The host of ‘El Gran Chef Famosos’, José Peláez, remembered his father in the edition of the culinary program on Saturday, June 15, dedicated to Father’s day. This time the production showed a photograph in which José Peláez is seen as a child with his father, José Manuel Pelaez.
He dad The athlete was also born in Asturias, in Spain, and died several years ago. Previously, José Pelaez He spoke about him and assured that he always remembers him in the sports races in which he participates.
“My dad He has not been there for several years and I always remember him with great affection, a great person, a person who always gave me a lot of love and I always have him present like an angel. I always have him in mind in my races, when I am running kilometer 35, when I can’t take it anymore, I always remember him,” he commented in a recent program of ‘The Great Celebrity Chef’.
On that occasion, the driver of television He announced that his father was imprisoned for several years, but this time he gave more details about that episode.
As is known, José Manuel Peláez He was imprisoned in Cuba when he was 52 years old, in 1964, because he opposed Fidel Castro’s regime. He was able to return to Peru in 1984, where he married the mother of actor José Peláez.
Now him television host He explained that his father was in prison for 13 years because he also helped many people who were being politically persecuted.
“My dad spent 13 years in Cuba. He was a political prisoner. He was a hero to many people. There were many people that he even managed to get out of Cuba, people who were being persecuted, people who were going to be killed or people who were going to have problems. “He helped many people and for that reason he ended up being imprisoned for 13 years,” he revealed.
Jose Pelaez He added that it is difficult for him to imagine how much his father suffered from being behind bars for many years.
“It is very difficult for me to imagine the trauma that all this can cause you and despite the great traumas that my father may have had, my father was always an inexhaustible source of love. I will always feel very proud of the father I had and that is why I say that if I become half the good person he was I will always be satisfied. So wherever you are, I love you so much dad”he added.
On Wednesday, May 22, ‘The Great Celebrity Chef‘ presented its twelve participants at a press conference. As is known, the program has experimented with various formats throughout its seasons, one of the most recent being ‘The Restaurant’.
In an interview with Infobae Peru, Jose Pelaez He commented that the production always looks for new ways to attract the public, which excites him, since it is for the benefit of the followers.
Peláez mentioned that he is aware of the criticism on social networks, but also of the positive comments that have arisen with the announcement of the eighth season of ‘El Gran Chef Famosos’. During the interview, he also expressed his interest in having Gastón Acurio as a guest on his program.
“There are comments from everything, I personally consider that we are happy, the public is happy and so are the sponsors. I don’t see why we should stop, we have only been on television for a year, there are programs that are more than 5 years old, more than 10 years old, I think it is still early to stop,” he commented.
