were in other countries, you yourself would be earning a lot of money. Nowadays, people don’t watch as much television… If you’re worried about the ratings, well, you were marking now, we’re going to pay you so much (…) You can see that a influencer You can earn two or three hundred million a month and no one on television would have earned that. Not even Robinson Díaz“explained the Argentine who was raised in the capital of Atlántico.
Orozco also shared that he is currently dedicated to other projects outside of television, such as making shows on various cities of Colombia and the management of your furniture company in Barranquilla. This diversification of income is a response to the reality that television does not pay as well in Colombia, in his words.
