“There has been no breakthrough”

Emiliano García-PagePresident of Castilla-La Mancha opens next Monday (22:50) the eleventh season of Traveling with Chester. To Risto Mejide is the most special, Because now not only is they guided with precision of surgeon every interview, but also Produce this program for the first time after the divorce of the TV factory With Mediaset Spain.

“Chester And Risto are the same. We could call it Traveling with Risto. It is your most personal program and We had no doubt that Risto had to take charge of production“, says Jaime Guerra, director of production of Mediaset contents in the presentation of the interview program.

“The spirit of Chester Continue the same. One of my fears was to lose the essence, but I think we have achieved it “Risto admits. The format has evolved at the aesthetic level coinciding with the beginning of this new stage of vaodevil. “The team was clear that it is an author program, and this season is more”says Dani Grande, its director.

After interviewing the socialist leader, for the Chester Risto will pass the presenter Iker Jiménezthe singer Antonio Orozcothe actor Victor Elíasthe singer Paloma San Basiliothe footballer Bartra framethe actor Luis Zaherainfluence it Marina Riversthe seer Rappelthe writer Elvira Cute, The Morancosthe astronaut Pablo Álvarez y Raquel Orantesdaughter of Ana Orantes, who was killed by her husband.

The list will not end here, because those responsible warn that at the beginning of May, Risto will record the “most difficult interview in eleven seasons.” “It is a character that nobody is expected. And we have achieved it and in that delivery it will tell how we have achieved it. It will be a different thing,” says Dani Grande.

Who does not seem to accept the invitation of the Chester es Julio Iglesias, Legend of music and eternal gallant. “There has been no breakthrough. Forget. It will not happen”says Resigned Grande, who together with Aníbal Ruiz-Villar, general director of Vodevil, explains that all the doors have been “touched by the previous team, with Óscar Cornejo and Adrián Madrid in front, and for the current one.

Those responsible for the program explain that they have only received a response “informal”why “We know what he sees Got Talentsends us messages through second people. ”

So much so, that one day he came to send an email to Risto Mejide. “I have it printed and framed in my office”ensures proud to break down the content of the message. “I thank me very affectionately for defending myself with such love in Spain,” says. “I replied with the hope that we would continue speaking … and that’s it. He didn’t answer me again.”

As a curiosity, finally, The tuning of the new Chester It is composed of Risto himselfwhich demonstrates the involvement he has had with the project: “It is a song that I did when my daughter Roma was born. The lyrics are dedicated to her.”